Happy birthday malcolm, pride of Dundee!
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On Friday, August 24, 2012 6:19:19 PM UTC+1, Eidem wrote:
> ... 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.
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