This Day in Rock History- Aug 18 1958 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu),” Domenico Modugno. It is the only chart-topping record to originate in Italy. 1962 – Peter, Paul & Mary release “If I Had a Hammer,” which becomes the folk trio’s first top 10 hit. 1962 – Ringo Starr plays with the Beatles for the first time at a Horticultural Society Dance in Birkenhead, England 1964 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Where Did Our Love Go,” The Supremes. It is the group’s first hit. 1964 – over 9,000 frenzied fans met The Beatles as they arrived in San Francisco, to begin an American tour. 1966 – Paul Jones left Manfred Mann, just as “Pretty Flamingo” was climbing the charts. 1969 – Hendrix debuts a new band, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, at the Woodstock music festival in New York State 1970 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Make It with You,” Bread. 1973 – Jethro Tull: ‘A Passion Play’ US LP is no. 1 1974 – Keyboardist Patrick Moraz replaced Rick Wakeman in Yes in 1974. 1977 – The funeral for Elvis Presley is held at Graceland before 150 invited mourners. Tens of thousands more gather outside the gates. 1977 – In England, the Police play their first gig as a three-piece after the departure of guitarist Henri Padovani. 1979 – On PBS, John Lennon and Bob Dylan star in the documentary Eat the Document. While sitting in the back of his limo, Dylan tells Lennon he’s going to throw up. 1981 – The new Moody Blues album, Long Distance Voyager, hit the platinum level in sales in 1981. 1984 – Motley Crue gives its performance debut at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England. 1984 – Van Halen hits #13 with “Panama”. 1985 – The Power of Love (Huey Lewis & The News) was a hit. 1988 – The Moody Blues hit #30 in the US with “I Know You’re Out there Somewhere”. 1990 – Heart hits #23 with “I Didn’t Want to Need You”. 1990 – Aerosmith hits #22 with “The Other Side”. 1990 – Bad English hits #21 with “Possession”. Please LIKE our page .. #thehighbeams
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