September 20, 1976 – AC/DC release their third studio album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. The album is later certified 6x Platinum and in addition to the title track, includes the songs “Big Balls” and “Problem Child.”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
September 20, 1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, guitar (Extreme, Rihanna)
September 20, 1967 – Matthew Nelson (vocals, bass) and Gunnar Nelson (vocals, guitar) twin sons of 60’s singer Ricky Nelson (Nelson)
September 20, 1948 – Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals) and John Panozzo (drums), twin brothers (Styx). John Panozzo died in 1996.
September 20, 1957 – Alannah Currie, vocals (Thompson Twins)
September 20, 1946 – Mick Rogers (born Michael Oldroyd), guitar, vocals (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
September 20, 1968 – Ben Shepherd (born Hunter Benedict Shepherd), bass (Soundgarden)
September 20, 1953 – Jeff Jones, bass, vocals (Red Rider)
Rockers in HEAVEN:
September 20, 1973 – Jim Croce dies in a chartered plane crash outside of Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was 30. Others killed in the crash were pilot Robert N. Elliott, musician Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortose, and road manager Dennis Rast. Croce’s biggest hits ...