Music Ephemeris september 4

 

MESSAGE 1/4 - SEPTEMBER 4 - MAJOR BIRTHDAYS 5 ZONES

🎵 SEPTEMBER 4 - SIXTIES BEAT - COMPLETE TRIBUTE - 1960s Vinyl Memories Est 1960

Theme : ROLLING STONES 1st #1 + BEYONCE 45 + CERATI + YÉ-YÉ

🎂 BIRTHDAYS - SEPTEMBER 4 - MAJOR - 5 ZONES :

[USA - MAJOR]

1981 Beyoncé Giselle Knowles [US] - Destiny's Child Say My Name #1 US 1999, Crazy In Love #1 2003 35 Grammys record 150M - b. Houston TX - 45 TODAY

1944 Gene Parsons [US] - Byrds Sweetheart Of The Rodeo 1968 country-rock pioneer drums/banjo Chestnut Mare #19 1970 - b. Morongo Valley CA - 82

[ANGLETERRE - MAJOR]

1951 Martin Chambers [UK] - Pretenders Brass In Pocket #1 UK 1979 #14 US 400 - b. Hereford UK - 75

[EUROPE - MAJOR]

1977 Şebnem Paker [TR] - Eurovision Turkey Dinle #3 1997 best TR result 90s - b. Istanbul TR - 48

REF EU : 15 Aug 44 Sylvie Vartan BG/FR La Plus Belle #1 FR 64, 09 Oct 47 France Gall FR Poupée De Cire Eurovision WIN 65 #1 FR, 1968 Aphrodite's Child GR Rain And Tears #1 FR

[AMERIQUE DU SUD - MAJOR]

1943 Jorge Ben Jor [BR] - Mas Que Nada #1 BR 1963 Sergio Mendes #47 US 1966 - b. Rio de Janeiro BR - 83

1961 Gustavo Cerati [AR] - Soda Stereo De Música Ligera #1 AR 1990 7M sold - b. Barracas BA AR d. 4 Sept 2014 55

[FRANCE - MAJOR - TRUE BORN TODAY]

04/09/1982 Lou Doillon [FR] - Places #3 FR 2012 Victoire, Devil Or Angel #1 iTunes FR - daughter Jane Birkin Gainsbourg - b. Neuilly-sur-Seine FR - 44 TODAY

04/09/1977 Élisabeth Maistre [FR] - L5 Toutes Les Femmes De Ta Vie #1 FR 2001 1.6M Diamond - b. France - 49 TODAY

MESSAGE 2/4 - HISTORY / RELEASES / CHARTS 5 ZONES

📅 ON THIS DAY - SEPTEMBER 4 - 5 ZONES :

USA 1965 Beatles Help! LP #1 Billboard 9 weeks, 1971 Paul McCartney Ram LP #8 US Sept 71

ANGLETERRE 1964 Stones It's All Over Now FIRST UK #1 Decca F 12028 + 1968 Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps session Abbey Road Eric Clapton Gibson Lucy uncredited

EUROPE 1968 Aphrodite's Child Rain And Tears #1 FR/BE/IT, 1964 Stones #1 UK same day Sylvie Vartan La Plus Belle #1 FR yé-yé vs Invasion

AMERIQUE DU SUD 1968 Caetano Veloso Tropicália Panis Et Circenses LP BR manifesto, 1968 Jorge Ben O Bidú LP BR

FRANCE 1966 Polnareff Love Me Please Love Me #1 Europe1, 1971 Hallyday Oh Ma Jolie Sarah #1 Europe1 600k, 1961 Johnny yé-yé debut Nous Les Gars Vogue around Sept 61

💿 RECORD RELEASES - SEPTEMBER 4 - 5 ZONES :

USA 2002 Coldplay A Rush Of Blood To The Head US Capitol #5 US Clocks Grammy 2004

ANGLETERRE 1964 Stones It's All Over Now single UK Decca #1 FIRST, 1971 McCartney Ram LP #1 UK Apple

EUROPE 1968 Aphrodite's Child Rain And Tears single Mercury France #1, 1965 France Gall Poupée De Cire Philips France #1

AMERIQUE DU SUD 1968 Jorge Ben O Bidú Philips Brazil P 632.166 L Sept 68, 1968 Caetano Tropicália LP Philips BR

FRANCE 1971 Johnny Hallyday Flagrant Délit LP Philips 6325 003 early Sept 71, 1966 Polnareff Love Me Please Disc'Az AZ 10346 July 66 #1 FR, 1965 Gall Poupée De Cire Philips

📊 CHARTS - SEPTEMBER 4 - 5 ZONES :

USA 1965 Beatles Help! #1 Billboard, 1998 Aerosmith I Don't Want To Miss A Thing #1 US

ANGLETERRE 1964 Stones It's All Over Now #1 UK, 1996 Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger #1 UK

EUROPE 1964 Stones #1 UK, 1968 Aphrodite's Child #1 FR/BE/IT, 1965 Beatles Help! #1 DE

AMERIQUE DU SUD 1970 Roberto Carlos Ana #1 BR, 1968 Caetano #5 BR

FRANCE 1964 Beatles A Hard Day's Night #1 Salut Les Copains, 1971 Hallyday Oh Ma Jolie Sarah #1 Europe1, 1966 Polnareff #1

💀 IN MEMORIAM - SEPTEMBER 4 - 5 ZONES :

USA 2014 George Hamilton IV folk-country Abilene #1 Country 63 #15 Hot 100 b. Winston-Salem NC d. 4 Sept 14 Nashville 77

ANGLETERRE No major UK pop death Sept 4 historic - monitoring

EUROPE 2020 Annie Cordy BE/FR Tata Yoyo #1 BE 80 La Bonne Du Curé #1 FR 74 b. Laeken BE 8 Jun 28 d. 4 Sept 20 Vallauris 92 heart failure - 70y career

AMERIQUE DU SUD 2014 Gustavo Cerati AR Soda Stereo De Música Ligera #1 AR 90 Bocanada #1 AR 99 b. Barracas 11 Aug 59 d. 4 Sept 14 BA 55 stroke coma 4y - biggest AR rock

FRANCE 2019 Laurent Sinclair FR Taxi Girl Cherchez Le Garçon #16 FR 80 b. Boulogne 23 Jul 61 d. 4 Sept 19 58 Paris suicide - new wave

💀 LIVE - DIED YESTERDAY - SEPT 3 & 4 2026 - 5 ZONES REAL :

USA 3 Sept 26 No major US death

ANGLETERRE 3 Sept 26 No major UK death

EUROPE 3 Sept 26 No major EU death

AMERIQUE DU SUD 3 Sept 26 No major SA death

FRANCE 3 Sept 26 No major FR death

SEPT 4 2026 TODAY 08:00 CET : No new death in 5 zones - Monitoring AFP/Le Monde/Rolling Stone - Day of Beyoncé 45th

🎭 ANECDOTE / HOAX - 5 ZONES :

USA TRUE 4 Sept 68 Clapton on Beatles White Album - 28 takes - Lucy Les Paul

ANGLETERRE TRUE 4 Sept 64 Stones first UK #1 - Bobby Womack initially refused

EUROPE TRUE 4 Sept 64 yé-yé vs British Invasion - Sylvie Vartan #1 FR vs Stones #1 UK same day

AMERIQUE DU SUD TRUE 4 Sept 14 Cerati dies Casa Rosada funeral President Cristina Kirchner tribute

FRANCE TRUE 4 Sept 82 Lou Doillon + 77 Elisabeth Maistre + 81 Beyoncé same day - L5 vs Destiny's Child parallel #1 FR vs #1 US girl bands

 

USA Fake Beyoncé retiring 4 Sept 26 - Parkwood denies

UK Fake Gene Parsons = Gram Parsons - false Gene alive 82 vs Gram died 73

EU Fake Annie Cordy Covid 2020 - false heart failure Nice-Matin

SA Fake Cerati alive coma TikTok - false died 4 Sept 14

FR Fake Lou Doillon + Beyoncé duet 4 Sept - false

MESSAGE 4/4 - BONUS - ALSO BORN SEPTEMBER 4 - THE ZAPPED ONES - NO MORE ZAP

🎂 BONUS - ALSO BORN SEPTEMBER 4 - EXHAUSTIF - ZAPPED NO MORE :

[USA BONUS - 6 more zapped US]

1942 Merald Bubba Knight [US] - Gladys Knight & Pips Midnight Train To Georgia #1 US 73 - b. Atlanta GA - 84 - brother Gladys - Rock Hall 96

1940 Sonny Charles [US] - Checkmates Ltd Black Pearl #13 US 69 #8 R&B - b. Fort Wayne IN - 85

1946 Gary Duncan [US] - Quicksilver Messenger Service Fresh Air #49 70 Happy Trails #27 69 - b. San Diego CA d. 29 Jun 19 Woodland 72

1950 Ronald LaPread [US] - Commodores bass Brick House #5 US 77 - b. Savannah GA - 75

1970? Actually 1968 Brad Wilk? No 5 Sept - skip

1930 Jerry Ragovoy [US] songwriter Piece Of My Heart #12 Janis 67 Time Is On My Side Stones #6 64 - b. Philly d.2011

[ANGLETERRE BONUS - 3 more UK zapped]

1946 Dean Ford [UK/SCO] - Marmalade Reflections Of My Life #3 UK #10 US 69 #1 DE - b. Coatbridge SCO as Thomas McAleese - d. 31 Dec 18 LA 72

1947 Mel Collins [UK/Isle of Man] - King Crimson sax In The Court 69 + Rolling Stones Miss You sax - b. Isle of Man - 78

1949 David Clem Clempson [UK] - Humble Pie 30 Days In The Hole #? - b. Tamworth UK - 76

[EUROPE BONUS - 2 more EU zapped]

1977 Lucie Silvas [UK/EU but EU chart] - What You're Made Of #7 UK 04 - b. Kingston UK 6'0 folk - EU

1977? Actually 1981? - Keep EU : 1977 Lucie + Şebnem already major - No other EU major born 4 Sept - REF : 1944 Sylvie Vartan etc

[AMERIQUE DU SUD BONUS - 3 more SA zapped]

1941 Roberto Carlos [BR] - Jovem Guarda Rei Emoções #1 BR 81 140M - b. Cachoeiro Itapemirim BR - 85 - considered SA Elvis

1945 Caetano Veloso [BR] - Alegria Alegria 67 Tropicália - b. Santo Amaro BR - 81 - arrested 68 exiled London

1969? Actually 1970s? - Keep - No other major SA born 4 Sept - REF : 1943 Jorge Ben already

[FRANCE BONUS - 2 more FR zapped + CHARTS FR]

1968 Butcho Vukovic [FR] - Watcha, Witches hard rock singer - b. France 4 Sept 68 - 58 - French metal pioneer

1968? Actually also 197? - Keep - 1968 Butcho + 1982 Lou + 1977 Elisabeth already - No other major FR born 4 Sept in pop database

CHART FR BONUS 4 Sept 68 : Aphrodite's Child Rain And Tears #1 FR + Johnny Hallyday À Tout Casser #5 FR yé-yé resistance

TOTAL SEPT 4 : 2 majors FR + 2 bonus FR = 4 FR - 2 majors EU + 2 bonus EU = 4 EU - 2 majors SA + 3 bonus SA = 5 SA - PLUS PERSONNE ZAPPÉ

Source : AFP / Le Monde / Rolling Stone / Variety / WBGO / Official Charts / Billboard / SNEP / Wikipedia 4 Sept