Mason Williams was also a comedy writer for the Smothers Brothers
show...don't know if that applies or not.
On Saturday, August 24, 2013 9:08:58 AM UTC-7, Eidem wrote:
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> August 24 Born –
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> Fred Rose (1898) – songwriter, publisher, Acuff-Rose Music.
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> Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905) – delta blues singer/songwriter/guitarist
> ("That's All Right").
>
> Wynonie Harris (1915) – R&B singer ("Who Threw The Whisky In The Well").
>
> Louis Teicher (1924) – pianist for Ferrante and Teicher.
>
> Art Snider (1926) – Canadian pianist/arranger/producer, founder of Chateau
> Records.
>
> Willie Winfield (1929) – The Harptones.
>
> David Freiberg (1938) – bassist for Quicksilver Messenger Service and
> Jefferson Airplane.
>
> Mason Williams (1938) – guitarist/composer ("Classical Gas").
>
> Ernest Wright, Jr. (1939) – Little Anthony and The Imperials.
>
> Tony Secunda (1940) – manager of The Moody Blues, The Move, Procol Harum
> and T. Rex.
>
> Marshall Thompson (1942) – The Chi-Lites.
>
> Carl Mann (1942) – Rockabilly artist (“Mona Lisa”).
>
> Jimmy Soul (aka James McCleese, 1942) – American singer ("If You Wanna Be
> Happy").
>
> John Cipollina (1943) – guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service.
>
> Jim Brady (1944) – The Sandpipers.
>
> Ken Hensley (1945) – organist for Uriah Heep.
>
> Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (1945) – saxophonist for Average White Band.
>
> Jim Fox (1947) – drummer for The James Gang.
>
> Jean Michel Jarre (1948) – French composer/producer.
>
> Danny Joe Brown (1951) – vocalist for Molly Hatchet.
>
> Michael DeRosier (1951) – session drummer, Heart.
>
> Mark Bedford (1961) – bassist for Madness.
>
> Colin Angus (1961) – The Shamen.
>
> John Bush (1963) – vocalist for Anthrax and Armored Saint.
>
> Andreas Kisser (1968) – guitarist for Sepultura.
>
> Kristyn Osborn (1970) – SHeDAISY.
>
>
>
> August 24 R.I.P. –
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> Louis Prima (1978) – cerebral hemorrhage. Age 67.
> Singer/songwriter/trumpeter.
>
> Gene Page (1998) – Age 58. Composer/conductor/arranger/producer.
>
> Warren Covington (1999) – Age 78. Jazz trombonist with Tommy Dorsey.
>
> Hal Kalin (2005) – car crash. Age 70. The Kalin Twins ("When").
>
>
>
> August 24 album releases –
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> Jeff Beck – Truth (1968)
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> The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You (1981)
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> R.E.M. – Chronic Town (1982) (EP)
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> Rainbow – Bent Out Of Shape (1983)
>
> John Cougar Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)
>
> Corey Hart – Young Man Running (1988)
>
> Debbie Harry – Debravation (1993)
>
> The Alkaholiks – 21 & Over (1993)
>
> Annihilator – Set The World On Fire (1993)
>
> Shaggy – Midnite Lover (1997)
>
> Moloko – I Am Not A Doctor (1998)
>
> Christina Aguilera – Christina Aguilera (1999)
>
> Prince – The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
>
> Donovan – Beat Café (2004)
>
> Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now. (2004)
>
>
>
> August 24 events –
>
> 1953 – Nat "King" Cole records "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" at the
> Capitol Tower in Hollywood.
>
> 1956 – Little Richard plays The Cotton Club in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy
> Holley is in the audience.
>
> 1956 – Elvis Presley records “Love Me Tender,” “We’re Gonna Move” and
> “Poor Boy” at 20th Century Fox Stage 1 in Hollywood.
>
> 1959 – Billboard magazine’s headline reads, "Rock and Roll Ain't Ready For
> The Ol' Rockin' Chair Yet," with an accompanying story stating that rock
> and roll was losing popularity a year ago, but the record buyers now like
> Elvis Presley, Lloyd Price and Fats Domino along with newcomers, The Everly
> Brothers, The Drifters and Ricky Nelson.
>
> 1963 – Bobby Bare records “500 Miles Away From Home” at RCA Studios in
> Nashville.
> 1964 – Brian Epstein and "Colonel" Tom Parker meet for the first time and
> have lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel during The Beatles’ first tour of
> America. Parker offers to help Epstein and the group any way he can while
> they’re in the U.S.
>
> 1964 – Capitol Records releases The Beatles single, “Matchbox” b/w “Slow
> Down.”
>
> 1965 – Enjoying a day off in Beverly Hills, John, George and Ringo take
> LSD with their guests Roger McGuinn and David Crosby. McCartney refuses.
>
> 1966 – The Youngbloods record “Get Together” at RCA Studios in New York
> City.
>
> 1966 – The Doors begin recording their first album at Sunset Sound
> Recording Studios in Hollywood.
>
> 1966 – The Beatles arrive in L.A. for a few days off while on their third
> and final U.S. tour.
>
> 1966 – The Youngbloods record “Get Together” at RCA Studios in New York
> City.
>
> 1967 – John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison and their partners
> attend a lecture by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Hilton Hotel in London.
>
> 1968 – The Middle Earth Club sponsors a mini two day “festival” called
> Magical Mystery Tour at the Roundhouse in London, featuring The Incredible
> String Band, The Pretty Things, Fairport Convention, Traffic, Free, The
> Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Blossom Toes, The Deviants and Blonde On Blonde.
>
> 1969 – Arlo Guthrie’s movie, Alice’s Restaurant, premieres at the New York
> Film Festival.
>
> 1969 – John Lennon writes, rehearses and records “Cold Turkey” all in one
> session at Abbey Road studios.
>
> 1969 – Led Zeppelin appears at Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.
>
> 1975 – Queen begins recording “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Rockfield Studios in
> Monmouth, Wales.
>
> 1977 – Federal agents raid a Nashville recording studio and arrest Waylon
> Jennings for cocaine possession with intent to distribute.
>
> 1977 – Johnny Paycheck records “Take This Job And Shove It” at CBS Studios
> in Nashville.
>
> 1978 – Bruce Springsteen appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
> for the first time.
>
> 1979 – B.B. King celebrates his 30th year in show business with a
> performance at the Roxy in Los Angeles.
>
> 1979 – The Cars perform in Central Park in New York City for 500,000
> people.
>
> 1979 – Prince releases his single, “I Wanna Be Your Lover” b/w “My Love Is
> Forever” in the U.S. In the UK, the single’s B-side features “Just As Long
> As We’re Together,” and in Germany, the single’s B-side is “Why You Wanna
> Treat Me So Bad.”
>
> 1979 – Singer Bobby Rydell appears as himself on the NBC-TV sitcom, The Facts
> Of Life.
>
> 1980 – Queen performs at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh on their The Game
> Tour.
>
> 1981 – Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for
> murdering John Lennon.
>
> 1982 – The Rolling Stones release their live single, “Time Is On My Side”
> b/w “Twenty Flight Rock” in the UK, from their Still Life album.
>
> 1983 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ fifth wife, Shawn Stephens, is found dead in the
> couple’s home from a methadone overdose. They were married less than three
> months.
>
> 1989 – The Who perform a special 20th anniversary charity concert of their
> rock opera Tommy at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, featuring
> guests Elton John as the Pinball Wizard, Patti Labelle as the Acid Queen,
> Steve Winwood as the Hawker, Phil Collins as Uncle Ernie, and Billy Idol as
> Cousin Kevin.
>
> 1990 – This year’s three-day Reading Festival begins in England. Artists
> appearing during the festival include Faith No More, The Cramps, Nick Cave
> and The Bad Seeds, Jane’s Addiction, Inspiral Carpets, The Buzzcocks, Billy
> Bragg, The Pixies, Living Colour, The Fall, Mudhoney and others.
>
> 1990 – The band Judas Priest is vindicated in court and the wrongful death
> lawsuit against the band is dismissed for allegedly causing the suicide
> deaths of two youths in Nevada.
>
> 1994 – The Eagles play the second of two nights at Giants Stadium in East
> Rutherford, New Jersey, on their Hell Freezes Over Tour.
>
> 1996 – Oasis singer Liam Gallagher fails to show up for the recording of
> the band’s MTV Unplugged session at London's Royal Festival Hall in front
> of 400 fans. He is later spotted in the audience watching the show take
> place without him.
>
> 1998 – Shania Twain’s outdoor concert in Syracuse, New York, is halted
> abruptly when lightning hits the ground 40 yards from the stage. No one
> is injured.
>
> 1998 – 53-year old Ingrid Pedersen announces that she is the long-lost
> illegitimate half-sister of John Lennon, having been given up for
> adoption by Lennon’s mother, Julia, as a baby.
>
> 2001 – The three-day Carling Weekend Festival begins in Temple Newsham,
> Leeds. Artists appearing during the festival include Eminem, Marilyn
> Manson, Papa Roach, The Queens Of The Stone Age, System Of A Down, Green
> Day, Iggy Pop, Eels, Manic Street Preachers, Supergrass, Rancid, Feeder,
> Frank Black and The Catholics, Travis, Run DMC and others.
>
> 2005 – Justin Timberlake wins a substantial undisclosed amount in his
> libel lawsuit against the British tabloid News Of The World for an article
> stating that Timberlake had sexual liaisons while involved with actress
> Cameron Diaz.
>
> 2006 – Linda Ronstadt cancels all tour dates for the rest of the year to
> recover from an undisclosed surgery.
>
> 2007 – During a routine medical check-up, Bo Diddley has a heart attack in
> his doctor’s office and is admitted into the hospital.
>
> 2009 – The L.A. County coroner’s office rules Michael Jackson’s death a
> homicide.
>
> 2010 – George Michael pleads guilty in Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court
> in London to driving under the influence of drugs, stemming from his July
> arrest when he crashed his car into a building. He loses his license for
> six months.
>
> 2010 – Bob Dylan announces that he will attempt to thwart scalpers from
> buying large batches of tickets and selling them at inflated prices over
> the Internet by selling one ticket per person at the door for the concerts
> on his current tour.
>
> 2010 – Singer Julio Iglesias marries his girlfriend of 20 years - and the
> mother of his five children -Miranda Rijnsburger in a private ceremony in
> Marbella, Spain.
>
> 2011 – Frank DiLeo, music executive and manager of Michael Jackson during
> his heyday, dies at age 63 due to complications from heart surgery.
>
> 2011 – Esther Gordy Edwards - Motown staffer, creator of the Hitsville
> U.S.A. Motown Museum, and older sister of Berry Gordy - passes away at age
> 91.
>
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