... and more August 24 birthdays –
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905) – delta blues singer/songwriter/
guitarist ("That's All Right").
Wynonie Harris (1915) – R&B singer ("Who Threw The Whisky In The
Well").
Louis Teicher (1924) – pianist for Ferrante and Teicher.
Art Snider (1926) – Canadian pianist/arranger/producer, founder of
Chateau Records.
Mason Williams (1938) – guitarist/composer ("Classical Gas").
Marshall Thompson (1942) – The Chi-Lites.
Carl Mann (1942) – Rockabilly artist (“Mona Lisa”).
Jimmy Soul (aka James McCleese, 1942) – American singer ("If You Wanna
Be Happy").
Jim Brady (1944) – The Sandpipers.
Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (1945) – saxophonist for Average White Band.
Jim Fox (1947) – drummer for The James Gang.
Jean Michel Jarre (1948) – French composer/producer.
Danny Joe Brown (1951) – vocalist for Molly Hatchet.
Michael DeRosier (1951) – session drummer, Heart.
Mark Bedford (1961) – bassist for Madness.
John Bush (1963) – vocalist for Anthrax and Armored Saint.
August 24 R.I.P. –
Louis Prima (1978) – cerebral hemorrhage. Age 67. Singer/songwriter/
trumpeter.
Gene Page (1998) – Age 58. Composer/conductor/arranger.
Warren Covington (1999) – Age 78. Jazz trombonist with Tommy Dorsey.
Hal Kalin (2005) – car crash. Age 70. The Kalin Twins ("When").
August 24 album releases –
The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You (1981)
R.E.M. – Chronic Town (1982)
John Cougar Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)
Prince – The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
August events –
1953 – Nat "King" Cole records "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" at the
Capitol Tower in Hollywood.
1956 – Little Richard plays The Cotton Club in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy
Holly is in the audience.
1956 – Elvis Presley records “Love Me Tender.”
1959 – Billboard magazine’s headline reads, "Rock And Roll Ain't Ready
For The Ol' Rockin' Chair Yet," with an accompanying story stating
that Rock 'n' Roll was losing popularity a year ago, but the record
buyers now like Elvis Presley, Lloyd Price and Fats Domino along with
newcomers, The Everly Brothers, The Drifters and Ricky Nelson.
1963 – Bobby Bare records “500 Miles Away From Home” at RCA Studios in
Nashville.
1964 – Brian Epstein and "Colonel" Tom Parker meet for the first time
when they have lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
1964 – Capitol Records releases The Beatles single, “Matchbox” b/w
“Slow Down.”
1965 – Enjoying a day off in Beverly Hills, John, George and Ringo
take LSD with their guests Roger McGuinn and David Crosby. McCartney
refuses.
1966 – The Youngbloods record “Get Together.”
1966 – The Doors begin recording their first album at Sunset Sound
Recording Studios in L.A.
1966 – The Beatles arrive in L.A. for a few days off.
1967 – John, Paul and George and their partners attend a lecture by
the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Hilton Hotel in London.
1968 – The Middle Earth Club sponsors a mini two day “festival” called
Magical Mystery Tour at the Roundhouse in London, featuring The
Incredible String Band, Pretty Things, Fairport Convention, Traffic,
Free, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and others.
1969 – Arlo Guthrie’s movie, Alice’s Restaurant, premieres at the New
York Film Festival.
1969 – John Lennon writes, rehearses and records “Cold Turkey.”
1975 – Queen begins recording “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Rockfield
Studio's in Monmouth, Wales.
1977 – Federal agents raid a Nashville recording studio and arrest
Waylon Jennings for cocaine possession with intent to distribute.
1977 – Johnny Paycheck records “Take This Job And Shove It” at CBS
Studios in Nashville.
1979 – B.B. King celebrates his 30th year in show business with a
performance at the Roxy in Los Angeles.
1979 – The Cars perform in Central Park for 500,000 people.
1979 – Singer Bobby Rydell appears as himself on the NBC-TV sitcom,
The Facts Of Life.
1980 – The 20th National Rock Festival Reading Rock 80 takes place,
featuring Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, UFO, Gillan, The Pat
Travers Band, Rory Gallagher and others.
1983 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ fifth wife, Shawn Stephens, is found dead in
the couple’s home from a methadone overdose.
1989 – The Who perform a special 20th anniversary charity concert of
their rock opera Tommy at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles,
featuring guests Elton John as the Pinball Wizard, Patti Labelle as
the Acid Queen, Steve Winwood as the Hawker, Phil Collins as Uncle
Ernie, and Billy Idol as Cousin Kevin.
1990 – The band Judas Priest is vindicated in court and the wrongful
death lawsuit against the band is dismissed for allegedly causing the
suicide deaths of two youths in Nevada.
1996 – Oasis singer Liam Gallagher fails to show up for the recording
of the band’s MTV Unplugged session at London's Royal Festival Hall in
front of 400 fans. He is later spotted in the audience watching the
show take place without him.
1998 – Shania Twain’s outdoor concert in Syracuse, New York, is halted
abruptly when lightning hits the ground 40 yards from the stage. No
one is injured.
1998 – 53-year-old Ingrid Pedersen announces that she is the long-lost
illegitimate half-sister of John Lennon, having been given up for
adoption by Lennon’s mother, Julia, as a baby.
2005 – Justin Timberlake wins a substantial undisclosed amount in his
libel lawsuit against the British tabloid News Of The World for an
article stating that Timberlake had sexual liaisons while involved
with actress Cameron Diaz.
2006 – Linda Ronstadt cancels all tour dates for the rest of the year
to recover from an undisclosed surgery.
2007 – During a routine medical check-up, Bo Diddley has a heart
attack in his doctor's office and is admitted into the hospital.
2009 – The L.A. County coroner’s office rules Michael Jackson’s death
a homicide.
2010 – George Michael pleads guilty in Highbury Corner Magistrates'
Court in London to driving under the influence of drugs, stemming from
his July arrest when he crashed his car into a building.
2011 – Frank DiLeo, music executive and manager of Michael Jackson
during his heyday, dies at age 63 due to complications from heart
surgery.
2011 – Esther Gordy Edwards - Motown staffer, creator of the Hitsville
U.S.A. Motown Museum, and older sister of Berry Gordy - passes away at
age 91.
