August 6 Born –
William “Buddy” Collette (1921) – saxophonist/clarinetist with Dexter
Gordon.
Jack Parnell (1923) – British session drummer, band conductor on The Muppet
Show.
Andy Warhol (1928) – artist, manager of The Velvet Underground.
Mike Elliott (1929) – saxophonist for The Foundations.
Abbey Lincoln (aka Anna Woolridge, 1930) – Jazz singer/songwriter/actress
(For The Love Of Ivy).
Mike Sarne (1940) – British pop singer ("Come Outside").
Isaac Hayes (1942) – singer/songwriter.
Allan Holdsworth (1946) – guitarist for Soft Machine and Tony Williams.
Judy Craig (1946) – The Chiffons.
Pat MacDonald (1952) – guitarist/vocalist for Timbuk3.
Randy DeBarge (1958) – DeBarge.
Jamie Kensit (1963) – guitarist for Eighth Wonder.
Elliott Smith (aka Steven Paul Smith, 1969) – singer/songwriter ("Miss
Misery").
Ginger Spice (aka Geri Halliwell, 1972) – singer.
August 6 R.I.P. –
Bix Beiderbecke (1931) – lobar pneumonia. Age 28.
Cornetist/pianist/composer with Louis Armstrong.
Memphis Minnie (1973) – stroke. Age 76. Blues singer/songwriter.
Klaus Nomi (1983) – AIDS. Age 39. Singer, New Wave Vaudeville.
Domenico Modugno (1994) – heart attack. Age 65. Italian singer ("Volare").
Larry Adler (2001) – Age 87. Harmonica player.
Rick James (2004) – heart failure. Age 56.
Singer/songwriter/bassist/producer.
Carlo Little (2005) – lung cancer. Age 66. Drummer for The Rollin’ Stones.
Keter Betts (2005) – Age 77. Jazz double bassist for Stan Getz and Charlie
Byrd.
Willy DeVille (2009) – hepatitis C, pancreatic cancer. Age 58. Mink DeVille.
Fred Imus (2011) – Age 69. Radio talk show host/songwriter (“I Don’t Want
To Have To Marry You”).
Marvin Hamlisch (2012) – respiratory arrest. Age 68. Composer/conductor
(“The Way We Were”).
August 6 album releases –
The Beatles – Help! (1965) UK
The Byrds – Byrdmaniax (1971) UK
Pat Benatar – Crimes Of Passion (1980)
Yes – Yesyears (1991) (box set)
Massive Attack – Blue Lines (1991) U.S.
Harem Scarem – Harem Scarem (1991)
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Songs And Music From "She's The One"
(1996)
Modest Mouse – Interstate 8 (1996) (EP)
August 6 events –
1939 – The Dinah Shore Show begins airing on NBC radio.
1940 – Columbia Records cuts the price of their 12” classical records from
the standard $1.00 price. RCA follows.
1955 – Elvis Presley releases his single, "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
b/w "Mystery Train."
1956 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “I Can’t Quit (I’ve Gone Too
Far)” b/w “Singing The Blues.”
1956 – Filming begins on the Alan Freed movie Rock! Rock! Rock!
1957 – Dale Hawkins performs “Suzy Q,” and Don Rondo sings “White Silver
Sands” on American Bandstand.
1960 – John, Paul and George visit the Casbah Club and see The Blackjacks,
whose drummer is Pete Best. Following their set, the three Beatles invite
Best to join their group.
1960 – Chubby Checker sings and debuts the dance "The Twist" on American
Bandstand.
1963 – Bob Dylan begins recording his third album, The Times They Are
A-Changin’, at Columbia Studios in New York City, recording “North Country
Blues,” “Seven Curses” and six other songs.
1964 – Rod *Stewart* makes his television debut on BBC-TV's The *Beat Room*,
singing with The *Hoochie Coochie* Men.
1965 – The Small Faces release their debut single, "Whatcha Gonna Do About
It" b/w "What'sa Matter Baby" on Decca Records.
1966 – Beatles manager Brian Epstein flies to New York and holds a press
conference in an attempt to diffuse the "bigger than Jesus" controversy.
1968 – Canned Heat begins recording “Going Up The Country” at I.D. Sound
Recorders in Hollywood.
1969 – Led Zeppelin appears at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento,
California.
1970 – The first day of the 10th annual *National Jazz*, *Blues and Pop*
Festival
takes place at the Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex. Festival acts appearing
during the four-day event include Deep Purple, Yes, The Strawbs, Black
Sabbath, Caravan, Family, Cat Stevens, Colosseum, Fat Mattress, The
Incredible String Band, Daddy Longlegs, Chris Barber, Keef Hartley, Peter
Green, Juicy Lucy, Fotheringay, Taste and others.
1970 – The Festival For Peace is held at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York,
featuring Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Miles Davis,
Steppenwolf, The James Gang, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Winter, Paul Simon,
Dionne Warwick, The Rascals, John Sebastian, Pacific Gas And Electric, Ten
Wheel Drive and others.
1971 – Procol Harum records "Conquistador" live at the Northern Alberta
Jubilee Auditorium with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
1973 – Stevie Wonder is hospitalized in a coma after a serious car accident
involving a logging truck in North Carolina. Wonder is unconscious for four
days, and permanently loses his sense of smell because of the accident.
1977 – The Police appear at the Red Cow on Hammersmith Road in London.
1982 – Pink Floyd’s The Wall movie opens in limited theater release in the
U.S.
1987 – Madonna’s movie, Who’s That Girl, premieres in New York City.
1989 – U2 bassist Adam Clayton is arrested for possession of marijuana in
the parking lot of the Blue Light Pub in Glencullen.
1994 – Manic Street Preachers' *Richey Edwards* is hospitalized for "nervous
exhaustion."
1998 – George Michael begins the North American leg of his Faith Tour with
the first of two shows at the Capital Center in Washington DC.
1999 – Grateful Dead tape archivist, Dick Latvala, dies from a heart attack
at age 56.
2001 – Whitney Houston signs a new deal with Arista Records for $100
million.
2002 – Oasis’ Noel Gallagher is injured in a car accident in Indianapolis,
and the group is forced to cancel two concerts.
2005 – Nine months after doctors find a malignant tumor in her breast,
singer Melissa Etheridge announces that she is cancer free.
2007 – Keyboardist Stephen Bier (aka Madonna Wayne Gacy) sues Marilyn
Manson for $20 million in unshared profits.
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