September in Rock History

Last Updated on 1 March 2026

Birthdays: Tommy Evans (1927), Archie Bell (1944), Barry Gibb (1946), Greg Errico (1948), Ric Formosa (1954), Bruce Foxton (1955), Gloria Estefan (1957), Cass Lewis (1960), J.D. Fortune (1973), Natalie Bassingthwaighte (1975), Dann Hume (1987)
Birthdays: Jimmy Clanton (1940), Rosalind Ashford (1943), Billy Preston (1946), Richard Coughlan (1947), Michael Rother (1950), Mik Kaminksi (1951), Steve Porcaro (1957), Keanu Reeves (1964), Dino Cazares (1966), Phil Lipscomb (1976), Sam Rivers (1977), Spencer Smith (1987)
Birthdays: Al Jardine (1942), George Biondo (1945), Eric Bell (1947), Don Brewer (1948), Aaron Smith (1950), Steve Jones (1955), Perry Bamonte (1960), Tomo Miličević (1979), Jason McCaslin (1980)
Birthdays: Bubba Knight (1942), Gene Parsons (1944), Greg Elmore (1946), Ronald LaPread (1950), Martin Chambers (1951), Kim Thayil (1960), Carmit Bachar (1974), Beyoncé (1981), Lacey Sturm (1981)
Birthdays: Al Stewart (1945), Freddie Mercury (1946), Loudon Wainwright III (1946), Buddy Miles (1947), Chip Davis (1947), Clem Clempson (1949), Pauli Carman (1953), Brad Wilk (1968), Dweezil Zappa (1969), Charles Greywolf (1975), Alexey Harkov (1977)
Birthdays: Roger Waters (1943), Claydes Smith (1948), Patrick O’Hearn (1954), Pal Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Scott Travis (1961), Dolores O’Riordan (1971), Kathi Wolfgramm (1971)
Birthdays: Buddy Holly (1936), Gloria Gaynor (1943), Dennis Thompson (1948), Moogy Klingman (1950), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Morris Albert (1951), Benmont Tench (1953), Margot Chapman (1957), LeRoi Moore (1961), Holly Golightly (1966), Kyle Stevenson (1968), Paul McCoy (1981)
Birthdays: Patsy Cline (1932), Brian Cole (1942), Sal Valentino (1942), Kelly Groucutt (1945), Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (1945), Dean Daughtry (1946), Mick Brown (1956), Michael Lardie (1958), Luis Lerma (1959), David Steele (1960), Brendan Kelly (1976), P!nk (1979), Jay Weinberg (1990)
Birthdays: Otis Redding (1941), Dee Dee Sharp (1945), Bruce Palmer (1946), Doug Ingle (1945), Freddy Weller (1943), John McFee (1950), Dave Stewart (1952), Manuel Göttsching (1952), Magnus Larsson (1990)
Birthdays: Danny Hutton (1942), Jose Feliciano (1945), Don Powell (1946), Barrie Barlow (1949), Joe Perry (1950), Peter Tolson (1951), Pat Mastelotto (1955), Siobhan Fahey (1958), Johnny Hickman (1959), Robin Goodridge (1966), Paula Kelley (1971)
Birthdays: Mickey Hart (1943), Dennis Tufano (1946), Tommy Shaw (1953), Hiram Bullock (1955), Jon Moss (1957), Mick Talbot (1958), Victor Wooten (1964), Gidget Gein (1969), Richard Ashcroft (1971), Mark Klepaski (1975), Jon Buckland (1977)
Birthdays: Maria Muldaur (1942), Barry White (1944), Tony Bellamy (1946), Tony Stevens (1949), Gerry Beckley (1952), Neil Peart (1952), Barry Andrews (1956), Ben Folds (1966), Larry LaLonde (1968), Jeff Irwin (1977)
Birthdays: David Clayton Thomas (1941), Peter Cetera (1944), Randy Jones (1952), Teddy Mueller (1954), Joni Sledge (1956), Vinny Appice (1957), Sheldon Reynolds (1959), Dave Mustaine (1961), Zak Starkey (1965), John Roderick (1968)
Birthdays: Pete Agnew (1946), John “Bowser” Bauman (1947), Steve Gaines (1949), Doug Rauch (1950), Barry Cowsill (1954), Steve Berlin (1955), Morten Harket (1959), Craig Montoya (1970), Jeff Loomis (1971), Ashley Roberts (1981), Amy Winehouse (1983), Melissa McGhee (1984)
Birthdays: Cannonball Adderley (1928), Lee Dorman (1942), Ola Brunkert (1946), Kelly Keagy (1952), Mitch Dorge (1960), Jerry Dixon (1967), Pat Mahoney (1972)
Birthdays: B.B. King (1925), Joe Butler (1941), Bernie Calvert (1942), Betty Kelly (1944), Ron Blair (1948), Frank Reed (1954), Dave Blood (1956), Richard Marx (1963), Dave Sabo (1964), Kathi Wolfgram (1969), Andy Blázquez (1976)
Birthdays: Lamonte McLemore (1935), Fee Waybill (1950), Guy Picciotto (1965), Keith Flint (1969)
Birthdays: Frankie Avalon (1940), Kerry Livgren (1949), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Keith Morris (1955), Joanne Catherall (1962), Ricky Bell (1967), Charles Hedger (1980)
Birthdays: Nick Massi (1927), Brook Benton (1931), Bill Medley (1940), Cass Elliot (1941), John Coghlan (1946), Ray Cooper (1947), Stanley Sheldon (1950), Nile Rodgers (1952), Lita Ford (1958), Clay Watusi (1960), Ryan Dusick (1977)
Birthdays: Billy Nunn (1925), Chet McCracken (1946), Mick Rogers (1946), Chuck Panozzo (1948), John Panozzo (1948), Jeff Jones (1953), Alannah Currie (1957), Gunnar Nelson (1967), Matthew Nelson (1967), Jack Lawless (1987)
Birthdays: Jesse Ed Davis (1944), George Cameron (1945), Don Felder (1947), Willie Wilcox (1951), Dave Gregory (1952), Phil Taylor (1954), Tyler Stewart (1967), David Silveria (1972), Jonas Bjerre (1976)
Birthdays: Joni James (1930), David Coverdale (1951), Richard Fairbrass (1953), Nick Cave (1957), Joan Jett (1958), Jesse James Dupree (1962), Andy Cairns (1965), Matt Sharp (1969), Billie Piper (1982)
Birthdays: Ray Charles (1930), Julio Iglesias (1943), Steve Boone (1943), Neal Smith (1947), Bruce Springsteen (1949), Danielle Dax (1958), John Rocca (1960), Louie Stephens (1984)
Birthdays: Mel Taylor (1933), Barbara “Bibs” Allbut (1940), Linda McCartney (1941), Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut (1942), Rosa Lee Hawkins (1944), Carson Van Osten (1945), Sean McNabb (1965), Danielia Cotton (1967), Peter Salisbury (1971)
Albums Released: Nevermind, by Nirvana (1991)
Birthdays: Gary Alexander (1943), Onnie McIntire (1945), John Fiddler (1947), Steven Severin (1955), Mariusz Duda (1975)
Birthdays: Julie London (1926), George Chambers (1931), Creadel Jones (1940), Joe Bauer (1941), Lynn Anderson (1947), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Stuart Tosh (1948), Craig Chaquico (1954), Darby Crash (1958), Al Pitrelli (1962), Tracey Thorn (1962), Shannon Hoon (1967), Dean Butterworth (1976), Lenna Kuurmaa (1985)
Birthdays: Bob Curiano (1943), Randy Bachman (1943), Meat Loaf (1947), Greg Ham (1953), Shaun Cassidy (1958), Mark Caldero (1970), Carrie Brownstein (1974), Avril Lavigne (1984)
Birthdays: Ben E. King (1938), Nick St. Nicholas (1943), Peter Hope-Evans (1947), George Lynch (1954), Ned Leukhardt (1958), Ginger Fish (1965), Moon Zappa (1967)
Birthdays: Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Manuel Fernandez (1943), Mike Post (1944), Ian Wallace (1946), Mark Farner (1948), Mike Pinera (1948), Les Claypool (1963), Alex Skolnick (1968)
Birthdays: Johnny Mathis (1935), Dewey Martin (1940), Frankie Lymon (1942), Marilyn McCoo (1943), Sylvia Peterson (1946), Marc Bolan (1947), John Lombardo (1952), Bill Rieflin (1960), Robby Takac (1964)