1956: Elvis Presley received the key to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
1957: Ricky Nelson recorded "Be-Bop Baby".
1957: The Everly Brothers recorded "Wake Up Little Susie".
1957: Booked on a tour by black artists because the promoter who loved their records thought they were black, Buddy Holly & the Crickets played at none other than the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
1961: Elvis Presley released the single "Little Sister".
1962: Twelve-year-old Stevie Wonder released his first 45, "I Call It Pretty Music (But the Old People Call It the Blues)". Marvin Gaye was the drummer.
1962: Ringo Starr was officially chosen as the new drummer of the Beatles, replacing Pete Best.
1964: The Beatles performed in Blackpool, England. High Numbers opened for them. Who? You're right, High Numbers became the Who.
1965: A new group appeared on the scene on this date. Lovin' Spoonful released their debut single "Do You Believe In Magic" to radio stations.
1965: Barry McGuire released the single "Eve of Destruction".
1966: The world was introduced to a new band as on this date, the Monkees released their first single "Last Train to Clarksville".
1966: The Byrds played at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California.
1966: During the last tour, the Beatles performed at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1968: The Beatles made 14 takes in recording "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for their upcoming White Album.
1968: The Jackson 5 made their live debut opening for the Supremes at the Forum in Los Angeles.
1969: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Joni Mitchell appeared together at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
1969: Led Zeppelin and Joe Cocker were in concert at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
1969: "The Debbie Reynolds Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
1969: The Guess Who received their first gold record with the song "These Eyes".
1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Canned Heat, John Sebastian, Mountain, Country Joe McDonald, the Incredible String Band, the Keef Hartley Band and Quill performed at Woodstock in Bethel, New York.
1969: Three Dog Night's great song "Easy To Be Hard" rose from 77 to 40.
1969: Zager & Evans made it six fantastic weeks at #1 with "In the Year 2525". In nearly any other time in the Rock Era, "Crystal Blue Persuasion" would have been #1 but not against this competition; Tommy James & the Shondells peaked at #2 and fell to 3 on this date. The Rolling Stones were ready for a charge up to the top with "Honky Tonk Women". Neil Diamond enjoyed one of his biggest hits--"Sweet Caroline" at #4. The rest of the Top 10: "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon, Kenny Rogers & the First Edition said "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", Steve Wonder was still at 8 with "My Cherie Amour", Jr. Walker & the All Stars fell with "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" and Andy Kim finished the list with "Baby, I Love You".
1969: Zager & Evans even took over the Adult Contemporary chart with "In the Year 2525".
1969: Blood, Sweat & Tears spent its seventh week at #1 on the album chart.
1970: The Kinks, Yes, Mungo Jerry, Ginger Baker's Air Force and Edgar Winter performed at the final day of the Yorkshire Folk, Blues & Jazz Festival at Krumlin, Yorkshire, England.
1970: Elvis Presley collected his 16th #1 in the U.K. with "The Wonder of You", the Kinks had the #2 song with "Lola".
1974: The Ramones played at the CBGB in New York City.
1974: Chicago starred in the ABC-TV special "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch". Anne Murray was a guest.
1975: Peter Gabriel announced that he was splitting from Genesis to start a solo career.
1975: The Stylistics had the top U.K. song with "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)".
1975: Make it two weeks for J-J-J "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees. The Eagles had a great song at #2 with "One of These Nights", Olivia Newton-John remained at 3 with "Please Mr. Please" and Elton John moved up with "Someone Saved My Life Tonight". Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds moved from 15-5 with "Fallin' In Love" while "Rhinestone Cowboy" was up to 6 for Glen Campbell. The rest of the Top 10: "Why Can't We Be Friends" for War, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" by James Taylor, Melissa Manchester's "Midnight Blue" at 9 and Mike Post & "The Rockford Files" at 10.
1975: Amongst amazing competition, the Eagles spent their fifth straight week on the album chart with One of These Nights.
1976: Linda Ronstadt released her remake of the Buddy Holly song "That'll Be the Day".
1976: Cliff Richard began a tour of the Soviet Union in Leningrad.
1977: Elvis Presley died of coronary arrhythmia at the age of 42 in Memphis, Tennessee.
1980: Bill Ward, drummer of Black Sabbath, left the band.
1980: Olivia Newton-John's "Magic" remained at #1 for a fifth wee on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1980: Cozy Powell, drummer of Rainbow, announced he was leaving the group.
1980: Diana Ross conquered the AC chart again as "Upside Down" reached #1.
1980: Jools Holland, keyboard player of Squeeze, announced he was leaving.
1983: Paul Simon married Carrie Fisher in New York City.
1985: Madonna marred Sean Penn in Malibu, California.
1986: Sun Valley, Idaho's Peter Cetera stayed at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth week in a row with "Glory of Love".
1986: The fastest-rising song on this date, 22 songs after its initial release--"Twist and Shout" by the Beatles.
1995: Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys performed in concert for the first time with daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips.
1997: Over 30,000 fans came to Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee to pay respects to Elvis Presley on the 20th anniversary of his passing.
1997: Will Smith rose to #1 on the U.K. chart with "Men in Black".
2000: Alan Caddy, guitarist for the Tornadoes and session musician with Dusty Springfield, the Spencer Davis Group, Kiki Dee and Pretty Things, died at the age of 60.
2000: INXS had to cancel their tour of New Zealand because of poor ticket sales. It was the first venture for the band since the death of lead singer Michael Hutchence.
2000: 'N Sync were given the keys to the city of Orlando, Florida.
2003: A car sponsored by 3 Doors Down made its debut at the Cabela 250 NASCAR Busch Series at Michigan International Speedway. The car finished 11th.
2003: Marc Anthony's wife Dayanara Muniz gave birth to son Ryan at North Shore University Hospital in Long Island, New York.
2003: Henry Mancini was featured on a new postage stamp by the United States Postal Service.
2005: Talk about an identity crisis. Sean Combs, who changed his name to Sean "Puffy" Combs, then Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, announced he was changing his name to "Diddy".
2005: Vasser Clements, jazz fiddler who worked with the Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson and Emmylou Harris, died of lung cancer at the age of 77 at her home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.2005: Madonna suffered three cracked ribs and broke her collarbone and hand in a horse riding accident on her birthday outside her home in London.
Born This Day:
1915: Al Hibbler, who had a hit with his version of "Unchained Melody" in 1955, was born in Tyro, Mississippi.
1922: Ernie Freeman, who gave us the great instrumental "Raunchy", was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1927: Fess Parker ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") was born in Fort Worth, Texas; died March 18, 2010.
1931: Eydie Gorme was born in The Bronx, New York.
1934: Kathy Lester ("Love Letters" from 1962)
1942: Barbara George was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1944: Russ Titelman, producer of James Taylor, Eric Clapton and Randy Newman, was born in Los Angeles 1945: Gary Loizzo of the American Breed
1953: James "J.T." Taylor, vocalist of Kool & the Gang, was born in Morristown, New Jersey.
1946: Gordon Fleet of the Easybeats ("Friday on My Mind" from 1967)
1948: Barry Hay of Golden Earring was born in Faizabad, India.
1953: James Taylor of Kool & the Gang was born in Laurens, South Carolina.
1957: Tim Farriss of INXS
1958: Madonna was born in Rochester, Michigan
1958: Belinda Carlisle, lead singer of the Go-Go's and a solo performer, was born in Hollywood, California
1972: Emily Erwin of the Dixie Chicks was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
1980: Vanessa Carlton ("A Thousand Miles" from 2002) was born in Milford, Pennsylvania.
1980: Bob Hardy, bassist with Franz Ferdinand, was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.Source URL: https://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/this-day-in-rock-music-history-august_15.html
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1957: Ricky Nelson recorded "Be-Bop Baby".
1957: The Everly Brothers recorded "Wake Up Little Susie".
1957: Booked on a tour by black artists because the promoter who loved their records thought they were black, Buddy Holly & the Crickets played at none other than the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
1961: Elvis Presley released the single "Little Sister".
1962: Twelve-year-old Stevie Wonder released his first 45, "I Call It Pretty Music (But the Old People Call It the Blues)". Marvin Gaye was the drummer.
1962: Ringo Starr was officially chosen as the new drummer of the Beatles, replacing Pete Best.
1964: The Beatles performed in Blackpool, England. High Numbers opened for them. Who? You're right, High Numbers became the Who.
1965: A new group appeared on the scene on this date. Lovin' Spoonful released their debut single "Do You Believe In Magic" to radio stations.
1965: Barry McGuire released the single "Eve of Destruction".
1966: The world was introduced to a new band as on this date, the Monkees released their first single "Last Train to Clarksville".
1966: The Byrds played at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California.
1966: During the last tour, the Beatles performed at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1968: The Beatles made 14 takes in recording "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for their upcoming White Album.
1968: The Jackson 5 made their live debut opening for the Supremes at the Forum in Los Angeles.
1969: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Joni Mitchell appeared together at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
1969: Led Zeppelin and Joe Cocker were in concert at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
1969: "The Debbie Reynolds Show" premiered on CBS-TV.
1969: The Guess Who received their first gold record with the song "These Eyes".
1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Canned Heat, John Sebastian, Mountain, Country Joe McDonald, the Incredible String Band, the Keef Hartley Band and Quill performed at Woodstock in Bethel, New York.
1969: Three Dog Night's great song "Easy To Be Hard" rose from 77 to 40.
1969: Zager & Evans made it six fantastic weeks at #1 with "In the Year 2525". In nearly any other time in the Rock Era, "Crystal Blue Persuasion" would have been #1 but not against this competition; Tommy James & the Shondells peaked at #2 and fell to 3 on this date. The Rolling Stones were ready for a charge up to the top with "Honky Tonk Women". Neil Diamond enjoyed one of his biggest hits--"Sweet Caroline" at #4. The rest of the Top 10: "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon, Kenny Rogers & the First Edition said "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", Steve Wonder was still at 8 with "My Cherie Amour", Jr. Walker & the All Stars fell with "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" and Andy Kim finished the list with "Baby, I Love You".
1969: Zager & Evans even took over the Adult Contemporary chart with "In the Year 2525".
1969: Blood, Sweat & Tears spent its seventh week at #1 on the album chart.
1970: The Kinks, Yes, Mungo Jerry, Ginger Baker's Air Force and Edgar Winter performed at the final day of the Yorkshire Folk, Blues & Jazz Festival at Krumlin, Yorkshire, England.
1970: Elvis Presley collected his 16th #1 in the U.K. with "The Wonder of You", the Kinks had the #2 song with "Lola".
1974: The Ramones played at the CBGB in New York City.
1974: Chicago starred in the ABC-TV special "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch". Anne Murray was a guest.
1975: Peter Gabriel announced that he was splitting from Genesis to start a solo career.
1975: The Stylistics had the top U.K. song with "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)".
1975: Make it two weeks for J-J-J "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees. The Eagles had a great song at #2 with "One of These Nights", Olivia Newton-John remained at 3 with "Please Mr. Please" and Elton John moved up with "Someone Saved My Life Tonight". Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds moved from 15-5 with "Fallin' In Love" while "Rhinestone Cowboy" was up to 6 for Glen Campbell. The rest of the Top 10: "Why Can't We Be Friends" for War, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" by James Taylor, Melissa Manchester's "Midnight Blue" at 9 and Mike Post & "The Rockford Files" at 10.
1975: Amongst amazing competition, the Eagles spent their fifth straight week on the album chart with One of These Nights.
1976: Linda Ronstadt released her remake of the Buddy Holly song "That'll Be the Day".
1976: Cliff Richard began a tour of the Soviet Union in Leningrad.
1977: Elvis Presley died of coronary arrhythmia at the age of 42 in Memphis, Tennessee.
1980: Bill Ward, drummer of Black Sabbath, left the band.
1980: Olivia Newton-John's "Magic" remained at #1 for a fifth wee on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1980: Cozy Powell, drummer of Rainbow, announced he was leaving the group.
1980: Diana Ross conquered the AC chart again as "Upside Down" reached #1.
1980: Jools Holland, keyboard player of Squeeze, announced he was leaving.
1983: Paul Simon married Carrie Fisher in New York City.
1985: Madonna marred Sean Penn in Malibu, California.
1986: Sun Valley, Idaho's Peter Cetera stayed at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth week in a row with "Glory of Love".
1986: The fastest-rising song on this date, 22 songs after its initial release--"Twist and Shout" by the Beatles.
1995: Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys performed in concert for the first time with daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips.
1997: Over 30,000 fans came to Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee to pay respects to Elvis Presley on the 20th anniversary of his passing.
1997: Will Smith rose to #1 on the U.K. chart with "Men in Black".
2000: Alan Caddy, guitarist for the Tornadoes and session musician with Dusty Springfield, the Spencer Davis Group, Kiki Dee and Pretty Things, died at the age of 60.
2000: INXS had to cancel their tour of New Zealand because of poor ticket sales. It was the first venture for the band since the death of lead singer Michael Hutchence.
2000: 'N Sync were given the keys to the city of Orlando, Florida.
2003: A car sponsored by 3 Doors Down made its debut at the Cabela 250 NASCAR Busch Series at Michigan International Speedway. The car finished 11th.
2003: Marc Anthony's wife Dayanara Muniz gave birth to son Ryan at North Shore University Hospital in Long Island, New York.
2003: Henry Mancini was featured on a new postage stamp by the United States Postal Service.
2005: Talk about an identity crisis. Sean Combs, who changed his name to Sean "Puffy" Combs, then Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, announced he was changing his name to "Diddy".
2005: Vasser Clements, jazz fiddler who worked with the Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson and Emmylou Harris, died of lung cancer at the age of 77 at her home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.2005: Madonna suffered three cracked ribs and broke her collarbone and hand in a horse riding accident on her birthday outside her home in London.
Born This Day:
1915: Al Hibbler, who had a hit with his version of "Unchained Melody" in 1955, was born in Tyro, Mississippi.
1922: Ernie Freeman, who gave us the great instrumental "Raunchy", was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
1927: Fess Parker ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") was born in Fort Worth, Texas; died March 18, 2010.
1931: Eydie Gorme was born in The Bronx, New York.
1934: Kathy Lester ("Love Letters" from 1962)
1942: Barbara George was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1944: Russ Titelman, producer of James Taylor, Eric Clapton and Randy Newman, was born in Los Angeles 1945: Gary Loizzo of the American Breed
1953: James "J.T." Taylor, vocalist of Kool & the Gang, was born in Morristown, New Jersey.
1946: Gordon Fleet of the Easybeats ("Friday on My Mind" from 1967)
1948: Barry Hay of Golden Earring was born in Faizabad, India.
1953: James Taylor of Kool & the Gang was born in Laurens, South Carolina.
1957: Tim Farriss of INXS
1958: Madonna was born in Rochester, Michigan
1958: Belinda Carlisle, lead singer of the Go-Go's and a solo performer, was born in Hollywood, California
1972: Emily Erwin of the Dixie Chicks was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
1980: Vanessa Carlton ("A Thousand Miles" from 2002) was born in Milford, Pennsylvania.
1980: Bob Hardy, bassist with Franz Ferdinand, was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.Source URL: https://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/this-day-in-rock-music-history-august_15.html
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