Last Month | Yesterday | Tomorrow | Next Month | Every Month   September 30 1933   Gospel singer Cissy Houston born. She begat Whitney, who bedded bad boy Bobby, who ... 1934   Bluesman Freddy King (Freddie Christian)born in Longview or Gilmer, Texas. King began as a session guitarist in Chicago in the early '50s befor cutting his first solo disc in 1956. 1935   "Chances Are," pop singer Johnny Mathis (John Royce Mathis) born in San Francisco, California. 1935   Blues vocalist Z.Z. Hill (born Arzel Hill) in Naples, Texas. 1942   Folky and folk-rocker, Dewey Martin of the Dillards and later drummer for the Buffalo Springfield, born in Chesterville, Ontario. 1942   Producer Gus Dudgeon, who is best known for his work with Elton John, born. 1943   Pop & R&B singer Marilyn McCoo, once in the 5th Dimension and part of a duet with Billy Daniels born in Jersey City, New Jersey. 1945   Spooky Tooth keyboardist Mike Harrison born in Cumberland, UK. 1946   Sylvia Peterson, of The Chiffons ("He's So Fine," "Sweet Talking Guy") born. 1950   For the first time TV cameras are allowed into the Grand Ole Opry. 1952   Just one of those 10,000 Maniacs, guitar player John Lombardo born. 1954   Basia, of the UK jazz-rock band Matt Bianco, and later solo, born. 1954   Patsy Cline signs one of the most disasterous recording contracts in history with indie Four Star Records. Limited to ratty little songs that they control the publishing to, Patsy withers until 1960, only three years before her death. 1954   Lesley Beach, sax player with Amazulu, born. 1954   Singer, songwriter and pianist Patrice Rushen born in Los Angeles, California. 1955   Actor James Dean dies when he crashes his little white Porsche in CA at the age of 24. Dean's films typecast him as a lost soul -typical troubled teen rocker, when in fact he he was way beyond troubled and this jazz fan loathed rock. 1955   Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols is born. 1958   Country singer Marty Stuart born. 1958   Birthday of Jit-jiver Biggle Tembo of South Africa's Bhundu Boys. 1964   Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls born. 1964   Producer/DJ Marley Marl (Marlon Williams) born in Queens, New York. An early exponent of drum sampling in the Juice Crew, some of the artists he produced include LL Cool J, Roxanne Shante, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, MC Shan, and Kool G. Rap. 1965   US Teens get their first look at button nosed folksinger Donovan on TV show, "Shindig". 1967   In response to popular opinion and pirate radio stations, the BBC fires up Radio 1. They hire ex-illegal DJ, Tony Blackburn, who's first spin is The Move's 'Flowers In The Rain'. 1969   David Crosby's girlfriend Christine Gail Hinton is killed in an auto accident north of San Francisco. 1971   Rick Wakeman debuts with Yes at The De Montford Hall, Leicester, UK. 1975   The Uncle Floyd Show debuts on WBTB in New Jersey. Occasionally new bands are featured; most memorably Pussy Galore in the early 1980s. 1988   John Lennon is awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1989   Bette Midler wins $400,000 in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company over their use of a soundalike singer in a commercial. 1992   Songwriter Paul Jabara dies of AIDS-related causes in Los Angeles at age 44. He wrote disco-era classics like the Academy Award-winning "Last Dance" (performed by Donna Summer), "It's Raining Men" (by the Weather Girls) and "No More Tears" (a duet by Summer and Barbra Streisand).  1993   Kate Pierson of the B-52's is arrested at a sit-in of the offices of Vogue Magazine in New York, protesting ads for fur coats. 1993   Part of a pleasant trend of celebs adding their voices and personas to the Simpson's animated TV program, George Harrison and David Crosby are a part of the cartoon's fifth season premier. 1994   Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and New Line Cinema sign a movie development deal.