Music Almanac: August 19

Birthdays

• 1935 - Earl Gaines (Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers) (d. 2009)
• 1939 - Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith) (73)
• 1940 - Johnny Nash (72)
• 1940 - Roger Cook (72)
• 1943 - Billy J. Kramer (69)
• 1943 - Don Fardon (69)
• 1944 - Eddy Raven (68)
• 1945 - Ian Gillian (Deep Purple) (67)
• 1948 - Elliot Lurie (Looking Glass) (64)
• 1948 - Susan Jacks (Poppy Family) (64)
• 1951 - John Deacon (Queen) (61)
• 1957 - Gary Chapman (55)
• 1959 - Steve Grimmett (Grim Reaper, Onslaught) (53)
• 1960 - Dan "Woody" Woodgate (Madness) (52)
• 1963 - Joey Tempest (Europe) (49)
• 1966 - Lee Ann Womack (46)
• 1968 - Mark McGuinn (44)
• 1969 - Clay Walker (43)
• 1971 - MC Eric (born Eric Martin) (Technotronic) (41)
• 1972 - Elizabeth Wolfgramm (Jets) (40)
• 1979 - Dave Douglas (Reliant K) (33)
• 1980 - Darius Campbell (32)
• 1980 - Michael Todd (Coheed & Cambria) (32)
• 1983 - Missy Higgins (29)
• 1989 - Lil Romeo (born Romeo Miller) (23)

Deaths

• 1959 - Blind Willie McTell - Stroke (61)
• 1979 - Dorsey Burnette - Heart attack (46)
• 2001 - Betty Everett (61)
• 2008 - LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band) - Pneumonia (46)

On This Day

• 1955 - Radio station WINS in New York announced that they would no longer play cover records by white artists of R&B hits.
• 1964 - The Beatles opened their U.S. tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.
• 1967 - Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, become the parents of their son, Jason.
• 1967 - Charlie Walker joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1971 - Led Zeppelin started their North American tour in Vancouver, BC.
• 1980 - A riot breaks out in Toronto after Alice Cooper canceled a show because of illness.
• 2005 - A life-size bronze statue of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott was unveiled in Dublin, Ireland.
• 2005 - Courtney Love is sentenced to a rehabilitation program after breaking her probation.

Marriages

• 1973 - Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge

Released

• 1997 - The Dance - Fleetwood Mac
• 2008 - The Fame - Lady Gaga

Awards

• 1999 - Source Hip Hop Music Awards
• Artist of the Year - DMX
• R&B Artist of the Year - R. Kelly
• Solo Artist of the Year - DMX
• Live Artist of the Year - DMX
• New Artist - Lauryn Hill

Broadcasts

• 1969 - Dick Cavett Show - Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Jefferson Airplane
• 1972 - Midnight Special (debut) - John Denver

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1950 - Goodnight Irene - Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers (13 weeks)
• 1967 - All You Need is Love - Beatles (1 week)
• 2006 - London Bridge - Fergie (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1972 - Chicago V - Chicago (9 weeks)
• 2006 - Now That's What I Call Music 22 - Various Artists (1 week (2 previous weeks at number 1))

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1944 - Til Then - Mills Brothers (1 week)
• 1950 - Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown (3 weeks)
• 1957 - Send For Me - Nat King Cole (2 weeks)
• 1989 - Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel) - Stephanie Mills (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1950 - I'm Moving On - Hank Snow (21 weeks)
• 1978 - Talking in Your Sleep - Crystal Gayle (2 weeks)
• 1989 - Sunday in the South - Shenandoah (1 week)
• 1995 - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - Brooks & Dunn (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1978 - Three Times a Lady - Commodores (5 weeks)
• 1990 - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Bombalurina (3 weeks)
• 2001 - Let's Dance - Five (2 weeks)
• 2007 - Stronger - Kanye West (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1995 - It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah - Black Grape (2 weeks)
• 2001 - White Ladder - David Gray (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))
• 2007 - The King - Elvis Presley (1 week)