Births on September 2

Steve Porcaro

Born on September 2, 1957

Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter

Steven Maxwell Porcaro (born September 2, 1957) is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and film composer known as one of the founding members of the rock band Toto and the last surviving Porcaro brother (after the deaths of Jeff and Mike in 1992 and 2015, respectively), the songwriter of "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson, songs by Toto, and as the composer of the TV series Justified. He has won three Grammys, including Record of the Year for Rosanna and Album of the Year for Toto IV, and three nominations.Porcaro has appeared as a session musician on recordings by Yes (on Union and Open Your Eyes) and Jefferson Airplane (on their self-titled 1989 reunion album). He was also a member of Chris Squire's short-lived band, The Chris Squire Experiment, in 1992.

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Events on 1957

9 Jan

Suez Crisis
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
8 Mar

Suez Crisis
Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
24 Jun

First Amendment to the United States Constitution
In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
6 Jul

Paul McCartney
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
24 Sep

101st Airborne Division
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

Births on September 2

Steve Porcaro

Born on September 2, 1957

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Events on 1957

Suez Crisis

Suez Crisis

First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Paul McCartney

101st Airborne Division