Musical birthdays include jazz pianist Horace Silver (85), Impressions founding member Sam Gooden (79), Jimmy Clanton (75), Martha & the Vandellas singer Rosalind Ashford (70), Caravan drummer Richard Coughlin (66), ex-ELO violinist Mik Kaminski (62), MC Chris (38), and Panic! at the Disco drummer Spencer Smith (26).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for folk singer & songwriter Tom Glazer, born today in 1914... for Brazilian jazz guitarist and samba pioneer Laurindo Almeida, born in 1917... for former Mingus sideman Clifford Jordan, born in 1931... for Billy Preston, who would have been 67 today... for longtime New York Metropolitan Opera director Sir Rudolf Bing, who died in 1997... and for Starship lead guitarist Mark Abrahamian, who left us a year ago today at the age of 46.
Also on September 2: On tour in the USA, the Beatles play Philadelphia's Convention Hall. After the show, John Lennon, unaware of the city's recent history of racial tensions, is heard to express surprise that the audience of 13,000 was entirely white (1964)... The Doors record their first demos at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, cutting six original Jim Morrison songs (1965)... The no. 1 single in the UK today is Rod Stewart's 'You Wear It Well' (1972)... George Harrison marries Olivia Arias at the Henley-on-Thames registry office (1978)... Teddy Pendergrass announces that only women will be admitted to concerts on the tour to promote his latest album 'Life Is a Song Worth Singing' (1978)... The Human Rights Now! world tour kicks off at London's Wembley Stadium with Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Sting and Youssou N'Dour on the bill (1988)... Ozzy Osbourne is arrested on charges of threatening to kill his wife Sharon. All charges will be dropped after the couple reconcile [and Ozzy does a court-ordered stint in rehab] (1989)... Michael Jackson becomes the first artist in the history of the Billboard Top 40 singles chart to debut at no.1, with 'You Are Not Alone' (1995)... Burglars break into Bjรถrk's London home while the singer is asleep. The intruders make off with valuable recording equipment without rousing her (2002).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for folk singer & songwriter Tom Glazer, born today in 1914... for Brazilian jazz guitarist and samba pioneer Laurindo Almeida, born in 1917... for former Mingus sideman Clifford Jordan, born in 1931... for Billy Preston, who would have been 67 today... for longtime New York Metropolitan Opera director Sir Rudolf Bing, who died in 1997... and for Starship lead guitarist Mark Abrahamian, who left us a year ago today at the age of 46.
Also on September 2: On tour in the USA, the Beatles play Philadelphia's Convention Hall. After the show, John Lennon, unaware of the city's recent history of racial tensions, is heard to express surprise that the audience of 13,000 was entirely white (1964)... The Doors record their first demos at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, cutting six original Jim Morrison songs (1965)... The no. 1 single in the UK today is Rod Stewart's 'You Wear It Well' (1972)... George Harrison marries Olivia Arias at the Henley-on-Thames registry office (1978)... Teddy Pendergrass announces that only women will be admitted to concerts on the tour to promote his latest album 'Life Is a Song Worth Singing' (1978)... The Human Rights Now! world tour kicks off at London's Wembley Stadium with Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Sting and Youssou N'Dour on the bill (1988)... Ozzy Osbourne is arrested on charges of threatening to kill his wife Sharon. All charges will be dropped after the couple reconcile [and Ozzy does a court-ordered stint in rehab] (1989)... Michael Jackson becomes the first artist in the history of the Billboard Top 40 singles chart to debut at no.1, with 'You Are Not Alone' (1995)... Burglars break into Bjรถrk's London home while the singer is asleep. The intruders make off with valuable recording equipment without rousing her (2002).
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