On This Day in Rock: September 19
23 moments in rock history on September 19.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on September 19, 2026 (18 posts)
This Day In Rock History: Sept 9th 1941, Born on this day, Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter, record producer. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival Redding wrote and recorded his iconic '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' with Steve Cropper. The song became the first posthumous No.1 record on...
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1958
Elvis Presley released King Creole
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1969
Fleetwood Mac released Then Play On
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1977
Talking Heads released Talking Heads: 77
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1977
Pete Townshend released Rough Mix
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- 1980 The Police released the single "Don't Stand So Close to Me" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1983 Depeche Mode released the single "Love, in Itself" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1988
Johnny Cash released Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series
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- 1988 Erasure released the single "A Little Respect" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1989
David Bowie released Sound + Vision
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- 1994 The Cranberries released the single "Zombie" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1995
The Flaming Lips released Clouds Taste Metallic
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- 1998 Savage Garden released the single "Break Me Shake Me" Forum threads Wikipedia
Born on this day
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1940
Paul Williams of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was born
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Photo: A&M Records, Public domain
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1941
Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas was born
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Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
- 1946 John Coghlan of Status Quo was born Forum threads Wikipedia
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1947
Lol Creme of Art of Noise was born
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Photo: Klaus Hitscher, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1951
Daniel Lanois was born
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Photo: Juan Manuel Parra, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1958
Lita Ford of The Runaways was born
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Photo: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
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1966
Tommy Victor of Danzig was born
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Photo: Dario De Marco, Public domain
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1973
Gram Parsons of The Byrds died
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Photo: Reprise Records, Public domain
- 2019 Larry Wallis of Motörhead died Forum threads Wikipedia
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2020
Lee Kerslake of Uriah Heep died
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Photo: Majalah VARIANADA Edisi 153 Tahun 1974, Public domain
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2025
Zubeen Garg died
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Photo: Gitartha.bordoloi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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