September 29th
Born on this day in Music History
Gene Autry (1907), Shirley Gunter of Shirley Gunter and The Queens (1934), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Joe 'Guitar' Hughes, (1937), Tommy Boyce (1939), Manuel Fernandez - Los Bravos (1943), Mark Farner - Grand Funk Railroad (1948), Mike Pinera - Blues Image (1948), Mari Wilson (1954), Suzzy Roche - The Roches (1956), Mick Harvey - The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1958), Iain Baker - Jesus Jones (1965), Tony Foster 'Doggen' - Spiritualized, (1966), Matt & Luke Goss - Bros (1968), Devante Swing - Jodeci (1969), Brett Anderson - Suede (1967), Debelah Morgan (1973), Suzanne Shaw - Hear'Say (1981), Josh Farro - Paramore (1987)
Chart News
1960 Ricky Valance at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Tell Laura I Love Her'
1973 Grand Funk Railroad at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'We're An American Band'
1979 Boney M at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Oceans Of Fantasy'.
1979 The Police at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Message In A Bottle'
1980 Diana Ross at No.1 in Australia with โUpside Downโ
1984 Prince and the Revolution at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Go Crazy'
1990 Maria McKee at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Show Me Heaven'
1990 Nelson at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection'
2002 Kelly Clarkson at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'A Moment Like This.'
2002 Will Young and Gareth Gates at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Long And Winding Road.'
2007 Kanye West at No.1 on the UK with โStrongerโ
Gig News
1967 The Small Faces played at the Royal in Tottenham, London
1969 The Doors performed at Lincoln Center's 7th New York Film Festival, New York City.
1971 Gilbert O'Sullivan played at London's Royal Albert Hall
1980 Elvis Costello supported by The Stray Cats appeared at the Rainbow, London, England.
1991 Metallica started their 'Wherever We May Roam' world tour at the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois
Music News
2020 Helen Reddy died