September 12

Births

1888: Maurice Chevalier (French Singer & Actor)

1931: George Jones (Country Singer)

1943: Maria Muldaur (Singer / Songwriter)

1944: Barry White (Barry Eugene Carter ) (R&B Singer)

1949: Mark Knopfler (Guitar & Vocals for Dire Straits)

1952: Neil Peart (Drummer for Rush)

1952: Gerry Beckley (Singer / Songwriter for America)

1956: Barry Andrews (Keyboards for XTC)

1956: Brian Robertson (Guitar for Thin Lizzy & Motorhead)

1966: Ben Folds (Singer / Songwriter & Piano for Ben Folds Five & Solo)

1968: Larry Laronde (Bass for Primus)

1974: Jennifer Nettles (Lead vocalist for Sugarland)

1976: Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane II) (Rapper in Bone Thugz-n-Harmony)

1978: Ruben Studdard (R&B Singer)

1981: Jennifer Hudson (Actress & Singer)

Events

1954: The first 'teen idol', Frank Sinatra was at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Three Coins In The Fountain,' the singer's first No.1. The song was The Academy Award winning Best Original Song of 1954.

1966: N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US.

1970: Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Cosmo's Factory'. It enjoyed a nine-week run at No.1 in the US where it sold over three million copies.

1970: "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor was released. It was his first single.

1970: At a gig in New Orleans, Pink Floyd are the victims of thieves who steal $40,000 worth of their equipment.

1970: CBS debuts their new animated series about a female band, Josie and the Pussycats.

1986: Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues was hospitalized after collapsing from exhaustion in Los Angeles.

1986: Public Image Ltd guitarist John McGeoch needed 40 stitches in his face after a two-liter wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna.

1987: Michael Jackson kicked of his Bad World Tour by playing the first of three sold-out nights at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. By the end of the 123-date tour, Jackson had played to over 4million fans across fifteen countries.

1987: Morrissey left The Smiths for a solo career.

1988: Pogues singer Shane Macgowan was admitted to a Dublin hospital suffering from nervous exhaustion.

1990: Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac announced they were leaving the band at the end of their current tour.

1994: George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery on his 63rd birthday at Nashville's Baptist Hospital.

1995: INXS singer Michael Hutchence pleaded guilty to punching photographer Jim Bennett outside a London hotel. He was fined $800 and ordered to pay $3,000 in medical costs.

1996: Oasis canceled their U.S. tour citing "internal differences" as the cause.

2000: Christina Aguilera released her first Spanish album, Mi Reflejo, which contained Spanish versions of songs from her English debut as well as new Spanish tracks.

2001: Garth Hudson, keyboard player with The Band, filed for bankruptcy for the third time.

2002: The son of Rod Stewart was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to undergo drug rehabilitation after pleading no contest to attacking a man outside a Malibu, California restaurant. 22 year-old Sean Stewart had been arrested on Dec. 5th, 2001, after he was seen kicking the man in the face and stomach. Stewart was also sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $5,600 to the victim.

2003: Johnny Cash dies at age 71 at Nashville's Baptist Hospital, of complications from diabetes, four months after the death of his wife, June Carter. The Man In Black was a member of both the Country Music and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame.

2006: Britney Spears gave birth to a second baby boy at a hospital in Los Angeles.

2006: Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay was arrested and cautioned for common assault following an altercation with a photographer after an incident outside a London nightclub.

2007: The surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The place of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, would be taken by his son Jason. The one-off concert, the trio's first performance for 19 years, would take place at the O2 arena in London on 26th November with tickets costing $200. All profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in UK, the USA and Turkey, the country of his birth. 

2008: Kanye West was arrested on suspicion of vandalism after a fight with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. The incident happened before he cleared security screening at the airport before boarding a flight to Hawaii. A camera valued at $10,000 was broken in the incident, according to an airport spokesman.

2011: Houston rappers Paul Wall and Baby Bash were arrested  in El Paso, Texas on suspicion of marijuana possession.