Last Month | Yesterday | Tomorrow | Next Month | Every Month   September 27 1903   A mail train crashed on the Southern (Pacific) line, inspiring the many a folk and country artist to sing out "The Wreck of the Old '97". 1941   Producer, saxaphonist, guitarist Don Nix, born in Memphis, TN. His first band was the Instrumentals, he was the original Bar-Keys singer a prime member of Booker T & the MGs. 1942   Bernard William Jewry born in the UK. Later would forge a career as singer Shane Fenton (and the Fentones) and manager (Hollies, Lulu) until he emerged in '73 as 'superstar' Alvin Stardust. 1943   Guitarist Randy Bachman born. Randy began in the 60s with Alan & the Silvertones, renamed the Reflection, then Chad Allen & the Expressions, then the Guess Who (formed '63). Next he was in Brave Belt (formed '70 with Allen), next with Bachman-Turner Overdrive (formed '72 with his brothes Robby and Tim and C.F. Turner, gave us the great stutter song, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"), left in 77 and band renamed BTO, after solo excursion joined Iron Horse, THEN a reformed BTO (with Tim & Turner). 1944   Mike Post born.   1947   Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday) born in Dallas, Texas and continues to grow as an Amboy Duke, on stage in the Rocky Horrow Picture Show (Eddie) and as a person. 1953   Greg Ham, who palyed sax, keyboards and flute for Men At Work, born in Australia. 1953   1/2 of the rhythm section that shook the world, Robbie Shakespear of Sly and Robbie, born in Jamaica. 1958   Pop singer Shaun Cassidy, David's half brother, is born in Hollywood. 1969   Devante Swing of Jodeci is born. 1972   Rory of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes ODs on sleeping pills and his mom also kills herself. His real name was Alan Caldwell and Ringo Starr was once his drummer. 1975   Country artist Charlie Monroe dies. 1977   Dennis Wilson releases "Pacific Ocean Blue" a solo LP that actually cracks the top 100. 1979   Jimmy McCullough found dead in his Maida Vale apartment. Jimmy was in Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows and Wings. 1979   Vaudvillian English singer Gracie Fields dies. 1979   UK guitarist Jimmy McCulloch dies. 1983   Country fans everywhere are saddened to hear that Shelly West and husband Alan Frizzell have filed for divorce. 1986   Metalica bassist Cliff Burton is killed and several of the road crew injured, when the band's bus skids off the road while on tour in Sweden. Fan mail urges the band not to quit and soon they are back together with new bassist (fomerly of Flotsam and Jetsam) Jason Newsted. 1990   Dee Dee Ramone is arrested for possesion of marijuana in New York. The punk.