August 30 Born –
Kitty Wells (aka Ellen Deason, 1919) – Country music singer. Roland “Ernie” Ball (1930) – musician, guitar accessories entrepreneur. "Papa" John Phillips (1935) – The Mamas and The Papas. John Peel (aka John Ravenscroft, 1939) – renowned British DJ. John McNally (1941) – guitarist for The Searchers. Jim Hager (1941) – Country music singer, The Hager Twins. Jon Hager (1941) – The Hager Twins. R. Crumb (aka Robert Crumb, 1943) – album cover artist, musician. Chuck Colbert (1944) – bassist for The American Breed. Michael "Micky" Moody (1950) – guitarist for Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. Dana (aka Rosemary Brown, 1951) – Irish singer (“All Kinds Of Everything”). Kenny Andrews (1952) – The Darts. Stephen "Horace" Panter (1953) – bassist for The Specials. Ron Beitle (1954) – drummer for Wild Cherry. Martin Jackson (1955) – drummer for Magazine. Keith McKenzie (1961) – drummer for The Shamen. Paul Oakenfold (1963) – British producer/remixer, founder of Perfecto Records. Robert Clivillés (1964) – songwriter/producer, vocalist for C + C Music Factory. Lars Frederiksen (1971) – guitarist/vocalist for Rancid. August 30 R.I.P. – Axel Stordahl (1963) – cancer. Age 50. Arranger for Frank Sinatra, songwriter (“Day By Day”). Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen (1988) – heart attack on stage. Age 57. Percussionist for War. Sterling Morrison (1995) – non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Age 53. The Velvet Underground. Barry Cowsill (2005) – killed in Hurricane Katrina, possibly on Aug. 29 or 31. Age 50. The Cowsills. Darrell “Chris” Lighty (2012) – suicide. Age 44. Hip-hop artist manager. August 30 album releases – Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited (1965) The Mamas & The Papas – The Mamas & The Papas (1966) The Byrds – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up (1971) XTC – Mummer (1983) Boz Scaggs – Other Roads (1988) REO Speedwagon – The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken (1990) Oasis – Definitely Maybe (1994) Luis Miguel – Segundo Romance (1994) Usher – Usher (1994) Herbert Grönemeyer – Mensch (2002) Death Cab For Cutie – Plans (2005) August 30 events – 1949 – Hank Williams records four songs with The Pleasant Valley Boys, including “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and “My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It,” at E.T. Herzog Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio. 1959 – Already two months pregnant, 17-year old Carole King marries her songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. They stay married for nine years, producing two children and countless hit songs. 1961 – Gene Chandler records “Duke Of Earl” in Chicago. 1961 – Brenda Lee records "Fool #1" and "Break It To Me Gently" at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in Nashville. 1961 – The Paris Sisters release their single, “I Love How You Love Me” b/w “All Through The Night” on Gregmark Records. 1962 – The Beatles make their third appearance at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester, with opening act Gerry and The Pacemakers. 1963 – The Beatles are filmed at the Odeon Cinema in Southport for the documentary The Mersey Beat. 1963 – American Bandstand airs its final daily episode; becoming a weekly show, airing on Saturdays. 1963 – Jerry Lee Lewis and his wife/cousin Myra welcome their second child, Phoebe. 1964 – On their first tour of the U.S., The Beatles play one show at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 1965 – The Beatles play their second show at the Hollywood Bowl. 1966 – The Beatles leave the U.S. and return to England, never to tour anywhere ever again. 1968 – Mary Hopkin releases her single, “Those Were The Days” b/w “Turn! Turn! Turn!” in the UK. 1969 – The three-day Texas International Pop Festival takes place in Lewisville. The festival features Led Zeppelin, Chicago Transit Authority, Janis Joplin, Grand Funk Railroad, Johnny Winter, Nazz, B.B. King, Canned Heat, Spirit, Freddy King, Santana, Ten Years After, Sweetwater, Sam and Dave, and others. 1970 – The Rolling Stones begin a European tour at Baltiska Hallen in Malmö, Sweden. 1972 – The One To One concerts - a benefit for mentally handicapped children - featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder, Melanie, Roberta Flack and Sha Sha Na, are held at Madison Square Garden. The afternoon and evening concerts are both filmed and recorded. 1973 – After two years and two unsuccessful albums without frontman Jim Morrison, The Doors officially break up. 1975 – Free's guitarist, Paul Kossoff, checks into a hospital and goes into a drug-induced coma, and is legally dead for over 35 minutes before being revived. 1982 – Queen appears at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, with opening act Billy Squier. 1988 – Singer Brenda Lee sues MCA for back royalties for more than $20 million. The suit is eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. 1988 – Bruce Springsteen’s wife, Julianne Phillips, files for divorce as photos begin surfacing of Bruce with backing singer Patti Scialfa. 1989 – Billy Joel fires his long-time manager and brother-in-law, Frank Weber, after discovering that $90 million has been embezzled from his savings. 1989 – Guns ‘N Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin is arrested at the Phoenix airport for urinating on the floor, verbally abusing a stewardess, and smoking in the non-smoking section of the aircraft during a U.S. air flight. 1990 – Canadian-born singer Paul Anka becomes a U.S. citizen in Las Vegas, then discovers his illegally-parked car has been towed away during the naturalization ceremony. 1991 – Country singer Dottie West, in a hurry to make it to her performance at the Grand Ole Opry on time, is involved in a serious car crash. With no visible injuries, she believes herself to be fine, but dies in five days from internal injuries. 1993 – Billy Joel is David Letterman’s first musical guest on his new CBS late night show. 1994 – Oasis appears at the Virgin Megastore in London for an acoustic set and autograph signing session. 1995 – James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon reunite onstage for the first time in 16 years for a benefit concert in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. 1997 – Members of the Wu-Tang Clan are arrested after allegedly assaulting a record promotions manager after a show in Chicago. 1999 – R.E.M. performs at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia, with opening act Wilco. 2003 – Michael Jackson performs at his 45th Birthday Party at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. 2007 – Rapper Lil Wayne is sued by Tyrique Layne for $1 million, claiming she was crushed at one of his concerts after a large amount of cash was thrown into the audience. She alleges that she lost consciousness after being trampled by the crowd, and suffers from memory loss and severe headaches. 2009 – Monkee Davy Jones marries his third wife, Telemundo TV actress Jessica Pacheco. They remain married until his death in 2012. 2011 – Elvis Presley Enterprises files a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Arista Music, formerly RCA Records, demanding proper payment over new media income such as ringtones, downloads and entertainment apps. 2012 – Guitarist Eddie Van Halen undergoes emergency surgery for a severe case of diverticulitis, causing the cancellation of months of tour dates. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
