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1971 Dolores O'Riordan (lead singer for The Cranberries) is born in County Limerick, Ireland.
1969 R&B singer Macy Gray is born Natalie Renée McIntyre in Canton, Ohio.
1969 Dance-pop artist CeCe Peniston is born Cecilia Veronica Peniston in Dayton, Ohio, but would be raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for the 1991 hit "Finally."
1968 Eric Clapton records the guitar solo for The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
1961 Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, guitarist and songwriter of a-ha, is born in Oslo, Norway.
1960 Sam Cooke's daughter Tracy Samie is born.
1943 Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is born George Roger Waters in Great Bookham, Surrey, England. A founding member of the group, he takes creative control starting with their 1979 masterpiece The Wall, alienating his bandmates along the way. He leaves in 1985 and is gobsmacked when they soldier on without him, led by David Gilmour.
1942 Trombonist/tuba player Dave Bargeron (of Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Athol, Massachusetts.
1889 "April Showers" composer Louis Silvers is born in New York City.
Elton John Sings A New "Candle In The Wind" At Princess Diana's Funeral
1997Elton John sings a new version of "Candle In The Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral. This rendition, which replaces "Goodbye Norma Jean" with "Goodbye England's Rose," becomes the best-selling single of all time in the UK.
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2001 Britney Spears dons a snake to debut her new single, "I'm A Slave 4 U," at the MTV Video Music Awards.More
1995 Joan Jett sings the National Anthem before the Baltimore Orioles game against the California Angels. The game marks Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken's 2,131st consecutive game, breaking the record held by Lou Gehrig. Jett, a huge Orioles fan and friend of Ripken, watches the rest of the game alongside a host of baseball legends, including Willie Mays and Joe DiMaggio.
1989 Just as mainstream pop is about to welcome grunge music with its murky guitars and bleak outlook on society, newcomer Lenny Kravitz challenges the negativity with a simple, funk-styled message: Let Love Rule.More
1989 A week into their gig as opening act on The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels tour, Living Colour wins MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Stage Performance and Best New Artist. Mick Jagger presents the group with the trophies backstage at their show in Pittsburgh.
1989 Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil punches Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin in the face during the MTV Video Music Awards.More
1987 At the Starwood Ampitheater in Nashville, Lynyrd Skynyrd reunite for a tour to mark the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines.More
1986 Bananarama's cover of "Venus" hits #1 in the US, bringing the English pop trio international fame. The song marks the group's first collaboration with the up-and-coming production team Stock, Aitken and Waterman.More
1976 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis reunite after 20 years on Lewis' Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Frank Sinatra surprises Lewis by bringing out Martin.More
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