In 1937, Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra recorded his theme song, "I Can't Get Started." In 1975, 33 years after Berigan's death, this recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In 1954, Elvis Presley appeared at the Eagles Nest in Memphis Tennessee, (the first of 12 shows at the venue in this year). The advertisement in the local paper read; “See and hear Elvis singing That’s All Right and The Blue Moon of Kentucky.”
In 1957, the Quarry Men played at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, (without Paul McCartney who was away at Boy Scout summer camp). The Cavern was still a jazz club, but skiffle was tolerated, but when John Lennon dared to play "Hound Dog" and "Blue Suede Shoes," the club owner sent a note to the stage saying, "Cut out the bloody rock!"
In 1958, at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, Paul Anka recorded "Put Your Head On My Shoulder."
In 1964, at United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Dean Martin recorded "The Door Is Still Open To My Heart" and "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You."
In 1964, TIME magazine reviewed the Beatles' new movie "A Hard Days Night" and advised readers to "avoid this film at all costs." Most other professional movie critics disagreed. The Los Angeles Herald Examiner called it "amusing and engaging."
In 1965, Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five) had two ribs broken when he was pulled off the stage by a fan in Chicago.
In 1965, the Turtles released the single of their remake of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe."
In 1969, in Berkeley, California, Led Zeppelin performed at the Berkeley Community Theatre.
In 1969, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London, the Beatles recorded additional vocals and guitar overdubs for "The End." The track was completed on August 18.
In 1970, Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac.
In 1971, the Bee Gees started a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart." It was the group's tenth US hit and first #1.
In 1971, Frank Zappa's album 'Just Another Band from L.A.' was recorded, the last Zappa album to include former Turtles Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The two left to record on their own as Flo and Eddie.
In 1971, singer/guitarist Henry D. Haynes, "Homer" of the country music comedy duo Homer & Jethro, died following a heart attack at age 51. Kenneth C. Burns, who played "Jethro" in the act, died of prostate cancer in 1989. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
In 1972, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Eagles performed in concert at PNE Coliseum.
In 1973, "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern was the #1 song.
In 1976, Elton John and Kiki Dee were at #1 on the US singles chart with the insipid "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," giving Elton his sixth US #1 hit. It was written by Elton John without Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche."
In 1979, at a show by the Marshall Tucker Band in Long Beach, California, a disgruntled fan stole a car and drove it through two banks of metal exit doors and a concrete wall.
In 1979, X-Ray Spex break up after Poly Styrene tries to take the group in a folk direction.
In 1982, Fleetwood Mac started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart with 'Mirage.' It was the band's third US #1 album.
In 1982, John Cougar (aka John Mellencamp) landed at #2 on the US chart with the million selling "Hurts So Good." It’s kept out of the top spot by the Human League’s "Don’t You Want Me."
In 1984, R&B singer Esther Phillips died of liver and kidney failure at the age of 48.
In 1987, a Los Angeles judge threw out a lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne. The lawsuit had been filed by the parents of a teenager who had committed suicide while listening to Ozzy's song, "Suicide Solution."
In 1987, on NBC-TV's "Today" show, Madonna did not endear herself to residents of her hometown, Bay City, Michigan, when she referred to it as a "smelly little town."
In 1987, the film that marked the onscreen reunion of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, "Back to the Beach" opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.
In 1996, a federal appeals court ruled that copyright claims must be filed within three years of a song's publication, and therefore it overturned the ruling that original Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers members Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago were entitled to royalties for co-writing "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"
In 1997, Garth Brooks played to the largest crowd ever in New York's Central Park. An estimated 1 million people attended the live concert with an additional 14.6 million viewing live on HBO.
In 1999, violence erupted outside a Dave Matthews Band concert in Hartford, CT. 55 arrests were made in the parking lot of the Meadows Music Theater.
In 2000, the family of Jimi Hendrix won a case at an international panel to evict the holder of the Internet address www.jimihendrix.com.
In 2002, three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises.
In 2005, Mariah Carey was at #1 on the US charts with "We Belong Together."
In 2007, at the Federal Correctional Institution at Terre Haute, Indiana, the Isley Brothers' Ronald Isley began serving a 37-month sentence for income tax evasion. After serving his prison time, Isley was moved to a halfway house in St. Louis, from which he was released in April 2010.
In 2011, Marshall Grant, who played bass for Johnny Cash in the Tennessee Two, from 1954 to 1980, passed away at the age of 83. After his time with The Man In Black, Grant managed The Statler Brothers until they retired in 2002 and later wrote an autobiography entitled "I Was There When It Happened."
In 2013, singer/songwriter/arranger (The King Family Show) Marilyn King, the last surviving member of the King Sisters vocal group, died of cancer at 82.
