1931
Boxcar Willie is born in Sterret, Texas. His real name is Lecil Martin.

1933
Conway Twitty is born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars Point, Miss. He changes his name in 1957. His No. 1 country songs include "Hello Darlin'," "You've Never Been This Far Before" and "Slow Hand."

1944
Archie Bell, who led the Drells to a No. 1 hit with "Tighten Up," is born in Henderson, Texas.
Archie Bell & The Drells "Tighten Up!"

1947
Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is born in Douglas, Isle of Man, U.K.

1955
Bruce Foxton, bassist with the Jam, is born.

1956
Elvis Presley shares his success with his family by purchasing his mother a pink Cadillac.

1957
Gloria Estefan is born in Havana.

1965
James Brown appears on "Shindig!" performing "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Also on the show is Booker T. & the MG's.
James Brown "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"

1967
Guitarist Boz Scaggs joins the San Francisco based Steve Miller Band. Scaggs stays with the group through two albums (Children of the Future and Sailor) before heading out in 1968. Since then he's enjoyed solo success with hits like 1976's "Lowdown."

1972
The O'Jays receive a gold record for their first hit single, "Backstabbers" It makes it up to Number Three on the pop chart.

1972
David Bowie releases "John, I'm only Dancing" in the U.K. However, due to the song's overtly gay lyrics, it's not released in the U.S. until 1976 on the greatest hits LP ChangesOneBowie. In 1979, a six minute dance version of the tune is released.
David Bowie "Diamond Dogs/John, I'm Only Dancing" Live 1975

1973
The Rolling Stones open their first European tour since 1971 at Vienna's Stadthalle, the first stop of the 20 city tour. The band wanted to play on the other side of the iron curtain - but were denied.

1973
Bob Dylan's soundtrack to the film, Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid enters the LP charts. It includes "Knockin' On Heaven's Door."
Bob Dylan "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Live 1976

1973
Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" peaks at #57 on the singles chart.
Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies"

1975
No. 1 Hit: "Rhinestone Cowboy," Glen Campbell.

1976
Los Angeles musical force Lou Adler and his employee Neil Silver are kidnapped. The pair were seized by a California couple at Lou’s home. They are released only after agreeing to pay the kidnappers $25,000. Adler was responsible for promoting the Monterey Pop Festival, managing the Mamas & the Papas, producing the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and directing several Cheech & Chong movies.

1977
Blondie signs its first major record company contract with Chrysalis.
Blondie "Call Me"

1977
Billy Idol's former band, Generation X, release their debut single, "Your Generation." Elton John reviews it for a British newspaper calling it "really dreadful garbage. The Ramones do this sort of thing so much better."

1979
INXS make their live debut in Sydney, Australia.

1979
U2 release their first record, an EP entitled, U2-3 in their native Ireland.

1980
Fleetwood Mac ends a nine-month tour with a performace at the Hollywood Bowl. Lindsay Buckingham announces from the stage, "This is our last show for a long time."
Fleetwood Mac "The Chain" Live 1980

1981
Bob Dylan releases his "Heart of Mine" single in Europe only.

1983
Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer of the Clash, fire guitarist Mick Jones, accusing him of "drifting apart from the original concept of the band." Jones goes on to form Big Audio Dynamite, and the Clash soon breaks up.

1984
Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" peaks at #1 on the pop chart.

1985
No. 1 Hit: "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)," John Parr. The week this song from the film St. Elmo's Fire hits No. 1 marks the first time that songs from motion pictures hold the top three positions on the Hot 100. Huey Lewis' "The Power of Love" from the film Back to the Future is No. 2 and Tina Turner's "We Don’t Need Another Hero" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is in the third slot.

1986
Paul McCartney releases the Press to Play LP.

1987
Mick Jagger's "Let's Work" single is released by Columbia.

1989
A judge in Dublin, Ireland decides not to convict U2 bassist Adam Clayton of marijuana possession, even though he had admitted to the crime. Clayton agreed to contribute money to a women's center in Dublin.

1992
Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, organize a relief project for the victims of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated Miami a week earlier.

1995
Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong is honored on a U.S. postage stamp. The sale is kicked off with a jazz festival in New Orleans featuring Wynton Marsalis, Al Hirt, Doc Cheatham, and other jazz stars.

1996
Composer Vagn Holmboe dies at the age of 87.

1997
In Nashville for a concert, James Taylor spends three hours swapping stories and trading licks with Mr. Guitar, Chet Atkins. The special meeting takes place at Taylor's request.

1998
David Bowie opens his on-line internet service provider business, Bowienet. The service offers basic internet services and exclusive Bowie news and releases.

1998
Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is charged with assault and battery for allegedly hitting a security guard in the head with a microphone during a concert in August. The guard, Michael Kennedy, was trying to move an unruly fan from near the stage.

1999
Van Morrison becomes the first inductee to the Hot Press Irish Music Hall of Fame (IMHF) at a ceremony in Dublin.

2000
A federal judge awards Herb Reed of the legendary doo-wop group the Platters an injunction against another group Reed described as "these phony people going around calling themselves the Platters."

2000
The Doobie Brothers make 15 newly recorded tracks available for free download at WindowsMedia.com as the kickoff of a multistage campaign for their newest album Sibling Rivalry.

2001
Australian rocker Ted Mulry dies in a Sydney hospital, following a yearlong battle with brain cancer. He is 49.

2003
Sir Elton John tops the U.K. singles charts with "Are You Ready for Love." Nothing unusual about that, except the song is actually an outtake from 1977.

2003
Heavily hyped Australian rockers Jet deny they’ve signed to Elektra for a whopping $3 million.

2004
OutKast's Andre 3000 visits the Republican National Convention in New York to convince young people to vote.

2004
Panamanian Singer/songwriter and actor Ruben Blades begins his tenure as Panama's Minister of Tourism. Blades is part of the cabinet of then-new president-elect Martin Torrijos Espino.

2005
Blues veteran R.L. Burnside, who experienced a late career renaissance after being rediscovered by Fat Possum Records in the 1990s, dies in a Memphis hospital. He is 78.

2005
Veteran performer Olivia Newton-John releases a studio album specifically for sale as part of a Hallmark program in support of breast cancer awareness month. Stronger Than Before is to be available Sept. 1-Oct. 31 exclusively through Hallmark Gold Crown stores. The CD retails for $9.95 with two dollars from each sale benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

2008
Coldplay announces plans to release a new EP and album including the full-length follow up to Viva La Vida, by the end of 2009.

September 1 Birthdays

• Lydia Sigourney 1791 - Author
• Engelbert Humperdinck 1854 - German composer, his name was borrowed by singer Arnold Dorsey
• Edgar Rice Burroughs 1875 - Writer (Tarzan of the Apes)
• Richard Arlen (van Mattimore) 1898 - Actor ("Road to Nashville", "Island of the Lost Souls")
• Don Wilson 1900 - Announcer, Actor ("The Jack Benny Show")
• Johnny Mack Brown 1904 - Actor (Ghost Rider, Texas Kid)
• Walter Reuther 1907 - Labor union leader
• Arleen Whelan 1916 - Actress (Never Wave at a WAC)
• Richard Farnsworth 1920 - Actor (Lassie, The Grey Fox, Legend of the Lone Ranger)
• Yvonne De Carlo (Peggy Yvonne Middleton) 1922 - Actress (The Munsters, Salome, McLintock!)
• Vittorio Gassman 1922 - Actor (Sharkey's Machine, War and Peace)
• Rocky Marciano (Rocco Marchegiano) 1923 - Boxer, the only heavyweight champion to have won every fight in professional career
• George Maharis 1928 - Actor (Route 66, Return to Fantasy Island)
• Boxcar Willie (Lecil Martin) 1931 - Singer, songwriter, known as "The Singing Hobo"
• Ann Richards 1933 - Texas Governor
• Conway Twitty (Harold Lloyd Jenkins) 1933 - Singer, songwriter
• Seiji Ozawa 1935 - Orchestra leader (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra)
• Guy Rodgers 1935 - Basketball player
• Ron O'Neal 1937
• Al Geiberger 1937 - Golfer, recorded a score of 59 in a PGA Tour
• Lily Tomlin 1939 - Actress, comedian
• Rico Carty (Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo) 1939 - Baseball player
• Dave White 1940 - Singer, songwriter (Danny & The Juniors)
• Don Stroud 1943 - Actor (Dillinger and Capone, Amityville Horror, The Buddy Holly Story), son of Clarence Stroud
• Archie Bell 1944
• Leonard Slatkin 1944 - Orchestra director
• Barry Gibb 1946 - Singer, songwriter, musician (The Bee Gees)
• Greg Errico 1946 - Musician (Sly and The Family Stone)
• Dennis Partee 1946 - Football player
• Ed Podolak 1947 - Football player
• Garry (Lee) Maddox 1949 - Baseball player
• Bruce Foxton 1955 - Musician (100 Men, The Jam)
• Gloria Estefan (Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo) 1957 - Singer (Miami Sound Machine)
• Boney James 1961
• Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow 1961 - Wrestler, actor
• Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz) 1970
• Scott Speedman 1975

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