| 7. September | Keith Moon (The Who) dies in London of a drug overdose, 1978 |
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| 8. September | Anton Dvorak born in Nelahozeves, Czechoslovakia, 1841 |
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| 8. September | Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) is born in San Bruno, California, 1945 |
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| 14. September | Francis Scott Key writes words to "Star Spangled Banner", 1814 |
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| 16. September | B.B. King is born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1925 |
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| 19. September | Simon & Garfunkel reunite to play New York's Central Park, 1981 |
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| 20. September | Jim Croce dies in a plane crash, 1973 |
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| 23. September | "Paul is dead" rumors sweep the country, 1969 |
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| 23. September | Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is born in Freehold, New Jersey, 1949 |
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| 25. September | John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) dies of alcohol poisoning, 1980 |
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| 26. September | George Gershwin born in Brooklyn, NY |
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