... and more August 6 birthdays –
Mike Sarne (1940) – British pop singer ("Come Outside").
Allan Holdsworth (1946) – guitarist for Soft Machine and Tony
Williams.
Judy Craig (1946) – The Chiffons.
Pat MacDonald (1952) – guitarist/vocalist for Timbuk3.
Jamie Kensit (1963) – guitarist for Eighth Wonder.
Elliott Smith (aka Steven Paul Smith, 1969) – singer/songwriter ("Miss
Misery").
Ginger Spice (aka Geri Halliwell, 1972)
August 6 R.I.P. –
Bix Beiderbecke (1931) – lobar pneumonia. Age 28.
Memphis Minnie (1973) – stroke. Age 76. Blues singer/songwriter.
Domenico Modugno (1994) – heart attack. Age 65. Italian singer
("Volare").
Larry Adler (2001) – Age 87. Harmonica player.
Rick James (2004) – heart failure. Age 56. ("Super Freak").
Willy DeVille (2009) – hepatitis C, pancreatic cancer. Age 58. Mink
DeVille.
August 6 album releases –
The Beatles – Help! (1965) UK
The Byrds – Byrdmaniax (1971) UK
Pat Benatar – Crimes Of Passion (1980)
Yes – Yesyears (1991) box set
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Songs And Music From "She's The
One" (1996)
August 6 events –
1939 – The Dinah Shore Show begins airing on NBC radio.
1940 – Columbia Records cuts the price of their 12” classical records
from the standard $1.00 price. RCA follows.
1956 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “I Can’t Quit (I’ve Gone Too
Far)” b/w “Singing The Blues.”
1956 – Filming begins on the Alan Freed movie, Rock! Rock! Rock!
1960 – John, Paul and George visit the Casbah Club and see The
Blackjacks, with drummer Pete Best. Following their set, the three
Beatles invite Best to join their group.
1960 – Chubby Checker sings and debuts the dance "The Twist" on
American Bandstand.
1964 – Rod Stewart makes his television debut on BBC-TV's The Beat
Room, singing with The Hoochie Coochie Men.
1965 – The Small Faces release their debut single, "Whatcha Gonna Do
About It" b/w "What'sa Matter Baby" on Decca.
1966 – Beatles manager Brian Epstein flies to New York and holds a
press conference in an attempt to diffuse the "bigger than Jesus"
controversy.
1969 – Led Zeppelin appears at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento.
1970 – The first day of the four-day National Jazz, Blues and Pop
Festival takes place at the Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex. The
festival features Deep Purple, Yes, The Strawbs, Black Sabbath,
Wishbone Ash, Family, Cat Stevens and others.
1970 – The Festival For Peace is held at Shea Stadium in Queens,
featuring Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Miles Davis,
Steppenwolf, The James Gang, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Winter and others.
1971 – Procol Harum records "Conquistador" with the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra.
1973 – Stevie Wonder is hospitalized in a coma after a serious car
accident involving a logging truck in North Carolina. Wonder
permanently loses his sense of smell because of the accident.
1987 – Madonna’s movie, Who’s That Girl, premieres in New York City.
1989 – U2's Adam Clayton is arrested for possession of marijuana in
the parking lot of the Blue Light Pub in Glencullen.
1994 – Manic Street Preachers' Richey Edwards is hospitalized for
"nervous exhaustion."
1999 – Grateful Dead tape archivist, Dick Latvala, dies from a heart
attack at 56.
2001 – Whitney Houston signs a new deal with Arista Records for $100
million.
2002 – Oasis’ Noel Gallagher is injured in a car accident in
Indianapolis, forcing the group to cancel two concerts.
2005 – Nine months after doctors find a malignant tumor in her breast,
singer Melissa Etheridge
announces that she is cancer free.
2007 – Keyboardist Stephen Bier (aka Madonna Wayne Gacy) sues Marilyn
Manson for $20 million in unshared profits.
