| 1973, The Rolling Stones scored their eighth UK No.1 album when 'Goats Head Soup' started a two-week run at the top of the charts. Also a US No.1.  | 1974, 'The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue' was shown for the first time on ABC-TV. |  | | 1979, Gary Numan had his second and final UK No.1 single with 'Cars'. Also on this day Gary Numan went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Pleasure Principle.' | | | 1979, Jackson Browne, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty, appeared at Madison Square Garden, New York for two anti-nuclear benefit shows. | | 1979, Def Leppard had their first major live review when UK music weekly Melody Maker reviewed a gig the band had played in Wolverhampton. With a 15 year-old drummer the band had just released their debut 3-track single.  1983, during a UK comeback tour the Everly Brothers appeared at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In the audience: Paul, Linda, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Mickey Dolenz.  | 1984, Echo And The Bunnymen, Spear Of Destiny, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Redskins and The Chameleons all appeared at the first York Rock Festival, York, England. | | | 1984, Former lead singer of the Babies, John Waite went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Missing You'. | | | 1985, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty all appeared at the first Farm Aid concert. The event to help small farmers in the US was held at the Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois, Champaign. | | | 1986, The Smiths signed to EMI Records for £1 million. | | | 1990, Garth Brooks album 'No Fences' entered the US album chart. It went on to become the biggest selling country album of all time and sold over 13m copies in the first five years of release. | | 1990, Nirvana played their biggest gig to date when they appeared at the Motor Sports International Garage in Seattle. Drummer Dave Grohl who would audition for the band in a few days time was in the audience of 15,000 people.  | 1991, Bryan Adams made chart history when '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You', had its twelfth consecutive week as the UK No.1 single. | | | 1992, Def Leppard were forced to cancel two US shows after their sound-equipment truck was found abandoned, after one of the bands driver's had attempted to rob a store. The driver was later charged of possessing drugs and criminal damage. | | | 1995, Julian Cope kicked off a 12- date UK tour at Cardiff University. | | | 1999, Diana Ross was arrested on Concorde after an incident at Heathrow Airport. The singer claimed that a female security guard had touched her breasts when being frisked; Ross retaliated by rubbing her hands down the security guard. | | | 1999, Screaming Lord Sutch's Official Monster Raving Loony Party honoured his memory with a two-minute scream at a pub in Ashburton, Devon. | | | 2001, 'A Tribute to Heroes' was aired commercial-free on most of the major US TV networks. The live program was organised to raise money following the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and New York's World Trade Center. Neil Young, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, U2, Limp Bizkit, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam all performed. Manning the telephones to take pledges were celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Meg Ryan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler and many more.
| 2005, Jimmy Page was made an honorary citizen of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro for his work helping its street children. The Led Zeppelin guitarist had opened Casa Jimmy (Jimmy's House) in 1998 which had so far supported more than 300 children. | | | 2007, The Game was given a conditional discharge at Manhattan's Criminal Court after being charged with impersonating a police officer. Police said the star told a cab driver he was an undercover officer, ordering him to run several red lights. The rapper (real name Jayceon Taylor), claimed the cab driver noticed they were being followed and asked who was in the car, He said he told the driver they were the hip-hop police, and the driver decided on his own to run the red lights. | | 2007, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher become a father for a second time after his partner Sara MacDonald gave birth to a baby boy, Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher.  | 2007, Britney Spears was charged with hit-and-run and driving without a valid licence after she was accused of hitting a parked car and driving away from a Los Angeles car park on 6 August. The owner of the car filed an accident report on 9 August at the North Hollywood Community Police Station. The city attorney's office did not know whether Ms Spears' car had been damaged, nor did he know the extent of damage to the other car. | | | | September 22nd: Born on this day | | | 1949, Born on this day, David Coverdale, vocals, Whitesnake, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'). Deep Purple. | | | 1952, Born on this day, Mark Panker, Guitar, American Music Club, (1993 album 'Mercury'). | | | 1953, Born on this day, Richard Fairbrass, singer, Right Said Fred, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'I'm Too Sexy', 1993 UK No.1 album 'Up'). | | | 1956, Born on this day, Debby Boone, US singer. Daughter of 50's singer Pat Boone. Ten weeks at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life', in 1977. The longest stay at the top of the charts since Guy Mitchell's 'Singing The Blues. A No.48 in the UK. | | | 1957, Born on this day, Nick Cave, Australian singer, songwriter, (1995 UK No.11 single with Kylie Minogue, 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', 1996 UK No.36 single with PJ Harvey 'Henry Lee'). Birthday Party. | | | 1957, Born on this day, Peter Jones, Public Image Ltd, (1983 UK No.5 single 'This Is Not A Love Song'). | | | 1958, Born on this day, Nelson, New Model Army, (1985 UK No.28 single 'No Rest'). | | | 1960, Born on this day, Joan Jett, The Runaways, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.4 single with the Blackhearts, 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'). | | | 1965, Born on this day, Adam Cairns, guitar, vocals, Therapy' (1993 UK No.9 single 'Screamager'). | | | 1975, Born on this day, Mystikal, (Michael Tyler), US rapper, (2001 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Stutter'). | | 1982, Born on this day, Billie, UK singer, actress, (1998 UK No.1 single 'Because We Want To'). Once married to former Radio 1, Virgin radio DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans.  Died on this day 1981, American composer Harry Warren died aged 88. Wrote over 800 songs including 'I Only Have Eyes For You', (a hit for The Flamingos and Art Garfunkel), 'You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby', 'Jeepers Creepers', 'That's Amore' and 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'. Warren's songs have been featured in over 300 films
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