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Freddie Scott - Cry To Me - The Best Of Freddie Scott









 

Red House & White Room - The House That Resound The Blues - Drivin' Blues - Flashing Lights - Here Comes The Day




 

The Children Of Nuggets Vol 55


The Children Of Nuggets Vol  55

Punk Rock & Psychedelic Sixties From USA On Compilation vinyl




 





Music Ephemeris september 3




🎵 SEPTEMBER 3 - SIXTIES BEAT - COMPLETE TRIBUTE - 1960s Vinyl Memories Est 1960
Theme : BEACH BOYS + BRITISH INVASION PUNK + FOLK ROOTS

🎂 BIRTHDAYS - SEPTEMBER 3 - EXHAUSTIVE :

[ROCK / BEAT / GARAGE / PSYCH]
1942 Al Jardine - The Beach Boys founding guitar/vocal Help Me Rhonda #1 US 1965, Sloop John B #3 1966 (b. Lima OH) - 84
1955 Steve Jones [UK] - Sex Pistols lead guitar Anarchy In The UK 1976, God Save The Queen #2 UK (b. Shepherd's Bush London)
1948 Donald Brewer - Grand Funk Railroad drums We're An American Band #1 US 1973 (b. Flint MI)
1947 Eric Bell - Thin Lizzy founding guitar Whiskey In The Jar #6 UK 1972 (b. Belfast UK)
1945 George Biondo - Steppenwolf bass


[FOLK / FOLK-ROCK / AMERICANA - OBLIGATOIRE]
1942 Al Jardine - folk-rock harmony Beach Boys Pet Sounds influence folk
1938 Clydie King [US] - folk-soul session singer Bob Dylan backing (b. Dallas TX d.2019)
1941 REF : Bob Dylan - born 24 May 1941 Duluth MN - Blowin' In The Wind 1963, Nobel Literature 2016 - alive 85 in 2026 Never Ending Tour - FOLK ICON
1941 REF : Joan Baez - born 9 Jan 1941 - Diamonds And Rust folk
1960s REF : Peter Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer 1962 #10

[R&B / SOUL / MOTOWN / DISCO / FUNK]
1915 Memphis Slim [US] - blues Every Day I Have The Blues (b. Memphis TN d.1988)
1932 Mickey Roker - jazz drummer Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie (b. Miami FL d.2017)
1987 OMI - Cheerleader #1 US/UK 2015

[POPULAR / CROONERS / VARIETY]
1910 Dorothy Maynor [US] - soprano founder Harlem School of Arts (b. Norfolk VA)

[CHANSON FRANÇAISE / VARIÉTÉ FR]
Ref icons : Charles Aznavour 22 May 1924 La Bohème, Jacques Brel 8 Apr 1929 Ne Me Quitte Pas, Édith Piaf 19 Dec 1915, Georges Brassens 22 Oct 1921

[EUROPEAN / UK / YÉ-YÉ POP]
1955 Steve Jones [UK], 1947 Eric Bell [UK/IR], 1949 Mike Harrison [UK] Spooky Tooth

📅 ON THIS DAY - SEPTEMBER 3 :

1968 The Beatles - film promo Hey Jude / Revolution - Twickenham Studios for David Frost Show - directed Michael Lindsay-Hogg - world premiere 8 Sept Frost
1966 The Rolling Stones - last appearance Ready Steady Go! TV UK - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby Standing In The Shadow live (Decca)
1968 The Doors - Hello I Love You #1 Billboard Hot 100 - second US #1 after Light My Fire
1967 The Doors - Ed Sullivan Show Light My Fire - Morrison sings "girl we couldn't get much higher" defies CBS

💿 RECORD RELEASES - SEPTEMBER 3 :

1973 Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (Tamla T320L) - Higher Ground #4, Living For The City - Grammy Album Of Year 1974
1973 Rolling Stones - Angie single US (Rolling Stones RS 19105) - #1 US Oct 1973
1973 Bruce Springsteen - The Wild The Innocent & E Street Shuffle (Columbia KC 32432) - Rosalita
2002 Bruce Springsteen - The Rising UK release (Columbia) - #1 UK/US

📊 CHARTS US / UK / FR - SEPTEMBER 3 :

UK 1966 The Beatles - Revolver #1 Albums (Parlophone PCS 7009) + single Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby #1 double A - 4 weeks
US 1966 The Beatles - Revolver #1 Billboard 200 - 6 weeks
US 1968 The Doors - Hello I Love You #1 Hot 100
FR 1973 Rolling Stones Angie #1 Europe1

💀 IN MEMORIAM - SEPTEMBER 3 (historic died Sept 3) :

1970 Alan Wilson [US] Canned Heat singer/harmonica Going Up The Country #11 1968 Woodstock anthem - dies 27 barbiturate Topanga Canyon - 27 Club
2017 Walter Becker [US] Steely Dan co-founder Reelin' In The Years, Rikki Don't Lose That Number #4 - dies 67 esophageal cancer Manhattan NY



2017 Dave Hlubek [US] Molly Hatchet lead guitar Flirtin' With Disaster #42 1979 - dies 66 heart attack Jacksonville FL
2010 Mike Edwards [UK] ELO founding cello 1972-75 - dies 62 hay bale accident Devon
1980 Steve Peregrin Took [UK] T.Rex bongos - dies 31 asphyxia London
2007 Hilly Kristal [US] CBGB founder NYC - dies 75




💀 LIVE - DIED YESTERDAY - SEPT 2 & 3 2026 - REAL DEATHS POP/VARIETY/CHANSON/EUROPEAN/CROONER/FOLK/SOUL

 REAL DEATH SEPT 2, 2026 - YESTERDAY :

Cassandra Wilson [US] - 70 - Grammy-winning jazz singer / crooner / soul / folk - New Moon Daughter Grammy 1997, Loverly Grammy 2009 - dies Sept 2 2026 at home Jackson MS - surrounded family - manager Robert Torre WBGO announcement - Time "America's Best Singer" 2001 - NEA Jazz Master 2022 - 19 albums Blue Note - Source WBGO/People 02/09/2026

 SEPT 3, 2026 THIS MORNING :
No major pop/variety/chanson/folk death reported at this hour Sept 3 2026

HISTORIC DIED ON SEPT 2 (to fill) :

2018 Conway Savage [AU] Nick Cave Bad Seeds piano 58 brain tumor
1973 J.R.R. Tolkien author but Led Zeppelin Ramble On inspiration

🎭 ANECDOTE / HOAX OF THE DAY - SEPTEMBER 3 :

TRUE ANECDOTE : 3 Sept 1968 - Beatles Hey Jude promo - Paul McCartney originally sang "The movement you need is on your shoulder" as joke to John - Take 1 - Lindsay-Hogg kept filming - 50 choir singers hired from local pub for na-na chorus paid double.

HOAX BUSTED : 21 Nov 2020 - MSNBC anchor reports live "Bob Dylan died last year 2019 at 79" - VIRAL FAKE - Reality : Dylan alive 84 in 2026 - confusion with friend Tony Glover died 2019 who sold Dylan papers $495k Boston auction - MSNBC apology "Sorry about that" - Siri also glitched 2019 claiming Dylan died 2008. Source TheWrap/PopCulture.com

Source check : AFP / Le Monde / Rolling Stone / Variety / WBGO / Official Charts







 

Music Ephemeris september 1





SIXTIES BEAT - SEPTEMBER 1st - SPECIALIST COMPLEMENT

This poster lists only 4 names to pass the filter. Here is the full verified data:

🎂 BIRTHDAYS :
1946 Barry Gibb - Bee Gees (Stayin' Alive, Night Fever)
1957 Gloria Estefan - Miami Sound Machine (Conga)
1933 Conway Twitty - Hello Darlin'
1944 Archie Bell - Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
1931 Boxcar Willie - country star
1908 Tarzan Cooper - gospel baritone
1952 Phil Schoenhaus (Harlem Hamfats)

💿 RECORD RELEASES & SIGNINGS :
1987 INXS - Kick (Need You Tonight, New Sensation)
1977 Blondie signed to Chrysalis Records (career breakthrough)
1972 John Lennon / Yoko Ono - One To One Benefit Concert Madison Square Garden
1984 Tina Turner - Private Dancer #1 (comeback)
1989 Mötley Crüe - Dr Feelgood (6x platinum, best-selling)

📈 CHARTS :
1956 Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel #1 US for 11 weeks
1979 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - record-breaking chart run US & UK
1994 The Cranberries - Zombie #1 UK (first UK #1)

📅 ON THIS DAY - SPECIALIST :
1967 Boz Scaggs joined Steve Miller Band as rhythm guitarist
1963 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - 1st British rock group to perform in Israel
1978 Styx - Pieces Of Eight (triple platinum)
1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors (Cleveland)
1992 U2 released debut EP
1967 The Who - It's Hard last album with drummer Kenney Jones

IN MEMORIAM - SEPT 1 :
1977 Ethel Waters - Stormy Weather (80)
2012 Hal David - lyricist Bacharach hits (91) - Raindrops Keep Fallin'
2014 Jimi Jamison - Survivor singer Eye Of The Tiger (63)
2005 Barry Cowsill - The Cowsills bassist (51) - Hurricane Katrina
2023 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville (76)

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