September 2012 in Music History

Events in Music

Video Music Awards

Sep 6 29th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown win

Farm Aid Concert

Sep 22 Farm Aid held in Hershey, Pennsylvania; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, Jack Johnson, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Dale Watson, and Pegi Young [1]

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Dave Matthews

Weddings in Music

Sep 15 "The Black Keys" drummer Patrick Carney (32) weds Emily Ward in Nashville, Tennessee

Annie Lennox

Sep 15 British "Eurythmics" singer Annie Lennox (57) weds Harvard-educated gynecologist Mitch Besser (57) on a private boat on the Thames River in London

Sep 23 Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. (40) weds singer-songwriter Cheryl Moana Marie at a private Anini Beach estate on the island of Kauai
Sep 24 "Sugar Ray" singer Mark McGrath (44) weds longtime love Carin Kingsland (39) at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California

Patrick Stump

Sep 29 "Fall Out Boy" lead singer Patrick Stump (28) weds longtime girlfriend Elisa Yao in Chicago

Sep 29 "Kings of Leon" bassist Jared Followill (25) weds model Martha Patterson (21) in Charlotte, Tennessee

Holly Valance

Sep 29 Actress Holly Valance (29) weds property developer Nick Candy (39) in Beverly Hills, California

Deaths in Music

Sep 1 Hal David, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "What The World Needs Now Is Love"; "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), dies at 91
Sep 2 Emanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, dies at 71
Sep 2 Mark Abrahamian, American rock guitarist (Starship, 2000-12), dies of a heart attack after a concert at 46
Sep 4 Ian Parrott, British-Welsh composer (The Black Ram), dies at 96
Sep 5 Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Games People Play"; "Walk A Mile In My Shoes"), dies from heart failure at 72
Sep 7 Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), dies at 84
Sep 10 Steven Springer, American guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 60
Sep 13 William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
Sep 15 George Hurst, British conductor (BBC Northern Orchestra. 1958-68; Bournemouth Sinfonietta. 1968-74), and educator, dies at 86
Sep 23 Karl Michael Komma, German composer and music publicist, dies at 98

Andy Williams (1927-2012)

Sep 25 American pop singer ("Moon River"; "Days of Wine and Roses"), dies from bladder cancer at 84

Sep 27 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90
Sep 27 R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
Sep 30 César Bolaños, Peruvian electro-acoustic and experimental musician and composer, dies at 81