Re: August Musical Madness & Other Delights...

[t bedford]

August 24
 
Born
William "Willie" Winfield (early influential doo wop singer) The Harptones) 
(1929) *
David Frieberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Starship) (1938)
Ernie Wright (Little Anthony and the Imperials) (1939) *
John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (1943)
Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) (1945)
 
* these (2) dates could not be confirmed (or denied). (2) other birthdays 
were removed.
 
Events
1968 The "In-A-Godda-Da-Vida" single edit debuts on the Billboard singles 
chart.
1982 Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's assasin, gets a 20 years to 
life-in-prison sentence.