In 1927, Sophie Tucker recorded her song "Some of These Days."
In 1935, George Gershwin completed the orchestral score for the opera Porgy and Bess.
In 1955, in New York, Alan Freed's Labor Day concert at the Brooklyn Paramount theater featured performances by Chuck Berry, the Cadillacs, the Moonglows, the Harptones, and the Nutmegs.
In 1956, at Radio Recorders in West Hollywood, Elvis Presley recorded "Long Tall Sally," "Old Shep," "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again," "Paralyzed," and "Too Much."
In 1957, "Wake Up Little Susie" was released by the Everly Brothers. The song was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and was issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1337. The record reached #1 on the Billboard Pop chart and the Cash Box Best Selling Records chart, despite having been banned from Boston radio stations for lyrics that, at the time, were considered suggestive. It also spent seven weeks atop the Billboard country chart and got to #2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was ranked at #311 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.In 1957, the guest performers on ABC-TV's "American Bandstand" were Andy Williams and the Bobbettes.
In 1962, when "Sheila," his first record release, became a hit and ABC Records offered him $5,000, singer Tommy Roe quit his job at General Electric to become a full-time music performer.
In 1964, on tour in the US, the Beatles appeared at the Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Days before the concert, Philadelphia had experienced race-riots, the Beatles, who were Civil Rights supporters, were shocked to see that their audience of 13,000 was completely white.
In 1964, the Rolling Stones recorded their version of the Willie Dixon song "Little Red Rooster" at Regent Sound Studios in London, England.In 1965, the Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe."
In 1965, the Doors recorded their first demo’s at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, where they cut six Jim Morrison songs.
In 1968, the Doors were forced to perform as a trio at a concert in Amsterdam after lead singer Jim Morrison collapsed while dancing during the Jefferson Airplane's performance. cool....
In 1970, an ad was run in "Melody Maker" by Genesis. Phil Collins answered the ad and eventually joined the group.
In 1971, the Grateful Dead's second live LP is given the unimaginative title of 'Grateful Dead' (also known generally by the names Skull and Roses (due to its iconic cover art), but Rolling Stone Magazine reports that leader Jerry Garcia originally wanted to call it 'Starfuck.' It would become the band's first Top 25 album. Also in 1971, the Grateful Dead's former manager, Lenny Hart, was arrested after taking off with $70,000 that belonged to the band.
In 1972, the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held over three days on Bull Island, near Griffin, Indiana. The Promoters expected over 50,000 music fans over 200,000 attended the festival. Many bands pulled out as the festival drifted steadily into anarchy. Bands that did appear included Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Canned heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Micheals and Frosty, The Eagles, The Amboy Dukes, and Gentle Giant. Three concert goers drowned in the Wabash River and as the festival ended, the remnants of the crowd burned down the music stand.
In 1972, the Hollies’ "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) peaked at #2 on the US charts.
In 1974, David Bowie played the first of seven sold-out nights at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles as part of his Diamond Dogs Tour.
In 1975, the Great American Music Fair in Syracuse featuring, Jefferson Starship, and the Doobie Brothers ended with 60 arrests as fans try to crash the gates.
In 1976, the first issue of Musician magazine was published.
In 1978, Teddy Pendergrass, the former lead singer of Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes, promotes his latest album "Life Is A Song Worth Singing" by performing a concert for women only. The gimmick is so successful, further shows of similar nature play to sold out audiences.
In 1982, in Portland, Oregon, Queen played the Coliseum.
In 1987, in New York City, David Bowie performed at Madison Square Garden during his Glass Spider world tour.
In 1988, 'The Human Rights Now!' world tour kicked off at Wembley Stadium London with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssu n'Dour. Taking in five continents and claiming to be the most ambitious rock tour in history.
In 1989, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested for threatening to kill his wife, Sharon. Ozzy was released on the condition that he immediately went into detox, the case was later dropped when the couple decide to reconcile.
In 1989, Paula Abdul had the number one song in the US with "Cold Hearted".
In 1989, Richard Marx went to #1 on the US singles chart with "Repeat Offender."
In 1993, Pearl Jam appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards in L.A.. After performing "Animal" they are joined by Neil Young for "Rockin’ In The Free World." Pearl Jam also wins big with "Jeremy." Best Video of the Year, Best Group Video and Best Hard Rock Video are among the trophies.
In 1994, Hootie & The Blowfish made their national TV debut on Late Night With David Letterman. The group was booked after Letterman heard them on a New York radio station.
In 1995, Michael Jackson went to #1 on the US singles chart with a song written by R. Kelly "You Are Not Alone." It holds a Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37 year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at #1.
On this day in 2000, "Doesn't Really Matter" by Janet was the #1 song.
In 2000, Madonna's newest CD, 'Music,' rose to #1 in England, making her the first female to top the UK album chart ten times.
In 2002, thieves broke into the London home of Icelandic singer Bjork and stole valuable recording equipment. The 36-year-old singer was asleep in the flat at the time of the incident.
In 2004, 66 year old Tyrone Davis, who scored a number one R&B hit in 1970 with "Turn Back the Hands of Time", suffered a stroke and was admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, after feeling ill at a Labor Day weekend concert in New Orleans. He would never recover and died on the 9th of February, 2005.
In 2005, Mariah Carey became only the fifth act ever to hold the top two positions in the US Hot 100 singles chart. The singer's "We Belong Together" notched a 10th consecutive week at number one on the Billboard chart while "Shake It Off" jumped two places to second place. The feat puts Carey in a select group of acts to hold the top two with Nelly, OutKast, The Bee Gees and The Beatles. "We Belong Together" was Carey's 16th number one, giving her the third highest number of chart-toppers in the US behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Also in 2005, Kanye West criticised President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina during a televised benefit concert in New York. The show, which was raising funds for relief efforts, featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Gere, Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr and Wynton Marsalis. Appearing alongside comedian Mike Myers for a 90-second segment West told the audience: "George Bush doesn't care about black people." The comment went out live on the US east coast, but was cut from a taped version seen on the west coast.
In 2006, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, Ronald Isley was sentenced to three years in a US prison for multiple counts of tax fraud. The 64-year-old, was also ordered to pay more than $3.1m (£1.62m) to the US tax service for "pathological" evasion. The court heard he cashed royalty cheques belonging to his brother O'Kelly, who died in 1996 and also spent millions of dollars made from undeclared performances on a yacht and two homes.
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In 2008, prevented by state troopers from taking the stage for a "surprise" show in protest of the nearby Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Rage Against The Machine sing a cappella versions of "Bulls On Parade" and "Killing In The Name" on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol.
In 2008, Led Zeppelin received the Outstanding Achievement award at the U.K. edition of GQ magazine's annual Men of the Year Awards in London. Singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page attend. The honor is presented by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. "When the temples get grey, the (awards) start coming in thick and fast," says Plant.
In 2008, Great White offered $1 million to victims and survivors of the ’03 club fire at The Station in Rhode Island. 100 people perished in one of the nation’s worst nightclub fires. The group does not admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement. The blaze started when Great White’s tour manager lit pyrotechnics that ignited the club’s soundproofing.
In 2008, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum pay $92,500 for the original Rolling Stones’ "lips" logo. Created by then-art student John Pasche in ’70, the logo was modeled after Mick Jagger’s lips.
In 2009, keyboardist/composer Guy Babylon, a member of Elton John's six-member touring and recording band, died of a heart attack while swimming in a pool at the age of 53.
In 2012, Starship guitarist Mark Abrahamian died after suffering a heart attack following a concert performance in Nebraska. He was 46.
birthdays today inlcude (among others): Joe Simon (70), Rosalind Ashford (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas) (70), Marty Grebb (Buckinghams) (67), Michael Rother (Kraftwerk) (63), Mik Kaminski (Electric Light Orchestra) (62), Fritz McIntyre (Simply Red) (61), Steve Porcaro (Toto) (56), Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) (55), k.d. lang (52), Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) (36) and Spencer Smith (Panic! At the Disco) (26)