August 17 Born –
Larry Clinton (1909) – composer/arranger, big band leader.
Georgia Gibbs (1919) – singer/entertainer ("Dance With Me Henry").
Sam Butera (1927) – saxophonist with Louis Prima and Keely Smith.
Columbus “Duke” Pearson (1932) – Jazz pianist/composer.
Mark Dinning (aka Max Dinning, 1933) – American pop singer ("Teen Angel").
Ed Saunders (1939) – singer for The Fugs.
Luther Allison (1939) – Blues guitarist.
Tommy West (1942) – singer/songwriter/producer, The Criterions, Cashman &
West.
John Seiter (1944) – drummer for Spanky and Our Gang.
Drake Levin (1946) – guitarist for Paul Revere and The Raiders.
Gary Talley (1947) – guitarist for The Box Tops.
John "Sib" Hashian (1949) – drummer for Boston.
Greg Arama (1950) – bassist for The Gang, and Amboy Dukes.
Kevin Rowland (1953) – singer for Dexys Midnight Runners.
Ron Strykert (1954) – guitarist for Men At Work.
Colin Moulding (1955) – bassist for XTC.
Belinda Carlisle (1958) – singer for The Go-Gos.
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke (1962) – guitarist for Guns N' Roses.
Maria McKee (1964) – vocalist for Lone Justice and Robbie Robertson.
Steve Gorman (1965) – drummer for The Black Crowes.
Jill Cunniff (1966) – Luscious Jackson.
Donnie Wahlberg (1969) – actor/singer for New Kids On The Block.
Mike Lewis (1977) – guitarist for Lostprophets.
August 17 R.I.P. –
Paul Williams (1973) – suicide. Age 34. The Temptations.
Harold Adamson (1980) – Age 73. Lyricist/songwriter (I Love Lucy).
Ira Gershwin (1983) – Age 86. Lyricist (“Someone To Watch Over Me”).
Gary Chester (1987) – Age 62. Prominent East Coast session drummer.
Pearl Bailey (1990) –
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Age 72. Singer/actress.
August 17 album releases –
Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1959)
The Band – Stage Fright (1970)
XTC – Drums And Wires (1979)
W.A.S.P. – W.A.S.P. (1984)
Tom Waits – Frank’s Wild Years (1987)
New Order – Substance (1987)
Cannibal Corpse – Eaten Back To Life (1990)
The Call – Red Moon (1990)
Take That – Take That & Party (1992)
Bad Brains – Rise (1993)
Blur – The Ten Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set (1999) (box set)
The Moody Blues – Strange Times (1999)
Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
August 17 events –
1947 – Frank Sinatra records two songs for his next single, “So Far” and “A
Fellow Needs A Girl” for Columbia Records.
1951 – Nat “King” Cole records “Unforgettable” with the Nelson Riddle
Orchestra at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
1958 – Charlie Rich begins working as a session musician for Sun Records in
Memphis.
1958 – Domenico Modugno sings "Volare," and Tommy Edwards performs “It’s
All In The Game” on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1960 – The Beatles begin their residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg,
Germany, performing there 48 nights.
1962 – A riot breaks out during a Gary U.S. Bonds performance at the Boston
Arena.
1963 – A Merseybeat package show is held at the Royal Lido in Prestatyn,
Wales, featuring Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, Gus Travis and The
Raincoats, and Johnny Sandon and The Remo 4.
1964 – Glasgow council in Scotland announces that all boys and men with
Beatle styled haircuts will have to wear bathing caps after a committee is
told that hair from “Beatle-cuts” is clogging the pool’s filters.
1965 – The Beatles fly from New York to Toronto and play two shows at the
Maple Leaf Gardens on their second North American tour.
1965 – The Byrds are forced to cancel a concert during their UK tour at The
Guildhall in Portsmouth when only 250 of the 4,000 tickets are sold.
1966 – The Hollies complete their recording of “Stop! Stop! Stop!” at Abbey
Road studios.
1966 – The Beatles play two shows at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto:
their only stop in Canada on their final tour of the U.S.
1967 – Gary Puckett and The Union Gap record “Woman Woman,” “Believe Me”
and “Don’t Make Promises.”
1967 – Glen Campbell records “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” and “Hey Little
One” at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, with help from the Wrecking Crew.
1967 – Charlie Walker joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1968 – Deep Purple releases their single, “Hush” b/w “One More Rainy Day.”
1969 – Steppenwolf performs “It’s Never Too Late” and a “Born To Be
Wild”/”Magic Carpet Ride” medley on The Ed Sullivan Show. Other musical
guests include Nancy Ames, Sergio Franchi, and the Washington D.C. Festival
Chorus.
1969 – Led Zeppelin appears at the Oakdale Music Theater in Wallingford,
Connecticut.
1971 – Cher releases her single, “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” b/w “He’ll
Never Know” on Kapp Records.
1972 – Gladys Knight appears on The Dating Game.
1977 – Elvis Presley’s body is taken from the Memphis Funeral Home to
Graceland in a bumper-to-bumper funeral procession. Thousands of Elvis’
fans invade Memphis.
1979 – The New York Post reports that Keith Richards’ wife, Anita
Pallenberg, is running a witches coven in South Salem, and holding “pot
smoking sex orgies.”
1983 – Prince releases his single, “Delirious” b/w “Horny Toad.”
1984 – Elton John announces his retirement from touring.
1986 – Rick Allen of Def Leppard plays his first concert after losing his
left arm in a car accident on December 31, 1984.
1989 – The Eagles’ Don Henley expresses his displeasure over Joe Walsh
performing
the band's hit "Life In The Fast Lane" while touring with Ringo Starr,
claiming “He wrote the little guitar riff in the intro and that’s all.”
1991 – Nirvana shoots their video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” at GMT
Studios in Culver City, California.
1995 – Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan is rushed to the hospital after
attempting
suicide by slashing his wrists at a Sunset Strip hotel.
1995 – Microsoft secures the rights to use The Rolling Stones’ song “Start
Me Up” in commercials for their new Windows 95 software.
1997 – The Hank Snow Country Music Centre museum is dedicated in his native
Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
1998 – Carlos Santana receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1999 – Derek Longmuir of the Bay City Rollers is arraigned on charges of
possession of illegal drugs and child pornography.
2004 – Dan Fogelberg reveals that he is battling prostate cancer.
2004 – Chevrolet officially ends its association with Bob Seger, whose 1986
hit "Like A Rock" had been used in Silverado ads since 1989.
2008 – Jackson Browne sues John McCain and the Republican Party for using
his song “Running On Empty” as a campaign song without his permission.
2009 – An arrest warrant is issued for Bobby Brown in the state of
Massachusetts for failure to pay child support.
2009 – At a record store in Christchurch, New Zealand, a man orders a copy
of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, leaving his name, address, and phone number, then
robs the cash register. The police have no problem locating the man, who
was a store regular and had several albums on order.
2011 – The California Supreme Court refuses to review the case and
conviction of murderer Phil Spector.
2012 – Three members of the all-female band Pussy Riot are convicted in a
Moscow courtroom of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, and each are
sentenced to two years imprisonment in Russia.
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