Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Sep6,1925 | Jimmy Reed | #BTD Sep6,1925 #JimmyReed (Mathis James Reed) RIP singer, guitarist 1955 R&B #5 "You Don't Have to Go", 1964 UK #45 "Shame Shame, Shame", +17 R&B Top40 singles. He was a major influence to the #RollingStones | |
| BTD Sep6,1940 | Jackie Trent | #BTD Sep6,1940 #JackieTrent RIP singer, songwriter 1965 UK #1 "Where Are You Now" Wrote songs for artists such as #FrankSinatra, #PetulaClark, #DeanMartin | |
| BTD Sep6,1926 | Fred Below | #BTD Sep6,1926 #FredBelow (Frederick Below, Jr.) RIP blues drummer, known for his work with #LittleWalter and #Chess Records in the 1950s. Played on many hit singles such as #MuddyWaters 1954 R&B #3 "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man", 1955 #LittleWalter R&R #1 "My Babe" | |
| BTD Sep6,1942 | Dave Bargeron | #BTD Sep6,1942 #DaveBargeron tuba, trombonist with jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears #BloodSweatTears from 1970-78 & #DocSeverinsen Band 1968-70 | |
| BTD Sep6,1943 | Roger Waters | #BTD Sep6,1943 #RogerWaters (George Roger Waters) singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, co-founder #PinkFloyd @pinkfloyd 1973 US #1 & UK #2 LP "Dark Side Of The Moon" and 3 other #1 US Studio albums; Wish You Were Here, The Wall, The Division Bell #HBday @rogerwaters | |
| BTD Sep6,1947 | Sylvester | #BTD Sep6,1947 #Sylvester James Jr. RIP singer, songwriter disco, R&B, soul 1978 US #19 & UK #29 "Dance (Disco Heat)", 1978 US #36 & UK #8 "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" both US Dance #1s, + 17 other US Dance Top40 singles | |
| BTD Sep6,1948 | Claydes Smith | #BTD Sep6,1948 #ClaydesSmith RIP co-founder, guitarist Kool & The Gang 1981 US #1 & UK #7 "Celebration", 1984 UK & US #2 "Joanna", +15 Top40 hits | |
| BTD Sep6,1954 | Stella Barker | #BTD Sep6,1954 #StellaBarker rhythm guitarist The #BelleStars from 1981–1984. 1982 UK #11 "The Clapping Song" "The Clapping Song", 1983 UK #3 "Sign Of The Times", 1984 US #14 "Iko Iko" | |
| BTD Sep6,1961 | Paul Waaktaar Savoy | #BTD Sep6,1961 #PaulWaaktaarSavoy (Pål Waaktaar Gamst) songwriter, guitarist @aha_com #AHa (A-Ha) 1985 US #1 & UK #2 "Take On Me", 1986 UK #1 & US #20 "The Sun Always Shines On TV", +16 UK Top40s and 23 Top40 Norwegian record chart singles with 9 #1s | |
| OTD Sep6,1963 | Cilla Black | #OTD Sep6,1963 #CillaBlack (Priscilla White) signs a management contract with the #Beatles manager #BrianEpstein and he changes her name from White to Black | |
| OTD Sep6,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Sep6,1964 The #Beatles play two concerts at the 15k capacity Detroit Olympia. 14th stop on their 1964 North American tour | |
| OTD Sep6,1967 | Engelbert Humperdinck | #OTD Sep6,1967 #EngelbertHumperdinck starts a 5wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "The Last Waltz" His second UK #1 @ehumperdinck | |
| OTD Sep6,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Sep6,1968 The #Beatles record overdubs for #GeorgeHarrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and #EricClapton adds the guitar solo | |
| OTD Sep6,1969 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Sep6,1969 The #RollingStones are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Honky Tonk Women" their 5th US #1 @RollingStones 3rd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Sep6,1970 | Jimi Hendrix | #OTD Sep6,1970 #JimiHendrix has his final live appearance at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany. @JimiHendrix would pass away Sep18,1970 | |
| OTD Sep6,1970 | Smokey Robinson | #OTD Sep6,1970 #SmokeyRobinson & The Miracles are at #1 on UK singles chart with "The Tears Of A Clown" their 1st UK #1 | |
| OTD Sep6,1975 | Glen Campbell | #OTD Sep6,1975 #GlenCampbell starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Rhinestone Cowboy" #LarryWeiss wrote & recorded the song in 1974 It did not have much of a commercial impact. Campbell heard the song during a tour of Australia & decided to learn it | |
| OTD Sep6,1980 | Diana Ross | #OTD Sep6,1980 #DianaRoss starts a 4wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Upside Down" @DianaRoss hit #1 on the #Billboard Disco and Soul charts. The song is written & produced by #Chic members #NileRodgers and #BernardEdwards | |
| OTD Sep6,1981 | SoftCell | #OTD Sep6,1981 #SoftCell is still at #1 on the UK singles chart with their version of "Tainted Love" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1. 1st recorded by #GloriaJones in 1964 | |
| OTD Sep6,1982 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Sep6,1982 #PaulMcCartney releases the single "Tug Of War" the song enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #75 on Oct2 and moved no further. Great song and album. One of my favorites @PaulMcCartney songs | |
| OTD Sep6,1986 | Bananarama | #OTD Sep6,1986 #Bananarama is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Venus" Originally written and recorded by #RobbievanLeeuwen with the band #ShockingBlue. #SaraDallin, #SiobhanFahey, #KerenWoodward of Bananarama had the idea of turning it into a dance music tune | |
| OTD Sep6,1987 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Sep6,1987 #MichaelJackson jumps straight to #1 and starts a 5wk run at #1 on UK album chart with "Bad" The follow up to the @michaeljackson LP "Thriller" | |
| OTD Sep6,2018 | Bert Reynolds | #OTD Sep6,2018 #BertReynolds Jr. actor, director, producer and iconic sex symbol of the 1970s dies at the age of 82. His breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in 1972 "Deliverance", in many movies such as 1974 "The Longest Yard", 1977 "Smokey and the Bandit" 1977 "Semi-Tough" |