On This Day, September 29 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day September 29 in 1958 – Tommy Edwards started a six-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s All in the Game’.
1960 – With his rendition of ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’, Ricky Valance started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart.
1973 – Grand Funk Railroad scored their first number one single in the US with ‘We’re an American Band’.
1973 – The Simon Park Orchestra hit number one on the UK Singles chart for the first of four consecutive weeks with ‘Eye Level’.
1976 – Canadian rock band Rush released the double live album ‘All the World’s a Stage’. It was recorded during their shows at Massey Hall in Toronto between June 11-13 that year.
1979 – The number one single in the UK on this day September 29 was by The Police who started a three-week run at the top with ‘Message in a Bottle’.
1979 – Euro-Caribbean group Boney M scored their second number one album in the United Kingdom with ‘Oceans of Fantasy’. Also a chart-topper in Austria, Finland, Norway, and Germany.
1980 – American rapper Kurtis Blow released his seminal self-titled debut studio album through Mercury Records. The album features ‘The Breaks’ which became the first mainstream hip hop hit and the first certified gold rap song.
1984 – With ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, Prince and The Revolution went to number one on the US Singles chart.
1990 – Glam metal band Nelson topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection’.
1990 – American singer-songwriter Maria McKee started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK with ‘Show Me Heaven’. The song also reached number one on the singles charts in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Norway.
1992 – American singer, songwriter, and actor Paul Jabara die from AIDS, aged 44. Best remembered for writing the hit songs ‘Last Dance’ and ‘No More Tears (Enough is Enough)’ for Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand.
1992 – Rock band Stone Temple Pilots released their debut studio album ‘Core’ through Atlantic Records. It peaked at No.3 on the Billboard 200 and became the band’s best-selling album with over 9 million copies sold worldwide.
1997 – The Rolling Stones released their twenty-third studio album ‘Bridges to Babylon’. The album was a commercial success and it became a Top 10 hit in fifteen countries, including No.1 in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. It also features the hit single ‘Anybody Seen My Baby?’.
1997 – Alternative rock band The Verve released their breakthrough third studio album ‘Urban Hymns’ through Hut Records. The album features three hit singles, including ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ and it went on to sell over ten million copies worldwide.
2001 – With her second studio album ‘The Id’, American singer-songwriter Macy Gray topped the UK Albums chart.
2001 – Rapper Jay-Z scored his fourth consecutive number one album on the US Billboard 200 chart with ‘The Blueprint’.
2001 – Kylie Minogue topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’. The song was a big hit worldwide and it topped the charts in 40 countries.
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head
2007 – With his third studio album ‘Graduation’, Kanye West reached number one in the US. He also topped the US Singles chart on this day September 29 with ‘Stronger’. Both the album and the song earned him a Grammy Award.
2007 – Singer-songwriter James Blunt went to number one in the UK with his second studio album ‘All the Lost Souls’. The album was an international hit and it topped the charts in over 20 countries worldwide.
2009 – Lynyrd Skynyrd released their thirteenth studio album ‘Gods & Guns’ through Roadrunner Records which peaked at No.18 on the Billboard 200.
2011 – American singer, producer and record label founder Sylvia Robinson nicknamed ‘The Mother of Hip Hop’ died at the age of 76.
2012 – The number one album in the US on this day September 29 was ‘Away from the World’ by the Dave Matthews Band. The band’s eight studio album and sixth to top the Billboard 200.
2012 – With ‘One More Night’, pop rock band Maroon 5 started a nine-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
2012 – Rock band The Killers scored their fourth consecutive number one studio album in the UK with ‘Battle Born’.
2018 – Six years later Maroon 5 were also at No.1 in the US, this time with ‘Girls Like You’ which topped the chart for seven consecutive weeks.
2018 – Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Otis Rush died at the age of 84.
2018 – Country pop singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood topped the US Billboard 200 chart with her sixth studio album ‘Cry Pretty’.
2020 – Singer and actress Helen Reddy died at the age of 78. Best remembered for hits such as ‘Angie Baby’, ‘I Am Woman’, ‘Delta Down’, ‘Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)’, etc.
2020 – Country music singer and songwriter Mac Davis died at the age of 78. Best remembered for penning Elvis Presley’s hit songs ‘In The Ghetto’, ‘A Little Less Conversation’, and ‘Memories’.
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1907 – American singer and songwriter Gene Autry nicknamed ‘The Singing Cowboy’ was born in Tioga, Texas.
1921 – American musician Francis “Franny” Beecher was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Best known as the lead guitarist of Bill Haley & His Comets.
1930 – Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and session musician William “Billy Strange was born in Long Beach, California. Best known as a member of the Wrecking Crew.
1935 – Singer-songwriter, pianist and rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis was born on this day September 29 in Ferriday, Louisiana.
1937 – American blues musician Joe “Guitar” Hughes was born Maurice Hughes in Houston, Texas.
1939 – One half of the singer-songwriters musical duo Boyce and Hart, Thomas “Tommy” Boyce was born in Charlottesville, Virginia.
1942 – Jazz music violinist and composer Jean-Luc Ponty was born in Avranches, France.
1944 – British folk revival singer Anne Patricia Briggs was born in Toton, England.
1945 – American soul singer and songwriter Thomas “Tommy” Tate was born in Homestead, Florida.
1948 – American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mike Pinera was born in Tampa, Florida. He rose to fame as a member of the rock band Blues Image before joining Iron Butterfly and later forming the bands Ramatam and Cactus.
1948 – Multi-instrumentalist, lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner was born in Flint, Michigan.
1954 – Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Robert “Bob” Carlisle was born in Santa Ana, California.
1954 – English pop and jazz singer Mari Wilson was born in London. Best known for her 1982 hit single ‘Just What I Always Wanted’.
1958 – Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer Mick Harvey was born on this day September 29 in Rochester, Australia. Best known for his work with Nick Cave.
1963 – Founder and frontman of the funk metal band Primus, Leslie “Les” Claypool was born in Richmond, California.
1967 – Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the rock band Suede, Brett Anderson was born in Lindfield, England.
1968 – Twin brothers Matthew and Luke Goss who founded the pop group Bros were born in London, England.
1987 – American guitarist and vocalist Joshua “Josh” Farro was born in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band Paramore.
1994 – American pop singer Halsey was born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane in Edison, New Jersey.