Geoff Downes is "Buggles" not "Bugles" :)
On Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:48:49 AM UTC-7, Eidem wrote:
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> August 25 Born –
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> Leonard Bernstein (1918) – composer (West Side Story).
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> Jerry Rivers (1928) – fiddler for Hank Williams and The Drifting Cowboys
> (“Hey Good Lookin’”).
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> Wayne Shorter (1933) – saxophonist with Miles Davis and Weather Report.
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> Christopher Augustine (1941) – drummer for Every Mother's Son.
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> Walter Williams (1942) – The O'Jays.
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> Alan Parker (1944) – British session guitarist.
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> Pete Arnesen (1947) – keyboardist for The Rubettes.
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> Gene Simmons (aka Chaim Weitz, 1949) – KISS.
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> Willy DeVille (1950) – Mink DeVille.
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> James Warren (1951) – bassist for The Korgis.
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> Rob Halford (1951) – singer for Judas Priest.
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> Bob Mayo (1951) – keyboardist for Peter Frampton.
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> Geoff Downes (1952) – keyboardist for Yes, Asia and The Bugles.
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> Elvis Costello (aka Declan MacManus, 1954) – singer/songwriter.
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> Chris Sievey (aka Frank Sidebottom, 1955) – The Freshies.
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> John McGeoch (1955) – guitarist for Magazine and Siouxsie and The Banshees.
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> Billy Ray Cyrus (1961) – Country music singer/songwriter ("Achy Breaky
> Heart").
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> Vivian Campbell (1962) – guitarist for Def Leppard and Thin Lizzy.
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> Candida Doyle (1963) – keyboardist for Pulp.
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> Erik Dahlgren (1965) – drummer for The Wannadies.
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> Mia Zapata (1965) – singer for The Gits.
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> Terminator X (aka Norman Rogers, 1966) – DJ for Public Enemy.
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> Jeff Tweedy (1967) – guitarist/vocalist for Uncle Tupelo and Wilco.
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> Luke Scott (1969) – guitarist for Babybird.
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> Flattus Maximus (aka Cory Smoot, 1977) – guitarist for GWAR.
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> August 25 R.I.P. –
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> Stan Kenton (1979) – stroke. Age 67. Pianist and composer.
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> Ray Eberle (1979) – heart attack. Age 60. Singer with the Glenn Miller
> Orchestra.
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> Rob Fisher (1999) – cancer. Age 42. Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher.
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> Jack Nitzsche (2000) – cardiac arrest. Age 63. Producer/arranger.
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> Allen Woody (2000) – Age 44. Bassist for The Allman Brothers Band and
> Gov’t Mule.
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> Aaliyah (2001) – plane crash. Age 22. Singer (“Try Again”).
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> John L. Nelson (2001) – Age 85. Jazz musician, The Prince Rogers Trio.
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> August 25 album releases –
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> The Supremes – The Supremes A’ Go-Go (1966)
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> Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston – Take Two (1966)
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> The Who – Who’s Next (1971) U.S.
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> The Kinks – Everybody’s In Show-Biz (1972)
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> Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run (1975)
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> The Replacements – Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (1981)
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> The Time – What Time Is It? (1982)
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> Alice Cooper – Zipper Catches Skin (1982)
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> The Cars – Door To Door (1987)
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> Metallica – …And Justice For All (1988)
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> Eric Clapton – Unplugged (1992)
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> The Wallflowers – The Wallflowers (1992)
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> Garth Brooks – Beyond The Season (1992)
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> Linda Ronstadt – Frenesi (1992)
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> The Brian Jones Massacre – Methodrone (1995)
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> Rammstein – Sehnsucht (1997)
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> Gamma Ray – Somewhere Out In Space (1997)
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> Dolly Parton – Hungry Again (1998)
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> Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
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> August 25 events –
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> 1941 – Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra records “Don’t Let Julia Fool Ya.”
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> 1957 – Guy Mitchell sings “Call Rosie On The Phone,” and Sal Mineo
> performs “Lasting Love” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Carmen
> McRae, performing “Skyliner.”
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> 1961 – The Beatles open for Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band aboard
> the MV Royal Iris ferry boat (their first of four such appearances) for the
> Riverboat Shuffle - a three-hour trip down the Mersey River, put on by
> Cavern Club owner Ray McFall.
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> 1963 – Paul McCartney is fined £31 and has his driver’s license suspended
> for a year after being found guilty of speeding.
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> 1964 – On a day off during their first U.S. tour, The Beatles meet Burt
> Lancaster and Jayne Mansfield, who talk them into going to the Whiskey A
> Go-Go. Photographers cause such a problem that George throws a glass of
> water, and the group leaves within 15 minutes.
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> 1965 – The Beatles’ second feature film, Help! opens in theaters
> nationwide in the U.S. Meanwhile, two female Beatles fans hire a helicopter
> to fly over the house The Beatles are renting in Beverly Hills while on
> tour, and jump from the helicopter into the swimming pool.
>
> 1965 – The film, Wild On The Beach, opens in theaters, featuring
> performances by Sonny and Cher, Sandy Nelson, and The Astronauts.
>
> 1966 – The Beatles play two shows at the Coliseum in Seattle, Washington,
> on their final tour of the U.S.
>
> 1967 – The Beach Boys, with a rare live appearance by leader Brian Wilson,
> play the first of two shows at the Honolulu International Center in
> Hawaii. Both shows will be recorded for a possible live album release.
>
> 1967 – The Beatles and a small group of friends travel to Bangor in North
> Wales to attend a 10-day seminar with the Maharishi.
>
> 1967 – Episode 6 of Rick Nelson’s new television series, Malibu U., airs
> on ABC, with guests The Doors, Marvin Gaye, Chad and Jeremy, and Lou
> Christie.
>
> 1970 – Elton John makes his U.S. stage debut at the Troubadour in L.A.,
> playing the first of six sold-out nights at the club.
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> 1970 – Emerson, Lake and Palmer make their live stage debut at the Guild
> Hall in Plymouth, England.
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> 1970 – Jimi Hendrix holds a grand opening party for his Electric Ladyland
> studio in New York City.
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> 1971 – Led Zeppelin appears at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Texas.
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> 1973 – Bobby Darin performs his last concert at the Las Vegas Hilton.
>
> 1973 – The Allman Brothers Band releases their single, “Ramblin’ Man” b/w
> “Pony Boy.” Meanwhile, Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks crashes his car
> in Macon, Georgia, breaking his leg.
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> 1975 – Bruce Springsteen releases his single, “Born To Run” b/w “Meeting
> Across The River.”
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> 1976 – Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello star in the summer television
> replacement series, Easy Does It. The show lasts four weeks.
>
> 1977 – California governor Jerry Brown appoints singer and longtime
> environmental activist Helen Reddy to the state's Parks Commission.
>
> 1981 – R.E.M. appears at The Scorpio in Charlotte, North Carolina, at a
> show billed as "Charlotte's First Gay New Wave Disco and Costume Party."
>
> 1989 – Chicago Mayor Richard Michael Daley declares the day “Pop Staples
> Day,” in honor of the native musician and leader of the Staple Singers.
>
> 1989 – Singer John Mellencamp becomes a grandfather at age 38 when his
> 19-year old daughter Michelle gives birth to Elexis Suzanne Peach.
>
> 1993 – Snoop Dogg and his bodyguard, McKinley Lee, are arrested for the
> murder of rival gang member Philip Woldermariam in a drive-by shooting.
> Snoop is released on $1 million bail.
>
> 1994 – The divorce between Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley becomes
> finalized after nine years of marriage.
>
> 1994 – Jimmy Page and Robert Plant reunite in a London studio and record
> and film their concert that will become the MTV special, Unledded.
>
> 1994 – Jimmy Buffett crashes his Grumman G-44 Widgeon seaplane into the
> waters of Nantucket while attempting to takeoff. Buffet swims to safety
> with minor injuries.
>
> 1995 – This year’s Reading Festival begins at Little John’s Farm in the
> UK. Artists appearing during the three-day event include Smashing Pumpkins,
> Green Day, Foo Fighters, Beck, Neil Young, Soundgarden, Blind Melon, Hole,
> Teenage Fanclub, Silverchair, Paul Weller, The Boo Radleys, Reef,
> Stereolab, Pavement, The Cardigans, Echobelly, White Zombie and many others.
>
> 1997 – A deranged man who escaped from a mental institution near
> Helsinki, Finland, dowses the stage Michael Jackson will be performing on
> with gasoline, but is arrested before he is able to light the stage on fire.
>
> 1999 – The city of Concord, California, sues Whitney Houston for $100,000
> when she cancels her concert there due to “illness.”
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> 1999 – Bassist for Oasis, Paul McGuigan, quits the band barely three weeks
> after guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs left the group.
>
> 2000 – This year’s three-day Carling Weekend Festival begins in Reading,
> England. Artists appearing during the three-day event include Oasis,
> Primal Scream, Limp Bizkit, Pulp, Slipknot, Muse, The Wannadies, Black Eyed
> Peas, Ian Brown, Ween, Blink-182, Super Furry Animals, Foo Fighters, The
> Supersuckers, Queens Of The Stone Age, Elliott Smith, Rage Against The
> Machine and many others.
>
> 2005 – Former Guns ‘N Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan sue Axl Rose
> for publishing royalties when Rose claims himself to be the sole
> administrator of the band’s copyrights, calling Rose’s move “arrogance and
> ego.”
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> 2006 – Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton reveals he is battling throat cancer.
>
> 2007 – Singing his 1968 hit “Fire” on stage in Lewes, England, Arthur
> Brown catches on fire while wearing his customary tin-foil hat with a
> small fire burning in the center.
>
> 2009 – Bob Dylan reveals on his weekly radio show that he is speaking to
> a number of car companies about becoming the voice of their satellite
> navigation systems.
>
> 2009 – Rapper Chris Brown is sentenced to 180 days community service, 52
> weeks of domestic violence counseling, five years probation and is fined
> $2,960 for the February 8 beating of singer Rihanna. He is also ordered to
> remain at least 100 yards away from the singer.
>
> 2010 – A day after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of
> drugs, George Michael checks into a rehab facility in London.
>
> 2010 – The center stage of the Grand Ole Opry’s Ryman Auditorium, Opry
> Circle, is replaced and repaired after the venue flooded three months
> earlier. Country artists Brad Paisley and Little Jimmy Dickens pitch in.
> 2010 – A selection of previously unseen photographs of The Beatles taken
> by Astrid Kirchherr in Hamburg in 1960, go on display in Liverpool at the
> Victoria Gallery and Museum.
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