Music Almanac: August 31

Birthdays

• 1939 - Jerry Allison (Crickets) (73)
• 1940 - Wilton Felder (Crusaders) (72)
• 1944 - Roger Dean (album cover artist) (68)
• 1945 - Van Morrison (67)
• 1948 - Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions) (64)
• 1949 - Rick Roberts (Firefall) (63)
• 1950 - Steve Goetzman (Exile) (62)
• 1952 - Bruce Soboroff (Buckinghams) (60)
• 1955 - Anthony Thistlethwaite (Waterboys) (57)
• 1957 - Glenn Tillbrook (Squeeze) (55)
• 1957 - Gina Schock (Go-Go's) (55)
• 1959 - Tony DeFranco (DeFranco Family) (53)
• 1960 - Chris Whitley (d. 2005)
• 1963 - Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) (49)
• 1963 - Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake) (49)
• 1967 - Gerard Love (Teenage Fanclub) (45)
• 1969 - Jeff Russo (Tonic) (43)
• 1970 - Debbie Gibson (42)
• 1977 - Craig Nicholls (Vines) (35)
• 1977 - Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen) (Scissor Sisters) (35)
• 1979 - Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro) (33)
• 1980 - Joe Budden (32)
• 1981 - 40 Cal. (born Calvin Byrd) (31)

Deaths

• 1976 - Buell Kazee (folk singer) (76)
• 2002 - Lionel Hampton - Congestive heart failure (94)
• 2004 - Carl Wayne (Move) - Esophageal cancer (61)
• 2004 - Joe Berry (65)

On This Day

• 1965 - Sonny & Cher traveled to the U.K. for the first time for a promotional tour.
• 1968 - The first Isle of Wight Festival was held with performers including the Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention, T-Rex, the Move, the Pretty Things and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
• 1968 - Jeannie C. Riley made her first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1968 - Danny Kerwin joined Fleetwood Mac.
• 1971 - The Rolling Stones (and the father of Brian Jones) filed a suit against the group's managers accusing them of making a secret deal with Decca Records that limited the group's royalties.
• 1971 - A security guard was stabbed and killed at a Who concert in Forest Hills, NY.
• 1974 - Traffic played live for the last time at the Redding Festival in the U.K.
• 1974 - John Lennon testified in U.S. federal court that Richard Nixon tried to have him deported over his involvement in anti-war protests.
• 1976 - George Harrison lost the lawsuit accusing him of unconsciously plagiarizing his song My Sweet Lord from the Ronnie Mack song He's So Fine. 
• 1984 - Prince's movie Purple Rain opened in the U.K.
• 1987 - The video for Michael Jackson's Bad premiered.
• 1989 - The Rolling Stones opened their Steel Wheels tour in Philadelphia, PA.
• 1990 - A memorial service was held for Stevie Ray Vaughan which included a performance of Amazing Grace by Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Wonder.
• 1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland.
• 1997 - James Brown became the first western popular artist to perform in Lebanon.
• 1999 - R.L. Burnside underwent angioplasty surgery.
• 2002 - It was announced that Lance Bass of *NSYNC would be the first celebrity astronaut. He would not be on the flight when he failed to pay the $20 million fee.
• 2003 - Poison continues with their tour even though their instruments and stage equipment are destroyed in a fire.
• 2004 - Carrie Smith quits the Von Bondies and is replaced by Yasmeen Smith.
• 2005 - Blondie and Public Enemy perform at a rally to save the club CBGB.
• 2005 - Toby Keith announced he was forming the independent Show Dog Nashville Records.

Marriages

• 1957 - Roy Clark and Barbara Joyce Rupard
• 1980 - Karen Carpenter and Thomas Burris
• 1986 - Bob Geldof and Paula Yates

Divorces

• 1988 - Bob Seger and Annette Sinclair (filed)

Recorded

• 1939 - All or Nothing at All - Frank Sinatra and the Harry James Band

Released

• 1974 - Goat's Head Soup - Rolling Stones
• 1974 - Jazzman - Carole King (single)
• 1999 - Risk - Megadeth

Awards

• 2006 - MTV Video Music Awards
• Video of the Year - I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! at the Disco
• Male Video - You're Beautiful - James Blunt
• Female Video - Because of You - Kelly Clarkson
• Group Video - Move Along - All-American Rejects
• New Artist - Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
• Pop Video - Stupid Girls - Pink
• Rock Video - Miss Murder - AFI
• R&B Video - Check on It - Beyonce Featuring Slim Thug and Bun B
• Rap Video - Ridin' - Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
• Hip-Hop Video - My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
• Dance Video - Buttons - Pussycat Dolls Featuring Snoop Dogg

Broadcasts

• 1974 - The Partridge Family (final show)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1963 - My Boyfriend's Back - Angels (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1946 - Cole Porter Review - David Rose & His Orchestra (2 weeks)
• 1963 - My Son, the Nut - Allan Sherman (8 weeks)
• 1985 - Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (9 weeks)
• 1991 - Metallica - Metallica (4 weeks)
• 2002 - Nellyville - Nelly (1 week (3 previous weeks at number 1))

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1968 - You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (5 weeks)
• 1991 - Addictive Love - BeBe & CeCe Winans (2 weeks)
• 1996 - Hit Me Off - New Edition (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1959 - The Three Bells - Browns (10 weeks)
• 1968 - Mama Tried - Merle Haggard (4 weeks)
• 1974 - The Grand Tour - George Jones (1 week)
• 1985 - Love is Alive - Judds (1 week)
• 1996 - She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart - Tim McGraw (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1961 - Johnny Remember Me - John Layton (3 weeks)
• 1968 - Do It Again - Beach Boys (1 week)
• 1974 - Love Me For a Reason - Osmonds (3 weeks)
• 1985 - I Got You Babe - UB40 and Chrissie Hynde
• 2003 - Are You Ready For Love - Elton John (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1957 - The Tommy Steele Story - Tommy Steele (1 week (3 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1991 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - London Stage Cast (2 weeks)
• 2003 - Permission to Land - Darkness (4 weeks)
• 2008 - Forth - Verve (2 weeks)

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Music Almanac: August 30

Birthdays

• 1919 - Kitty Wells (d. 2012)
• 1928 - Johnny Mann (84)
• 1935 - John Phillips (Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2001)
• 1939 - Charles Colbert (American Breed) (73)
• 1939 - John Peel (influential British DJ) (d. 2004)
• 1941 - John McNally (Searchers) (71)
• 1941 - Jim Hager (Hagers) (d. 2008)
• 1941 - Jon Hager (Hagers) (d. 2009)
• 1950 - Mickey Moody (Juicy Lucy, Whitesnake) (62)
• 1951 - Dana (born Rosemary Brown) (61)
• 1952 - Kenny Andrews (Darts) (60)
• 1953 - Horace Panter (Specials) (59)
• 1954 - Ronald Beitle (Wild Cherry) (58)
• 1955 - Martin Jackson (Magazine, Swing Out Sister) (57)
• 1961 - Keith McKenzie (Shamen) (51)
• 1963 - Paul Oakenfold (49)
• 1966 - Peter Cunnah (D: Ream) (46)
• 1971 - Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) (41)
• 1974 - Aaron Barrett (Real Big Fish) (38)
• 1974 - Rich Cronin (LFO) (d. 2010)
• 1978 - Swizz Beatz (born Kasseem Dean) (34)
• 1986 - Ryan Ross (Panic! At the Disco) (26)

Deaths

• 1988 - Papa Dee Allen (War) - Heart attack (on stage)
• 1995 - Sterling Morrison (Velvet Underground) - Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (53)

On This Day

• 1969 - Woodstock fever came to the U.K. with the second Isle of Wight festival. Artists included Bob Dylan, the Band, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Family, Joe Cocker, Free, Richie Havens, Moody Blues, Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentagle and the Who.
• 1970 - The Rolling Stones started a European tour in Malmo, Sweden.
• 1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a benefit for the One-to-One charity at Madison Square Garden in New York with guests Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack and Sha Na Na.
• 1973 - The Doors broke up after two post-Jim Morrison albums.
• 1975 - Paul Kossoff of Free and Back Street Crawler was "dead" for 35 minutes in the hospital while doctors tried to revive him. He would die seven months later.
• 1989 - Billy Joel fired his manager, Frank Weber, due to accounting problems. He eventually sued Weber for $90 million.
• 1989 - Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses was arrested after causing a disturbance on a plane flight.
• 1991 - Dottie West is critically injured in a car accident.
• 1995 - Carly Simon and James Taylor performed together for the first time since 1979 to benefit a local Martha's Vineyard agricultural society.
• 2001 - Snoop Dogg and Ja Rule are arrested for using obscene language during a show at Montego Bay.
• 2003 - Michael Jackson celebrated his 45th birthday (the previous day) with a show at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.
• 2003 - Hoobastank was forced to cancel the balance of their U.S. tour when Dan Estrin was injured falling off of a motorcycle.
• 2007 - Lil Wayne was sued for $1 million by a woman who says she was crushed in the crowd at one of his concerts when money was thrown.

Marriages

• 1991 - Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) and Gertie Filip

Divorces

• 1988 - Bruce Springsteen and Julianne Phillips (filed by Phillips)

Recorded

• 1949 - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
• 1957 - Buck Owens' first recording session for Capitol Records

Released

• 1965 - Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
• 1981 - Tattoo You - Rolling Stones
• 1994 - Usher - Usher (debut album)
• 1994 - Definitely Maybe - Oasis (debut album U.S. release)
• 2002 - The Rising - Bruce Springsteen

Gold & Platinum

• 1969 - Sugar Sugar - Archies (Gold)

Broadcasts

• 1993 - Late Show With David Letterman (premier on CBS) - Billy Joel

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1941 - Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) - Jimmy Dorsey (4 weeks)
• 1975 - Get Down Tonight - K.C. & the Sunshine Band (1 week)
• 1980 - Sailing - Christopher Cross (1 week)
• 1986 - Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1 week)
• 1997 - Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy and Mase (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1975 - Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John (1 week (6 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2003 - Greatest Hits Volume II and Other Stuff - Alan Jackson (1 week)
• 2008 - A Little Bit Longer - Jonas Brothers (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1947 - Boogie Woogie Blue Plate - Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (14 weeks)
• 1975 - Your Love - Graham Central Station (1 week)
• 1986 - Love Zone - Billy Ocean (1 week)
• 2008 - Take a Bow - Rihanna (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1980 - Cowboys and Clowns - Ronnie Milsap (1 week)
• 1986 - Heartbeat in the Darkness - Don Williams (1 week)
• 1997 - She's Got It All - Kenny Chesney (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1957 - Diana - Paul Anka (9 weeks)
• 1969 - In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans (3 weeks)
• 1998 - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers (1 week)
• 2009 - Holiday - Dizzee Rascal Featuring Calvin Harris (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1969 - From Elvis to Memphis - Elvis Presley (1 week)
• 1975 - Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart (5 weeks)
• 1997 - Be Here Now - Oasis (4 weeks)
• 2009 - Humbug - Arctic Monkeys (2 weeks)

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Music Almanac: August 29

Birthdays

• 1924 - Dinah Washington (d. 1963)
• 1934 - Gene Allison (d. 2004)
• 1943 - Dick Halligan (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (69)
• 1945 - Chris Copping (Procol Harum) (67)
• 1952 - Don Schlitz (songwriter) (60)
• 1953 - Rick Downey (Blue Oyster Cult) (59)
• 1956 - Dan Truman (Diamond Rio) (56)
• 1958 - Michael Jackson (d. 2009)
• 1960 - Tony MacAlpine (52)
• 1963 - Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) (49)
• 1963 - Greg Steele (Faster Pussycat) (49)
• 1967 - Chris Gorman (Belly) (45)
• 1967 - Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) (45)
• 1968 - Me'Shell NdegéOcello (44)
• 1970 - Carl Martin (Shai) (42)
• 1975 - Kyle Cook (Matchbox 20) (37)
• 1980 - David Desrosiers (Simple Plan) (32)
• 1982 - A+ (born Andre Levins) (30)
• 1986 - Lea Michele (Glee Cast) (26)

Deaths

• 1976 - Jimmy Reed - Respiratory failure (51)
• 1987 - Archie Campbell - Heart attack (72)
• 1987 - Lee Marvin - Heart attack (63)
• 1998 - Charlie Feathers - Complications from a stroke-induced coma (66)
• 2001 - Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (Skyhooks) - Hellicopter crash (49)
• 2006 - Jumpin' Gene Simmons (73)

On This Day

• 1958 - George Harrison joined the Quarrymen.
• 1958 - Alan Freed's Big Beat Show opened in Brooklyn with Frankie Avalon, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Clanton, Bill Haley & the Comets, Bobby Freeman and the Elegants.
• 1966 - The Beatles played their last official concert in San Francisco, CA.
• 1977 - Three people were arrested for trying to steal the body of Elvis Presley.
• 1984 - U2 started their Unforgettable Fire world tour in Christchurch, NZ.
• 1986 - The original American Bandstand studio was placed on the National Register of Historical Places.
• 1990 - Elton John checked into a rehabilitation facility in Chicago for bulimia, alcoholism and drugs.
• 1992 - U2 became the second act to play Shea Stadium in New York after Billy Joel.
• 1995 - A pilot and cameraman are killed during the filming of the video I'd Lie To You (And That's the Truth) by Meat Loaf.
• 1997 - Wu-Tang Gang members Raekwon, Method Man, GZA and Inspectah Deck, along with other members of their entourage, is reported for beating Loud Records executive Jessiah "Milk" Styles.
• 2005 - Fats Domino was rescued from his home in New Orleans during flooding from hurricane Katrina.
• 2005 - Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age collapsed after a show in Hamburg, Germany from exhaustion.
• 2005 - Garbage cancelled their European tour saying that they had overextended themselves.
• 2007 - The Police began the European leg of their reunion tour in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2008 - DMX plead guilty to trying to buy marijuana and cocaine and was sentenced to time served.
• 2009 - The Los Angeles coroner announced that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide based on the anesthetic Propofol which was found in his system.

Released

• 1964 - Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (single)
• 1970 - Lola - Kinks (single)
• 1984 - Let's Go Crazy / Erotic City - Prince (single)
• 1994 - Definitely Maybe - Oasis (debut album U.K. release)

Awards

• 2002 - MTV Video Music Awards
• Video of the Year, Male Video, Rap Video - Without Me - Eminem
• Female Video, Dance Video - Get the Party Started - Pink
• Group Video, Pop Video - Hey Baby - No Doubt Featuring Bounty Killer
• New Artist - Complicated - Avril Lavigne
• Rock Video - In the End - Linkin Park
• R&B Video - No More Drama - Mary J. Blige
• Hip-Hop Video - I'm Real (Murder Remix) - Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule
• 2004 - MTV Video Music Awards
• Video of the Year, Hip-Hop Video - Hey Ya - OutKast
• Male Video, Dance Video - Yeah! - Usher Featuring Ludacris and Lil John
• Female Video - Naughty Girl - Beyonce
• Group Video, Pop Video - It's My Life - No Doubt
• New Artist Video - This Love - Maroon 5
• Rock Video - Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet 
• R&B Video - If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
• Rap Video - 99 Problems - Jay-Z

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1970 - War - Edwin Starr (3 weeks)
• 1987 - La Bamba - Los Lobos (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 2009 - Twang - George Strait (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1960 - Kiddio - Brook Benton (9 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1953 - A Dear John Letter - Jean Shepard & Ferlin Huskey (6 weeks)
• 1964 - I Guess I'm Crazy - Jim Reeves (7 weeks)
• 1981 - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (2 weeks)
• 1987 - Born to Boogie - Hank Williams, Jr. (1 week)
• 1992 - I'll Think of Something - Mark Chesnutt (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1981 - Japanese Boy - Aneka (1 week)
• 1987 - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (5 weeks)
• 1999 - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) - Lou Bega (2 weeks)
• 2010 - Dynamite - Taio Cruz (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1981 - Time - Electric Light Orchestra (2 weeks)
• 1987 - Hysteria - Def Leppard (1 week)
• 1992 - Best 1 - The Smiths (1 week)
• 2004 - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned - Prodigy (1 week)
• 2010 - Recovery - Eminem (1 week (6 previous weeks at number 1))

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Music Almanac: August 28

Birthdays

• 1925 - Billy Grammer (d. 2011)
• 1926 - Phil Seaman (Ginger Baker's Airforce) (d. 1972)
• 1931 - John Perkins (Crew-Cuts) (81)
• 1937 - Clem Cattini (Tornados) (75)
• 1942 - Ken Andrew (Middle of the Road) (70)
• 1942 - Sterling Morrison (Velvet Underground) (d. 1995)
• 1943 - Honey Lantree (Honeycombs) (69)
• 1943 - David Soul (69)
• 1948 - Danny Seraphine (Chicago) (64)
• 1949 - Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers) (63)
• 1949 - Martin Namble (Fairport Convention) (d. 1969)
• 1951 - Dave Hlubek (Molly Hatchett) (61)
• 1951 - Wayne Osmond (Osmond Brothers) (61)
• 1959 - Eddi Reader (Fairground Attraction) (53)
• 1961 - Kim Appleby (Mel & Kim) (51)
• 1965 - Shania Twain (47)
• 1966 - Jerry Fehily (Hothouse Flowers) (46)
• 1969 - Jack Black (Tenacious D) (43)
• 1974 - Peter Turner (Elbow) (38)
• 1982 - LeAnn Rimes (30)
• 1986 - Florence Welch (Florence & the Machine) (26)

Deaths

• 2007 - Hilly Kristal (owner of CBGB) (75)

On This Day

• 1963 - Peter, Paul & Mary played at a civil rights demonstration led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 1964 - The Beatles and Bob Dylan met for the first time in New York.
• 1964 - The Beatles were on the cover of Life Magazine.
• 1965 - The Rolling Stones announced that Allen Klein would co-manage the group with Andrew Long Oldham. The group also singed a new five-year contract with Decca Records in the U.K.
• 1965 - Bob Dylan opened a North American tour in New York. The new format was solo set first followed by an electric set with Al Kooper, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Harvey Brooks.
• 1967 - The Grateful Dead and Big Brother & the Holding Company played at the funeral for a Hell's Angel biker.
• 1970 - Elvis Presley played his last show at the International Hotel in Las Vegas under a death threat.
• 1972 - David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars did their first show at Carnegie Hall in New York.
• 1984 - The Jackson's Victory tour set a record for that day with 1.1 million tickets sold.
• 1986 - Tina Turner received her star on Hollywood Boulevard.
• 1988 - Kylie Minogue set a record as the biggest selling album by a female artist in Britain when Kylie passes the two million mark.
• 1995 - Oingo Boingo split.
• 1996 - Isaac Hayes demanded that presidential candidate Bob Dole stop using his song Soul Man with the words "I'm a Dole man."
• 1998 - Rapper Noreaga (N.O.R.E.) is sought by police for an assault after his show.
• 1999 - Cheep Trick played their 25th anniversary show in Rockford, IL.
• 2003 - The Polyphonic Spree was dropped by 679 Recordings.
• 2005 - Suge Knight was shot in the leg at a party hosted by Kanye West.
• 2005 - Art Garfunkel was charged with possession of marijuana.

Recorded

• 1947 - Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autrey
• 1968 - Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette

Released

• 1961 - Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes (debut single)
• 1978 - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo - Devo (debut album)

Awards

• 2003 - MTV Video Music Awards
• Video of the Year, Hip-Hop Video - Work It - Missy Elliott
• Male Video, Pop Video - Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake
• Female Video, R&B Video - Crazy in Love - Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z
• Group Video - The Scientist - Coldplay
• New Artist, Rap Video - In Da Club - 50 Cent
• Rock Video - Somewhere I Belong - Linkin Park
• Dance Video - Rock Your Baby - Justin Timberlake
• 2005 - MTV Video Music Awards
• Video of the Year, Group Video, Rock Video - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
• Male Video - Jesus Walks - Kanye West
• Female Video, Pop Video - Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
• New Artist - Mr. Brightside - Killers
• R&B Video - Karma - Alicia Keys
• Rap Video - Number One Spot - Ludacris
• Hip-Hop Video, Dance Video - Lose Control - Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop
• Viewer's Choice Award - American Idiot - Green Day

Broadcasts

• 1963 - Ready, Steady, Go - Rolling Stones (first appearance)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1948 - Twelfth Street Rag - Pee Wee Hunt (6 weeks)
• 1961 - Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) - Joe Dowell (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1993 - River of Dreams - Billy Joel (3 weeks)
• 2010 - Recovery - Eminem (2 weeks (5 previous weeks at number 1))

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1971 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin (3 weeks)
• 1976 - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - K.C. & the Sunshine Band (1 week)
• 1982 - Dance Floor, Part 1 - Zapp (2 weeks)
• 1993 - Right Here / Human Nature - SWV (7 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1971 - Good Lovin' Makes It Right - Tammy Wynette (2 weeks)
• 1976 - (I'm a) Stand By My Woman Man - Ronnie Milsap (2 weeks)
• 1982 - Fool Hearted Memory - George Strait (1 week)
• 1993 - Can't Break It To My Heart - Tracy Lawrenece (1 week)
• 2010 - All About Tonight - Blake Shelton (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 2005 - The Importance of Being Idle - Oasis

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• No album hit number 1 in the U.K. on August 28.

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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))

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Music Almanac: August 26

Birthdays

• 1901 - Jimmy Rushing (d. 1972)
• 1938 - Maurice Williams (Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs) (74)
• 1938 - Jet Black (born Brian Duffy) (Stranglers) (74)
• 1940 - Nik Turner (Hawkwind) (72)
• 1941 - Chris Curtis (Searchers, Deep Purple) (d. 2005)
• 1942 - Vic Dana (70)
• 1944 - Maureen Tucker (Velvet Underground) (68)
• 1946 - Valerie Simpson (Ashford & Simpson) (66)
• 1952 - Billy Rush (Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes) (60)
• 1954 - Michael Chetwood (T'Pau) (58)
• 1957 - John O'Neill (Undertones) (55)
• 1960 - Branford Marsalis (52)
• 1961 - Jimmy Olander (Diamond Rio) (51)
• 1962 - Bob Cowsill (Cowsills) (50)
• 1965 - Annie Holland (Elastica) (47)
• 1966 - Shirley Manson (Garbage) (46)
• 1966 - Daniel Vickrey (Counting Crows) (46)
• 1969 - Adrian Young (No Doubt) (43)
• 1986 - Cassie (born Casandra Ventura) (26)
• 1990 - Lil' Chris (born Christopher Hardman) (22)

Deaths

• 1981 - Lee Hays (Weavers) - Diabetic cardiovascular disease (67)
• 1995 - Ronald White (Miracles) - Leukemia (56)
• 2000 - Allen Woody (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule) (44)
• 2003 - Wilma Burgess - Heart attack (64)
• 2004 - Laura Branigan - Brain aneurysm (47)
• 2004 - David Meyers (cinematographer of Woodstock, Elvis on Tour, The Last Waltz) - Stroke
• 2005 - Piggy (born Denis D'Amour) (Voivod) - Colon cancer (45)

On This Day

• 1963 - Cilla Black performed her first major show with the Beatles in Southport, England.
• 1967 - The Beatles held a press conference to announce that they were now disciples of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
• 1970 - Duane Allman sat in with Eric Clapton for the recording of the Derek & the Dominos album
• 1973 - 10cc played live for the first time on the Isle of Man.
• 1976 - Aerosmith was on the cover of Rolling Stone.
• 1977 - The Pretenders played live for the first time with the Strangeways.
• 1980 - Tom Petersson left Cheap Trick.
• 1981 - It was Paul Anka Day in Ottawa, QB with the celebration including the naming of a Paul Anka Drive. 
• 1983 - The film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence starring David Bowie opens in the U.S.
• 1987 - Sonny Bono announced he was running for mayor of Palm Springs, CA.
• 1989 - Ringo Starr wins a court case to stop the release of music that he recorded while in a less than desirable state.
• 1990 - At a show in Alpine Valley, WI, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble are joined for the encore by Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughan and Robert Cray.
• 1994 - While in New York working with Joe Walsh, Scottish singer Frankie Miller suffered a brain hemorrhage. He would be in a coma for five months and endure many months more learning to once again walk and talk.
• 1997 - Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers crashed on his motorcycle in Beverly Hills, CA.
• 2000 - Pam Tillis became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 2005 - Ray Charles had a post office in Los Angeles named after him.
• 2007 - Police raided the home of DMX, finding guns and neglected dogs.

Released

• 1967 - Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix (single)
• 1997 - My Soul - Coolio
• 1997 - My Own Prison - Creed (debut album)

Awards

• 1990 - Emmy Awards
• Music for a Television Program - Randy Newman - Cop Rock
• 2005 - BMI Urban Awards 
• Lil' John

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1957 - Tammy - Debbie Reynolds (2 weeks)
• 1967 - Ode to Billie Joe - Bobby Gentry (4 weeks)
• 1972 - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass (1 week)
• 1978 - Grease - Frankie Valli (2 weeks)
• 1995 - Kiss From a Rose - Seal (1 weeks)
• 2000 - Doesn't Really Matter - Janet (Jackson) (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1950 - Young Man With a Horn - Doris Day & Harry James (6 weeks (6 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1961 (mono albums) - Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley (3 weeks)
• 1995 - Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish (1 week (6 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2000 - Country Grammar - Nelly (5 weeks)
• 2006 - Port of Miami - Rick Ross (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1967 - Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin (2 weeks)
• 1972 - Power of Love - Joe Simon (2 weeks)
• 1978 - Get Off - Foxy (2 weeks)
• 1989 - It's No Crime - Babyface (2 weeks)
• 1995 - Boombastic / In the Summertime - Shaggy (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1950 - Goodnight Irene - Red Foley & Ernest Tubb (3 weeks)
• 1972 - If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry - Jerry Wallace (1 week)
• 1989 - Are You Ever Gonna Love Me - Holly Dunn (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1965 - I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1961 - South Pacific - Original Soundtrack (1 week (113 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1990 - Graffiti Bridge - Prince (1 week)
• 2001 - Break the Cycle - Staind (1 week)
• 2007 - Hand Built Robots - Newton Faulkner (2 weeks)

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Music Almanac: August 25

Birthdays

• 1918 - Leonard Berstein (d. 1990)
• 1927 - Monty Matthews (Jordanaires) 
• 1928 - Jerry Rivers (Hank William's Drifting Cowboys) (d. 1996)
• 1933 - Wayne Shorter (Weather Report) (79)
• 1942 - Walter Williams (O'Jays) (70)
• 1947 - Keith Tippett (King Crimson) (65)
• 1949 - Gene Simmons (KISS) (63)
• 1949 - Henry Paul (Outlaws, BlackHawk) (63)
• 1950 - Willie DeVille (d. 2009)
• 1951 - Rob Halford (Judas Priest) (61)
• 1951 - James Warren (Korgis) (61)
• 1952 - Geoff Downes (Buggles, Yes, Asia) (60)
• 1954 - Elvis Costello (58)
• 1954 - Martin Jourard (Motels) (58)
• 1961 - Billy Ray Cyrus (51)
• 1962 - Vivian Campbell (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Def Leppard) (50)
• 1963 - Candida Doyle (Pulp) (49)
• 1965 - Nigel Durham (Saxon) (47)
• 1965 - Mia Zapata (Gits) (d. 1993)
• 1966 - Terminator X (born Norman Rogers) (Public Enemy) (46)
• 1966 - Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Planet X, Black Country Communion) (46)
• 1967 - Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo) (45)
• 1968 - Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian) (44)
• 1968 - Spider One (born Michael Cummings) (Powerman 5000) (44)
• 1969 - Luke Scott (Babybird) (43)
• 1970 - Jo Dee Messina (42)
• 1983 - James Righton (Klaxons) (29)
• 1987 - Amy MacDonald (25)
• 1988 - Alexandra Burke (24)

Deaths

• 1979 - Stan Kenton - Stroke (67)
• 1995 - Doug Stegmeyer (bassist for Billy Joel) - Suicide (43)
• 1999 - Rob Fisher (Naked Eyes) - Cancer (42)
• 2000 - Jack Nitzsche (arranger, producer, songwriter) - Cardiac arrest (63)
• 2001 - Aaliyah - Plane crash (22)
• 2006 - Lou Wills (Warner Brothers executive)

On This Day

• 1967 - Brian Wilson performed with the Beach Boys for the first time in two years at a show in Honolulu, HI.
• 1970 - The Electric Ladyland studios in New York opened.
• 1970 - Elton John played live for the first time in the U.S. at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA, opening for David Ackles.
• 1970 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their live debut in Plymouth, England.
• 1973 - Bobby Darin performed live for the last time at the Las Vegas Hilton.
• 1973 - Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers broke his leg in a car accident.
• 1993 - Snoop Dogg was indicted for his involvement in the murder of a member of the By Yerself gang, posting the $1 million bail. He was acquitted three years later.
• 1994 - Jimmy Page and Robert Plant taped their MTV Unplugged special in London.
• 1994 - Jimmy Buffett crashed his plane off Nantucket, MA, swimming back to shore.
• 1999 - Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue was arrested for inciting a riot in Las Vegas when he tells the crowd to go out and turn over some cars.
• 1999 - Whitney Houston was sued for $100,000 by the city of Concord, CA after she cancelled a show due to illness.
• 1999 - Lionel Richie plays a show in front of the Sphynx in Egypt. 
• 2003 - Jag, a children's book written by LeAnn Rimes and her husband Dean Sheremet, was published.
• 2005 - Slash and Duff, formerly of Guns N' Roses, sued Axl Rose for naming himself sole holder of the copyrights of the band's works.

Marriages

• 1946 - Rex Allen and Bonita Linder

Divorces

• 1994 - Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley.

Released

• 1973 - Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers (single)
• 1975 - Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
• 1976 - Boston - Boston
• 1979 - Cars - Gary Numan (single)
• 1982 - What Time Is It? - Time 

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1958 - Little Star - Elegants (1 week)
• 1962 - Loco-Motion - Little Eva (1 week)
• 1973 - Brother Louie - Stories (2 weeks)
• 1979 - My Sharona - Knack (6 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1973 - Chicago VI - Chicago (2 weeks (3 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2007 - Underground Kingz - UGK (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1956 - Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett (13 weeks)
• 1958 - Just a Dream - Jimmy Clanton (1 week)
• 1962 - The Loco-Motion - Little Eva (3 weeks)
• 1984 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. (2 weeks)
• 1990 - Jerk Out - Time (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1945 - You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often - Tex Ritter (2 weeks)
• 1958 - Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson (2 weeks)
• 1973 - Everybody's Had the Blues - Merle Haggard (2 weeks)
• 1979 - The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (1 week)
• 1984 - Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1960 - Apache - Shadows (5 weeks)
• 1973 - Young Love - Donny Osmond (4 weeks)
• 1979 - We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard (4 weeks)
• 2002 - Crossroads - Blazin' Squad (1 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1956 - Songs For Swingin' Lovers - Frank Sinatra (1 week (2 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2002 - Imagine - Eva Cassidy (1 week)

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Music Almanac: August 24

Birthdays

• 1898 - Fred Rose (d. 1954)
• 1905 - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (d. 1974)
• 1915 - Wynonie Harris (d. 1969)
• 1924 - Louis Teicher (Ferrante & Teicher) (d. 2008)
• 1929 - Willie Winfield (83)
• 1938 - Mason Williams (74)
• 1938 - David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship) (74)
• 1940 - Tony Secunda (manager for Moody Blues, Procol Harum, more) (d. 1995)
• 1941 - Marshall Thompson (Chi-Lites) (71)
• 1941 - Ernest Wright, Jr. (Little Anthony & the Imperials) (71)
• 1942 - Jimmy Soul (d. 1988)
• 1942 - Carl Mann (70)
• 1942 - Joe Chambers (Chambers Brothers) (70)
• 1943 - John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989)
• 1944 - Jim Brady (Sandpipers) (68)
• 1945 - Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) (67)
• 1945 - Malcolm Duncan (Average White Band) (67)
• 1947 - Jim Fox (James Gang) (65)
• 1948 - Jean-Michel Jarre (64)
• 1951 - Mike Derosier (Heart) (61)
• 1951 - Jimmy Farrar (Molly Hatchet) (61)
• 1952 - John Cowan (New Grass Revival) (60)
• 1955 - Jeffrey Daniel (Shalamar) (57)
• 1961 - Mark Bedford (Madness) (51)
• 1963 - John Bush (Anthrax) (49)
• 1970 - Kristyn Osborn (SheDaisy) (42)

Deaths

• 1978 - Louis Prima - Cerebral hemorrhage during brain surgery (67)
• 1988 - Nat Stuckey (54)
• 1998 - Gene Page (composer, arranger, producer) (58)
• 1998 - Jerry Clower - Following heart bypass surgery (71)

On This Day

• 1966 - The Doors started recording their first album in Los Angeles, CA.
• 1967 - Bruce Springsteen joined a group called Earth.
• 1967 - The Beatles meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time.
• 1968 - Keith Moon celebrated his birthday by driving a car into the pool at the Holiday Inn in Flint, MI.
• 1969 - The movie Alice's Restaurant, starring Arlo Guthrie, opened.
• 1974 - Traffic performed together for the last time at the Reading Festival in England.
• 1977 - Waylon Jennings was arrested for possession of cocaine.
• 1978 - Bruce Springsteen was on the cover of Rolling Stone in salute to the release of Darkness at the Edge of Town.
• 1979 - The Cars play before an estimated 500,000 in New York's Central Park.
• 1979 - B.B. King celebrated 30 years in show business by playing the Roxy in Los Angeles.
• 1981 - Mark David Chapman was sentenced to twenty years in jail for killing John Lennon.
• 1983 - Jerry Lee Lewis' fifth wife, Shawn Michelle Stevens, was found dead from a methadone overdose. They were married only three months.
• 1990 - Judas Priest were exonerated in a lawsuit by the families of two fans who committed suicide, saying they did it after hearing subliminal messages in the Stained Class album.
• 1990 - Sinead O'Connor says she will not perform at the Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey if the U.S. National Anthem is played before her show.
• 1994 - Dave Abruzzese left Pearl Jam.
• 1996 - Liam Gallagher sat in the audience during his band, Oasis', taping of MTV Unplugged. His brother Noel took on the vocals.
• 1998 - Ingrid Penderson announced she was the half-sister of John Lennon.
• 1999 - Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan left Oasis.
• 1999 - Elton John is sued over his song Can You Feel the Love Tonight. The songwriter for Glenn Medeiros' Listen to Your Heart contends that John's song is too similar.
• 2001 - The Backstreet Boys resumed their Black & White World Tour 2001 after stopping on July 9 for A.J. McLean to be treated for depression and alcohol abuse.
• 2010 - George Michael plead guilty to driving under the influence of drugs in an incident where he ran his car into the front of a photo shop.

Divorces

• 1994 - Joe Diffie and Debra Diffie
• 1994 - Radney Foster and Mary Foster (filed)

Recorded

• 1956 - Love Me Tender and We're Gonna Move - Elvis Presley
• 1975 - Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (first day of recording, would take three weeks)
• 1977 - Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck 

Released

• 1968 - Truth - Jeff Beck Group (debut)
• 1979 - I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince (single)
• 1987 - I'm In It For Love - Donny Osmond (first single in ten years)
• 1999 - LFO - LFO (debut album)
• 1999 - Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera (debut)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1959 - The Three Bells - Browns (4 weeks)
• 1974 - (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates (3 weeks)
• 1985 - The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1963 - Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius - Little Stevie Wonder (1 week)
• 1985 - Songs From the Big Chair - Tears for Fears (1 week (4 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1996 - Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (3 weeks (7 previous weeks at number 1))

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1946 - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (18 weeks)
• 2002 - Dilemma - Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland (9 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1968 - Already It's Heaven - David Houston (1 week)
• 1974 - Old Man From the Mountain - Merle Haggard (1 week)
• 1985 - Real Love - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1968 - Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1991 - Metallica - Metallica (1 week)

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Music Almanac: August 23

Birthdays

• 1900 - Malvina Reynolds (d. 1978)
• 1917 - Tex Williams (d. 1985)
• 1932 - Jack Earls (80)
• 1936 - Rudy Lewis (Drifters) (d. 1964)
• 1938 - Roger Greenaway (74)
• 1941 - Pete Shannon (Nashville Teens) (71)
• 1946 - Keith Moon (Who) (d. 1978)
• 1947 - Rex Allen, Jr. (65)
• 1949 - Rick Springfield (65)
• 1949 - Woody Paul (born Paul Chrisman) (Riders in the Sky) (63)
• 1951 - Jimi Jamison (Survivor) (61)
• 1951 - Mark Hudson (Hudson Brothers) (61)
• 1953 - Bobby G (Bucks Fizz) (59)
• 1954 - Mark Avsec (Wild Cherry, Donnie Iris & the Cruisers) (58)
• 1959 - Edwyn Collins (53)
• 1961 - Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) (51)
• 1962 - Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) (50)
• 1967 - Cadella Marley (Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers) (45)
• 1969 - Ira Dean (Trick Pony) (43)
• 1974 - Shifty Shellshock (born Seth Binzer) (Crazy Town) (38)
• 1978 - Julian Casablancas (Strokes) (34)
• 1979 - Richie Neville (Five) (33)

Deaths

• 1960 - Oscar Hammerstein II - Stomach Cancer (65)
• 2006 - Maynard Ferguson - Kidney and liver failure (78)
• 2006 - David Schnaufer (credited with restoring the popularity of the dulcimer) - Lung cancer (53)

On This Day

• 1966 - The Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York for the last time.
• 1966 - Big Brother & the Holding Company signed with Mainstream Records.
• 1970 - Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground performed together for the last time.
• 1970 - The Wailers started recording with Lee "Scratch" Perry and the lineup of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Aston Barrett and Carlton Barrett.
• 1975 - Paul Kossoff of Free has a blood clot that stops his heart for 35 minutes. Amazingly, he recovers and goes back to playing only to die the next year.
• 1980 - The Talking Heads expanded their group for touring, including Adrian Belew and Bernie Worrell.
• 1985 - Aerosmith opened their Done With Mirrors tour in East Troy, WI.
• 1991 - Dire Straits started their reunion tour in Dublin, Ireland. They would be on the road for the next two years.
• 1993 - Duran Duran received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1993 - The Los Angeles Police formally announced that Michael Jackson was the subject of a criminal investigation.
• 1995 - Natalie Merchant becomes one of the first artists to do an interview on the World Wide Web.
• 1999 - Don Henley sued Paramount Pictures for backing out of a deal to include one of his songs in the movie Double Jeopardy. 
• 2003 - Bobby Brown was arrested in Atlanta for a parole violation.
• 2003 - Trace Adkins became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 2004 - Queen became the first western rock act to be sanctioned in Iran. 
• 2008 - Madonna started her Sticky & Sweet tour in Cardiff, Wales.

Marriages

• 1962 - John Lennon and Cynthia Powell
• 1975 - Ian Curtis (Joy Division) and Deborah Woodruff

Broadcasts

• 1963 - Ready, Steady, Go! - Rolling Stones

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1969 - Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones (4 weeks)
• 1975 - Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (1 week)
• 2008 - Disturbia - Rihanna (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1969 - At San Quentin - Johnny Cash (4 weeks)
• 1997 - No Way Out - Puff Daddy & the Family (2 weeks (1 previous week at number 1))
• 2008 - Mamma Mia! - Soundtrack (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1952 - Mary Jo - Four Blazes (3 weeks)
• 1969 - Share Your Love With Me - Aretha Franklin (5 weeks)
• 1975 - Get Down Tonight - K.C. & the Sunshine Band (1 week)
• 2008 - A Milli - Lil Wayne (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1952 - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells (8 weeks)
• 1969 - A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash (5 weeks)
• 1975 - Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell (2 weeks)
• 1980 - Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt (1 week)
• 1986 - Strong Heart - T.G. Sheppard (1 week)
• 2008 - Should've Said No - Taylor Swift (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1980 - Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie (2 weeks)
• 1986 - I Want to Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner (3 weeks)
• 2009 - Sexy Bitch/Chick - David Guetta Featuring Akon (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1980 - Flesh and Blood - Roxy Music (3 weeks)
• 1986 - Now That's What I Call Music 7 - Various Artists (5 weeks)
• 1997 - White on Blonde - Texas (1 week)
• 2009 - Ready For the Weekend - Calvin Harris (1 week)

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