Date: September 21, 1955

1955 : The Platters' "Only You" enters the charts.

Date: September 21, 1957

1957 : Elvis Presley's longtime guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black leave the King's band, dissatisfied over being denied pay raises by manager Colonel Tom Parker. Drummer D.J. Fontana stays on.

Date: September 21, 1959

1959 : Santo and Johnny's Sleep Walk hits #1.

Date: September 21, 1961

1961 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee.

Date: September 21, 1961

1961, The Beatles played a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. In the evening they appeared at Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool with Gerry & the Pacemakers, and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, admission price was 3 shillings (15 pence).

Date: September 21, 1962

1962 : A year and a half before The Beatles break in America, The Springfields' Silver Threads and Golden Needles becomes the first British song to reach the top 20 in the US. Later, member Dusty Springfield would have several more solo hits of her own.

Date: September 21, 1963

1963 : Bobby Vinton's Blue Velvet hits #1.

Date: September 21, 1963

1963, Bobby Vinton started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blue Velvet'. The single became a hit in the UK 27 years later when it reached No.2.

Date: September 21, 1963

1963 - Bobby Vinton started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Blue Velvet."

Date: September 21, 1965

1965 : The Moody Blues take part in the "Pop From Britain" concert at Royal Albert Hall in London, making their first major performance. They had recently signed with The Beatles manager Brian Epstein, who got them the gig.

Date: September 21, 1966

1966 : Jimmy Hendrix changes his name to Jimi at the urging of his manager Chas Chandler.

Date: September 21, 1968

1968, Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London gave The Beatles their fifth image change of clothes and hair in four years.

Date: September 21, 1968

1968 : Jeannie C. Riley's Harper Valley P.T.A. hits #1.

Date: September 21, 1968

1968, Jeannie C Riley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Harper Valley PTA'. Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 68.

Date: September 21, 1968

1968, Deep Purple made No.4 on the US singles chart with their debut single 'Hush', also a hit for Kula Shaker in 1997.

Date: September 21, 1968

1968 - Jeannie C. Riley went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Harper Valley PTA." On March 12, 1969, Jeannie's recording of the song was honored with a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Date: September 21, 1968

1968 : Jimi Hendrix releases All Along The Watchtower

Date: September 21, 1968

1968 : Janis Joplin announces her upcoming departure from her band Big Brother & the Holding Company, which observant listeners had decried as too amateurish for her talents.

Date: September 21, 1968

In 1968, with her career-defining hit song, 23-year-old Jeannie C. Riley accomplished a crossover feat that no other woman would match for another dozen years; she became the first female performer to top the Billboard Country and Pop charts simultaneously, with "Harper Valley P.T.A."

Date: September 21, 1970

1970, Freda Payne was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Band Of Gold', the singers only UK No.1 which spent six weeks at the top of the chart.

Date: September 21, 1971

1971 : Paul McCartney's "Another Day" and "Uncle Albert - Admiral Halsey" are certified gold.

Date: September 21, 1971

1971, The first edition of the new BBC TV music show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' was aired. Presented by Richard Williams, the show included; film clips of Jimi Hendrix from Monterey Festival playing 'Wild Thing', Bob Dylan playing 'Maggies Farm', plus America and Lesley Duncan 'live' in the studio. The influential show went on to enjoy a run from 1971 to 1987. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.

Date: September 21, 1971

1971 : The musical variety show The Old Grey Whistle Test premieres on BBC-TV, featuring America as well as clips of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan.

Date: September 21, 1972

1972 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me by Mac Davis.

Date: September 21, 1972

Liam Gallagher is 43 today. Born William John Paul Gallagher in Burnage, a suburb of Manchester in North West England, Liam Gallagher is best known as the lead singer ofOasis. Although his older brother, Noel Gallagher, wrote the majority of Oasis's songs, Liam composed the singles "Songbird" and "I'm Outta Time," along with a number of album tracks and B-sides. When Noel departed Oasis in 2009, Liam continued with the former members of Oasis as the band Beady Eye until that group disbanded in 2014. Liam Gallagher's unique singing style has made him one of the most recognizable figures in modern British music; in a 2010 poll for Q magazine, Liam was voted the greatest frontman of all time. Beyond music, Liam is the founder of the clothing line, Pretty Green (named for a song by The Jam); he's also known for his passionate support of Manchester City F.C.

Date: September 21, 1974

1974 : Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" hits #1

Date: September 21, 1974

1974 : Bachman-Turner Overdrive release You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Date: September 21, 1974

1974, Barry White went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby', the singers first and only US solo chart topper. It made No.8 in the UK.

Date: September 21, 1974

1974, Carl Douglas was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Kung Fu Fighting.' The song was recorded in 10 minutes, had started out as a B-side and went on to sell over 10 million and made Douglas a One Hit Wonder.

Date: September 21, 1974

1974 - Barry White went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe," his first and only solo chart-topper.

Date: September 21, 1976

1976 : The Bee Gees' LP Children Of The World is certified gold.

Date: September 21, 1978

1978 : Do you remember the 21st night of September? The first line of Earth, Wind & Fire's song wasn't written for any particular reason - it just sounded good.

Date: September 21, 1979

1979 : During a break in their only North American tour, members of ABBA bring their kids to Disneyland.

Date: September 21, 1979

1979 : Kurt Waldheim, the UN Secretary General who was later found to have ties to Nazi-era Germany, makes an official appeal for The Beatles to reunite for a charity concert that would benefit the hordes of "boat people" fleeing postwar Vietnam.

Date: September 21, 1980

1980 : Elton John leaves longtime label MCA and signs with David Geffen's new label for a six-year contract.

Date: September 21, 1980

1980, During a North American tour, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. After hospital tests he was diagnosed as having cancer. Marley played his last ever concert two nights later at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Date: September 21, 1980

1980 - During a North American tour, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. After hospital tests, Marley was diagnosed as having cancer. Two nights later, he played his final concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh.

Date: September 21, 1980

1980 : Bob Marley, who had refused treatment for a spreading melanoma due to his religious beliefs, collapses while jogging in New York's Central Park and is hospitalized. Two nights later he performs the next date on his North American tour, the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, but it sadly proves to be his last.

Date: September 21, 1981

1981, Adam And The Ants were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their second No.1 'Prince Charming'.

Date: September 21, 1983

1983 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Tell Her About It by Billy Joel.

Date: September 21, 1985

1985, With the help Of heavy MTV exposure 'Money For Nothing' gave Dire Straits their first US No.1 single.

Date: September 21, 1985

1985, Madonna scored her first UK No.1 album with 'Like A Virgin', ten months after its release. The album spent a total 152 weeks on the UK chart.

Date: September 21, 1985

1985 - With the help of heavy MTV exposure, Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" hit No. 1 in the U.S. singles chart.

Date: September 21, 1985

In 1985, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits grabbed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts (the song was inspired by an electronic store worker's disparaging comments about MTV overheard by Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler).

Date: September 21, 1986

1986 : The US Department of Health and Human Services honors Dionne Warwick for "exceptional service as a leading health ambassador" in fighting the spread of AIDS.

Date: September 21, 1986

1986 - National Enquirer featured a picture of Michael Jackson in an oxygen chamber with a story claiming that Jackson had a bizarre plan to live until he was 150 years old.

Date: September 21, 1986

1986, The National Inquirer Magazine featured a picture of Michael Jackson in an oxygen chamber with a story claiming that Jackson had a bizarre plan to live until he was 150 years old.

Date: September 21, 1987

1987, American jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight. Pastorius was trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, (where he'd been banned), and became involved in a fight with a bouncer, Pastorius fell into a coma and was put on life support. In 2006, Pastorius was voted "The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived" by readers in Bass Guitar magazine. Was a member of Weather Report and worked with various acts including Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.

Date: September 21, 1991

1991 : Status Quo set a world record when they play four separate British arenas in one 11-hour period.

Date: September 21, 1991

1991, Status Quo put themselves in the Guinness Book Of Records by appearing four venues in one day, Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and London, performing all four in a 12-hour period.

Date: September 21, 1992

1992, Parlophone Records released 'Creep' by Radiohead. as their debut single. The single didn't chart but featured in the majority of critics lists at the end of the year and later appeared on their first album, Pablo Honey.

Date: September 21, 1993

1993 : All Apologies, backed with Rape Me, is released. It's the last Nirvana single released while Kurt Cobain was still alive.

Date: September 21, 1993

1993 : Nirvana release In Utero

Date: September 21, 1993

1993 : Bad Religion release their seventh full-length studio album Recipe for Hate. This album was originally released on Epitaph Records, but was quickly reissued by their now-former label Atlantic.

Date: September 21, 1996

1996, The Fugees scored their second UK No.1 single with 'Ready Or Not'. The chorus in the song is based on 'Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)' by The Delfonics. The Fugees previous single 'Killing Me Softly,' was so successful that the track was 'deleted' and no longer supplied to retailers whilst the track was still in the Top 20 to make way for the next single 'Ready or Not'.

Date: September 21, 1996

1996 : The audience at the Grand Ole Opry witness a historic moment when 23-year-old Hank Williams III, son of Hank Williams Jr. and grandson of country music legend Hank Williams makes his Opry debut. Hank III wears a black western shirt trimmed with green fringe that belonged to his grandfather. His set includes "Moanin' the Blues," a 1950 chart-topper for Hank Sr., and "Lovesick Blues," the same song his granddad performed for his Opry debut in June 1949.

Date: September 21, 1997

1997 : The life and career of Jimmie Rodgers is celebrated with a concert capping the "Waiting for a Train: Jimmie Rodgers' America" conference in Cleveland. A collaboration between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, John Prine, Steve Earle, Levon Helm, Iris DeMent, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore all perform songs by Rodgers.

Date: September 21, 1998

1998 : Madonna enrolls her daughter, Lourdes Ciccone, at the prestigious Cheltenham Ladies College in England. Tuition at the boarding school is $22,650 a year.

Date: September 21, 1999

1999 : Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails earns the first No. 1 in its career, as The Fragiledebuts at the top of The Billboard 200, easily outpacing all other competitors in a market crowded with new releases.

Date: September 21, 1999

1999 : While being searched at London's Heathrow Airport, Diana Ross allegedly assaults the security guard in question and is detained for five hours.

Date: September 21, 1999

1999 : An HBO live music show called Reverb makes its debuts with performances fromAlanis Morissette and Everlast.

Date: September 21, 2000

2000 : Canadian rock group the Matthew Good Band is the big winner at the MuchMusic Video Awards, Canada's annual music video competition. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based group collects prizes for Best Rock Video and Best Video for its "Load Me Up" single.

Date: September 21, 2000

2000 : Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks reform as Genesis for a one-off performance at the London Hilton during the British Music Roll of Honour gala, organized by the Music Managers Forum. The act's manager, Tony Smith receives the Peter Grant Award for outstanding achievement at the event.

Date: September 21, 2001

2001 : The benefit concert America: A Tribute To Heroes, airs on most major TV networks, raising over $128 million for victims of the September 11 attacks. Performers include Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, and Willie Nelson.

Date: September 21, 2002

2002, Pink went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Just Like A Pill', the American singers first UK No.1.

Date: September 21, 2004

2004 : Chris Tomlin releases his breakthrough album, Arriving. It will go on to peak at #3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart.

Date: September 21, 2004

2004 : Cat Stevens, known as Yusuf Islam since the late Seventies, is stopped from entering the US after his name is erroneously found on a terrorism watch list.

Date: September 21, 2004

2004 : Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), is denied entry into the United States when he shows up on a terrorist watch list, accused of funding terror groups. Islam was aboard a plane headed from London to Washington, DC when it was learned he was on the list; the plane is diverted to an airport in Maine and Islam sent back to England the next day.

Date: September 21, 2004

2004 : Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), is denied entry into the United States when he shows up on a terrorist watch list, accused of funding terror groups. Islam was aboard a plane headed from London to Washington, DC when it was learned he was on the list; the plane is diverted to an airport in Maine and Islam sent back to England the next day. A week later, the Los Angeles Times publishes a scathing editorial from Islam, who deplores the "indiscriminate" screening process.

Date: September 21, 2007

2007 - Snoop Dogg was sentenced to three years probation and 160 hours of community service after pleading guilty to carrying a collapsible baton. The rapper was arrested in September 2006 after the baton was found in his bag at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif.

Date: September 21, 2007

2007, Snoop Dogg was sentenced to three years probation and 160 hours of community service after pleading guilty to carrying a collapsible baton. The rapper was arrested in September 2006 after the baton was found in his bag at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. In April 2007 he was given five years probation and 800 hours community service after pleading no contest to gun and drug charges in a Californian court.

Date: September 21, 2009

2009 - Leonard Cohen collapsed on stage during a concert in Valencia in Spain and was taken to hospital. He was later discharged after doctors told him he had food poisoning.

Date: September 21, 2011

2011 : R.E.M. announce that they're calling it quits after more than 30 years. In a post on their website, the band members write, "To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening."

Date: September 21, 2011

2011, A contract revealing that The Beatles refused to perform in front of a segregated audience at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California on August 31st, 1965, sold for $23,033 at an auction in Los Angeles. In addition to the desegregation clause, the contract guaranteed the band $40,000 and at least 150 police officers to provide security at the show.