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September 6th

September 6th Birthday, Blues legend Jimmy Reed, born Mathis James Reed in Dunleith, Mississippi, in 1925. He died on August 29th, 1976 of respiratory failure at the age of 50.

September 6th Birthday, Dave Bargerdon, trombone and tuba player from Blood Sweat and Tears, born in 1942 in Athol, Massachusetts.

September 6th Birthday, Pink Floyd bassist, singer, songwriter and solo artist Roger Waters, born George Roger Waters in Surrey, England in 1943.

September 6th Birthday, Guitarist, vocalist and key member of Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band, Buddy Miller, born Steven Paul Miller in 1952 in Fairborn, Ohio.

September 6th Birthday, Original Molly Hatchet bassist Banner Thomas, born in 1956 in Orange Park, Florida. He died on April 10th, 2017 at the age of 62.

September 6th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Macy Gray, born Natalie McIntyre in 1967 in Canton, Ohio.

September 6th Birthday, Lead vocalist of The Cranberries, Deloris O’Riordan, born in Ballybricken, County Limerick, Ireland in 1971. She passed away on January 15th, 2018 at the age of 46.

September 6th Birthday, Lead singer and lyricist for The Cardigans, Nina Persson (parshun), born in Örebro, Närke, Sweden in 1974.

Today In Rock and Roll History

September 6th

September 6th, 1955 Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins play a show in the Bono High School Gymnasium in Bono, Arizona. The three shared a stage once more in 1955 at the National Guard Armory in Amory, Mississippi.

September 6th, 1963 Parlophone Records in Britain release “The Beatles Hits” EP. The four-song seven-inch disc featured “From Me To You,” “Thank You Girl,” “Ask Me Why” and “Love Me Do.”

September 6th, 1965 The first two consecutive days of sessions at RCA Studios in Hollywood where The Rolling Stones record “Get Off Of My Cloud” with producer Andrew Loog Oldham. The song opens with a drum intro by Charlie Watts and twin guitars by Brian Jones and Keith Richards. Jones plays the twelve-string guitar and electric piano on the track. Released September 25thin the states and October 25th in Britain, “Get Off Of My Cloud” went to No. 1 in the US on November 5th.

September 6th, 1966 Columbia Records release “Mr. Spaceman” by The Byrds on 45. The third single released from The Byrds’ “5D” LP, the band performed the song on several TV shows including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Written by Jim McGuinn and produced by Allen Stanton, the record peaked at No. 36 on October 29th.

September 6th, 1967 Director D.A. Pennebaker’s movie about Bob Dylan, Don’t Look Back, widely considered one of the greatest rockumentaries of all time, opens at the 34th Street East Theater in New York City. The film documented the Dylan tour of England in 1965.

September 6th, 1967 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich record “Zabadak!” at Chappell Studios in London, England with producer Jack Baverstock. The song was written by Howard Blaikley. The single went to No. 3 in Britain. Entering the charts in America on January 6th, 1968, the single peaked at No. 52 on February 3rd.

September 6th, 1967 The Beatles record tracks for several songs related to the Magical Mystery Tour project, “The Fool on the Hill” and “Blue Jay Way,” while earlier in the day, mixed John Lennon’s “I Am the Walrus.”

September 6th, 1967 Canned Heat record “On The Road Again” at Liberty Records studio in Los Angeles with producer Cal Carter. Guitarist and harmonica player Allan Wilson, who co-wrote the song with Floyd Jones, sang the distinctive falsetto vocal on the track. Released as a single on April 24th, 1968 on Liberty Records, “On The Road Again” became Canned Heat’s first chart record, peaking at No. 16 on September 28th.

September 6th, 1969 “Four Sail,” the fourth studio album by Love, enters the album charts following an August release on Elektra Records. The LP was produced by Arthur Lee, who financed the recording sessions with rented equipment that he set up in a Hollywood, California warehouse from September through October 1968. Elektra chose the songs on the record from the large number of tracks Lee recorded. The remaining unreleased recordings were assembled late in 1969 and released by Blue Thumb Records as the double album “Out Here.” “Four Sail” peaked at No. 102 on October 18th.

September 6th, 1970 Jimi Hendrix makes what is to be his last appearance on stage, performing at the Open Air Love and Peace Festival in Fehmarn, Germany.

September 6th, 1974 Island Records in Britain release “Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley,” the first solo album by Robert Palmer. Island issued the LP in America in April 1975. Produced by Steve Smith during sessions in New Orleans, New York and Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas, Palmer was backed by American funk band The Meters, Lowell George, Steve Winwood, Chris Stainton and others. In America, the LP peaked at No. 107 on August 23rd, 1975.

September 6th, 1975 Capitol Records release the double album live set “Caught In The Act” by Grand Funk Railroad. Recorded by the four-man lineup with a pair of female backing vocalists on Grand Funk’s 1975 tour, the LP was co-produced by Jimmy Ienner, Shannon West and Bryan Kelly. The album peaked at No. 21 on October 18th.

September 6th, 1975 Jefferson Starship’s LP “Red Octopus” hits No. 1 in the US.

September 6th, 1975 Capricorn Records release “Searchin’ For A Rainbow” by the Marshall Tucker Band. Among the guests on the sessions were Dickey Betts, Charlie Daniels and Chuck Leavell. The album featured the hits “Can’t You See,” “Fire On The Mountain” and the LP’s title track. The record peaked at No. 15 on November 8th.

September 6th, 1975 “There Goes Another Love Song” by the Outlaws enters the singles charts following an August release on Arista Records. The song was co-written by Hughie Thomasson and Byron Lamont Yoho. Produced by Paul A Rothchild, the record peaked at No. 34 on October 25th.

September 6th, 1976 For the first time in their history Fleetwood Mac topped the US album charts with their new self-titled album.

September 6th, 1977 Asylum Records release “Simple Dreams” by Linda Ronstadt. Guests on the sessions for the LP included Waddy Wachtell, Mike Auldridge, Rick Marotta, Dolly Parton, Don Henly and J.D. Souther. Produced by Peter Asher, the album featured the hits “It’s So Easy,” “Blue Bayou” and “Tumbling Dice.” The record went to No. 1 on both the Pop and Country charts on December 3rd.

September 6th, 1982 Geffen Records release “Security,” the fourth solo album by Peter Gabriel. The LP featured the hit “Shock The Monkey.” Recorded at Gabriel’s home studio, Ashcombe House, in Bath, England with Gabriel and David Lord producing, there was a German language version of “Security” issued as well, as there was for his previous album, “Peter Gabriel III.” The record peaked at No. 28 on November 6th.

September 6th, 1983 Portrait Records release “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper on 45. Written by Robert Hazard in 1979, Lauper changed the lyrics slightly to turn the song into a feminist anthem. Playing on the track were Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman from The Hooters, Produced by Rick Chertoff, the record peaked at No. 2 on March 10th, 1984.

September 6th, 1989 Virgin Records release “Let Love Rule,” the first album by Lenny Kravitz. Self-produced by Kravitz, who played nearly all the instruments himself on the record, “Let Love Rule” peaked at No. 61 on February 10th, 1990.

September 6th, 2005 Rolling Stones Records release “A Bigger Bang,” the twenty-fourth American studio album by The Rolling Stones.Co-produced by The Glimmer Twins and Don Was, the record was recorded at Poce sur Cisse and La Fourchette Studios in France and Ocean Way Recording and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. Most of the basic tracks were recorded with only Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts. Ronnie Wood overdubbed his parts on ten songs. Darryl Jones, Chuck Leavell, Matt Clifford, Blondie Chaplin, Don Was and Lenny Castro all played on the sessions. The record peaked at No. 3 on September 24th.

Miscellaneous September

September 1965 Muriel Records release “Lookie There” backed with “Wail Baby Wail” by Tommy Louis with Marshall and The Versatiles on 45. Ike Turner plays guitar on the tracks.

September 1967 CBS Records in Britain release “Love Chronicles,” the second album by Al Stewart. “Love Chronicles” was issued in the US in September. The album was issued in America in January 1969 on Epic Records. The LP was co-produced by Roy Guest, John Wood and Al Stewart. Session musicians included Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and four members of Fairport Convention, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Martin Lamble and Ashley Hutchings. Songs on the record were orchestrated by Alexander Faris.

September 1970 Liberty Records release “Love Is A Game” backed with “Takin’ Back My Name” by a solo Ike Turner on 45. “Love Is A Game” was written by Tina Turner’s sister Ailllene Bullock. “Takin’ Back My Name” was credited to Leah Graham, an alias for Ike Turner, who produced and arranged the tracks as well.

September 1973, RCA Records in Britain release “The Tra La La Days Are Over” by Neil Sedaka. Recorded at Strawberry Studios in the Spring with Eric Stewart producing and 10cc as the backing band, the LP produced “Love Will Keep Us Together.” The song, co-written by Sedaka with Howard Greenfield, would become a huge hit for The Captain And Tennille in 1976.

September 1975 A&M Records release “White Punks On Dope” by the Tubes on 45. The song was co-written by Bill Spooner, Roger Steen and Michael Evans and produced by Al Kooper from the band’s eponymous first album. The single was edited to omit the curse word in the lyrics.

September 1977 DEVO release their second single on their own Booji Boy label. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was a cover version of The Rolling Stones song. “(I Saw My Baby Getting) Sloppy” was co-written by DEVO. The 45 was produced by the group. “Satisfaction” was rerecorded by DEVO and released as their major label debut for Warner Brothers Records a year later.

September 1979 Reprise Records release “Rust Never Sleeps (Hey Hey, My My [Out Of The Blue])” by Neil Young on 45. The A-side was the acoustic version of the song. The flip side was the full band version, recorded with the band Crazy Horse and both from the “Rust Never Sleeps” LP.

September 1979 CBS Records in Ireland issue the seven-inch EP “Out Of Control” backed with “Stories For Boys” & “Boy/Girl,” the first release by U2. All three songs were written collectively by the band and co-produced by U2 and Chas De Whalley.

September 1981 David Bowie records the five songs written for Bertolt Brecht’s Baal. Bowie appeared in the BBC television production of Baal. The play was transmitted in Britain on March 2nd, 1982. The tracks were co-produced by David Bowie and Tony Visconti, who also played bass on the recordings. The EP was released in September 1982, reaching No. 29 in Britain.

September 1981 Island Records in Britain release “Gloria” by U2 on 45. The second single released from the group’s second album “October,” the song was written collectively by U2. “Gloria” was recorded during July and August sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland. The record peaked at No. 55 in Britain.

September 1986 Warner Brothers Records release “Summer Of Love” by The B-52’s on 45. The song was co-written Keith Strickland, Rocky Wilson, Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, produced by Tony Mansfield from the LP “Bouncing Off The Satellites.” The single had a unique remix with additional production by Shep Pettibone.