According to the Associated Press on September 6th:
- In 1969, after a concert in Memphis, James Brown announced that he was going to retire from touring the following summer. He did cut back on touring but didn't retire.
- In 1974, the first album on George Harrison's Dark Horse record label was released. The LP by a band named Splinter was produced by Harrison.
- In 1984, country star Ernest Tubb, the "Texas Troubadour," died of emphysema at the age of 70.
- In 1989, Paula Abdul and Madonna dominated the sixth annual MTV Awards. After the show, MTV apologized to viewers because of a performance by Andrew Dice Clay, who made remarks about overweight women and sex.
- In 1990, guitarist Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival died of respiratory failure brought on by tuberculosis, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 48.
- Also in 1990, actor Charlie Sheen left a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica, California, after nearly a month of treatment for alcohol abuse.
- In 1997, Elton John recorded "Candle in the Wind 1997" just hours after performing it at Princess Diana's funeral. It became the best-selling single of all time.
Today's Birthdays:
- Comedian JoAnne Worley is 75.
- Country singer David Allan Coe is 73.
- Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 69.
- Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 68.
- Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 65.
- Country singer Buddy Miller is 60.
- Country drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 55.
- Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 54.
- Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 54.
- Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 51.
- News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas is 50.
- Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 49.
- Actor Betsy Russell ("Saw") is 49.
- Actress Rosie Perez is 48.
- Singer Macy Gray is 45.
- Singer CeCe Peniston is 43.
- Singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 43.
- Singer Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries) is 41.
- Actor Dylan Bruno ("Numb3ers") is 40.
- Actress Anika Noni Rose ("Dreamgirls") is 40.
- Actor Justin Whalin ("Lois and Clark") is 38.
- Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 38.
- Actress Naomie Harris ("Pirates of the Caribbean" movies) is 36.
- Rapper Noreaga is 35.
- Rapper Foxy Brown is 34.
- Singer Max George of The Wanted is 24.
