August 23 Born –
Malvina Reynolds (1900) – Folk singer/songwriter (“Little Boxes”).
Gene Kelly (1912) – actor/dancer/singer (“Singin’ In The Rain”).
Bob Crosby (1913) – Swing singer, Dixieland band leader, The Bob-Cats.
Tex Williams (1917) – Western swing musician (“Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That
Cigarette)”).
Rudy Lewis (1936) – The Drifters.
Roger Greenway (1938) – British songwriter, Blue Mink and David and
Jonathan.
Michael “Mick” Burt (1938) – drummer for Chas & Dave.
Pete Shannon (1941 – bassist for The Nashville Teens.
Tony Micale (1942) – The Reflections.
Pete Fornatale (1945) – influential FM DJ.
Jim Sohns (1946) – vocalist for The Shadows Of Knight.
Keith Moon (1946) – drummer for The Who.
Rick Springfield (1949) – singer/songwriter/actor.
Jimmy Wayne “Jimi” Jamison (1951) – vocalist for Survivor and Target.
Mark Hudson (1951) – songwriter/producer, The Hudson Brothers.
Bobby G. (aka Robert Gubby, 1953) – vocalist for Bucks Fizz.
Mark Avsec (1954) – keyboardist/songwriter, Wild Cherry and Donny Iris.
Edwyn Collins (1959) – guitarist for Nu-Sonics and Orange Juice.
Dean DeLeo (1961) – guitarist for Stone Temple Pilots.
Shaun Ryder (1962) – singer for Happy Mondays.
Pebbles (aka Perri Nixon, 1964) – Con Funk Shun.
Cedella Marley (1967) – Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers.
Shifty Shellshock (aka Seth Binzer, 1974) – vocalist for Crazy Town.
Julian Casablancas (1978) – vocalist for The Strokes.
August 23 R.I.P. –
Oscar Hammerstein II (1960) – stomach cancer. Age 65. Songwriter/lyricist.
David Rose (1990) – Age 80. American songwriter ("Bonanza").
Eric Allandale (2001) – stroke. Age 65. The Foundations.
Maynard Ferguson (2006) – kidney and liver failure due to abdominal
infection. Age 78.
Jimmy Cleveland (2008) – Age 82. Jazz trombonist with Miles Davis and Oscar
Peterson.
Bill Phillips (2010) – Age 74. Country music singer (“Put It Off Until
Tomorrow”).
Natalie Nevins (2010) – complications from hip surgery. Age 85.
Singer/flutist on The Lawrence Welk Show.
George Weiss (2010) – natural causes. Age 89. Songwriter (“What A Wonderful
World”).
August 23 album releases –
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced (1967) U.S.
Fleetwood Mac – Mr. Wonderful (1968)
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Wild Cat (1980)
Yazoo – Upstairs At Eric’s (1982)
Ratt – Ratt (1983) (EP)
Ensemble InterContemporain – Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger
(1984)
Diana Ross – Eaten Alive (1985)
Bad Company – Dangerous Age (1988)
Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking (1988)
Hole – Pretty On The Inside (1991)
Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994)
Dinosaur Jr. – Without A Sound (1994)
August 23 events –
1954 – Perez Prado and His Orchestra - featuring Billy Regis on trumpet -
records “Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White” in New York City.
1957 – Sam Cooke records “(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons” and “Desire
Me” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
1959 – Andy Williams records “Lonely Street” and “Summer Love” for Cadence
Records.
1960 – Ray Charles records “Ruby” at United in Hollywood.
1962 – John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell at Mount Pleasant register office
in Liverpool. Brian Epstein is best man, and Paul and George are also in
attendance.
1962 – Sam Cooke records “Nothing Can Change This Love” at RCA Studios in
Hollywood.
1963 – The Beatles release their single, “She Loves You” b/w “I’ll Get You”
in the UK on Parlophone.
1963 – The Rolling Stones make their debut appearance on Ready Steady Go!
lip-synching to their single, “Come On.”
1964 – The Beatles play the Hollywood Bowl. The show is recorded by Capitol
Records for possible future release.
1966 – The Beatles appear at Shea Stadium, but do not sell out the venue
like they did the previous year.
1967 – Herman’s Hermits appear at Atwood Stadium in Flint, Michigan, with
The Who as opening act. Following the show, Keith Moon, who is celebrating
his 21st birthday, accidently drives a Lincoln Continental into the Holiday
Inn swimming pool.
1967 – Joni Mitchell makes her UK stage debut opening for The Piccadilly
Line at the Marquee Club in London.
1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience appears at the Singer Bowl in Flushing
Meadow Park, New York, with opening acts Soft Machine and Big Brother and
The Holding Company.
1969 – Ibex, featuring vocalist Freddie Bulsara - soon to become Freddie
Mercury - appear at the Bolton Octagon Theatre in Bolton, Lancashire.
1970 – The Velvet Underground, performing at Max’s Kansas City in New York
during their nine-week summer engagement, are recorded during their set by
Andy Warhol associate Bridgid Polk, who records the show on a portable
cassette tape player. The recording will be released on album as Live At
Max’s Kansas City in 1972.
1971 – Led Zeppelin performs at the Tarrant County Convention Center in
Fort Worth, Texas.
1974 – John Lennon claims to have seen a UFO, as noted in the liner notes
on his Walls And Bridges album: “On the 23rd August 1974 at 9 o'clock I saw
a U.F.O. – J.L.”
1975 – Joy Division’s Ian Curtis marries Deborah Woodruff. They remain
married until his suicide in 1980.
1977 – Linda Ronstadt releases her single, “Blue Bayou” b/w “Old Paint” on
Asylum Records.
1980 – The Heatwave Festival takes place in Mosport Park near Toronto,
featuring Elvis Costello and The Attractions, The B-52s, Talking Heads,
Rockpile, The Pretenders, The Clash, The Kings, Teenage Head and others.
1985 – Aerosmith plays the first night of their 91-date Done With Mirrors
Tour at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.
1987 – A 20th anniversary "Summer Of Love" concert headlined by the
Grateful Dead at Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angel Camp, California,
goes horribly wrong when an armed escaped felon, wandering in the crowd,
shoots a pursuing police officer while trying to escape. Police shoot back
and kill the man.
1989 – The Cars’ Ric Ocasek marries his second wife, Czech model and
actress Paulina Porizkova. They are still married.
1991 – The three-day Reading Festival begins at Little John’s Farm in
England. Artists appearing during the festival include Nirvana, Iggy Pop,
Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Blur, Silverfish, Chapterhouse, Mudhoney,
Dinosaur Jr., De La Soul, The Fall, Kingmaker, The Sisters Of Mercy and
others.
1991 – Dire Straits begins their On Every Street Tour - their final tour
together - playing at the Point Depot in Dublin, Ireland.
1993 – The L.A.P.D. announces that they are investigating Michael Jackson
for child molestation.
1993 – Duran Duran receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1999 – Don Henley sues Paramount Pictures for breach of contract for not
including one of his songs in the movie, Double Jeopardy.
1999 – Phil Everly marries his third wife, Patti Arnold, in Las Vegas.
2000 – Kenny Loggins receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003 – Trace Adkins joins the Grand Ole Opry.
2003 – Lee Ryan of the UK boy band Blue is ordered to pay a £2250 fine and
is banned from driving for 18 months after admitting to drunk driving in
Tower Bridge Magistrate's Court London.
2004 – Queen becomes the first band officially sanctioned by the Iranian
government since the 1979 Cultural Revolution that outlawed rock groups.
2005 – Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown is arraigned on cocaine
possession and distribution charges in Chelmsford Crown Court in London.
2007 – Queen guitarist Brian May completes his PhD in astrophysics.
2008 – Madonna begins her 85-date Sticky & Sweet Tour at Millennium Stadium
in Cardiff, Wales.
2012 – Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright marries his long-term partner,
Jorn Weisbrodt, in Montauk, Long Island. Wainwright’s sister, Martha,
performs at the ceremony.
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