DYR Today, September 20

By Kelsey Cassetta
8 years ago

“Born Today”

Phillip Phillips (25)
The Dream (38)
Jon Bernthal (39)
Asia Argento (40)
Moon Bloodgood (40)
Michelle Visage (47)
Kristen Johnston (48)
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (48)
Nuno Bettencourt (49)
Maggie Cheung (51)
Deborah Roberts (55)
Alannah Currie (58)
Gary Cole (59)
Debbie Morgan (59)
George RR Martin (67)
Sophia Loren (81)

“Died Today”

Jacob Grimm (Born: January 4, 1785 / Died: September 20, 1863)
Fiorello Laguardia (Born: December 11, 1882 / Died: September 20, 1947)
Ben Webster (Born: March 27, 1909 / Died: September 20, 1973)
Jim Croce (Born: January 10, 1943 / Died: September 20, 1973) Featured Above

“Movies”

“Music”

1956 – Johnny Cash performed at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas
1957 – Buddy Holly released “Peggy Sue”

1964 – The Beatles performed a concert in NYC for United Cerebral Palsy
1969 – Aretha Franklin’s “Share Your Love With Me” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
1969 – The soundtrack to Hair was #4 on the chart while Blind Faith held the #1 spot with their self-titled album
1969 – Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” moved from #77 to #36

1971 – Peter Frampton began his solo career
1971 – Lynn Anderson’s You’re My Man was the #1 album on the Country chart
1975 – Janice Ian’s Between the Lines was the #1 album
1975 – Tavares had the #1 song on the R&B chart with “It Only Takes a Minute”
1975 – John Denver’s “I’m Sorry” was the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart

1975 – Elton John and Neil Sedaka’s collaboration “Bad Blood” was #32
1977 – Linda Ronstadt released “It’s So Easy”
1980 – Kate Bush had the #1 album in the U.K. with Never for Ever
1980 – Queen’s The Game was the #1 album in the U.S.
1980 – Dionne Warwick’s “No Night So Long” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart

https://youtu.be/_tGeeP-zJbQ

1982 – Jerry Reed’s “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)” was the #1 song on the Country chart
1985 – Simple Minds released “Alive and Kicking”

1986 – “The Rain” by Oran Juice Jones was the #1 song on the R&B chart
1986 – The Soundtrack to Top Gun was the #1 album
1986 – “Stuck with You” by Huey Lewis and the News was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
1991 – Tom Cochrane released “Life is a Highway”

1997 – Elton John’s “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” was the #1 song in the U.K.
1998 – Alan Jackson’s High Mileage was the #1 album on the Country chart

“TV/Radio”

1975 – Howard Cosell’s Saturday Night Live hosted The Bay City Rollers
1976 – The Captain and Tenille TV show aired on ABC

https://youtu.be/P1XMlPiyBdk

1984 – The Cosby Show premiered on NBC

“Other Important Events…”

2001 – President George W. Bush gave an address declaring “war on terror”
2011 – The United States ended the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy