This Week On The Charts 9/9/1972: Slade hit No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”, the group’s third UK No.1, from their album ‘Slayed?’ #Slade #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/8/1973: The Allman Brothers Band hit #1 on the Top 200 Album Chart with ‘Brothers and Sisters’, which spent five weeks on top of the chart. #AllmanBrothers #RockHonorRoll

Almost In The Rock 9/8/1976: Peter Frampton visits the White House, as a guest of President Ford’s son Stephen. Frampton spent the afternoon discussing foreign policy and helped Ford negotiate the finer points of the Sgt. Peppers Peace Accord. #PeterFrampton #AlmostInTheRock #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/8/1956: Eddie Cochran signs with Liberty Records. #EddieCochran #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/8/1973: Marvin Gaye starts a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “Let’s Get It On”. #MarvinGaye #RockHonorRoll

Born In The Rock 9/8/1947: The late, great Benjamin Orr, cofounder, bass player, vocalist for The Cars. Gone too soon. #BenOrr #TheCars #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/8/1979: Led Zeppelin score their eighth No.1 album in the U.K. with ‘In Through The Out Door’, topping the charts for 2 weeks. It was their final release as a fully constituted band. #LedZeppelin #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/7/1974: The 101 All Stars (featuring Joe Strummer), made their debut at The Telegraph, Brixton Hill, London. They’ll morph into the 101ers and then again, before it’s all said and done. #JoeStrummer #TheClash #PubRock #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday to Benjamin Montmorency Tench III, aka Benmont, songwriter and solo artist best known as keyboardist for Mudcrutch and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and for being one of the nicest guys in the biz. Born 9/7/1954. #BenmontTench #TomPetty #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/7/1968: The Doors top the Album chart for the first time with ‘Waiting for the Sun’. #TheDoors #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/7/2004: The Black Keys release “Rubber Factory”. The LP peaks at #143 on the chart. We’re certain it’s the only album recorded in an abandoned tire factory ever to reach that high on the album chart. #rockhonorroll #AkronOH

Born In The Rock 9/7/1936: The late, great Charles Hardin Holley, better known as Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, tragically gone far too soon. #BuddyHolly #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/7/1968: Led Zeppelin make their stage debut at 5:30 pm, billed as The New Yardbirds at the Gladsaxe Teen Club in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Photo by Jorgen Angel. #LedZeppelin #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday Christine Ellen Hynde, known to the world as Chrissie: rocker, vegetarian, founder, leader, singer, songwriter of The Pretenders. Born in Akron, OH 9/7/1951. #ChrissieHynde #ThePretenders #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/6/1980: The Rolling Stones peak at number three on the Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Emotional Rescue”, their nineteenth top ten single in the U.S. #RollingStones #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/6/1968: Eric Clapton stops by Abbey Road to drop a few licks on George Harrison’s new track “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. #Beatles #RockHonorRoll

In The Rock 9/6/1970: Jimi Hendrix performs for the last time at the Love and Peace Festival on the Isle of Fehmarn, Germany. He joins the 27 Club less than 2 weeks later. #JimiHendrix #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/6/1975: ‘Red Octopus’ by Jefferson Starship tops the Album Chart in the US. #JeffersonStarship #RockHonorRoll

This Week On The Charts 9/6/1980: The Jam hit #1 in the UK with “Start”. #TheJam #RockHonorRoll #PaulWeller #RickBuckler #BruceFoxton

In The Rock 9/6/1994: Sugar releases LP number 2, ‘File Under: Easy Listening’ in the states. It’s also Mould and co’s final album. It hits the top 19 in the UK, peaks at number 50 in the US. #Sugar #BobMould #RockHonorRoll