**Almanac: September 29, 2014; >Birthdays 1907 - Gene Autrey (d. 1998) 1910 - Bill Boyd (Bill Boyd & the Cowboy Ramblers) (d. 1977) 1935 - Jerry Lee Lewis (79) 1937 - Joe “Guitar” Hughes (d. 2003) 1939 - Tommy Boyce (Boyce & Hart) (d. 1994) 1942 - Jean-Luc Ponty (72) 1943 - Manuel Fernandez (Los Bravos) (d. 1967) 1944 - Mike Post (70) 1946 - Nick Taylor (Bloodrock) (d. 2010) 1946 - Ian Wallace (King Crimson) (d. 2007) 1948 - Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) (66) 1948 - Mike Pinera (Blues Image, Iron Butterfly) (66) 1950 - Alvin Crow (Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys) (64) 1954 - Mari Wilson (60) 1956 - Suzzy Roche (Roches) (58) 1956 - Bob Carlisle (58) 1958 - John Payne (Asia) (56) 1958 - Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Birthday Party) (56) 1963 - Les Claypool (Primus) (51) 1965 - Iain Baker (Jesus Jones) (49) 1967 - Brett Anderson (Suede) (47) 1968 - Brad Smith (Blind Melon) (46) 1968 - Luke Goss (Bros.) (46) 1968 - Matt Goss (Bros.) (46) 1968 - Alex Skolnick (Testament) (46) 1973 - Danick Dupelle (Emerson Drive) (41) 1973 - Debelah Morgan (41) 1980 - Dallas Green (Alexisonfire, City and Colour) (34) 1981 - Suzanne Shaw (HearSay) (33) 1987 - Josh Farro (Paramour) (27) >Deaths 1992 - Paul Jabara - AIDS (44) 2003 - Wesley Tuttle (85) >On This Day 1956 - Rose Maddox made her first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. 1963 - The Rolling Stones opened their first tour of the U.K. in support of Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers. 1966 - Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding meet for the first time while auditioning for Eric Burdons New Animals in London. 1967 - Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead. 1967 - The Rolling Stones and manager Andrew Loog Oldham parted ways. 1971 - Gilbert OSullivan made his first live appearance at Royal Albert Hall in London. 1976 - While celebrating his 41st birthday, Jerry Lee Lewis was shooting holes in a door and accidentally hit his bass player, Norman Owens, in the chest. 1977 - James Browns band walked out on him in Helendale, FL, charging that his pay was too low. Brown hired a different group of musicians. 1991 - Metallica opened their Wherever We May Roam tour in Peoria, IL. 1994 - The Pointer Sisters receive their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1997 - Bobby Sheehan of Blues Traveler is arrested for cocaine possession in Winnipeg, Manatoba. 1999 - The Manic Street Preachers were charged for the equipment they smashed during their appearance at the T in the Park festival in Scotland. 2000 - Keith Urban made his solo Grand Ole Opry debut. 2001 - Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America was held in Noblesville, IN with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Doobie Brothers and Martina McBride. 2003 - Ozzy Osbourne said that he is writing a musical based on the life of Rasputin.2004 - Randy Travis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2006 - Weezer sued Miller Brewing alleging that the company used their image in print ads. 2007 - Two of raps greatest faced off with big releases on the same day with Kanye Wests Graduation selling 957,000 copies while 50 Cents Curtis only moved 691,000. >Marriages 1930 - Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee 2001 - Jennifer Lopez and Chris Judd 2012 - Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) and Elisa Yao 2012 - Jarod Followell (Kings of Leon) and Martha Patterson >Divorces 2007 - Lorrie Morgan and Sammy Kershaw (filed by Morgan) >Recorded 1959 - Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop - Little Anthony & the Imperials >Released 1967 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pips (single) 1969 - Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard (single) 1969 - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - Dolly Parton 2009 - Revolution - Miranda Lambert >Broadcasts 2003 - Eve (UPN) - DMX >Number Ones – U.S. Singles 1958 - Its All in the Game - Tommy Edwards (6 weeks) 1973 - Were an American Band - Grand Funk (1 week) 1984 - Lets Go Crazy - Prince & the Revolution (2 weeks) 1990 - (Cant Live Without Your) Love & Affection - Nelson (1 week) 2001 - Fallin - Alicia Keys (3 weeks (3 previous weeks at number 1)) >Number Ones – U.S. Albums 1962 (Mono Albums) - West Side Story - Soundtrack (3 weeks (7 previous weeks at number 1)) 2001 - The Blueprint - Jay-Z (3 weeks) 2007 - Graduation - Kanye West (1 week)
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