August 16 Born –
Al Hibbler (1915) – Jazz singer ("Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me").
Ernie Freeman (1922) – L.A. session pianist/organist.
Eddie Kirkland (1923) – Blues guitarist/harmonica player/singer/songwriter.
*Eydie Gormé* (1928) – singer ("Blame It On The Bossa Nova").
Bill Evans (1929) – Jazz pianist.
Ketty Lester (aka Revoyda Frierson, 1934) – singer (“Love Letters”).
Thomas “Sean” Bonniwell (1940) – singer/songwriter/guitarist for The Music
Machine.
Barbara George (1942) – R&B singer/songwriter ("I Know (You Don't Love Me
No More)").
Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942) – The Chi-Lites.
Kevin Ayers (1944) – guitarist/vocalist for Soft Machine.
Gary Loizzo (1945) – guitarist/vocalist for The American Breed.
Gordon "Snowy" Fleet (1945) – drummer for The Easybeats.
Joey Spampinato (1948) – bassist for NRBQ.
Barry Hay (1948) – singer for Golden Earring.
Scott "Rock Action" Asheton (1949) – drummer for The Stooges.
Bill "Sputnik" Spooner (1949) – guitarist for The Tubes.
James "J. T." Taylor (1953) – singer for Kool & The Gang.
Tim Farris (1957) – guitarist for INXS.
Chris Pedersen (1960) – drummer for Camper Van Beethoven.
Matt Lukin (1964) – bassist for The Melvins and Mudhoney.
Emily Robison (1972) – The Dixie Chicks.
Bob Hardy (1980) – bassist for Franz Ferdinand.
August 16 R.I.P. –
Robert Johnson (1938) – poisoned. Age 27. Blues singer/guitarist.
Elvis Presley (1977) – heart attack from drug saturation. Age 42.
Alan Caddy (2000) – Age 60. Arranger/producer, guitarist for The Tornadoes.
Vassar Clements (2005) – lung cancer. Age 77. Jazz/swing/bluegrass fiddler.
Max Roach (2007) – Age 83. Jazz drummer/percussionist with Dizzy Gillespie
and Charlie Mingus.
August 16 album releases –
Ten Years After – Undead (1968) UK
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (1971) UK
The Temptations – The Temptations Do The Temptations (1976)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Freaky Styley (1985)
Mayhem – Deathcrush (1987)
The Ethiopians – Dread Prophecy (1989)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Mother’s Milk (1989)
ALL – Breaking Things (1993)
Prince – Come (1994)
Crosby, Stills and Nash – After The Storm (1994)
Barenaked Ladies – Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Sleeps With Angels (1994)
Tricky – Juxtapose (1999)
August 16 events –
1940 – Frankie Masters and His Orchestra records “Marching Along Together”
for Okeh Records.
1950 – Nat “King” Cole and the Stan Kenton Orchestra record “Orange Colored
Sky” at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
1957 – The Crickets begin a six night stay at the Apollo Theater in Harlem:
the first white act to perform at the venue. They are booed the first few
nights.
1957 – Ricky Nelson records “Be-Bop Baby” and “Have I Told You Lately I
Love You?” at Master Recorders in Hollywood.
1957 – The Everly Brothers record “Wake Up Little Susie” at the Methodist
Television, Radio and Film Commission studios in Nashville.
1960 – The Beatles - John, Paul, George, Stu and Pete - travel to Hamburg
for the first time, arriving in the early morning hours of the 17th.
1960 – Brenda Lee begins recording “Emotions” at Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut
studio in Nashville. The song will take six more sessions to complete.
1962 – Little Stevie Wonder releases his first single, “I Call It Pretty
Music, But The Old People Call It The Blues, Parts 1 and 2,” (featuring
Marvin Gaye on drums) on the Tamla label.
1962 – Drummer Pete Best is fired from The Beatles by manager Brian Epstein.
1964 – Peter, Paul and Mary release their single, “If I Had A Hammer” b/w
“Gone The Rainbow.”
1966 – The Monkees release their single, “Last Train To Clarksville” b/w
“Take A Giant Step.”
1966 – The Beatles perform one show at Philadelphia Stadium on their final
U.S. tour.
1966 – Simon and Garfunkel record “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’
Groovy).”
1967 – Louis Armstrong records “What A Wonderful World” in New York City.
1967 – Jeannie Seely joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1968 – The Beatles begin recording “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at Abbey
Road studios.
1968 – 18-year old Bruce Springsteen’s new band Earth makes their stage
debut at the Off Broadway Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey. The band
lasts six months.
1969 – The Jackson 5 makes their national live debut opening for Diana Ross
and The Supremes at the L.A. Forum.
1969 – During The Who’s performance of Tommy at Woodstock, activist Abbie
Hoffman jumps on stage and begins ranting into Pete Townshend’s microphone.
Townshend, not knowing who he is, hits Hoffman over the head with his
guitar, knocking him senseless, and pushes him off the stage.
1969 – The debut appearance of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young takes place at
the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, with Joni Mitchell as opening act.
1969 – Led Zeppelin appears at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New
Jersey, with opening act Joe Cocker, who leaves immediately after the gig
for the Woodstock festival.
1970 – The Byrds perform at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
1974 – The Ramones make their live stage debut at CBGB’s in New York City.
1974 – A television special featuring Chicago, Meanwhile Back At The Ranch,
filmed at the Caribou Ranch in Colorado, airs for the first time on ABC-TV.
Anne Murray is a guest.
1975 – Peter Gabriel announces his departure from Genesis for a solo career.
1977 – The Buzzcocks sign with United Artists.
1980 – AC/DC appears at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, on their
Back In Black Tour.
1983 – Paul Simon marries Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher. The marriage
lasts 11 months.
1985 – Madonna marries actor Sean Penn in Malibu. They stay married four
years.
1988 – KISS plays at the Marquee Club in London.
1995 – Brian Wilson appears on stage for the first time with daughters
Carnie and Wendy at the SOB Club in New York City.
1997 – The two-day V97 UK Festival begins in Chelmsford, featuring Blur,
The Rollins Band, Beck, Prodigy, Foo Fighters, Kula Shaker, Placebo,
Teenage Fanclub, Reef, Pavement, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, The
Divine Comedy and others.
2003 – The U.S. Postal Service unveils their new Henry Mancini stamp.
2005 – Madonna suffers three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken
hand in a horse riding accident on her country estate outside of London.
2005 – Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, now known as P. Diddy, appears on NBC’s The
Today Show and announces that he is dropping the “P,” and will now be known
as Diddy.
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