Meme-ified Date: Why Sept. 21 Became Earth, Wind & Fire’s Signature Moment
Earth, Wind & Fire’s Ioveable hit September helped push Sept. 21 into pop culture because the date sounded happiest, not for any deep significance—Allee Willis helped pick the date after trying alternatives; a late-2020s Questlove documentary notes Sept. 21 was also tied to the hoped-for birth of the band's member’s son, Kahbran, though he arrived in August, and memes about the date persist online.