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Today In R&R History September 7th
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A year long, day by day look back at this date in Rock History in 3-5 minute segments. Now airing WRGG in Greencastle, PA.
Rock and Roll Birthdays
September 7th
- September 7th Birthday, Blues guitarist and singer Little Milton, born James Milton Campbell Jr. in Inverness, Mississippi in 1934. He died on August 4th, 2005 of complications of a stroke, at the age of 70.
- September 7th Birthday, Guitarist, singer and songwriter Buddy Holly. Born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas in 1936, Holly died in a plane crash on February 3rd, 1959 at the age of 22.
- September 7th Birthday, R&B Singer, songwriter and record producer Joe Simon, born in 1936 in Simmesport, Louisiana. Simon passed away on December 13th, 2021.
- September 7th Birthday, MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, born Dennis Tomich in Detroit, Michigan in 1948. He died on May 10th at the age of 75.
- September 7th Birthday, The Pretenders singer, songwriter and guitarist Chrissie Hynde, born in Akron, Ohio in 1951.
- September 7th Birthday, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, born in 1953 in Gainesville, Florida.
- September 7th Birthday, Sax and reed player for The Dave Matthews Band, Leroi Moore, born in 1961 in Durham, North Carolina.
Today In Rock and Roll History
September 7th
- September 7th, 1959 Columbia Records release “Don’t Destroy Me” by Greensboro, North Carolina’s Billy “Crash” Craddock on 45. The song was co-written by Barry Mann and Joe Shapiro. Craddock’s recording career began in 1957 when his first single “Smacky-Mouth was released on the independent Sky Castle Records label, but it wasn’t until 1974 before he’d had his first big hit when “Rub It In” peaked at No. 16 on June 29th. “Don’t Destroy Me” went to No. 94 for one week in November.
- September 7th, 1963 Three weeks after its release, The Beatles’ “She Loves You” hits No. 1 in England. The song remained on the UK charts for thirty-one consecutive weeks, eighteen of those in the top three.
- September 7th, 1963 Decca Records release “Fools Rush In” by Ricky Nelson on 45. The song was written by Rube Bloom as an instrumental called “Shangralla” in 1936. Lyricist Johnny Mercer wrote words for the song and a number of artists had hits with it in the big band era. The Rick Nelson version was arranged by Jimmy Haskell, produced by Bud Dant and peaked at No. 12 on November 9th.
- September 7th, 1963 “Busted” by Ray Charles and His Orchestra enters the Pop Singles charts on ABC-Paramount Records. The song was written by Harlen Howard and first recorded by Johnny Cash earlier in 1963. The Ray Charles version went to No. 4 on October 19th. The record won a Grammy for Best R&B recording in 1964.
- September 7th, 1963 The Beatles record a BBC Radio session at Playhouse Theatre, St John’s Road, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire for the BBC Light Programme show Saturday Club, taped 1-4pm for broadcast on October 5th. Recorded that afternoon were; “I Saw Her Standing There” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; “Memphis, Tennessee” written by Chuck Berry; “Happy Birthday Saturday Club” traditional arrangement by John Lennon; “I’ll Get You” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; “She Loves You” co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; “Lucille” co-written by Albert Collins and Richard Penniman.
- September 7th, 1964 Wand Records release “Oh No Not My Baby” by Maxine Brown on 45. The song was co-written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and originally recorded by The Shirelles. Dee Dee Warwick sang backing vocals on the Maxine Brown recording, co-produced by Luther Dixon and Stan Green with Bert Keyes arranging. The record peaked at No. 24 on January 2nd, 1965. Rod Stewart recorded a version of the song with The Faces backing him that charted in 1973.
- September 7th, 1966 Simon and Garfunkel record “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” at Columbia Studio A in New York City with Paul Simon and Bob Johnston producing. The song was recorded during the sessions for the “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme” LP, it was issued as a stand-alone single until it was included on the 1968 album “Bookends.” “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” was released as a 45 on October 22nd, entered the singles charts in November and peaked at No. 13 on December 10th.
- September 7th, 1967 Atlantic Records release “A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)” by Aretha Franklin on 45. The song was co-written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and credited to the two and Jerry Wexler, who inspired the title. The studio session was engineered by Tom Dowd with Spooner Oldham on piano, Tommy Cogbill on bass, Eric Gale on guitar with Gene Christman on drums. The Sweet Inspirations with Carolyn and Erma Franklin sang the backing vocals. Carole King released a version of the song on her 1971 LP “Tapestry” The 1967 Aretha Franklin recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1999.
- September 7th, 1967 Motown Records release “From Head To Toe” by Chris Clark on 45. Written by Smokey Robinson; co-produced by Smokey and Bill Moore, Clark was one of only a few white female singers to be signed by Motown and later recorded for the label’s subsidiary, V.I.P. Records. Elvis Costello and The Attractions recorded and released the song as a Non-LP single in 1982.
- September 7th, 1968 White Whale Records release “Elenor” by The Turtles on 45. Although written by Turtles singer Howard Kaylan, its writing was co-credited to all five members of the band - Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Jim Pons and John Barbata. The song was written as a satire of their biggest hit “Happy Together.” Produced by Chip Douglas, it was also one of the first pop songs that make use of the Moog synthesizer, which is heard during the last half of the second verse.
- September 7th, 1968 The Doors “Waiting For The Sun” LP reaches No. 1 in the US.
- September 7th, 1968 Led Zeppelin take the stage for the first time, still under The Yardbirds name, in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Their second show was later that night at the Brondby Pop Club.
- September 7th, 1968 “Shape Of Things To Come” by the fictitious band Max Frost and The Troopers enters the singles charts. Co-written by the husband-wife duo Barry Mann and Ellie Greenwich for the soundtrack of the 1968 movie Wild In The Streets, the track features a lead vocal by Harley Hatcher, lip synched in the film by actor Christopher Jones, while the band’s drummer was portrayed by a young Richard Pryor. Produced by Mike Curb, the single reached No. 22 on October 26th, No. 2 in Canada.
- September 7th, 1970 The Who’s “See Me Feel Me” is released as a single to capitalize on the band’s appearance in the Woodstock film. Produced by Kit Lambert and taken from the band’s “Tommy” LP, the song was written by Pete Townshend. “See Me Feel Me” entered the charts on the 23rd of September and reached No.12 on November 28th.
- September 7th, 1973 Columbia Records release Chicago’s “Just You ‘n’ Me” on 45. Written by group trombonist James Pankow and sung by bassist Peter Cetera, “Just You ‘n’ Me” was the second single released from the LP “Chicago VI.” Produced by Jim Guercio, “Just You ‘n’ Me” went to No. 4 on December 8th.
- September 7th, 1973 Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” 45 is released in Britain. The track was recorded in May in France with producer Gus Dudgeon. Out October 15thin the US, the single went to No. 2 on December 8th, No. 1 in Canada and was certified Gold on January 4th, 1974, Platinum on September 13th, 1995 and Double Platinum on March 2nd, 2020 by the RIAA.
- September 7th, 1973 DiscReet Records release the LP “Over-Nite Sensation” by Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention. Recorded in California at Bolic Sound in Inglewood, Whitney Studios in Glendale and Paramount Studios in Los Angeles from March through June, Tina Turner and The Ikettes vocals feature prominently on the songs “Dirty Love,” I’m The Slime,” “Dinah-Moe Humm,” “Zomby Woof and “Montana.” Produced, arranged and conducted by Frank Zappa, the album peaked at No. 32 on December 1st.
- September 7th, 1974 “So You Are A Star” by The Hudson Brothers enters the singles charts on Casablanca Records. From Portland, Oregon, the trio of brothers Mark, Brett and Bill Hudson landed a Saturday Morning TV show called The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show. Together, The Hudson’s wrote, produced and arranged the song. Casablanca signed them and released “So You Are A Star” as the label’s first Hudson Brothers single. The record peaked at No. 21 on November 23rd.
- September 7th, 1975 The Guess Who play their final concert at a show in Montreal. Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman wouldn’t play together with the band again until 1987.
- September 7th, 1975 Asylum Records release “Lyin’ Eyes” by the Eagles on 45. Co-written by Don Henley and Glen Frey and produced by Bill Szmczyk, the record peaked at No. 2 on November 8th.
- September 7th, 1977 Arista Records release “Twilley Don’t Mind,” the second album by The Dwight Twilley Band. Co-produced by Twilley and band mate Phil Seymour, the album peaked at No. 70 on November 19th.
- September 7th, 1977 Atlantic Records release “Wonderous Stories” by Yes on 45, issued from the band’s “Going For The One” LP. The song was written by singer Jon Anderson and self-produced by Yes. Out two days later in England, the record peaked at No. 7 on the British singles charts.
- September 7th, 1979 The Buggles “Video Killed The Radio Star” is released in Britain. Issued as the band’s first single, The Buggles were the two-man group of Trevor Horn, later a major hit record producer and Geoff Downes, later of the band Asia. Co-written by Horn, Downes and Bruce Wooley, the song was self-produced by The Buggles. The backing track was recorded at Virgin Records Town House Studios in West London. Mixing and vocal recording would later take place at Sarm East Studios. The single hit No. 1 in Britain, Australia and Japan. Out in the US in October “Video Killed The Radio Star” entered the charts November 10th and hit No. 40 on December 15th.
- September 7th, 1987 Columbia Records in the US and EMI Records in Britain release the album “Momentary Lapse Of Reason” by Pink Floyd. Recorded primarily on David Gilmour’s houseboat Astoria, with additional sessions at Britannia Row and Audio International in London and A&M, Village Recorders and Can Am Studios in Los Angeles with Gilmour and Bob Ezrin co-producing. The album featured the return of Rick Wright to the band, his first since “The Wall” sessions. “A Momentary Lapse Of Reason” peaked at No. 3 on October 24th.
- September 7th, 1990 Swan Song Records release the self-titled “Led Zeppelin” box set. A fifty-four-track compilation of tracks from the band’s studio recordings, the set included a BBC recording of the previously unreleased “Traveling Riverside Blues.”
- September 7th, 1992 Virgin Records release “Wrapped In Grey” by XTC on 45. From the Gus Dudgeon produced “Nonsuch” LP, the song was written by Andy Partridge. The track features Dave Gregory on piano and drums by Dave Mattacks. Withdrawn from release by the record label after initial copies were pressed, the band were so incensed about the cancellation of the single, they refused to release any new music until Virgin released them from their contract in 1999.
- September 7th, 2018 Paul McCartney released the LP “Egypt Station” on Capitol Records. Recorded at six different studios in America, Brazil and the UK, the LP was co-produced by McCartney with Greg Kurstin and Ryan Tedder. The record peaked at No. 1 on September 22nd.
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.
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