Music Almanac: August 27

Birthdays

• 1925 - Carter Stanley (Stanley Brothers) (d. 1966)
• 1927 - Jimmy C. Newman (85)
• 1937 - Phil Shulman (Gentle Giant) (75)
• 1937 - Tommy Sands (75)
• 1937 - J.D. Crowe (75)
• 1939 - Edward Patten (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (d. 2005)
• 1942 - Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille) (70)
• 1943 - Randy Bachman (Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive) (69)
• 1944 - Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck Bogert & Appice) (68)
• 1945 - Malcolm "Duke" Allured (Showaddywaddy) (67)
• 1949 - Jeff Cook (Alabama) (63)
• 1951 - Kevin Kavanaugh (Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes) (61)
• 1953 - Alex Lifeson (Rush) (59)
• 1956 - Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) (56)
• 1961 - Yolanda Adams (51)
• 1967 - Bob Nastanovich (Pavement) (45)
• 1970 - Tony Kanal (No Doubt) (42)
• 1975 - Lee Brennan (911) (37)
• 1977 - Mase (born Mason Betha) (35)
• 1979 - Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire) (33)
• 1979 - Jon Siebels (Eve 6) (33)
• 1986 - Mario (born Mario Barrett) (26)

Deaths

• 1987 - Benny Barnes (51)
• 1967 - Brian Epstein - Overdose (32)
• 1990 - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Helicopter crash (35)
• 2000 - Richard Jaeger (percussionist) 

On This Day

• 1954 - Mahalia Jackson signed with Columbia Records, where she would stay until 1967.
• 1965 - The Beatles took a break from their tour to visit the Byrds in the recording studio and to meet Elvis Presley.
• 1992 - The lyrics for A Day In the Life, handwritten by John Lennon, sell at auction for $87,000.
• 1996 - Smashing Pumpkins finally started a promised tour after delays to bring two new drummers up to speed.
• 1998 - Billy Joel cancelled his fall tour due to throat problems.
• 2003 - Police are looking for Kyle Norman of Jagged Edge after finding 14 pounds of marijuana, guns and a large amount of cash in his home.
• 2003 - Bobby Brown is sentenced to seven days in jail for a parole violation.
• 2007 - Kevin Federline's lawyers asked Britney Spears to pay some of his legal fees from their divorce.
• 2009 - Noel Gallagher quit Oasis saying he couldn't work with his brother Liam.

Marriages

• 1977 - Jimmy Buffett and Jane Slagsvol
• 2003 - Janis Ian and Patricia Snyder

Recorded

• 1971 - Meddle - Pink Floyd (final day of recording)

Released

• 1966 - Cherish - Association (single)
• 1991 - Ten - Pearl Jam (debut)
• 1996 - No Code - Pearl Jam
• 1996 - ATLiens - OutKast

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1988 - Monkey - George Michael (2 weeks)
• 1994 - I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men (14 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1988 - Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1 week)
• 2005 - Chapter V - Staind (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1966 - Blowin' in the Wind - Stevie Wonder (1 week)
• 1988 - Nice N Slow - Freddie Jackson (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1977 - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle (4 weeks)
• 1983 - Your Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation - Ronnie McDowell (1 week)
• 1988 - The Wanderer - Eddie Rabbitt (1 week)
• 1994 - Dreaming With My Eyes Open - Clay Walker (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1964 - Have I the Right? - Honeycombs (2 weeks)
• 1977 - Float On - Floaters (1 week)
• 2000 - Music - Madonna (1 week)
• 2006 - Deja Vu - Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1977 - 20 All-Time Greats - Connie Francis (2 weeks)
• 1988 - Kylie - Kylie Minogue (4 weeks)
• 1994 - Come - Prince (1 week)
• 2006 - Eyes Open - Snow Patrol (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))