Happy birthday to Steve Conte, lead guitar, singer, songwriter, producer; he fronts Steve Conte NYC, played lead guitar in the reformed New York Dolls, the list of his collaborations is like a who’s who of rock, soul, blues and general badassery. Born in the rock 9/23/1960. photo Tuomas Vitikainen

Born In The Blues 9/24/1893: The late, great Blind Lemon Jefferson, born Lemon Henry Jefferson in Couchman Texas. Singer, songwriter and blues guitar innovator, acknowledged by some as Father of the Texas Blues. Jefferson headed to that big juke joint in the sky 12/19/1929. #BlindLemonJefferson

In The Rock 9/24/1996: ‘Pinkerton’, the second LP from Weezer, is released in the US. When sales failed to live up to its’ predecessor, pundits declared it a bust. They were sooooooo wrong. Did Rivers Cuomo kick off the age of Emo? It was certified platinum in 2016. #Weezer

Almost In The Rock 9/24/1968: the Rutles film the finale of their Tragical History Tour in Kent, with sandwiches catered from Snodland. The film was groundbreaking in its use of mustards. #Rutles #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/24/1957: Elvis releases his ninth number one single “Jailhouse Rock”. It stays on the chart for nineteen weeks. #Elvis #RockHonorRoll #Rock57

In The Rock 9/24/1991: Nirvana releases ‘Nevermind’, and the music industry starts to slowly implode. The LP enters the Top 200 Album Chart at 144, peaking at #1 in January 1992. #Nirvana #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/24/1991: Red Hot Chili Peppers breakthrough, ‘BloodSugarSexMagik’ is released. Produced by Rick Rubin, arguably their best record. #RedHotChiliPeppers #Altrock #RHCP #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/24/1967: The Beatles film the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ finale at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent, with 160 members of Peggy Spencer’s dance team. The film, a rare misstep for the fabs, signals trouble ahead. #Beatles #PeggySpencer #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/24/1998: Steven Tyler throws out the first pitch at the Montreal Expos-St. Louis Cardinals baseball game, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. #StevenTyler #Aerosmith #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/24/1979: The Eagles release ‘The Long Run’, it reaches #1 on the album chart & sells over 8 million copies. The last #1 albums of the 70s, the first of the 80s. It took 18 months to record, and was the beginning of the end for the band. #Eagles #RockHonorRoll

Happy birthday to Mr Birthday Party himself, Nick Cave. Singer. Songwriter. Bad Seed. Grinderman. Born in the rock 9/22/1957.

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In The Rock 9/23/1967: The Box Tops top the Hot 100 singles chart for the first of a four-week run with “The Letter,” which also hits No.5 hit in the UK. It will sell over four million copies and receive two GRAMMY nominations. Alex Chilton and crew delivered the perfect pop song in under 2 minutes.

In The Rock 9/23/1969: Rumors ignite that Paul McCartney was killed and replaced by body double William Shears Campbell. #BillyShears #Macca #CrazyRumors

In The Rock 9/23/1966: The Yardbirds embark on a 12 date UK tour supporting The Rolling Stones. At this time, Jimmy Page is covering Bass duty, while Jeff Beck is on lead guitar. Damn, talk about a missed opportunity... #Yardbirds #JimmyPage #JeffBeck #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/23/1991: The Pixies release ‘Trompe le Monde’, their 4th album, and final release prior to disbanding in 1993. #ThePixies #RockHonorRoll #Altrockhonorroll

In The Rock 9/23/1967: The Doors release “People Are Strange”. #TheDoors #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/23/1966: The Stones roll out on a UK tour with Ike & Tina, The Yardbirds and friends. #Stones #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday Bruce Springsteen, born In Freehold New Jersey, with a poet’s mind and the soul of a rocker. 9/23/1949. #Bruce #Springsteen #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/23/1994: Oasis kick off their first US tour in Seattle at Moe’s Cafe. #Oasis #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/23/1991: Fed up with conflict and a diminishing say in the band’s direction, Guns co-founder and co-songwriter Izzy Stradlin takes his E-175 and walks out the door. #IzzyStradlin #JUJuHounds #GnR #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/23/1978: Blondie release ‘Parallel Lines’, their breakthrough third album, which will sell over a million copies in the U.S. #Blondie #RockHonorRoll

Happy birthday to David Coverdale, singer, songwriter best known for his long running band Whitesnake, his tenure as frontman for Deep Purple MkIII, as well as his colab with Jimmy Page. Born in the rock 9/22/1951.

Happy birthday to Toni Basil, who kicked her career into high gear as dancer on Shindig!, going on to work on Viva Las Vegas, the TAMI Show, Elvis, Sinatra, The Monkees Bowie and the Talking Heads, all before becoming a hitmaker in the 80s. Born In The Rock 9/22/1943.

In The Rock 9/22/1985: The first Farm Aid was held at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL, with performances by organizers Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, as well as Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty & more. The festival continues to present day.

In The Rock 9/22/1978: Da Bruddas release ‘Road To Ruin’. It’s Marky’s debut with the band, and features one of their biggest hits “I wanna Be Sedated”. #TheRamones #MarkyRamone #DaBruddas #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/22/1972: David Bowie kicks off his first North American tour at Music Hall in Cleveland, in support of his concept album, ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’. #DavidBowie #ZiggyPlayedGuitar #RockHonorRoll #ClevelandRocks

In The Rock 9/22/1969: The Band release their self-titled second album, which peaks at No.9 on the US charts. #TheBand #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/22/1958: Elvis Presley gives one last press conference in Brooklyn, NY, before joining the rest of the 3rd Armored Division on the USS General Randall for the trip to Bremerhaven, Germany. #Elvis #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday to Joan Jett, Runaway, Blackheart, guitar player, singer, songwriter, badass, rocker. Born In The Rock 9/22/1958. #JoanJett #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/22/1968: Danny Fields signs Detroit’s own MC5 to Elektra Records. #MC5 #Motorcity5 #De2Roit #RockHonorRoll #DannyFields

In The Rock 9/22/1967: The Fabs make the cover of Time Magazine. Finally some press for those kooky mop tops! #Beatles #RockhonorRoll

In The Rock 9/22/1966: Grace Slick debuts with The Great Society. Later, she turns GS’s “Somebody To Love” into a signature hit with Jefferson Airplane. #GraceSlick #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/1979: Cheap Trick releases ‘Dream Police’ on Epic Records. #CheapTrick #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday Don Felder, co-lead guitarist for The Eagles, co-writer of “Hotel California”, Gainesville FLA native, hung with Duane Allman and Bernie Leadon & gave guitar lessons to Tom Petty. Seriously. Born 9/21/1947. #DonFelder #HotelCalifornia #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1981: Adam And The Ants hit No.1 on the UK singles chart for the second time with “Prince Charming”. #AdamAnt #princecharming #AntMusic #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1968: Deep Purple hit #4 on the US Charts with their debut single “Hush”. #DeepPurple #Hush #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience release their cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”, which hits number twenty on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, making it Hendrix’s only top forty single in the U.S. #JimiHendrix #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/2011: Athens, GA’s R.E.M. call it quits after 31 years as America’s indy darlings turned pop superstars. #REM #IRSRecords #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1985: Dire Straits reach the top of the Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only time with “Money for Nothing”, which spends three weeks in the #1 slot. #DireStraits #MTV #RockHonorRoll

Born In The Rock 9/21/1954: The late, great Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, drummer for Motörhead. #PhilthyAnimal #Motörhead #Lemmy #PhilTaylor #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/21/1971: ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ debuts on BBC TV. The programme became a touchstone for great live music during its 26 year run, and lives on in glory via YouTube. #OldGreyWhistleTest #BBC #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1968: Jeannie C Riley hits No. 1 on the Hot Country and Hot 100 singles chart with “Harper Valley PTA”, one of the most unlikely but undeniable crossover hits off all time. #JeannieCRiley #TomTHall #CocaineAndRhinestones #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/21/1968: Jeannie C Riley hits No. 1 on the Hot Country and Hot 100 singles chart with “Harper Valley PTA”, one of the most unlikely but undeniable crossover hits off all time. #JeannieCRiley #TomTHall #CocaineAndRhinestones #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/22/1982: The Who kick off their farewell tour at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD. Technically, the tour has continues through 2025. #TheWho #Farewell #NeverStop #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/20/1994: Liz Phair’s second LP ‘Whip-Smart’ hits record stores in the states. It goes gold and kicks Phair into the alt rock stratosphere. She’s makes the cover of Rolling Stone’s Women In Rock issue the following week.

In The Rock 9/21/2004: Green Day release ‘American Idiot’, their most ambitious album to date. It’s a punk rock opera that tells the story of disaffected youth coming of age, trying to make sense of a world of social and political chaos. It’s sold over 25 million worldwide copies and counting.

Rock In Peace Sonny Curtis, singer, songwriter, guitar player known for his collaborations with Buddy Holly and the Crickets & Sonny continued with the band after Holly's death. Sonny was also a prolific songwriter, penning “I Fought The Law” and “Love Is All Around” for the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

In The Rock 9/20/1976: ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ the third studio album by AC/DC is released in Australia. For the UK release it get a fresh new cover by Hipgnosis.

Bummerversary 9/20/1973: The small plane carrying Jim Croce, on tour supporting his album ‘I Got A Name’ crashes near the Natchitoches Airport. Croche, the pilot and four others are killed, including bandmate Maury Muehleisen; managers Ken Cortese and Dennis Rast; and comedian George Stevens.