Rush was out with its ninth studio album on this day in 1982. Signals sold strongly based on the strength of Moving Pictures, the Canadian trio's previous studio lp. New World Man and Subdivisions were the biggest songs on it from an airplay and popularity standpoint.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on September 9 include...
1941 Otis Redding born.
1946 Buffalo Springfield's Bruce Palmer born.
1946 Billy Preston born.
1971 John Lennon releases Imagine.
1973 Todd Rundgren records 1,000 singers in Golden Gate Park for left channel of the song Sons of 1984. 5,000 recorded for right channel in Central Park earlier.
1990 Neil Young releases Ragged Glory.
1992 Elton John joins Guns N Roses on November Rain at MTV Awards.
1996 Tom Petty's wife files for divorce.
2007 Kid Rock and Tommy Lee brawl at MTV Video Awards in Las Vegas.
2007 Foo Fighters record an 11 song set performed in their hotel suite at the MTV Awards in Las Vegas.
2007 Outlaws guitarist Hughie Thomasson dies of apparent heart attack.
2009 Beatles remastered catalog reissued.
2008 Peter Buck’s Rickenbacker guitar stolen from stage of REM after band’s set at a Helsinki stadium.
2022 Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay stages a free concert at LucasOil Stadium showcasing iconic collectible instruments he owns and performances by a host of musicians including John Mellencamp, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt, Heart's Ann Wilson, Kenny Aranoff, and Mike Mills of R.E.M.
2022 Ozzy Osbourne releases Patient Number 9.
