Wikipedia:WikiProject Record Production/September 6
| These musicians were born on September 6 in... |
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| 1925 - Jimmy Reed (d. 1976) 1939 - David Allan Coe (72) 1940 - Jackie Trent (71) 1942 - Dave Bargeron (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (69) 1942 - Mel McDaniel (d. 2011) 1943 - Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) (68) 1947 - Sylvester (born Sylvester James) (d. 1988) 1948 - Claydes Smith (Kool & the Gang) (d. 2006) 1949 - Jimmy Litherland (Colosseum) (62) 1952 - Buddy Miller (59) 1954 - Stella Barker (Belle Stars) (57) 1954 - Banner Thomas (Molly Hatchet) (57) 1954 - Patrick O'Hearn (Missing Persons) (57) 1957 - Joe Smyth (Sawyer Brown) (54) 1958 - Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle) (Bad Manners) (58( 1960 - Perry Bamonte (Cure) (51) 1961 - Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha) (50) 1961 - Scott Travis (Judas Priest) (50) 1962 - Kevin Miller (Fuel) (49) 1963 - Mark Chestnutt (48) 1967 - Macy Gray (44) 1967 - William DuVall (Alice in Chains) (44) 1968 - Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor) (Scissor Sisters) (43) 1969 - CeCe Peniston (42) 1969 - Daryl Anthony (Az Yet) (42) 1970 - Kathi Wolfgramm (Jets) (41) 1970 - Cheyne Coates (41) 1971 - Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries) (40) 1974 - Nina Persson (Cardigans) (37) 1976 - N.O.R.E. (born Victor Santiago, Jr.) (35) 1978 - Cisco Adler (Whitestarr) (33) 1978 - Tony Thaxton (Motion City Soundtrack) (33) 1979 - Foxy Brown (born Inga Marchand) (32) 1980 - Kerry Katona (Atomic Kitten) (31) 1985 - Webbie (born Webster Gradney, Jr.) (26) |
| These musicians died on September 6 in... |
| 1978 - Tom Wilson (producer) - Heart attack (47) 1984 - Ernest Tubb - Emphysema (70) 1990 - Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) - Tuberculosis/AIDS (48) 1994 - Nicky Hopkins (Rolling Stones) - Complications from intestinal surgery (50) 1997 - Roy Husky Jr. (country bassist) - Lung cancer (40) 2001 - Carl Crack (born Carl Bohm) (Atari Teenage Riot) - Drug overdose (30) |
| These musical events occurred on September 6 in... |
| 1957 - The Flexi-Disc is used for the first time by Nestles Chocolate. 1961 - Bob Dylan made his New York debut at the Gaslight Cafe. 1963 - Cilla Black signed a management contract with Brian Epstein. 1963 - Jerry Lee Lewis left Sun Records for Smash Records. 1967 - The Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back premiered in New York. 1969 - James Brown announced he would retire from live performing in July 1970. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany. 1974 - T. Rex began a U.S. tour. 1980 - U2 kicked off their U.K. Boy Tour in Coventry. 1980 - Ginger Baker quit the reformed Atomic Rooster. 1988 - Elton John auctioned off over 2,000 pieces of memorabilia from his career. 1993 - A benefit for Walden Woods was held in Boston with Don Henley, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett, Sting and Aerosmith. 1996 - Tupac Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight are shot in a drive-by shooting. 1997 - David Bowie starts a tour of North America in Vancouver, BC. 1999 - Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots is sentenced to a year in prison for a parole violation. 2003 - The Dixie Chicks opened their European tour in Stockholm, Sweden. 2004 - Rapper Twista is injured in a car accident that kills his friend and bodyguard Arthur Dixon. 2006 - Victor Willis of the Village People was sentenced to three years probation for drug possession. 2008 - Members of the band Great White agreed to pay the survivors and the families of victims of the The Station night club fire $1 million. 2010 - Jane's Addiction announced that Duff McKagan was no longer a member of the band. He had only been with them for five months. |
| These recordings were completed on September 6 in... |
| 1957 - Here Comes Santa Clause, White Christmas and Silent Night - Elvis Presley 1968 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles (Eric Clapton played guitar solo, the first guest ever on a Beatles album) 1997 - Candle in the Wind (new version for Princess Diana) - Elton John (biggest selling single of all-time) |
| These records were released on September 6 in... |
| 1974 - The Place I Love - Splinter (debut album on George Harrison's Dark Horse label) 1982 - Tug of War - Paul McCartney 2000 - You're the One - Paul Simon |
| These awards were given on September 6 in... |
| 1989 - MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year - This Note's For You - Neil Young Male Video - Veronica - Elvis Costello Female Video, Dance Video - Straight Up - Paula Abdul Group Video, New Artist - Cult of Personality - Living Colour Heavy Metal Video - Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses Rap Video - Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Post-Modern Video - Orange Crush - R.E.M. Video Vanguard Award - George Michael 1990 - MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year, Female Video, Post-Modern Video - Nothing Comapares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor Male Video - The End of the Innocence - Don Henley Group Video - Love Shack - B-52's New Artist - No Myth - Michael Penn Metal/Hard Rock Video - Janie's Got a Gun - Aerosmith Rap Video, Dance Video - U Can't Touch That - MC Hammer Video Vanguard Award - Janet Jackson 2005 - Mercury Prize - I Am a Bird Now - Antony and the Johnsons |
| These were broadcast on September 6 in... |
| 1958 - Ed Sullivan Show - Georgia Gibbs 1958 - American Bandstand - Quintones |
| These U.S. Singles reached #1 on September 6 in... |
| 1975 - Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell (2 weeks) 1980 - Upside Down - Diana Ross (4 weeks) 1986 - Venus - Bananarama (1 week) 2003 - Shake Ya Tailfeathers - Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee (4 weeks) 2008 - Whatever You Like - T.I. (3 weeks) |
| These U.S. Albums reached #1 on September 6 in... |
| 1975 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (1 week) 1997 - The Dance - Fleetwood Mac (1 week) 2003 - The Neptunes Presents...Clones - Various Artists (1 week) |