TODAY IN HISTORY – September 11th
1957 - Born this day, Jon Moss, drums, Culture Club, 1983 UK No.1 and 1984 US No.1 single Karma Chameleon, plus seven other UK top 10 singles.
1958 - Born this day, Mick Talbot, keyboards, Style Council, 1983 UK No.3 single Long Hot Summer plus 14 other UK top 40 singles, also Merton Parkers, 1979 UK No.40 single You Need Wheels.
1964 - The London Evening News reported that a 16 year-old Eltham Collage boy, introduced as Laurie Yarham, was everyone's idea of a winner in a Mick Jagger look-a-like competition. Laurie looked like Mick Jagger and seemed to know his every action and the audience at Greenwich Town Hall were delighted, until the winner turned out to be Mick's younger brother Chris Jagger.
1967 - Born this day, Harry Connick Jr, singer, actor, 1991 UK No.32 single It Had To Be You, Recipe For Love.
1967 - Frank Sinatra was denied gambling credit at Las Vegas' Sands Hotel and broke two teeth in the resulting fight.
1967 - Filming began for The Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’. There was no script, nor a very clear idea of exactly what was to be accomplished, not even a clear direction about where the bus was supposed to go. The ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ bus set off for the West Country in England stopping for the night in Teignmouth, Devon were hundreds of fans greeted The Beatles at their hotel.
1968 - The Beatles had their 15th UK No.1 with Hey Jude. The longest chart topper ever at seven minutes ten seconds and the first release on the groups Apple label.
1971 - Born this day, Richard Ashcroft, vocals, guitar, The Verve, 1997 UK No.1 single The Drugs Don't Work. 1997 UK No.1 album Urban Hymns which spent over 100 weeks on the UK chart. Solo, 2000 UK No.3 single A Song For The Lovers, 2000 UK No.1 album Alone With Everybody.
1971 - Donny Osmond started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Go Away Little Girl'. The singers only US solo chart topper. The song had also been a No.1 for Steve Lawrence in 1963.
1971 - The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC-TV in the US.
1977 - David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
1982 - Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Hard To Say I'm Sorry, the group's second US No.1. Taken from the film Summer Lovers, it was a No.4 hit in the UK.
1982 - John Cougar started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with American Fool.
1987 - At the MTV Music Awards, Peter Gabriel cleaned up winning the best video, best male video, best concept video, best special effects plus five other awards for the song Sledgehammer.
1987 - Founder member of The Wailers Peter Tosh was shot dead at his home in Kingston Jamaica by armed robbers aged 43.
1987 - Level 42's 'It's Over', became the first CD video single to go on sale in the UK. It contained twenty minutes of music and five minutes of video (which remained unseen until CDV players went on sale).
1996 - Noel Gallagher walked out on the rest of Oasis half way through an American tour after a fight with his brother Liam in a hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. Noel flew back to London the following day.
2001 - Walking to work in New York (as an comic book illustrator) Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance with Way becoming their lead singer.
2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck postponed their wedding, blaming the media frenzy surrounding the event. The pair had tried to keep the precise location of their wedding secret, but following a series of leaks the media had pinpointed a private estate in the Santa Barbara hills, just north of Los Angeles as the place of the wedding.
2003 - Tommy Chong, one-half of the comedy team of Cheech and Chong, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000 for selling drug paraphernalia over the Internet. The 65 year-old Chong pled guilty to the charges last May. He remained free until April, 2004, when he went to jail.
2004 - Former Westlife singer Brian McFadden was hailed a hero after tackling a mugger who snatched a German tourist's handbag in North London. McFadden ran after the mugger and wrestled him to the ground.
1957 - Born this day, Jon Moss, drums, Culture Club, 1983 UK No.1 and 1984 US No.1 single Karma Chameleon, plus seven other UK top 10 singles.
1958 - Born this day, Mick Talbot, keyboards, Style Council, 1983 UK No.3 single Long Hot Summer plus 14 other UK top 40 singles, also Merton Parkers, 1979 UK No.40 single You Need Wheels.
1964 - The London Evening News reported that a 16 year-old Eltham Collage boy, introduced as Laurie Yarham, was everyone's idea of a winner in a Mick Jagger look-a-like competition. Laurie looked like Mick Jagger and seemed to know his every action and the audience at Greenwich Town Hall were delighted, until the winner turned out to be Mick's younger brother Chris Jagger.
1967 - Born this day, Harry Connick Jr, singer, actor, 1991 UK No.32 single It Had To Be You, Recipe For Love.
1967 - Frank Sinatra was denied gambling credit at Las Vegas' Sands Hotel and broke two teeth in the resulting fight.
1967 - Filming began for The Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’. There was no script, nor a very clear idea of exactly what was to be accomplished, not even a clear direction about where the bus was supposed to go. The ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ bus set off for the West Country in England stopping for the night in Teignmouth, Devon were hundreds of fans greeted The Beatles at their hotel.
1968 - The Beatles had their 15th UK No.1 with Hey Jude. The longest chart topper ever at seven minutes ten seconds and the first release on the groups Apple label.
1971 - Born this day, Richard Ashcroft, vocals, guitar, The Verve, 1997 UK No.1 single The Drugs Don't Work. 1997 UK No.1 album Urban Hymns which spent over 100 weeks on the UK chart. Solo, 2000 UK No.3 single A Song For The Lovers, 2000 UK No.1 album Alone With Everybody.
1971 - Donny Osmond started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Go Away Little Girl'. The singers only US solo chart topper. The song had also been a No.1 for Steve Lawrence in 1963.
1971 - The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC-TV in the US.
1977 - David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
1982 - Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Hard To Say I'm Sorry, the group's second US No.1. Taken from the film Summer Lovers, it was a No.4 hit in the UK.
1982 - John Cougar started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with American Fool.
1987 - At the MTV Music Awards, Peter Gabriel cleaned up winning the best video, best male video, best concept video, best special effects plus five other awards for the song Sledgehammer.
1987 - Founder member of The Wailers Peter Tosh was shot dead at his home in Kingston Jamaica by armed robbers aged 43.
1987 - Level 42's 'It's Over', became the first CD video single to go on sale in the UK. It contained twenty minutes of music and five minutes of video (which remained unseen until CDV players went on sale).
1996 - Noel Gallagher walked out on the rest of Oasis half way through an American tour after a fight with his brother Liam in a hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. Noel flew back to London the following day.
2001 - Walking to work in New York (as an comic book illustrator) Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance with Way becoming their lead singer.
2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck postponed their wedding, blaming the media frenzy surrounding the event. The pair had tried to keep the precise location of their wedding secret, but following a series of leaks the media had pinpointed a private estate in the Santa Barbara hills, just north of Los Angeles as the place of the wedding.
2003 - Tommy Chong, one-half of the comedy team of Cheech and Chong, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000 for selling drug paraphernalia over the Internet. The 65 year-old Chong pled guilty to the charges last May. He remained free until April, 2004, when he went to jail.
2004 - Former Westlife singer Brian McFadden was hailed a hero after tackling a mugger who snatched a German tourist's handbag in North London. McFadden ran after the mugger and wrestled him to the ground.