September 2
• 1995: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland
September 3
• 1967: Folk singer Woodie Guthrie dies in New York City at the age of 52
September 5
• 1987: After 30 years, the television show “American Bandstand” is cancelled
• 1946: Freddie Mercury of Queen is born Frederick Farookh Bulsara
September 6
• 1989: Neil Young wins Best Video at the MTV Music Awards for “This Note’s For You,” which was originally banned by the station
September 7
• 1978: The Who’s Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose
• 1936: Buddy Holly is born Charles Hardin Holley
September 9
• 1941: Otis Redding is born
September 11
• 1987: Peter Tosh is murdered in his Jamaican home
September 13
• 1996: Tupac Shakur dies in a Las Vegas hospital six days after being shot
• 1976: Fiona Apple is born
September 16
• 1977: Marc Bolan of T-Rex dies in a car crash at age 29
• 1925: B.B. King is born Riley B. King
September 18
• 1983: KISS appear on MTV without makeup
• 1970: Jimi Hendrix dies in London
September 19
• 1981: Simon and Garfunkel reunite to perform in New York City’s Central Park for over 400,000 fans
September 23
• 1949: Bruce Springsteen is born
September 24
• 1993: Drummer Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses is awarded $2.5 million from the band for being kicked out due to an ongoing heroin addiction
September 25
• 1980: Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham dies
September 28
• 1991: Miles Davis dies in New York at the age of 65
September 29
• 1963: Les Claypool of Primus is born
• 1935: Jerry Lee Lewis is born
September 30
• 1964: Trey Anastasio of Phish is born
