TODAY IN HISTORY – September 30th
1947 - Born this day, Mark Feld, in London, UK, guitar, singer, songwriter, Marc Bolan, T Rex, 1972 US No.10 single Bang A Gong, (Get It On), 1971 UK No.1 single Hot Love, plus over 20 other UK top 40 singles, killed in a car accident on 16 September 1977.
1955 - Died this day, James Dean, actor and teen idol, killed in a car crash near Cholame, California, while driving his Porsche on his way to enter it into a race in Salinas, California. He was 24. Star of Rebel Without A Cause, Giant and East Of Eden.
1964 - Born this day, Robby Takac, bass, Goo Goo Dolls, 1999 UK No.26 single Iris.
1967 - The UK's first National pop radio station, BBC Radio 1, was launched in the UK to take over from the very successful pirate radio stations, which had been forced off-air by the Government. Former pirate DJ Tony Blackburn, from Radio Caroline, was the first presenter on air, with The Move's Flowers In The Rain the first record to be played.
1969 - Christine Hinton the girlfriend of David Crosby was killed in a car crash near San Francisco.
1972 - David Cassidy was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'How Can I Be Sure.' It was the star from the US TV series the Partridge Family's first UK No.1. It was originally recorded by The Young Rascals in 1967.
1974 - Police were called to a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult concert after a fight broke out between two sound engineers. The Skynyrd roadie claimed that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the band's set.
1977 - Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits; in 1951 alone, they sold six million records.
1978 - Exile started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Kiss You All Over. It made No.6 in the UK.
1978 - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John had their second UK No.1 from the film Grease with Summer Nights.
1983 - The movie Big Chill was released.
1992 - US singer Steve Earle was arrested in Nashville after he failed to report for jury service.
1993 - George Harrison guested on Fox-TV's The Simpsons.
1993 - Kate Pierson from The B-52's was charged with criminal mischief and trespassing during an anti-fur protest at 'Vogue's' New York City offices.
1999 - Chris de Burgh's web site was closed down after countless obscene messages were posted on the guestbook. One message consisted entirely of two four-letter words repeated 3500 times.
2004 - Mick Jagger held a press conference with Dave Stewart at Essex House in New York City, USA, to promote the soundtrack to the movie Alfie. The re-make of the 1966 film also featured Joss Stone, Sheryl Crow and Nadirah Nadz Seid. The track 'Old Habits Die Hard' from the soundtack by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart won the BFCA Award, Golden Globe, Sierra Award and the World Soundtrack Award.
2007 - Country music singer Keith Urban crashed his motorcycle on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The 39-year-old, who was not injured, said he was being followed by a photographer when the accident happened near his home in Sydney, Australia.
2008 – Robert Plant, the former frontman for Led Zepplin has put paid to persistent rumours that the British rock giants were planning to re-unite for a tour. He called reports of a reunion “both frustrating and ridiculous” but wished his former bandmates nothing but success in any future projects.
2009 – Most popular song played on NZ radio over the past week is Beyonce “Sweet Dreams” from the hit album “I am Sasha Fierce”.
1947 - Born this day, Mark Feld, in London, UK, guitar, singer, songwriter, Marc Bolan, T Rex, 1972 US No.10 single Bang A Gong, (Get It On), 1971 UK No.1 single Hot Love, plus over 20 other UK top 40 singles, killed in a car accident on 16 September 1977.
1955 - Died this day, James Dean, actor and teen idol, killed in a car crash near Cholame, California, while driving his Porsche on his way to enter it into a race in Salinas, California. He was 24. Star of Rebel Without A Cause, Giant and East Of Eden.
1964 - Born this day, Robby Takac, bass, Goo Goo Dolls, 1999 UK No.26 single Iris.
1967 - The UK's first National pop radio station, BBC Radio 1, was launched in the UK to take over from the very successful pirate radio stations, which had been forced off-air by the Government. Former pirate DJ Tony Blackburn, from Radio Caroline, was the first presenter on air, with The Move's Flowers In The Rain the first record to be played.
1969 - Christine Hinton the girlfriend of David Crosby was killed in a car crash near San Francisco.
1972 - David Cassidy was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'How Can I Be Sure.' It was the star from the US TV series the Partridge Family's first UK No.1. It was originally recorded by The Young Rascals in 1967.
1974 - Police were called to a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult concert after a fight broke out between two sound engineers. The Skynyrd roadie claimed that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the band's set.
1977 - Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits; in 1951 alone, they sold six million records.
1978 - Exile started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Kiss You All Over. It made No.6 in the UK.
1978 - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John had their second UK No.1 from the film Grease with Summer Nights.
1983 - The movie Big Chill was released.
1992 - US singer Steve Earle was arrested in Nashville after he failed to report for jury service.
1993 - George Harrison guested on Fox-TV's The Simpsons.
1993 - Kate Pierson from The B-52's was charged with criminal mischief and trespassing during an anti-fur protest at 'Vogue's' New York City offices.
1999 - Chris de Burgh's web site was closed down after countless obscene messages were posted on the guestbook. One message consisted entirely of two four-letter words repeated 3500 times.
2004 - Mick Jagger held a press conference with Dave Stewart at Essex House in New York City, USA, to promote the soundtrack to the movie Alfie. The re-make of the 1966 film also featured Joss Stone, Sheryl Crow and Nadirah Nadz Seid. The track 'Old Habits Die Hard' from the soundtack by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart won the BFCA Award, Golden Globe, Sierra Award and the World Soundtrack Award.
2007 - Country music singer Keith Urban crashed his motorcycle on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The 39-year-old, who was not injured, said he was being followed by a photographer when the accident happened near his home in Sydney, Australia.
2008 – Robert Plant, the former frontman for Led Zepplin has put paid to persistent rumours that the British rock giants were planning to re-unite for a tour. He called reports of a reunion “both frustrating and ridiculous” but wished his former bandmates nothing but success in any future projects.
2009 – Most popular song played on NZ radio over the past week is Beyonce “Sweet Dreams” from the hit album “I am Sasha Fierce”.