This Week In Music History September 25 To October 1

September 25 1964 - The Temptations began recording 'My Girl' which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits. 1990 - Drummer Dave Grohl auditioned for Nirvana and was instantly given the job. A year later, the band recorded Nevermind which exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success Birthdays: Will Smith is 52. September 26 1937 - Blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. With the nickname "the Empress of the Blues" 1987 - Michael Jackson started a six-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Bad Birthdays: Olivia Newton-John was born on this day in 1948. She passed away in August of 2022 September 27 1982 - Prince released his fifth album, 1999. It was a breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to "Little Red Corvette" and the title track. 2014 - Taylor Swift issues 1989, her biggest-selling album. The first two singles are monster hits: "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space.” Birthdays: Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots was born today in 1967. He passed away in 2015 September 28 1985 - Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Hounds Of Love'. 1991 - On the week their album, Nevermind, was released, Nirvana made an appearance at the Tower Records store in New York City and then played a show at The Marquee Club in New York Birthdays: Television host Ed Sullivan was born today in 1901. He passed away in 1974. September 29 1976 - Enjoying his own birthday celebrations, Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player, Norman Owens, in the chest 1991 - MTV played the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video for the first time, giving most Americans their first look at Nirvana. A little over a month later, the song was No. 1 on the Hot 100. Birthdays: "Great Balls of Fire" singer Jerry Lee Lewis is 87. September 30 1995 - Mariah Carey made chart history when she started an eight-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Fantasy," making her the first woman to enter the chart in the No. 1 spot. 2021 - Tony Bennett, 95, releases an album of standards with Lady Gaga called Love For Sale, making him (according to Guinness) the oldest person to release an album of new material. Birthdays: Singer Johnny Mathis is 87. October 1 1970 - Janis Joplin makes her last recordings, singing "Mercedes Benz," which is included on her posthumous Pearl album a capella. She dies three days later. 1982 - Sony launched its first compact-disc player, the CDP-101, for $730. That's the equivalent of about $1,630 today. 1987 - Soundgarden release their first EP, Screaming Life, on Sub Pop Records Birthdays: Kevin Griffin frontman of Better Than Ezra is 53