| 81 | years ago | 1944 | Jai Johanny Johanson, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band and Sea Level, is born in Gulfport, Mississippi. He's also known as “Jaimoe.” |
| 64 | years ago | 1961 | Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode is born. |
| 63 | years ago | 1962 | Singer Joan Osborne is born. |
| 56 | years ago | 1969 | In what authorities ruled attempted suicide, singer Marianne Faithfull takes an overdose of barbiturates on the set of the Australian movie, Ned Kelly. Her boyfriend, Mick Jagger, is scheduled to be her co-star, but she is dropped from the production. Two days later, she enters a hospital for heroin addiction. |
| 55 | years ago | 1970 | Singer Beck is born. |
| 55 | years ago | 1970 | The Everly Brothers are now the hosts of their variety show on ABC-TV. It runs through September 16th. |
| 54 | years ago | 1971 | A mini-riot breaks out during a concert by Mott The Hoople at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The hall's management temporarily bans rock performances at the venue after that. |
| 51 | years ago | 1974 | Bob Dylan and the Band's Before the Flood goes gold. |
| 47 | years ago | 1978 | Following in the disco footsteps of his older Bee Gee brothers, Andy Gibb gets into the act with Shadow Dancing. The album peaks at #18, while the title track reaches #1. |
| 47 | years ago | 1978 | Exile's Kiss You All Over is released. |
| 40 | years ago | 1985 | Both Playboy and Penthouse magazines go on sale with nude pictures of Madonna. |
| 25 | years ago | 2000 | Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers falls head-first off the stage during a solo in the first encore of a show in Germany. He suffers sever bruising over much of his body and gets stitches in his forehead. The band cancels shows in Germany, Bulgaria, and Greece. |
| 21 | years ago | 2004 | A niece of Memphis music pioneer Rufus Thomas pleads guilty to stealing more than $67,000 from the late singer's estate. 42-year-old Marceline Vaughn is sentenced to six years in prison. She is expected to spend nine months in prison and the rest of the sentence on probation. She also agrees to make restitution for the stolen money. Thomas, who died at age 84 in December 2001, was one of Memphis' most colorful and well-known entertainers. Early in his career he was a radio disc jockey and co-host of an amateur show that helped such entertainers as B.B. King get their start. Thomas made Sun Record's first successful recording in 1953 with Bear Cat. He recorded at Sun before Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins. and Jerry Lee Lewis began their careers there with producer Sam Phillips. Thomas was best known for novelty dance recordings such as Walking the Dog, Do the Funky Chicken and Push and Pull. The probate court estimates the assets of Thomas' estate are worth $470,000. |
| 21 | years ago | 2004 | George Michael shuts down his Web site's chat room after visitors posted complaints that the 41-year-old singer looked old and overweight, and criticized his music. Michael posts a note saying the negativity is bad for him, his fans, and his music. He signs off: “Sorry guys, but that's the way it goes…Peace and Love…or nothing at all.” |
| 13 | years ago | 2012 | The Essence Music Festival wraps up in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans with Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan. |