HC's Rock Rewind - September 12th - 25th

HC's Rock Rewind

A look back at the past two weeks in Rock History

by Team HC

The week of September 12 through 18 brought many notable events in the music world, from the births of Dave Mustaine and Neil Peart to the release of Guns N' Roses’ Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. It’s safe to say this week in rock history truly rocks. Read on for some major events, historic record releases and notable births and deaths happening September 12 through September 18.

Week of September 12th - September 18th

Events

1948 - Elvis Presley moved with his parents to Memphis, Tennessee, at age 13.

1965 - The Beatles scored their first Grammys: Best New Artist and Best Album (for A Hard Day's Night).

1966 - The Monkees TV showed debuted on NBC.

1968 - The Beatles recorded the song "I Will."

1973 – Billy Joel began recording “Piano Man.”

1974 - Bob Dylan recorded the song "Meet Me in the Morning."

1987 - Morrissey left the Smiths to go solo.

1981 - Pink Floyd's film "The Wall" starts production.

1988 - Dire Straits broke up.

Births

George Jones, September 12, 1931

Barry White, September 12, 1944

Neil Peart, September 12, 1952

Ben Folds, September 12, 1966

Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland), September 12, 1974

Peter Cetera, September 13, 1944

Dave Mustaine, September 13, 1961

Steve Perkins (drummer of Jane's Addiction), September 13, 1967

Fiona Apple, September 13, 1977

Steve Gaines (guitarist and songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd), September 14, 1949

Paul Kossoff (Free), September 14, 1950

Craig Montoya (bass player for Everclear), September 14, 1970

Amy Winehouse, September 14, 1983

Signe Anderson (Jefferson Airplane), September 15, 1941

Mitch Dorge (drummer and percussionist of Crash Test Dummies), September 15, 1960

DJ Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature), September 15, 1969

B.B. King, September 16, 1925

Kenney Jones (The Small Faces and The Who), September 16, 1948

Ron Blair (original bass player for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers), September 16, 1948

Marc Anthony, September 16, 1968

Hank Williams (born Hiram King Williams), September 17, 1923

Bill Black, September 17, 1926

Dee Dee Ramone (bass player and songwriter for Ramones), September 18, 1952

Keith Morris (singer for Black Flag and Circle Jerks), September 18, 1955

Deaths

Johnny Cash, September 12, 2003

Tupac Shakur, September 13, 1996

Johnny Ramone (The Ramones), September 15, 2004

Rick Wright (keyboardist for Pink Floyd), September 15, 2008

Mary Travers (Peter, Paul and Mary), September 16, 2009

Rob Tyner (singer for MC5), September 17, 1991

Releases

The Beatles, She Loves You (U.S. release), 1963

The Beatles, Yesterday (U.S. release), 1965

Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 1975

Boston, More Than a Feeling, 1976

Ringo Starr, Ringo's Rotogravure, 1976

The Eagles, Heartache Tonight, 1979

Huey Lewis and the News, Sports, 1983

KISS, Lick It Up, 1983

KISS, Animalize, 1984

The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die, 1994

Lenny Kravitz, Circus, 1995

Megadeth, The System Has Failed, 2004

Metallica, Death Magnetic, 2008

Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, 1991

Week of September 19th - September 21st

From the birth of rock greats such as Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett and David Coverdale to the release notable albums including Nirvana’s Nevermind and Green Day’s American Idiot, the week of September 19 through 25 claims some major moments in rock history. Read on for some major events, historic record releases and notable births and deaths happening September 19 through September 25.

Events

1962 - Bob Dylan performed for the first time at Carnegie Hall.

1967 - The Beatles graced the cover of Time Magazine.

1968 - Steppenwolf scored their first gold record for "Born to be Wild."

1973 - The Roxy Theater opened its doors in Los Angeles. The first acts to perform at the venue were Elton John, Carole King and Jackson Browne.

1980 - David Bowie began his run acting in the Broadway show “The Elephant Man.”

1980 - Bob Marley played his last show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1985 - The first Farm-Aid concert took place in Champaign, Illinois. The concert helped raise $10 million for U.S. farmers.

1989 - The Bangles called it quits.

1997 - VH1’s “Storytellers” aired its debut episode. It was a 90-minute special with Elton John at the House of Blues in New Orleans.

1999 – HBO debuted its live music show, "Reverb." Everlast and Alanis Morissette performed at the first show.

Births

Cass Elliot (The Mamas & the Papas), September 19, 1943

Lita Ford, September 19, 1958

Chuck and John Panozzo (Styx), September 20, 1948

Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), September 20, 1966

Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden), September 20, 1968

Leonard Norman Cohen (Leonard Cohen), September 21, 1934

Don Felder (Eagles), September 21, 1947

Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies), September 21, 1967

Liam Gallagher (Oasis), September 21, 1972

David Silveria (Korn), September 21, 1972

David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple), September 22, 1951

Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde), September 22, 1957

Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave (The Bad Seeds, the Birthday Party), September 22, 1957

Joan Jett, September 22, 1958

John Coltrane, September 23, 1926

Ray Charles, September 23, 1930

Neal Smith (Alice Cooper), September 23, 1947

Bruce Springsteen, September 23, 1949

Lawrence "Booker T." Laury, September 23, 1995

Will Smith, September 25, 1968

Deaths

Gram Parsons (The Byrds), September 19, 1973

John 'Jaco' Pastorius, September 21, 2987

Robbie McIntosh (Average White Band), September 23, 1974

Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, September 25, 1980

Releases

Elvis Presley, Jailhouse Rock, 1957

The Doors, People Are Strange, 1967

Bachman-Turner Overdrive, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, 1974

The Rolling Stones, Love You Live, 1977

Steely Dan, Aja, 1977

The Eagles, The Long Run, 1979

Bon Jovi, New Jersey, 1988

KISS, Psycho Circus, 1998

Lenny Kravitz, Let Love Rule, 1989

AC/DC, The Razor's Edge, 1990

Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 1991

Nirvana, In Utero, 1993

Weezer, Pinkerton, 1996

Dream Theater, Falling into Infinity, 1997

The Rolling Stones, Bridges to Babylon, 1997

Sting, Brand New Day, 1999

Chris Tomlin, Arriving, 2004

Green Day, American Idiot, 2004

No Doubt, Push and Shove, 2012