August 8 Born –
Victor Young (1900) – violinist/composer/conductor (“Stella By Starlight”).
Bennett "Benny" Carter (1907) – Jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Jimmy Witherspoon (1920) – Blues singer (“Ain’t Nobody’s Business”).
Webb Pierce (1921) – Country music singer.
Urbie Green (1926) – Jazz trombonist with Woody Herman and Gene Krupa.
Mel Tillis (aka Lonnie Tillis, 1932) – Country music artist.
Joe Tex (aka Joseph Arrington, Jr., 1933) – Soul singer/songwriter ("I
Gotcha").
Connie Stevens (aka Concetta Ingoglia, 1938) – actress/singer (“Sixteen
Reasons”).
Don Jacobucci (1938) – The Regents.
Phil Balsley (1939) – The Statler Brothers.
John "Jay" David (1942) – drummer for Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show.
Michael Johnson (1944) – singer/songwriter/guitarist ("Bluer Than Blue").
Airrion Love (1949) – The Sylistics.
Keith Carradine (1949) – actor/singer/songwriter (“I’m Easy”).
Alister "Ali" Score (1952) – drummer for A Flock Of Seagulls.
Chris Foreman (1956) – guitarist for Madness.
David Grant (1956) – singer for Linx.
Dennis Drew (1957) – keyboardist for 10,000 Maniacs.
Paul Jackson (1961) – bassist for T’Pau, and Dawson.
Rikki Rocket (aka Richard Ream, 1961) – drummer for Poison.
The Edge (aka David Howell, 1961) – guitarist for U2.
Kool Moe Dee (aka Mohandas Dewese, 1962) – hip hop MC.
Scott Stapp (aka Anthony Flippen, 1973) – singer for Creed.
Brian Harvey (1974) – East 17.
Joshua “JC” Chasez (1976) – ‘N Sync.
August 8 R.I.P. –
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (1975) – stroke. Age 46. Saxophonist ("Mercy
Mercy Mercy").
Ted Kowalski (2010) – heart disease. Age 79. The Diamonds.
Jack Parnell (2010) – cancer. Age 87. British session drummer, band
conductor on The Muppet Show.
August 8 album releases –
Bob Dylan – Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964)
The Beatles – Revolver (1966) U.S.
The Yardbirds – Over Under Sideways Down (1966) U.S.
Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983)
The Robert Cray Band – Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (1988)
N.W.A. – Straight Outa Compton (1988)
Citizen King – Brown Bag LP (1995)
Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five (1995)
De La Soul – Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000)
The Moody Blues – Hall Of Fame (2000)
Shaggy – Hot Shot (2000)
Bad Company – Live In Albuquerque 1976 (2006)
August 8 events –
1923 – 14-year old Benny Goodman lands his first professional gig onboard a
Lake Michigan cruise ship.
1934 – Bing Crosby records “I Love You Truly,” and becomes the first singer
to record for the newly formed U.S. branch of Decca Records.
1941 – Les Brown and His Orchestra, with Betty Bonney on vocals, records
“Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio” and “The Nickel Serenade.”
1958 – Under his new Columbia Records contract, Johnny Cash records “All
Over Again,” “Frankie’s Man Johnny,” “Mama’s Baby,” “Fool’s Hall Of Fame,”
“One More Ride” and four songs at Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut studio in
Nashville.
1958 – The Kingston Trio releases their single, “Tom Dooley” b/w “Ruby Red”
on Capitol Records.
1960 – In England, Decca Records refuses to release - and destroys 25,000
singles - of Ray Peterson’s “Tell Laura I Love Her,” deeming the lyrics
“too tasteless and vulgar.”
1960 – Roy Orbison records “Blue Angel” with Bob Moore’s Orchestra and
Chorus in Nashville.
1960 – The Ventures record “Perfidia.”
1961 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “(Marie’s The Name) His Latest
Flame” b/w “Little Sister.”
1964 – The Animals release their single, “House Of The Rising Sun” b/w
“Talkin’ ‘Bout You” in the U.S.
1964 – The Young World Singers release their single, “Ringo For President”
b/w “Like That” in the U.S.
1964 – The Osborne Brothers join the Grand Ole Opry.
1966 – Jackie Wilson records “Whispers (Gettin’ Louder)” in Chicago.
1969 – The Beatles gather at EMI Studios for the photo shoot for their next
album. Photographer Iain MacMillan takes six photographs of the group
walking across Abbey Road.
1969 – Led Zeppelin appears at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, with
opening act Jethro Tull.
1970 – Janis Joplin helps pay for a headstone for the unmarked grave of
Bessie Smith at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
1971 – Tim Buckley and opening act Tom Waits play the last of five nights
at the In The Alley Folk Theatre in Escondido, California.
1975 – While climbing Ajax Peak in Montana, Hank Williams, Jr. falls 500
feet onto solid rock, splitting his face and skull open from chin to scalp,
exposing his brains. Reconstructive surgery takes two years, and Williams
incorporates a beard, sunglasses and cowboy hat to help hide the
disfigurement and scars.
1980 – The Greater London Council bans The Plasmatics from blowing up a car
on stage during their UK live debut at London's Hammersmith Odeon.
1980 – The Clash releases their single, “Bankrobber” b/w “Rockers Galore…UK
Tour.”
1981 – MTV broadcasts its first concert, featuring REO Speedwagon, filmed
on July 2 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado.
1983 – Harold Melvin and three other members of The Blue Notes are arrested
for cocaine possession in Atlantic City.
1986 – David Crosby is released from prison in Huntsville, Texas, after
serving only eight months of a five-year sentence for drugs and firearms
possession.
1991 – Carlos Santana pleads no contest to marijuana possession charges in
Houston, Texas.
1991 – On A Friday - soon to become Radiohead - appears at the Jericho
Tavern in Oxford, England.
1992 – A riot breaks out at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium during a Guns ‘N
Roses and Metallica concert. Early in the show, Metallica’s James Hetfield
is injured by pyrotechnics, cutting their set short. After only a few songs
into Guns ‘N Roses’ set, Axl Rose complains of a sore throat, and they
leave the stage. The riot ensues.
1996 – At a KISS concert at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, a fan throws
his prosthetic leg on stage. The band members all sign the leg and hand it
back, then continue with the show.
2002 – The UK's largest undertaking firm, Co-Op Funeral Services, reports
that bereaved families prefer pop songs to hymns at funerals. Topping the
list is “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler. Other songs include
“Angels” by Robbie Williams, and “My Heart Will Go On” by Céline Dion.
Other more unusual choices include “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen,
and “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!
2004 – The driver of Dave Matthews Band’s tour bus dumps 800 lbs. of human
waste through a grate on a Chicago bridge onto passengers aboard a
sightseeing boat below. Criminal charges and lawsuits are pressed.
2005 – On NBC’s The Today Show, two jurors from Michael Jackson’s
molestation case express regret with the “not guilty” verdict.
2006 – After losing 60 lbs., Janet Jackson appears in only bikini bottoms
on the cover of Vibe magazine.
2007 – The U.S. National Musical Publishers' Association joins other
businesses in seeking to sue YouTube, claiming songwriters are not being
properly compensated when their music appears on the site.
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