1958: Alan Freed's Big Beat Show concert premiered at the Fox Theater in Brooklyn, New York after being turned down by the Paramount. Frankie Avalon, Bill Haley & the Comets and Jimmy Clanton performed.
1958: George Harrison joined John Lennon and Paul McCartney's group the Quarrymen.
1959: The Beatles got a break when the Les Stewart Quartet got into a clash amongst themselves and refused to play at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, England. George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney played in their place and after the show, the group was hired by owner Mona Best to play regular Saturday night gigs.
1960: "Kiddio" by Brook Benton, one of the biggest R&B hits of the 60's, took over at #1.
1960: Elvis Presley switched directions but it didn't matter--his #1 song "It's Now or Never" was #1 for a third week. "Walk--Don't Run" from the Ventures was second followed by "The Twist" from Chubby Checker.
1962: The Elvis Presley movie Kid Gallahad opened in theaters.
1964: Dean Martin's hit "Everybody Loves Somebody" spent a fifth week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1964: The Supremes remained at #1 on the R&B chart with "Where Did Our Love Go".
1966: The Youngbloods recorded one of The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era*--"Get Together".
1966: Paul Anka hosted the final Hullabaloo show on NBC-TV with guests Peter & Gordon, Lesley Gore and the Cyrkle.
1966: The Beatles closed their American tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco California. As events would unfold, it would be their last public concert. The last song played by the Fab Four? Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally".
1969: Bob Seger filed for divorce from his wife of ten months.
1970: Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, Chilliwack, the Youngbloods and Ides of March performed at the Man Pop Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1970: Anne Murray's first hit "Snowbird" took over at #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1970: Cosmo's Factory produced a #1 album for CCR.
1970: Probably no coincidence that "War" by Edwin Starr became a #1 song and soon after, American involvement in Vietnam ended. That generation didn't just whine and complain, they made a stand and got things done.
1976: Spirit played a reunion concert in Santa Monica, California
1977: Three people were arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for trying to steal the body of Elvis Presley. As a result, the body was moved to Graceland Mansion in Meditation Garden.
1978: The Eagles performed at the Miami Baseball Stadium in Miami, Florida.
1981: U2, Wang Chung, Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Dr. Feelgood and Lindisfarne performed at the two-day Rock on the Tyne Festival in Gateshead, England.
1981: ELO posted their second #1 album in the U.K. with Time.
The great album Escape
1981: 4 by Foreigner was #1 for the second straight week. Bella Donna from Stevie Nicks took runner-up while Escape by Journey was #3. Pat Benatar's Precious Time was #4, the Moody Blues stayed at #5 with Long Distance Voyager and Billy Squier was #6 with Don't Say No.
One of rock's greatest classics entered the Top 10 on this date
1981: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie reached three weeks at #1 with "Endless Love". They weren't close to done. The Pointer Sisters edged up with "Slow Hand" while Joey Scarbury slipped down with the "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It or Not)". Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers had #4--"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around". The rest of the Top 10: "Jessie's Girl" from Rick Springfield, newcomer Juice Newton was up with "Queen of Hearts", Ronnie Milsap had a crossover with "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", Foreigner's great "Urgent" moved from 15 to 8, the Commodores had song #9 with "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" and Journey entered the Top 10 with "Who's Crying Now".
1984: U2 began the Unforgettable Fire World Tour at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand.
1986: The former studio of American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was placed on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States.
1987: "Never Gonna' Give You Up" by Rick Astley reached #1 in the U.K.
1987: Hysteria hit #1 in the U.K. for Def Leppard.
1987: Los Lobos hit #1 with their remake of the Ritchie Valens' song "La Bamba".
1987: Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett had the top AC hit with "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".
The most successful album of their career
1987: Whitney by Whitney Houston had been the #1 album every week of its release, which now added up to 10. Whitesnake's self-titled release was 2 followed by Bigger and Deffer by L.L. Cool J. La Bamba from Los Lobs was Fourth with Bad Animals by Heart taking the fifth position. The rest of the Top 10: In the Dark by Grateful Dead, U2 was at 7 with The Joshua Tree, Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls was #8, Hysteria from Def Leppard jumped from 36 to 9 and the Soundtrack to "Beverly Hills Cop II" came in #10.
1988: Michael Jackson was in concert at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England.
1990: Elton John checked into a rehab center in Chicago Illinois to be treated for bulimia, drinking and drugs. Good for him--most people don't have the wisdom and the fortitude to recognize when they need assistance.
1991: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers kicked off their national tour in Denver, Colorado.
1992: U2 became the second rock act to perform at Yankee Stadium (Billy Joel was the first.)
1992: Elton John spent a sixth week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "The One", his 43rd hit on that chart.
1992: Boyz II Men continued to have the top R&B song with "End of the Road".
1994: Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe.
1995: The pilot of a helicopter and the cameramen shooting the Meat Loaf video "I'd Lie for You" were killed in the Sequoia National Forest about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.
1996: Isaac Hayes, co-writer of the song "Soul Man", sent a letter to presidential candidate Bob Dole requesting that he cease using his song, which supporters had changed to "I'm a Dole Man". Don't these people realize that you have to permission to use someone's song?
1999: Cher was in concert in Las Vegas, Nevada for a live HBO special.
1999: Lou Bega topped the chart with "Mambo No. 5".
2000: These aren't the kind of people you have to fancy dinners. After winning Best Single and Best International Live Act at the Kerrang! Awards in London, the members of Slipknot attacked each other, smashed their glasses and set fire to the table. It's called the regressing of mankind.
2003: Metallica gave a show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City for members of their fan club only.
2003: Bobby Brown served his seven days in jail for violating parole, but he would remain under house arrest for 60 days.
2003: Thom Yorke of Radiohead joined R.E.M. onstage in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the songs "E-Bow the Letter" and "It's the End of the World As We Know It". How prophetic was R.E.M.?
2003: Missy Elliott won Video of the Year for "Work It" at the MTV Video Music Awards.
2004: Natasha Bedingfield owned the top song in the U.K. with "These Words".
2005: Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age collapsed from exhaustion during a concert in Hamburg, Germany.
2005: Green Day had quite a comeback with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as it won Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West won Best Male Video for "Jesus Walks" while Kelly Clarkson took home Best Female Video for "Since U (sic) Been Gone". What was ironic was that the channel quit showing music videos back when the suits took over from the DJ's.
2006: Jumpin' Gene Simmons ("Haunted House") died in his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 73. Kiss member Gene Simmons chose his stage name in tribute of Simmons.
2007: The Police began their reunion tour at Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
2009: The Los Angeles coroner confirmed that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide, caused chiefly by the anaesthetic Propofol. The drug triggered a cardiac arrest at Jackson's home in L.A. in June at the age of 50.
Born This Day:
1924: Dinah Washington ("Baby (You Got What It Takes)" with Brook Benton), was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died of drugs December 14, 1963 at the age of 39 .
1924: Billy Myles ("The Joker" from 1957) was born in New York City; died October 9, 2005 at the age of 47.
1942: Sterling Morrison, guitarist and one of the founding members of Velvet Underground, was born in East Meadow, New York; died August 30, 1995 of non-Hodgekin's lymphoma at the age of 53.
1943: Dick Halligan, trombonist of Blood, Sweat & Tears, was born in Troy, New York.
1945: Chris Copping, bass guitarist and organist of Procol Harum, was born in Southend, England
1953: Rick Downey, drummer of Blue Oyster Cult
1958: Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana; died June 25, 2009 from homocide at the age of 53 after being administered the drugs propofol and lorazepam.
1970: Carl Martin of Shai
1975: Kyle Cook, lead guitarist of Matchbox 20, was born in Frankfort, Indiana.
1980: David Desrosiers, bassist of Simple Plan, was born in Sept-Iles, Quebec, Canada.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/this-day-in-rock-music-history-august_28.html
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1958: George Harrison joined John Lennon and Paul McCartney's group the Quarrymen.
1959: The Beatles got a break when the Les Stewart Quartet got into a clash amongst themselves and refused to play at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, England. George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney played in their place and after the show, the group was hired by owner Mona Best to play regular Saturday night gigs.
1960: "Kiddio" by Brook Benton, one of the biggest R&B hits of the 60's, took over at #1.
1960: Elvis Presley switched directions but it didn't matter--his #1 song "It's Now or Never" was #1 for a third week. "Walk--Don't Run" from the Ventures was second followed by "The Twist" from Chubby Checker.
1962: The Elvis Presley movie Kid Gallahad opened in theaters.
1964: Dean Martin's hit "Everybody Loves Somebody" spent a fifth week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1964: The Supremes remained at #1 on the R&B chart with "Where Did Our Love Go".
1966: The Youngbloods recorded one of The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era*--"Get Together".
1966: Paul Anka hosted the final Hullabaloo show on NBC-TV with guests Peter & Gordon, Lesley Gore and the Cyrkle.
1966: The Beatles closed their American tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco California. As events would unfold, it would be their last public concert. The last song played by the Fab Four? Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally".
1969: Bob Seger filed for divorce from his wife of ten months.
1970: Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, Chilliwack, the Youngbloods and Ides of March performed at the Man Pop Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1970: Anne Murray's first hit "Snowbird" took over at #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1970: Cosmo's Factory produced a #1 album for CCR.
1970: Probably no coincidence that "War" by Edwin Starr became a #1 song and soon after, American involvement in Vietnam ended. That generation didn't just whine and complain, they made a stand and got things done.
1976: Spirit played a reunion concert in Santa Monica, California
1977: Three people were arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for trying to steal the body of Elvis Presley. As a result, the body was moved to Graceland Mansion in Meditation Garden.
1978: The Eagles performed at the Miami Baseball Stadium in Miami, Florida.
1981: U2, Wang Chung, Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Dr. Feelgood and Lindisfarne performed at the two-day Rock on the Tyne Festival in Gateshead, England.
1981: ELO posted their second #1 album in the U.K. with Time.
The great album Escape
1981: 4 by Foreigner was #1 for the second straight week. Bella Donna from Stevie Nicks took runner-up while Escape by Journey was #3. Pat Benatar's Precious Time was #4, the Moody Blues stayed at #5 with Long Distance Voyager and Billy Squier was #6 with Don't Say No.
One of rock's greatest classics entered the Top 10 on this date
1981: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie reached three weeks at #1 with "Endless Love". They weren't close to done. The Pointer Sisters edged up with "Slow Hand" while Joey Scarbury slipped down with the "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It or Not)". Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers had #4--"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around". The rest of the Top 10: "Jessie's Girl" from Rick Springfield, newcomer Juice Newton was up with "Queen of Hearts", Ronnie Milsap had a crossover with "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", Foreigner's great "Urgent" moved from 15 to 8, the Commodores had song #9 with "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" and Journey entered the Top 10 with "Who's Crying Now".
1984: U2 began the Unforgettable Fire World Tour at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand.
1986: The former studio of American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was placed on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States.
1987: "Never Gonna' Give You Up" by Rick Astley reached #1 in the U.K.
1987: Hysteria hit #1 in the U.K. for Def Leppard.
1987: Los Lobos hit #1 with their remake of the Ritchie Valens' song "La Bamba".
1987: Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett had the top AC hit with "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".
The most successful album of their career
1987: Whitney by Whitney Houston had been the #1 album every week of its release, which now added up to 10. Whitesnake's self-titled release was 2 followed by Bigger and Deffer by L.L. Cool J. La Bamba from Los Lobs was Fourth with Bad Animals by Heart taking the fifth position. The rest of the Top 10: In the Dark by Grateful Dead, U2 was at 7 with The Joshua Tree, Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls was #8, Hysteria from Def Leppard jumped from 36 to 9 and the Soundtrack to "Beverly Hills Cop II" came in #10.
1988: Michael Jackson was in concert at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England.
1990: Elton John checked into a rehab center in Chicago Illinois to be treated for bulimia, drinking and drugs. Good for him--most people don't have the wisdom and the fortitude to recognize when they need assistance.
1991: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers kicked off their national tour in Denver, Colorado.
1992: U2 became the second rock act to perform at Yankee Stadium (Billy Joel was the first.)
1992: Elton John spent a sixth week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "The One", his 43rd hit on that chart.
1992: Boyz II Men continued to have the top R&B song with "End of the Road".
1994: Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe.
1995: The pilot of a helicopter and the cameramen shooting the Meat Loaf video "I'd Lie for You" were killed in the Sequoia National Forest about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.
1996: Isaac Hayes, co-writer of the song "Soul Man", sent a letter to presidential candidate Bob Dole requesting that he cease using his song, which supporters had changed to "I'm a Dole Man". Don't these people realize that you have to permission to use someone's song?
1999: Cher was in concert in Las Vegas, Nevada for a live HBO special.
1999: Lou Bega topped the chart with "Mambo No. 5".
2000: These aren't the kind of people you have to fancy dinners. After winning Best Single and Best International Live Act at the Kerrang! Awards in London, the members of Slipknot attacked each other, smashed their glasses and set fire to the table. It's called the regressing of mankind.
2003: Metallica gave a show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City for members of their fan club only.
2003: Bobby Brown served his seven days in jail for violating parole, but he would remain under house arrest for 60 days.
2003: Thom Yorke of Radiohead joined R.E.M. onstage in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the songs "E-Bow the Letter" and "It's the End of the World As We Know It". How prophetic was R.E.M.?
2003: Missy Elliott won Video of the Year for "Work It" at the MTV Video Music Awards.
2004: Natasha Bedingfield owned the top song in the U.K. with "These Words".
2005: Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age collapsed from exhaustion during a concert in Hamburg, Germany.
2005: Green Day had quite a comeback with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as it won Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West won Best Male Video for "Jesus Walks" while Kelly Clarkson took home Best Female Video for "Since U (sic) Been Gone". What was ironic was that the channel quit showing music videos back when the suits took over from the DJ's.
2006: Jumpin' Gene Simmons ("Haunted House") died in his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 73. Kiss member Gene Simmons chose his stage name in tribute of Simmons.
2007: The Police began their reunion tour at Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
2009: The Los Angeles coroner confirmed that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide, caused chiefly by the anaesthetic Propofol. The drug triggered a cardiac arrest at Jackson's home in L.A. in June at the age of 50.
Born This Day:
1924: Dinah Washington ("Baby (You Got What It Takes)" with Brook Benton), was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died of drugs December 14, 1963 at the age of 39 .
1924: Billy Myles ("The Joker" from 1957) was born in New York City; died October 9, 2005 at the age of 47.
1942: Sterling Morrison, guitarist and one of the founding members of Velvet Underground, was born in East Meadow, New York; died August 30, 1995 of non-Hodgekin's lymphoma at the age of 53.
1943: Dick Halligan, trombonist of Blood, Sweat & Tears, was born in Troy, New York.
1945: Chris Copping, bass guitarist and organist of Procol Harum, was born in Southend, England
1953: Rick Downey, drummer of Blue Oyster Cult
1958: Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana; died June 25, 2009 from homocide at the age of 53 after being administered the drugs propofol and lorazepam.
1970: Carl Martin of Shai
1975: Kyle Cook, lead guitarist of Matchbox 20, was born in Frankfort, Indiana.
1980: David Desrosiers, bassist of Simple Plan, was born in Sept-Iles, Quebec, Canada.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/this-day-in-rock-music-history-august_28.html
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