Here are the Births, Deaths and Events this week in Rock 'n' Roll History Sunday September 7 The late Buddy Holly ("It's So Easy") is born in 1936 Ronnie Dove ("One Kiss For Old Times' Sake") is 73 Gloria Gaynor ("Never Can Say Goodbye") is 59 Al Caiola ("Magnificent Seven") is 88 Keith Moon of the Who ("Won't Get Fooled Again") dies of an accidental overdose of a prescription drug, 1978 Barry Sadler is shot while riding in a Guatemala City taxi (he will die from his injuries 14 months later), 1988 Ringo Starr becomes the first Beatles grandfather when his son Zak's child is born, 1985 Mike Nesmith joins the other three Monkees onstage during their reunion tour concert in Los Angeles, 1986 The Guess Who perform their final concert (before the inevitable reunion), in Montreal, 1975 Filming begins on the Roy Orbison/Sam the Sham movie, "The Fastest Guitar Alive", 1966 Monday September 8 Cathy Jean Giordano ("Please Love Me Forever" with the Roomates) is 63 The late Patsy Cline ("Walking After Midnight") is born in 1932 Bill Parsons (credited with singing "The All-American Boy", though it really was Bobby Bare) is 74 Actress Carrie Snodgrass gives birth to Neil Young's son Zeke in 1972 Gordon Lightfoot undergoes an emergency stomach operation in a suburban Toronto hospital, 2002 Lynyrd Skynyrd is inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta, 2007 An ad appears in Variety announcing auditions for "The Monkees" TV show, 1965 U.S. President Gerald Ford invites Peter Frampton to spend the day at the White House, 1976 An auction of Elton John's stage costumes nets him $6.2 million, 1988 Elvis Presley is given the "Bing Crosby Golden Achievement Award" from the National academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (the Grammy people) in 1971 Elvis Presley first appears on the cover of TV Guide, 1956 Eddie Cochran signs a contract with Liberty Records, 1956 Bobby Helms makes his national TV debut on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show", 1957 Dick Clark guests on ABC-TV's "Batman", 1966 Cher begins filming the movie "Silkwood", 1982 Tuesday September 9 The late Otis Redding ("Try A Little Tenderness") is born in 1941 Dee Dee Sharp ("Mashed Potato Time") is 63 The late Billy Preston ("Space Race") is born in 1946 Inez Foxx ("Mockingbird") is 62 A riot breaks out by those unable to get a ticket to a Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich concert in Bergen, England, 1967 Johnny Cash watches in the audience as Elvis Presley performs for the grand opening of Katz Drug Store in Memphis, 1954 Elvis Presley's first concert tour in nine years begins in Phoenix, Arizona, 1970 Al Green and Patti Labelle debut on Broadway in "Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God", 1982 Actor Charles Laughton is the fill-in host as Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS-TV, 1956 At the same time, the Johnny Burnette Trio appear on the finals of "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour" TV show on ABC, 1956 Wednesday September 10 Danny Hutton ("Roses & Rainbows" and a member of Three Dog Night) is 66 José Feliciano ("Light My Fire") is 63 The Byrds begin recording "Turn! Turn! Turn!" in 1965 Rod Stewart records his first song ("Good Morning Little Schoolgirl") in 1964 Thursday September 11 Dennis Tufano of the Buckinghams ("Don't You Care") is 63 Tommy Shaw of Styx ("Babe") is 55 Lorne Greene ("Ringo") dies in 1987 Tommy Sands marries Nancy Sinatra (they divorce five years later), 1960 Neil Sedaka marries his wife, Luba (and they're still together), 1962 Frank Sinatra is denied credit at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas and breaks two teeth in the resulting fight, 1967 The "Jackson 5" Saturday morning cartoon show debuts on ABC-TV, 1971 The Beatles begin filming "Magical Mystery Tour" in 1967 David Bowie and Bing Crosby film Bing's last Christmas TV special, singing a medley of "Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace On Earth", 1977 The Beatles record their first British single, "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You", 1962 Lloyd Price records the original, uncensored version of "Stagger Lee", 1958 LaVern Baker records "I Cried A Tear" in 1958 Friday September 12 The late Barry White ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe") is born in 1944 Maria Muldaur ("Midnight At The Oasis") is 65 Kenny Dino ("Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night") is 69 The late Judy Clay ("Country Girl - City Man" with Billy Vera) is born in 1938 Johnny Cash ("Ring Of Fire") dies of complications from diabetes, 2003 Paul McCartney's son, James is born in 1977 Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five is paralyzed in a fall on his estate in Spain, 2003 Marianne Faithfull announces she has breast cancer (seven weeks later she says she has made a "full recovery"), 2006 Elvis Presley's family moves from Tupelo to Memphis, 1948 B.T. Express perform for U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House, 1977 "The Monkees" TV show premieres on NBC, 1966 "The Roger Miller Show" debuts on NBC the same night in 1966 ABC-TV's "20/20" program airs a report questioning the official cause of Elvis Presley's death, 1980 The "Elvis: Viva Las Vegas" documentary airs on ABC-TV, 2007 Larry Williams records "Bony Maronie", 1957 Saturday September 13 David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears ("You Made Me So Very Happy") is 67 Peter Cetera ("Glory Of Love" and one-time member of Chicago) is 64 The late Charles Brown ("Please Come Home For Christmas") is born in 1922 Ringo Starr's son, Zak Stakey is born in 1965 Barbra Streisand marries actor Elliot Gould (they divorce eight years later), 1963 Elvis Presley first meets 14 year-old Priscilla Beaulieu while in the U.S. Army in West Germany, 1959 Chubby Checker's "The Twist" goes to #1 the first time in 1960 (it will return to the top in 1962) Lucille Ball guests on the premiere of "The Steve Lawrence Show" on CBS-TV (it lasts three months), 1965 Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti", 1955 Shirley Ellis records "The Nitty Gritty" in 1963 Joe Tex records "Skinny Legs And All", 1967 © 1995-2008, Ronald P. 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