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- Stories, led by former Left Banke keyboardist Michael Brown, reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Best Sellers with their version of Hot Chocolate's “Brother Louie”, beginning a two-week run at the top and overtaking Wings' “Live And Let Die”. The prominent lead vocal was sung by Ian Lloyd, who later worked with Billy Joel, Foreigner and Peter Frampton.
- Todd Rundgren staged a free concert at Wollman Rink in Central Park, where he recorded “Sons Of 1984” for the forthcoming album “Todd”. The audience was given lyrics so they could join in the chorus.
- 10cc played their first live concert at the Palace Lido on the Isle of Man in England at the start of their British tour. The group consisted of Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who had been writing and recording music together for approximately three years before adopting the name 10cc.
- Bobby Darin performed his final concert at the Las Vegas Hilton. Members of his band later said that he repeatedly pretended to leave the stage and prolonged his bows so that he could use an oxygen mask backstage for several seconds before continuing the show. He died on December 20 of the same year following heart surgery at the age of 37.
- Diana Ross reached No. 1 on the US chart with “Touch Me in the Morning”, overtaking Wings' “Live and Let Die” and Stories' “Brother Louie”.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert followed by a second midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. He performed “Steamroller Blues”, “Suspicious Minds”, “An American Trilogy” and “Can't Help Falling in Love”, among others, and also introduced his daughter Lisa Marie Presley during the performance.
- Genesis were the headline act on the final day of the Reading Jazz, Blues, and Rock Festival. Tickets cost £2.20.
- Neil Young and The Santa Monica Flyers recorded “Mellow My Mind”, “Speakin' Out”, “World on a String”, “Tired Eyes” and “Tonight's the Night”. All five recordings were included on the final version of the album “Tonight's the Night”.
- The day was proclaimed by presidential proclamation in the United States as Women's Equality Day to commemorate the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of 1920, which granted American women the right to vote on the same basis as men.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening concert and a subsequent midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The evening setlist included, among others, “See See Rider”, “Steamroller Blues”, “Suspicious Minds”, “Release Me” and “Can't Help Falling in Love”. During the evening, he also introduced his daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
- Deep Purple received a gold record for “Smoke On the Water”, which reached No. 4 in the US and sold more than two million copies. The award was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas before an audience of 2,200. During the evening, he gave an 8:30 p.m. concert as well as a midnight concert. The setlist included "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "See See Rider", "Steamroller Blues", "Suspicious Minds", "An American Trilogy", "How Great Thou Art", and "Can't Help Falling in Love". A recording of the concert was released under the title "Larger Than Life".
- John McLaughlin performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening and midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The evening performance began at 8:30 p.m. and was attended by 2,200 people.
- The surviving members of The Doors officially announced the breakup of the group, two years after Jim Morrison’s death. Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger later attempted several reunions, including the projects “Other Voices” and “Full Circle” and a major tour in 2002 under the name The Doors of the 21st Century with singer Ian Astbury of The Cult.
- Jazz bassist J. R. "Jim" Carroll died at the age of 48.
- Paul McCartney received a gold disc for more than one million copies sold of "Live and Let Die", the title song from the James Bond film of the same name. The recording reached No. 2 in the United States and No. 9 in the United Kingdom.
- The Rolling Stones released their thirteenth studio album, "Goats Head Soup", on their own label. The album reached No. 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom and six other countries. It included the hit "Angie", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in several other countries, while reaching No. 5 in the United Kingdom. Other songs included "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" and "Winter". The album was regarded as a retreat from the band's breakthrough period of the previous four years.
- Elton John and Steely Dan performed at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California.
- Elvis Presley performed in Las Vegas at an afternoon and midnight show.
- The top albums of 1973 included Chicago VI at No. 1, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon at No. 2, Foreigner at No. 4, The Allman Brothers Band's Brothers and Sisters at No. 4, Diana Ross's Touch Me in the Morning, Jethro Tull's A Passion Play, Deep Purple's Machine Head, Grand Funk's We're An American Band, Deep Purple's Made in Japan and Sly & the Family Stone's Fresh.
- He was born in Mississauga, Ontario. In the mid-2000s, he became known as the frontman of the rock group INXS.
- “Let's Get It On” by Marvin Gaye remained at No. 1 on the R&B chart for a fourth week.
- Paul and Linda McCartney, together with Denny Laine, began recording the forthcoming album “Band On The Run” at EMI studios in Lagos, Nigeria. Shortly before leaving for Lagos, drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Henry McCullough left the group, so McCartney took over bass, drums and most of the lead guitar parts. Recording took place in a poorly equipped studio and amid tense circumstances. During their stay, the McCartneys were held up at knifepoint and lost a bag containing song lyrics and demo recordings.
- Elvis Presley performed at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in a special concert at 3:00 a.m. for Labor Day, for which he received a fee of $27,000 in addition to his regular performances. On the same day, he also performed a Dinner Show at 8:15 p.m. and a Midnight Show at midnight; both regular performances had an attendance of 2,200.
- Pop singer and songwriter David Mead was born. He later had the British radio hit “Girl On The Roof”, which also appeared in the films National Lampoon's Van Wilder and The Sweetest Thing.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening and a midnight concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. These were the final performances of his engagement; during the last evening he improvised, joked with the audience and, according to the source, arrived on stage on Lamar’s back with a toy monkey around his neck.
- At the end of his Las Vegas engagement, Elvis Presley had a public argument backstage with Colonel Tom Parker. Later that night, according to the source, Elvis fired him, although Parker had already announced his own departure and demanded money that Elvis owed him.
- American singer Jennifer Paige was born Jennifer Paige Scoggins in Marietta, Georgia. She became known for the hits “Crush”, “Always You” and “Sober”.
- Stevie Wonder released the album Innervisions, which became one of his most significant albums in soul and funk.
- The Rolling Stones performed at the Eisstadion in Mannheim, Germany.
- Elvis Presley hired a Nashville gospel quartet featuring Donnie Sumner and Sherrill Nielsen as his personal backing group. He named the group Voice and reportedly paid them $100,000 a year.
- The Rolling Stones performed at the Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany.
- Anika Noni Rose, an American singer and Tony Award-winning actress, was born. She appeared in the 2006 musical film "Dreamgirls".
- Jethro Tull performed at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
- Elton John performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; actress Linda Lovelace introduced him.
- The Grateful Dead performed at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
- The Rolling Stones began their nine-date UK tour at Empire Pool in London. Tickets cost £2.20.
- Pete Townshend joined Eric Clapton on stage in Greensboro, North Carolina; Keith Moon also performed.
- Jeff Baxter and Jim Hodder left Steely Dan, while Donald Fagen and Walter Becker decided to continue as a studio project.
- Bad Company’s debut album “Bad Company” reached No. 3 on the UK album chart and also reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter left Steely Dan and joined The Doobie Brothers.
- Anne Murray headlined the Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park, New York City, while Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and Brewer & Shipley appeared as supporting acts.
- “Feel Like Makin' Love” by Roberta Flack was at No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart.
- Labelle released the single “Lady Marmalade.”
- KISS performed at the Morris Civic Auditorium in South Bend, Indiana.
- Grateful Dead performed at the Civic Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.