Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Sep3,1934 Freddie King#BTD Sep3,1934 #FreddieKing RIP blues guitarist, singer 1961 US #29 & R&B #5 "Hide Away", +5 other R&B Top40 singles. 1 of the Three Kings of blues guitar #AlbertKing & #BBKing
BTD Sep3,1942 Al Jardine#BTD Sep3,1942 #AlJardine guitarist, vocals, founding member The #BeachBoys @TheBeachBoys 1st hit US #14 "Surfin' Safari", 1st US #1 1964 "I Get Around", +41 US Top40 singles with 3 more #1s; 16 Top10 LPs with 2 #1 Albums #HBday @ALANJARDINE
BTD Sep3,1945 George Biondo#BTD Sep3,1945 #GeorgeBiondo the bass guitarist of the rock band, #Steppenwolf from Apr 1970 to Oct 1976; 1974 US#29 "Straight Shootin' Woman"
BTD Sep3,1947 Eric Bell#BTD Sep3,1947 #EricBell founding member, original guitarist #ThinLizzy @ThinLizzy_ from 1969-73, 1973 UK #6 "Whisky In The Jar" now with the Eric Bell Band
BTD Sep3,1948 Don Brewer#BTD Sep3,1948 #DonBrewer drummer #GrandFunkRailroad 1974 US #1 "The Locomotion", +7 US Top40 singles. Most successful US Heavy Metal band in the 1970s selling over 20M albums
BTD Sep3,1952 Leroy Smith#BTD Sep3,1952 #LeroySmith RIP keyboards in Manchester soul band #SweetSensation 1974 UK #1 with "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
BTD Sep3,1955 Steve Jones#BTD Sep3,1955 #SteveJones guitarist, singer the #SexPistols 1977 UK #2 "God Save the Queen", 1979 UK #3 "Something Else"/"Friggin' in the Riggin'", +11 other UK Top40 singles and 1977 UK #1 album "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"
BTD Sep3,1929 Larry Parnes#BTD Sep3,1929 #LarryParnes RIP impresario, 1st major British rock manager of singers such as #MartyWilde, #BillyFury, #JoeBrown, #DickiePride, #DuffyPower, #JohnnyGentle, #PeterWynne, #GeorgieFame, #NelsonKeene, #JohnnyGoode
OTD Sep3,1752 Gregorian calendar#OTD Sep3,1752 This day never happened in the UK because England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and colonies introduced the Gregorian calendar (named after Pope Gregory XIII). Subsequently, this day became September 14.
OTD Sep3,1949 Vic Damone#OTD Sep3,1949 #VicDamone with #GlennOsser's Orchestra starts a 4wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "You're Breaking My Heart" Listen==> youtu.be/Vxf_gd-coYs
OTD Sep3,1961 Joe Dowell#OTD Sep3,1961 #JoeDowell is at #1 on the US Top40 Singles Chart with "Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)" Created by #FredWise, #BenWeisman, #KayTwomey, #BertKaempfert (produced #Beatles 1st recording session) and based on a German folk song by #FriedrichSilcher "Muss i denn" Listen==> youtu.be/eNNwqm-joJM
OTD Sep3,1962Beatles#OTD Sep3,1962 The #Beatles have a lunchtime show at The #Cavern Club @cavernliverpool, then The #Beatles have their 1st of 3 Monday night gigs at The Queen's Hall, Widnes
OTD Sep3,1964Beatles#OTD Sep3,1964 The #Beatles in concert, they play two shows at the State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis. They earn $85,000
OTD Sep3,1965Rolling Stones#OTD Sep3,1965 The #RollingStones play in Dublin, Ireland. The show ended in a riot, fans jumped on stage, @RollingStones singer #MickJagger is knocked down
OTD Sep3,1966 Donovan#OTD Sep3,1966 #Donovan is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Sunshine Superman" featured guitarist #JimmyPage. Written by @donovanofficial and produced by #MickieMost
OTD Sep3,1968 Ringo Starr#OTD Sep3,1968 #RingoStarr rejoins the #Beatles, after quitting on Aug22. @ringostarrmusic I got a telegram saying, ‘You’re the best rock’n’roll drummer in the world. Come on home, we love you' ... George had decked out everything with flowers – The White album took off after
OTD Sep3,1975 Peter Sellers#OTD Sep3,1975 #PeterSellers 50th Birthday party jam session by the #TradingFaces. Named by #DavidBowie; with @bill_wyman @ronniewood
OTD Sep3,1977Elvis Presley#OTD Sep3,1977 Less than one month after his death (died Aug16,1977) #ElvisPresley had 13 LPs and 6 singles in the Top50 of the UK charts with the #1 LP "40 Greatest" & the #1 single "Way Down"
OTD Sep3,1977Emotions#OTD Sep3,1977 The #Emotions are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Best of My Love" for the 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1
OTD Sep3,1982Rock & Roll Festival, Steven Wozniak#OTD Sep3,1982 A 3 day Rock & Roll Festival in San Bernardino, CA @Apple Computers founder #StevenWozniak bankrolled the festival with The #Police, #TalkingHeads, The #B52s, #TomPetty and the Heart Breakers, The #Kinks, The #Cars and more
OTD Sep3,1983 Eurythmics#OTD Sep3,1983 #Eurythmics are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" The single previously spent 5wks at #2 then 1 additional week at #2 after the song hit #1
OTD Sep3,1988 George Michael#OTD Sep3,1988 #GeorgeMichael is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Monkey" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. The single is his 8th #1 of the 1980s
OTD Sep3,1988Beach Boys#OTD Sep3,1988 The #BeachBoys single "Kokomo" enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #96 and will be #1 on Nov5. @TheBeachBoys single is featured in the film "Cocktail"
OTD Sep3,2017 Walter Becker#OTD Sep3,2017 #WalterBecker dies at the age of 67. Songwriter, co-founder, bass guitarist in #SteelyDan 1973 US #11 "Reeling In The Years" & 9 US Top30 hits