Singer, songwriter, bandleader and R&B pioneer Roy Brown was born in Kinder, Louisiana on September 10, 1920. Noted for his classic, "Good Rockin' Tonight", Brown had a string of 16 R&B hits between 1948 and 1957, including the #1 singles "Long About Midnight" in 1948 and "Hard Luck Blues" in 1950. Brown fell out of the limelight in the 60's, but he began a comeback after an acclaimed performance with the Johnny Otis Revue at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival, His last public appearance was at the 1981 New Orleans Jazz Fest. He died 10 days later (on May 25, 1981) of a heart attack. See Roy Brown discography. Listen to Roy Brown music on YouTube.
1934
Master "Bebop" drummer and bandleader Tony "Oulaboula" Bazley was born in New Orleans on September 10, 1934. Bazley worked with Eric Dolphy, Wes Montgomery, Marcus Belgrave, Dexter Gordon, Roy Ayers, Ben Webster, and others. Bazley died in Toronto, Canada on December 16, 2015. He was 81. See Tony Bazley discography. Listen to Tony Bazley music on YouTube.
1998
Rapper Master P (along with No Limit Records label mates Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mystikal, and Mia X) performed "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, held in Los Angeles on September 10, 1998. "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" was nominated for Best Rap Video, but lost to Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It".
1999
Zydeco pioneer Beau Jocque (Andrus Espre) passed away from a heart attack at his home in Kinder, Louisiana on September 10, 1999 at age 45. He had performed the previous evening at the Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n' Bowl in New Orleans. See Beau Jocque discography. Watch Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers videos on YouTube.
2005
Grammy winning Louisiana music legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown passed away in Orange, Texas on September 10, 2005 at age 81. Brown, suffering from lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease, had evacuated to Texas shortly before Hurricane Katrina. His Slidell, Louisiana home was destroyed by Katrina related storm surge. Brown was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame. Read more here. See Gatemouth Brown discography. Watch Gatemouth Brown videos on YouTube.
2005
The Hurricane Katrina benefit special "React Now: Music and Relief" aired live on MTV, VH1 and CMT on September 10, 2005. Performers included Coldplay, Hank Williams Jr. ("Backwater Blues"), U2, Pearl Jam, Allen Toussaint ("With You in Mind"), Norah Jones, Buckwheat Zydeco, Chris Thomas King ("What Would Jesus Do?"), Rolling Stones, 3 Doors Down, Trent Reznor, The Neville Brothers with Ivan Neville ("Brothers"), Green Day, Marc Broussard, The Radiators ("Last Getaway"), and others. Watch more videos from the show here.
2024
Country music star Lainey Wilson was a guest on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on September 10, 2024. She chatted and did shots with Jimmy and performed "4x4xU", Watch a short video clip of her performance here.
