... and more August 19 birthdays –
Jimmy Rowles (1918) – Jazz pianist with Ella Fitzgerald.
Roger Cook (1940) – British songwriter, Blue Mink and David and
Jonathan.
Don Fardon (1943) – British singer, The Sorrows (“Indian
Reservation”).
Elliot Lurie (1948) – guitarist for Looking Glass.
Susan Jacks (aka Susan Pesklevits, 1948) – The Poppy Family.
Joey Tempest (aka Rolf Larsson, 1963) – vocalist for Europe.
Lee Ann Womack (1966) – Country music singer/songwriter ("I Hope You
Dance").
August 19 R.I.P. –
Blind Willie McTell (1959) – stroke. Age 61. Ragtime/blues singer/
guitarist ("Statesboro Blues").
Dorsey Burnette (1979) – heart attack. Age 46. Rockabilly artist, The
Rock And Roll Trio.
Richard Maltby, Sr. (1991) – heart failure. Age 77. Conductor/arranger/
band leader (“The Man With The Golden Arm”).
Betty Everett (2001) – Age 61. Soul singer/pianist (“The Shoop Shoop
Song (It’s In His Kiss)”).
LeRoi Moore (2008) – pneumonia. Age 46. Saxophonist for The Dave
Matthews Band.
Dick Maloney (2010) – Age 77. Canadian jazz singer/songwriter, radio
host of Sentimental Journey.
August 19 album releases –
The Beach Boys – Stack-O-Tracks (1968)
The Carpenters – Close To You (1970)
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – So Far (1974)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That
Never Ends (1974)
The Doobie Brothers – Livin’ On The Fault Line (1977)
John Cougar Mellencamp – Scarecrow (1985)
The Beach Boys – Stars And Stripes Vol. 1 (1996)
Fleetwood Mac – The Dance (1997)
August 19 events –
1918 – Army Sgt. Irving Berlin debuts his musical Yip, Yip, Yaphank at
the Century Theater in New York.
1954 – B.B. King plays to a capacity crowd at the Savoy Ballroom in
Hollywood, with openers The Platters and Johnny Otis.
1954 – Elvis Presley records “Blue Moon” at Sun Records.
1955 – New York City radio station WINS institutes a policy of playing
original versions of R&B singles rather than cover versions by white
artists.
1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis appears and plays live on American Bandstand.
Jimmy Bowen is also on the show.
1957 – Pat Boone appears on the cover of Newsweek with the byline,
"His Refreshing Song Fills The Air."
1964 – The Beatles begin their first proper U.S. tour with a
performance at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Opening acts for the
tour are The Righteous Brothers, The Bill Black Combo, The Exciters
and Jackie DeShannon.
1964 – The High Numbers play The Scene club in Soho.
1965 – The Beatles play two shows at the Sam Houston Coliseum in
Houston, Texas.
1966 – Sandy Posey records “Single Girl” in Nashville.
1966 – The Beatles fly to Memphis for two concerts at the Mid-South
Coliseum. Prior to the shows, the group receives death threats, and a
Memphis city official announces, “The Beatles are not welcome in
Memphis.” Outside the stadium, a mass religious rally takes place, as
well as protests by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
1967 – Charlie Walker joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1969 – Jefferson Airplane, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Joni
Mitchell all appear on The Dick Cavett Show, having just come from the
Woodstock festival.
1969 – R.B. Greaves records his song, “Take A Letter, Maria” at Muscle
Shoals in Alabama.
1969 – Miles Davis begins recording his album Bitches Brew with three
marathon sessions at Columbia Studios in New York City.
1971 – Led Zeppelin begins their seventh North American tour at the
Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
1972 – David Bowie plays the first of two nights at the Rainbow
Theatre in London on his Ziggy Stardust tour.
1972 – The Midnight Special music variety show debuts on NBC.
1973 – Kris Kristofferson marries Rita Coolidge.
1980 – Alice Cooper suffers an asthma attack and is forced to cancel
his concert in Toronto, causing 1,400 ticket holders to riot.
1983 – Sporadic since it was originally shut down in 1968, pirate
radio station Radio Caroline makes its comeback on board the ship Ross
Revenge in the North Sea's international waters.
1988 – On the 100th anniversary of the jukebox, Elvis Presley’s “Hound
Dog” and Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” are named the most played jukebox
songs.
1998 – Priscilla Presley wins $75,000 in her defamation lawsuit
against Currie Grant, who claimed he’d had an affair with her before
she married Elvis.
1999 – A television ad featuring the late Linda McCartney urging a
boycott on fishing is banned by the Advertising Clearance Centre in
the UK.
2000 – The V2000 festival takes place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford,
featuring Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, Joe Strummer, Barenaked Ladies,
Richard Ashcroft, Paul Weller and others.
2005 – A life-size bronze statue of Phil Lynott is unveiled on Harry
Street in Dublin. The ceremony is attended by his former Thin Lizzy
band members Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham.
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Events correction --
The Who's album, Who Are You, was released on August 18, 1978, and was
listed yesterday.
