- Sep 2 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down
Tug of War
Sep 6 Parlophone/EMI releases Paul McCartney single "Tug of War" from album of the same name
- Sep 9 "Your Arm's Are Too Short To Box With God" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 69 performances
- Sep 10 Decca releases Beatles audition on "Complete Silver Beatles" album, 20 years after label executives rejected them feeling that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business"
Bad to the Bone
Sep 17 "Bad to the Bone" single by George Thorogood and the Destroyers first released
- Sep 23 "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 5 performances
The Nylon Curtain
Sep 23 Columbia Records releases "The Nylon Curtain", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's eighth studio album
- Sep 26 "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 5 performances
Nebraska
Sep 30 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's sixth studio album "Nebraska", a solo record, made without a backing band
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