1 August - On this day 1963, The first Beatles Monthly was published. A magazine devoted to the group, it continued for 77 editions until 1969 and at its peak was selling over 350,000 copies a month. 1964, The Beatles scored their fifth US No.1 single in seven months when A Hard Days Night went to the top of the charts. The group had now spent seventeen weeks at the No.1 position in this year. 1964, Billboard Magazine reported that the harmonica was making a comeback in a big way thanks to its use by Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Bob Dylan. 1965, During a UK tour, The Rolling Stones appeared at the London Palladium supported by The Walker Brothers, The Fourmost, Steampacket featuring Rod Stewart and Sugar Pie Desanto with The Shevelles. 1969, The three day US Atlantic City Pop Festival took place at the Atlantic City race track with BB King, Janis Joplin, Santana, Three Dog Night, Dr John, Procol Harum, Arthur Brown, Iron Butterfly, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Little Richard, Tim Buckley, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, The Mothers Of Invention and Canned Heat. Joni Mitchell, started to cry and ran off stage in the middle of her third song because the crowd was not paying attention to her performance. 1970, The film Performance featuring Mick Jagger in his acting debut, had its UK premiere in London. The British crime drama film directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg also featured James Fox. 1971, The Concert For Bangladesh, organised by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh took place at New Yorks Madison Sq Garden. Featuring Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and members from Badfinger. Harrison had to shell out his own money to maintain the fund after legal problems froze all proceeds. The triple album release (the second in a row by Harrison), hit No.1 in the UK and No.2 in the US and received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. More on Concert For Bangladesh 1980, Def Leppard made their US live debut when they appeared at the New York City concert opening for AC/DC. It was also Def Leppard singer Joe Elliotts 21st birthday. 1981, Australian singer Rick Springfield started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Jessies Girl, which later won the singer a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The song was at No.1 when MTV launched on 1 August 1981. Rick had played Noah Drake in the TV show General Hospital. 1981, Welsh singer Shakin Stevens had his second UK No.1 single with his version of Green Door, which had been a hit in the US for Jim Lowe in 1956 (squeezing out Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley). Frankie Vaughan also scored a UK No.2 hit with the song in 1956. 1987, Eurythmics Dave Stewart married Bananarama founding member Siobham Fahey, (who later formed the BRIT Award and Ivor Novello award winning Shakespears Sister). The couple divorced in 1996. 1987, Bob Seger scored his first US No.1 single with the Harold Faltermeyer penned Shakedown, which was taken from the film Beverly Hills Cop II. The song was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both awards to Dirty Dancings (Ive Had) The Time of My Life. 1987, Los Lobos were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Ritchie Valens song La Bamba, which was also a No.1 hit in the US. The song was the title track from the film based on Ritchie Valens who died in the same plane crash the killed Buddy Holly. 1987, MTV Europe was launched, the first video played being Money For Nothing by Dire Straits which contained the appropriate line I Want My MTV. 1990, UB40 were deported from the Seychelles after police discovered marijuana in their hotel rooms. 1998, The Spice Girls scored their seventh UK No.1 single with Viva Forever. The song was originally set to be released alongside the track Never Give Up on the Good Times as a double A-Side which was pulled as member Geri Halliwell left the group. 1999, Ronan Keating scored his first UK No.1 solo single with When You Say Nothing At All. The country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz was a hit for Keith Whitley, who took it to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1988. The song also gave Alison Krauss her first solo top-10 country hit in 1995. 2000, Madonnas forthcoming single Music had its release date brought forward by two weeks after the track was made available as an illegal MP3 file on the Internet. 2000, AC/DC kicked off their 140 date Stiff Upper World Lip Tour at the Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. More on AC/DC 2002, A new book Show the Girl the Door written by a former tour manager disclosed some strange demands by female acts. It revealed that Shania Twain would travel with a sniffer dog in case of bombs. Jennifer Lopez liked her dressing room to be all white, including carpets flowers and furniture. Cher would have high security rooms for her wigs. Janet Jackson would have a full medical team on standby including a doctor nurse and throat specialist and Britney Spears would demand her favourite Gummie Bear soft sweets. 2004, Ashlee Simpson started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Autobiography. Juvenile feat Soulja Slim were at No.1 on the US singles chart with Slow Motion. 2004, Busted scored their fourth UK No.1 single with Thunderbirds / 3am. Taken from the soundtrack of the 2004 film version of the Thunderbirds TV series. 2007, Eminems publishing company were seeking more than $75,000 (£36,900) for copyright infringement and unfair competition against computer firm Apple for allegedly selling his music on iTunes without permission. Apple were paying Eminems record label for each download - but Eight Mile Style argued it had not approved the deal.
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