Re: August Musical Madness & Other Delights...

[t bedford]

August 27
 
Born
Lester Young (jazz sax player) (1909)
Phil Shulman (Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, Gentle Giant) (1937) 
I had to add the Simon Dupree credit. Ironically, this is the ONLY entry 
for anything Gentle Giant in the Maxcess book....humorous because Phil quit 
the band early on, after their 4th LP (Octopus).
Alex Lifeson (born *Aleksandar Živojinović*) (Rush) (1953)
Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) (1956)
 
R.I.P.
Brian Epstein (Beatles manager - accidental drug overdose) (1967)
 
Event
1965 Bob Dylkan's 1st rock LP "Highway 61 Revisited" is released.