Some days I feel like my shadows casting me, some days the sun dont shine. Sometimes I wonder what tomorrows gonna bring when I think about my dirty life and times on August 26 – Born – Lee de Forest (1873) – inventor of the Audion (radio tube amplifier). Jimmy Rushing (1901) – Blues shouter, swing jazz singer (“Mr. Five By Five”). Ernie Fields (1905) – trombonist/bandleader, The Royal Entertainers. Lester Lanin (1907) – world renowned dance bandleader. Jet Black (aka Brian Duffy, 1938) – drummer for The Stranglers. Fred Milano (1939) – The Belmonts. Nik Turner (1940) – saxophonist/flutist for Hawkwind. Chris Curtis (1941) – drummer/singer for The Searchers. Vic Dana (1942) – The Fleetwoods. Maureen Moe Tucker (1944) – drummer for The Velvet Underground. Valerie Simpson (1948) – songwriter, Ashford and Simpson. Bob Cowsill (1949) – The Cowsills. Richard Cowsill (1949) – twin brother of Bob, not allowed in the family band. Leon Redbone (aka Dickran Gobalian, 1949) – singer/songwriter. Billy Rush (1952) – guitarist for Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes. Michael Chetwood (1954) – keyboardist for T’Pau. John ONeill (1957) – guitarist/songwriter for The Undertones. Branford Marsalis (1960) – saxophonist/bandleader. Annabel “Annie” Holland (1965) – bassist for Elastica. Shirley Manson (1966) – singer for Garbage. Dan Vickrey (1966) – guitarist for Counting Crows. Adrian Young (1969) – drummer for No Doubt. R.I.P. – Lee Hays (1981) – Age 67. Folk singer/songwriter, The Weavers (“Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”). Ronnie White (1995) – leukemia. Age 56. The Miracles. Wilma Burgess (2003) – heart attack. Age 64. Country music singer (Misty Blue). Laura Branigan (2004) – brain aneurysm. Age 47. Singer/songwriter (“Gloria”). Ellie Greenwich (2009) – heart attack. Age 68. Songwriter, The Raindrops (“Da Doo Ron Ron”). Gene Thomas (2012) – lung cancer. Age 73. Singer/songwriter, Gene and Debbie (“Go With Me”). Album releases – The Walker Brothers – Portrait (1966) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing And Perform “Funny Girl” (1968) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Live At London’s Talk Of The Town (1968) Marvin Gaye – In The Groove (1968) Otis Redding – Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival (1970) The Grateful Dead – Dead Set (1981) Blur – Leisure (1991) Amy Grant – House Of Love (1994) Creed – My Own Prison (1997) Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) Warren Zevon – The Wind (2003) Peter Frampton – Now (2003) Events – 1949 – Ernest Tubb records “Blue Christmas” and “White Christmas” at Castle Studio in Nashville. 1957 – Bobby Helms releases his single, “My Special Angel” b/w “Standing At The End Of My World,” on Decca Records. 1957 – The Crickets appear on American Bandstand, singing “That’ll Be The Day.” 1958 – Henry Mancini and His Orchestra record “Peter Gunn” in Hollywood. 1963 – Cilla Black makes her concert debut at the Odeon Cinema in Southport, opening for The Beatles and Gerry and The Pacemakers. 1963 – The Ronettes release their single, “Be My Baby” b/w “Tedesco And Pitman,” on Philles Records. 1964 – The Beatles perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado, on their first tour of the U.S. 1964 – The Kinks release their single, “You Really Got Me” b/w “It’s All Right,” in the U.S. 1965 – The Byrds appear at the Hollywood Palladium. 1967 – The three-day Festival Of The Flower Children begins in Woburn Abbey. Artists performing at the event include Small Faces, Eric Burdon and The New Animals, The Move, The Jeff Beck Group, Denny Laine, The Alan Price Set, Marmalade, Blossom Toes, Zoot Money and The Big Roll Band, Dantalion’s Chariot, Family, The Dream, Tomorrow and others. 1967 – The Beatles attend their introductory seminar with the Maharishi in Bangor, Wales, after which they give a press conference. 1968 – The Beatles release their single, “Hey Jude” b/w “Revolution,” on Apple Records in the UK, their first release on their new label. 1968 – Mary Hopkin releases her single, “Those Were The Days” b/w “Turn! Turn! Turn!” in the U.S. on Apple Records: the label’s second release. 1969 – Elvis Presley releases his single Suspicious Minds b/w Youll Think Of Me. 1969 – Cissy Houston joins Elvis Presley on stage at the International Hotel in Las Vegas for a duet on “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” but when Houston goes off on her soprano solo, Elvis starts laughing and is in hysterics throughout the rest of the song. At the end of the song he jokes, “That’s it, man, fourteen years right down the drain.” 1970 – Jimi Hendrixs Electric Ladyland Studios opens for business in Greenwich Village in New York City. 1970 – Duane Allman joins Eric Clapton and his new group Derek And The Dominos under the stipulation that he takes part in the recording sessions. 1970 – The three-day Isle Of Wight festival begins at East Afton Farm. The festival actually lasts five days, and runs through August 30. Festival performers include Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, Lighthouse, Sly and The Family Stone, Joni Mitchell, Redbone, David Bromberg, Supertramp, Tony Joe White, Taste, Cactus, Miles Davis, Ten Years After, The Doors, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Donovan, The Moody Blues, Joan Baez and many others. 1972 – The Jackson 5 appears at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and record the show for a live album release. 1973 – 10cc makes their live stage debut and begin their first tour at the Palace Lido on the Isle of Man. 1976 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. 1977 – This year’s Reading Festival begins in Reading, England. Artists featured during the three-day event include Uriah Heep, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Thin Lizzy, Golden Earring, Aerosmith, Hawkwind, The Doobie Brothers, Little River Band, Graham Parker and The Rumour, Eddie and The Hot Rods, Lone Star, Frankie Miller’s Full House, Wayne County and The Electric Chairs and others. 1978 – The Canada Jam takes place in Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, featuring The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Dave Mason, Kansas, The Doobie Brothers, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Triumph, The Commodores, Prism, The Village People, Wha-Koo, and Fun Zone. 1978 – Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, Todd Rundgren, Bob Welch, and Eddie Money all perform at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Ohio at the annual World Series of Rock concert. 1980 – Bassist Tom Petersson quits Cheap Trick. He will re-join the group to stay in 1988. 1981 – Ottawa Mayor Marion Dewar declares the day “Paul Anka Day,” to celebrate the singer’s 25th anniversary in show business. 1983 – The movie Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie, opens in theaters. 1987 – Sonny Bono announces his candidacy for mayor of Palm Springs, California. 1988 – The 26th Reading Festival begins in England. Artists performing during the three-day event include The Smithereens, Starship, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Hot House Flowers, Gene Loves Jezebel, Meatloaf, Bonnie Tyler, Deacon Blue, The Wonderstuff, John Hiatt, Runrig and others. 1989 – Ringo Starr wins a court order to prevent the release of material he considers to be of inferior quality due to his impaired state while recording. 1990 – Randy Newman wins an unlikely Emmy for his score to the legendary ABC-TV flop series, Cop Rock. 1990 – Eric Clapton plays the second of two nights at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin, with opening acts Robert Cray with The Memphis Horns, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. The night’s encore is a jam of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago,” featuring Clapton, Cray and Vaughan, along with guests Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray’s brother, Jimmy Vaughan. The concert is Stevie Ray Vaughan’s last. 1993 – A double-sided acetate recording of The Beatles playing Kansas City and Some Other Guy at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 1962 fetches approximately $32,000 at Christies auction house in London. 1994 – Scottish singer/songwriter Frankie Miller suffers a brain hemorrhage while in New York, lapsing into a five-month coma. 1997 – Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith crashes his motorcycle on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, and is hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder. 2000 – Pam Tillis joins the Grand Ole Opry. 2000 – The body of Allman Brothers Band/Gov’t Mule bassist Allen Woody is found dead sitting up in a chair at the Marriott Courtyard Motel in Queens, New York. An autopsy is inconclusive. 2001 – Madonna performs at the Palace of Auburn Hills in her hometown of Detroit on her Drowned World Tour. The show is filmed for video release. 2002 – Peter Noone files an unsuccessful lawsuit against former Herman’s Hermits drummer Barry Whitwam, attempting to block him from touring with new musicians under the group name. 2003 – Rolling Stone magazine names Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist in rock history. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ry Cooder also make the Top 10 list. 2004 – Concert film cinematographer David Myers dies after suffering a stoke at age 90. Myers’ film credits include Woodstock, Elvis On Tour, The Last Waltz, Mad Dogs And Englishmen, and The Grateful Dead Movie. 2005 – A Los Angeles post office near the studio where Ray Charles recorded many of his hits is renamed the Ray Charles Station. 2005 – A plaque is unveiled by Quarrymen John Duff Lowe and Colin Hanton at the site of Percy Philips’ studio in Liverpool where the band made their first recordings of “Thatll Be The Day” and “In Spite Of All The Danger.” 2005 – Green Day is named “Best Band on the Planet” at the 12th annual Kerrang! Rock Awards. They also win best live act. 2007 – Police raid the home of rapper DMX and find 12 neglected pit bull terrier dogs and a number of guns. The bodies of three more dogs are found buried. No arrests are made, and DMX tells police he has not been at the property in Arizona for at least two months. 2007 – After more than two years and 147 shows, The Rolling Stones play the final date of their A Bigger Bang Tour at the O2 Arena in London. The tour nets the band more than $500 million. 2008 – 34 years after the film’s release, the music soundtrack for Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles is released on La-La Land Records.
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