Sept 25 in music history
September 25th
Born on this day in Music History
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906), Glenn Gould (1932), Joseph Russell - The Persuasions (1939), Marlene Barrow Tate of The Andantes (1941), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), Billy Mundi - The Mothers of Invention (1942), Gary Alexander - The Association (1943), John Locke - Spirit (1943), Onnie Mcintyre - Average White Band (1945), Bryan MacLean - Love (1946), Jerry Penrod - Iron Butterfly (1946), Cecil Womack of Womack and Womack (1947), John Fiddler - Medicine Head (1947), Steve MacKay - The Stooges (1949), Steve Severin - Siouxsie and the Banshees (1955), Zucchero (1955), Will Smith (1968), Dean Ween - Ween (1970), Richie Edwards - The Darkness (1974), Declan Donnelly - P.J & Duncan (1975), Ryan Leslie (1978), T.I (1980)
Chart News
1968 Mary Hopkin at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Those Were The Days'
1971 Deep Purple at No.1 on the UK chart with their sixth album 'Fireball'.
1972 Gary Glitter at No.1 in Australia with ‘Rock and Roll, Part 2”
1993 Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince at No.1 in the UK with the single 'Boom! Shake The Room'.
1993 Nirvana at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'In Utero'
2006 Scissor Sisters at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
2006 Justin Timberlake at No.1 on the US chart with 'Sexyback'
2006 Sandi Thom at No.1 on the Australian chart with 'I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)'
2021 The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber at No.1 on the US chart with 'Stay'
Gig News
1971 David Bowie and America performed at Friars in Aylesbury, England
1979 Rush played at New Bingley Hall, Stafford
1980 The Grateful Dead played at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California.
1981 The Rolling Stones performed at the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia.
1993 Madonna played at Wembley Stadium, London, England.
Music News
1970 The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV
1980 John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32
2012 Andy Williams died