1956: Elvis Presley began filming his first movie Love Me Tender. It was originally going to be called The Reno Brothers.
1956: Fats Domino, Little Richard and Gene Vincent starred in the movie The Girl Can't Help It, which premiered in Hollywood, California.
1960: "The Chain Gang" was one of the fastest-moving songs (79 to 54) for Sam Cooke.
1960: "It's Now or Never" by Elvis Presley was #1 for a second week.
1962: The Beatles filmed a lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England for their first television appearance.
1964: Liberty Records announced that the album The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles was selling 25,000 copies a day.
1964: The Beatles were in concert at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, playing to over 20,000 fans.
1964: The Four Tops moved from 90 to 54 with "Baby I Need Your Loving".
1964: The Supremes had the top R&B song with "Where Did Our Love Go".
Dusty with one of her biggest hits
1964: The Supremes slid into the #1 spot with "Where Did Our Love Go", taking over from Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody". The Beatles remained at #3 with "A Hard Day's Night" while the Drifters were up to 4 with "Under the Boardwalk" and the Animals were already up to #5 since the release of "The House of the Rising Sun" three weeks previous. The rest of the Top 10: "C'mon and Swim" from Bobby Freeman, the Dave Clark Five moved from 14 to 7 with "Because", the Ventures" were at position number eight--"Walk-Don't Run '64", Dusty Springfield with "Wishin' and Hopin'" and Gerry & the Pacemakers scored a Top 10 hit with "How Do You Do It?".
1965: The Beatles performed two shows at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Mike Love and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys stopped by between shows to meet the group.
1966: The Beatles released the single "Eleanor Rigby".
1966: The Association released "Cherish".
1966: Jerry Lee Lewis signed a contract to play Iago in Catch My Soul, a rock version of Shakespeare's play Othello.
1968: Cynthia Powell Lennon filed for divorce from John.
1969: The Beatles filmed a movie short for "The Long and Winding Road".
1969: The Beatles gathered at John Lennon's home in Tittenhurst Park, England for their final photo session together.
1970: Derek and the Dominoes began work on their only studio album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.
1970: Elton John signed a recording contract with UNI, a division of MCA Records.
1970: Elvis Presley announced his first nationwide tour since 1958.
1970: Derek and the Dominoes were in concert at the Van Dike in Plymouth, England.
1970: The Moody Blues captured the #1 spot on the album chart in the U.K. with A Question of Balance.
Sugarloaf with one of the best keyboard solos by Jerry Corbetta
1970: Sugarloaf had the fastest-rising song of the week with "Green-Eyed Lady", which moved from 92 to 65 on this date.
1970: B.J. Thomas was on top of the Easy Listening chart with "I Just Can't Help Believing".
Clarence Carter had a winner with "Patches"
1970: Bread reached #1 with their first hit--"Make It With You". That ended a five-week reign for the Carpenters' classic "(They Long To Be) Close To You". Eric Burdon & War were up to #3 with "Spill the Wine" while the song "War" was at #4 for Edwin Starr. The rest of the Top 10: Mungo Jerry with "In the Summertime", Stevie Wonder had #6--"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)", Clarence Carter moved from 16 to 7 with "Patches", Freda Payne's "Band of Gold", B.J. Thomas moved into the list with "I Just Can't Help Believing" and one of the great One-Hit Wonders of the Rock Era*, "Tighter, Tighter" by Alive & Kicking was still alive at #10.
1971: Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and Joan Baez were at the Odeon Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1974: The Eagles played the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts.
1977: Peter Frampton played the first of three sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden.
1979: Led Zeppelin released their final studio album In through the Out Door.
1980: Queen performed at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1981: The Carpenters collected their 15th #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Touch Me When We're Dancing".
1981: 4 moved up to #1 on the album chart for Foreigner after just five weeks. That meant a short stay for Pat Benatar with Precious Time. Stevie Nicks was up big with Bella Donna (12-3), Journey was at #4 with Escape and the Moody Blues had #5--Long Distance Voyager. The rest of the Top 10: Kenny Rogers owned #6 with Share Your Love, Billy Squier slid up to #7 with Don't Say No, Rick James had the #8 album with Street Songs, Rick Springfield entered the Top 10 with Working Class Dog and Air Supply maintained at 10 with The One That You Love.
1981: "Endless Love", the duet by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, was #1 on the R&B chart.
1983: The Police released the single "King of Pain".
1983: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton released the single "Islands in the Stream".
1987: Bon Jovi was the main attraction at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington, England.
The talented Debbie Gibson had a Top 10 smash
1987: "Who's That Girl" by Madonna became her sixth number one and 13th consecutive Top 10 song. "La Bamba" by Los Lobos moved up to challenge, Suzanne Vega was at 3 with "Luka" and Richard Marx was up to #4 with "Don't Mean Nothing". The rest of the Top 10: "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael, U2 fell from #1 with "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", Debbie Gibson edged up with "Only In My Dreams", the Whispers found the Top 10 with "Rock Steady", T'Pau slipped with "Heart and Soul" and the first single from Bad by Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett on this one)--"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" moved from 16 to 10.
1988: PBS-TV broadcast the documentary "Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul".
1992: "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men was the new #1 song on the R&B chart.
1997: U2 played the first of two sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium in London.
1999: Prince appeared with Sheryl Crow at the Lilith Fair in Toronto to sing "Everyday Is a Winding Road".
1999: Geri Halliwell, formerly with the Spice Girls, topped the U.K. chart with "Mi Chico Latino".
1999: Travis owned the top U.K. album with The Man Who.
2001: Stevie Nicks postponed two concerts for treatment of severe bronchitis.
2002: Caroline Corr, drummer of the Corrs, married Frank Woods in a candelit church on Mallorca.
2003: Pink sent an open letter to Prince William of England requesting that he stop hunting.
2003: Beck, the White Stripes, Blue, the Doves, the Streets, the Libertines, the Darkness, Junior Senior, the Sleepy Jackson and the Thrills performed at the U.K. Carling Reading Festival.
2003: The United States Internal Revenue Service confiscated belongings of Peabo Bryson to pay back taxes.
2004: Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words" was the #1 song in the U.K.
2004: Maroon 5 had the #1 album in the U.K. with Songs About Jane.
2006: Tom Chaplin of Keane announced that he was undergoing treatment for drinking and drug problems. "The time has come to get the professional help I need to sort myself out," he said.
2008: The City of Augusta, Georgia named its Civic Center after native son James Brown.
2009: Johnny Horton and guitarist James Burton were inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Born This Day:
1936: Dale Hawkins, who had the original hit of "Susie-Q", was born in Goldmine Louisiana; died February 13, 2010 from colon cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1939: Fred Milano of the Belmonts
1941 Hoard Grimes, who was a session drummer for Al Green, Rufus Thomas and Otis Clay
1942: Joseph Chambers of the Chambers Brothers ("The Time Has Come Today')
1945: Ron Dante, singer and songwriter for the Archies and Cufflinks ("Tracy" from 1969), was born in Staten Island, New York.
1946: Gary Withem of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
1947: Donna Godchaux, who helped Grateful Dead on vocals, was born in San Francisco, California
1948: David Marks, an early member of the Beach Boys
1958: Ian Mitchell, guitarist of the Bay City Rollers, was born in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
1958: Vernon Reid of Living Colour was born in London
1961: Debbie Peterson, vocalist and drummer of the Bangles, was born in Northridge, California.
1961: Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears and later a producer, was born in Portsmouth, England.
1963: Tori Amos was born in Newton, North Carolina.
1963: James DeBarge of DeBarge
1967: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains; found dead in his home April 19, 2002.
1972: Paul Doucette, rhythm guitarist and drummer of Matchbox 20, was born in North Huntington, Pennsylvania.
1973: Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys was born in Orlando, Florida.
1978: Jeff Stinco, lead guitarist of Simple Plan, was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/this-day-in-rock-music-history-august_21.html
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1956: Fats Domino, Little Richard and Gene Vincent starred in the movie The Girl Can't Help It, which premiered in Hollywood, California.
1960: "The Chain Gang" was one of the fastest-moving songs (79 to 54) for Sam Cooke.
1960: "It's Now or Never" by Elvis Presley was #1 for a second week.
1962: The Beatles filmed a lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England for their first television appearance.
1964: Liberty Records announced that the album The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles was selling 25,000 copies a day.
1964: The Beatles were in concert at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, playing to over 20,000 fans.
1964: The Four Tops moved from 90 to 54 with "Baby I Need Your Loving".
1964: The Supremes had the top R&B song with "Where Did Our Love Go".
Dusty with one of her biggest hits
1964: The Supremes slid into the #1 spot with "Where Did Our Love Go", taking over from Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody". The Beatles remained at #3 with "A Hard Day's Night" while the Drifters were up to 4 with "Under the Boardwalk" and the Animals were already up to #5 since the release of "The House of the Rising Sun" three weeks previous. The rest of the Top 10: "C'mon and Swim" from Bobby Freeman, the Dave Clark Five moved from 14 to 7 with "Because", the Ventures" were at position number eight--"Walk-Don't Run '64", Dusty Springfield with "Wishin' and Hopin'" and Gerry & the Pacemakers scored a Top 10 hit with "How Do You Do It?".
1965: The Beatles performed two shows at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Mike Love and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys stopped by between shows to meet the group.
1966: The Beatles released the single "Eleanor Rigby".
1966: The Association released "Cherish".
1966: Jerry Lee Lewis signed a contract to play Iago in Catch My Soul, a rock version of Shakespeare's play Othello.
1968: Cynthia Powell Lennon filed for divorce from John.
1969: The Beatles filmed a movie short for "The Long and Winding Road".
1969: The Beatles gathered at John Lennon's home in Tittenhurst Park, England for their final photo session together.
1970: Derek and the Dominoes began work on their only studio album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.
1970: Elton John signed a recording contract with UNI, a division of MCA Records.
1970: Elvis Presley announced his first nationwide tour since 1958.
1970: Derek and the Dominoes were in concert at the Van Dike in Plymouth, England.
1970: The Moody Blues captured the #1 spot on the album chart in the U.K. with A Question of Balance.
Sugarloaf with one of the best keyboard solos by Jerry Corbetta
1970: Sugarloaf had the fastest-rising song of the week with "Green-Eyed Lady", which moved from 92 to 65 on this date.
1970: B.J. Thomas was on top of the Easy Listening chart with "I Just Can't Help Believing".
Clarence Carter had a winner with "Patches"
1970: Bread reached #1 with their first hit--"Make It With You". That ended a five-week reign for the Carpenters' classic "(They Long To Be) Close To You". Eric Burdon & War were up to #3 with "Spill the Wine" while the song "War" was at #4 for Edwin Starr. The rest of the Top 10: Mungo Jerry with "In the Summertime", Stevie Wonder had #6--"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)", Clarence Carter moved from 16 to 7 with "Patches", Freda Payne's "Band of Gold", B.J. Thomas moved into the list with "I Just Can't Help Believing" and one of the great One-Hit Wonders of the Rock Era*, "Tighter, Tighter" by Alive & Kicking was still alive at #10.
1971: Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and Joan Baez were at the Odeon Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1974: The Eagles played the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts.
1977: Peter Frampton played the first of three sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden.
1979: Led Zeppelin released their final studio album In through the Out Door.
1980: Queen performed at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1981: The Carpenters collected their 15th #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Touch Me When We're Dancing".
1981: 4 moved up to #1 on the album chart for Foreigner after just five weeks. That meant a short stay for Pat Benatar with Precious Time. Stevie Nicks was up big with Bella Donna (12-3), Journey was at #4 with Escape and the Moody Blues had #5--Long Distance Voyager. The rest of the Top 10: Kenny Rogers owned #6 with Share Your Love, Billy Squier slid up to #7 with Don't Say No, Rick James had the #8 album with Street Songs, Rick Springfield entered the Top 10 with Working Class Dog and Air Supply maintained at 10 with The One That You Love.
1981: "Endless Love", the duet by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, was #1 on the R&B chart.
1983: The Police released the single "King of Pain".
1983: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton released the single "Islands in the Stream".
1987: Bon Jovi was the main attraction at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington, England.
The talented Debbie Gibson had a Top 10 smash
1987: "Who's That Girl" by Madonna became her sixth number one and 13th consecutive Top 10 song. "La Bamba" by Los Lobos moved up to challenge, Suzanne Vega was at 3 with "Luka" and Richard Marx was up to #4 with "Don't Mean Nothing". The rest of the Top 10: "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael, U2 fell from #1 with "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", Debbie Gibson edged up with "Only In My Dreams", the Whispers found the Top 10 with "Rock Steady", T'Pau slipped with "Heart and Soul" and the first single from Bad by Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett on this one)--"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" moved from 16 to 10.
1988: PBS-TV broadcast the documentary "Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul".
1992: "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men was the new #1 song on the R&B chart.
1997: U2 played the first of two sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium in London.
1999: Prince appeared with Sheryl Crow at the Lilith Fair in Toronto to sing "Everyday Is a Winding Road".
1999: Geri Halliwell, formerly with the Spice Girls, topped the U.K. chart with "Mi Chico Latino".
1999: Travis owned the top U.K. album with The Man Who.
2001: Stevie Nicks postponed two concerts for treatment of severe bronchitis.
2002: Caroline Corr, drummer of the Corrs, married Frank Woods in a candelit church on Mallorca.
2003: Pink sent an open letter to Prince William of England requesting that he stop hunting.
2003: Beck, the White Stripes, Blue, the Doves, the Streets, the Libertines, the Darkness, Junior Senior, the Sleepy Jackson and the Thrills performed at the U.K. Carling Reading Festival.
2003: The United States Internal Revenue Service confiscated belongings of Peabo Bryson to pay back taxes.
2004: Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words" was the #1 song in the U.K.
2004: Maroon 5 had the #1 album in the U.K. with Songs About Jane.
2006: Tom Chaplin of Keane announced that he was undergoing treatment for drinking and drug problems. "The time has come to get the professional help I need to sort myself out," he said.
2008: The City of Augusta, Georgia named its Civic Center after native son James Brown.
2009: Johnny Horton and guitarist James Burton were inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Born This Day:
1936: Dale Hawkins, who had the original hit of "Susie-Q", was born in Goldmine Louisiana; died February 13, 2010 from colon cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1939: Fred Milano of the Belmonts
1941 Hoard Grimes, who was a session drummer for Al Green, Rufus Thomas and Otis Clay
1942: Joseph Chambers of the Chambers Brothers ("The Time Has Come Today')
1945: Ron Dante, singer and songwriter for the Archies and Cufflinks ("Tracy" from 1969), was born in Staten Island, New York.
1946: Gary Withem of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
1947: Donna Godchaux, who helped Grateful Dead on vocals, was born in San Francisco, California
1948: David Marks, an early member of the Beach Boys
1958: Ian Mitchell, guitarist of the Bay City Rollers, was born in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
1958: Vernon Reid of Living Colour was born in London
1961: Debbie Peterson, vocalist and drummer of the Bangles, was born in Northridge, California.
1961: Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears and later a producer, was born in Portsmouth, England.
1963: Tori Amos was born in Newton, North Carolina.
1963: James DeBarge of DeBarge
1967: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains; found dead in his home April 19, 2002.
1972: Paul Doucette, rhythm guitarist and drummer of Matchbox 20, was born in North Huntington, Pennsylvania.
1973: Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys was born in Orlando, Florida.
1978: Jeff Stinco, lead guitarist of Simple Plan, was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/this-day-in-rock-music-history-august_21.html
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