August 4 Born –
Harry Lauder (1870) – Scottish singer/entertainer (“Roamin’ In The
Gloamin’”).
Carson Robison (1890) – Country music singer/songwriter.
Frank Luther (aka Francis Crow, 1899) – Country singer, dance band vocalist.
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong (1901) – trumpeter/singer.
Helen Kane (1904) – singer (“I Wanna Be Loved By You”).
James Blackwood (1919) – Gospel singer, The Blackwood Brothers.
Herb Ellis (1921) – Jazz guitarist with Oscar Peterson.
Elsberry Hobbs (1936) – The Five Crowns and The Drifters.
Frankie Ford (1939) – rock 'n' roll/R&B singer ("Sea Cruise").
Larry Knechtel (1940) – session keyboardist with the Wrecking Crew, Bread.
Timi Yuro (aka Rosemary Yuro, 1940) – R&B/soul singer ("Hurt").
David Carr (1943) – keyboardist for The Fortunes and The Ventures.
Dave Manders (1947) – guitarist/vocalist for Paper Lace.
Klaus Schulze (1947) – Tangerine Dream.
Paul Layton (1947) – bassist/vocalist for The New Seekers.
Roy Flowers (1951) – drummer for Sweet Sensation.
Moya Brennan (aka Máire Ní Bhraonáin, 1952) – Irish folk singer, Clannad.
Ian Broudie (1958) – British singer/songwriter/producer, Big In Japan.
Robbin Crosby (1959) – guitarist for Ratt.
Paul Reynolds (1962) – guitarist for A Flock Of Seagulls.
Rob Cieka (1968) – drummer for The Boo Radleys.
Max Cavalera (aka Massimiliano Cavaleria, 1969) – Brazilian guitarist for
Sepultura.
August 4 R.I.P. –
Eddie Condon (1973) – Age 68. Jazz guitarist/bandleader.
Frank Fontaine (1978) – heart attack. Age 58. Singer on The Jackie Gleason
Show.
Columbus “Duke” Pearson (1980) – multiple sclerosis. Age 47. Jazz
pianist/composer.
Jeri Southern (1991) – pneumonia. Age 64. Jazz pianist/singer ("Fire Down
Below").
Little Milton (2005) – stroke. Age 70. Blues singer/guitarist ("Just A
Little Bit").
John Locke (2006) – Age 62. Keyboardist for Spirit and Nazareth.
Lee Hazelwood (2007) – renal cancer. Age 78. Songwriter ("These Boots Are
Made For Walkin'").
Johnnie Bassett (2012) – cancer. Age 76. Blues session guitarist,
singer/songwriter.
August 4 album releases –
Aretha Franklin – Aretha Arrives (1967)
Michael Jackson – Ben (1972)
Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
Donovan – Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 (1992) (box set)
The Gin Blossoms – New Miserable Experience (1992)
Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden (1998)
August 4 events –
1927 – Jimmie Rodgers has his first recording session, recording "Sleep,
Baby, Sleep" and "Soldier's Sweetheart" at the Taylor Christian Hat Factory
in Bristol, Tennessee.
1956 – Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" hits the charts at #24.
1956 – George Jones and Jimmy C. Newman join the Grand Ole Opry.
1957 – The *Everly Brothers* perform “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little
Susie” on The Ed *Sullivan* Show. Also on the show is Frankie Lymon,
performing “Goody Goody.”
1958 – Billboard combines record sales figures from five popularity charts
to create the Billboard Hot 100. Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" is the
first song to top the new chart.
1959 – Skeeter Davis joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1962 – The Rollin’ Stones play their third live gig - and their first
outside the London area - at the William Morris Hall in South Oxhey.
1963 – The Beatles' "From Me To You" charts in the U.S. at #116, thanks to
Del Shannon's cover version of the song which charted first. In the UK, The
Beatles perform at the Queen’s Theatre in Blackpool. Due to the size of the
crowd inside and outside the theatre, the group is forced to enter the
venue through a roof skylight via scaffolding from a neighboring building.
1965 – The Dixie Cups, Marianne Faithfull, Jerry Naylor, Billy Preston, The
Great Scots, The Righteous Brothers, Linda Clark, Jackie and Gayle, Terry
Allen, The Nooney Rickett Four and Bobby Sherman all appear on Shindig!
1966 – The Temptations release their single, “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” b/w
“You’re Not An Ordinary Girl” on the Gordy label.
1966 – In the wake of John Lennon's comments that The *Beatles* are "more
popular than Jesus," the *South African* Broadcasting Corporation issues a
ban on all Beatles music.
1967 – Episode 3 of Rick Nelson’s new television series, Malibu U., airs on
ABC, with guests James Darren, Harper’s Bizarre, and Frankie Randall.
1967 – After a show in Minneapolis, a 16-year old girl *stows away* on The *
Monkees*' airplane to St. Louis. The girl's father threatens to bring
charges of transporting a minor across state lines.
1969 – Day two of the Newport Pop Festival takes place in Costa Mesa,
California, featuring Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Cheer, The
Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, The Byrds, Eric Burdon and The Animals,
Jefferson Airplane, Things To Come, and Illinois Speed Press.
1970 – Dennis Wilson marries his second wife, Barbara Charren. They stay
married for four years.
1970 – Jim Morrison is arrested for public drunkenness when he is found
passed out in someone’s yard in West Hollywood.
1972 – The movie Superfly, featuring Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack, opens in
theaters.
1973 – Paul Simon releases his single, “Loves Me Like A Rock” b/w “Learn
How To Fall” on Columbia Records.
1975 – Robert Plant and his family are involved in a serious car accident
on the island of Rhodes in Greece. Plant's wife, Maureen, is hospitalized,
and Robert ends up in a wheel chair due to a severe leg injury, forcing the
cancellation of tour dates for the rest of the year.
1979 – A benefit concert for the family of Little Feat guitarist Lowell
George is held at the Los Angeles Forum, featuring Little Feat, Jackson
Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Nicolette Larson and
others.
1981 – Country music artist Ricky Skaggs marries the vocalist of The Whites
bluegrass band, Sharon White. They are still married.
1984 – Phil Collins marries his second wife, Jill Tavelman. They stay
married for 12 years.
1990 – Three armed men with backstage passes steal $260,000 in merchandise
sales money from a New Kids On The Block concert at Olympic Stadium in
Montréal, Canada.
1991 – The second day of the Cities In The Park concerts takes place at
Heaton Park in Manchester, England, featuring De La Soul, Happy Mondays,
The Wendys, 808 State, Natural Life, Revenge and others.
1996 – Oasis plays the second of two shows at Balloch Castle Country Park
in Loch Lomond, Scotland, with opening acts Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, Black
Grape, and Heavy Stereo.
2001 – Eurythmics' Dave Stewart marries his second wife, Dutch photographer
Anoushka Fisz, in the French Riviera. They are still married.
2001 – The News Of The World tabloid reports that Mariah Carey has hired a
private eye to spy on her ex-husband, record boss Tommy Mottola, with
investigator Jack Palladino telling the paper that Mariah believes her
ex-husband is conducting a smear campaign against her.
2008 – Country music act Brooks & Dunn receives a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame.
2009 – Former lead singer for Martha and The Vandellas, Martha Reeves is
unsuccessful in her bid for re-election to Detroit’s City Council.
2010 – Don Henley and fellow songwriters Mike Campbell and Danny Kortchmar
reach an out-of-court settlement with Republican Senatorial candidate Chuck
DeVore and campaign worker Justin Hart for using parodies of two of
Henley’s hits for an election campaign without permission, when “All She
Wants To Do Is Dance” and “The Boys Of Summer” were used in campaign videos
on YouTube as “All She Wants To Do Is Tax” and “Hope Of November.”
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