Archive for August 29, 2009

1946 – Ella Fitzgerald and The Delta Rhythm Boys recorded “It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight.”

1958 – Alan Freed’s “Big Beat Show” opened at the Fox Theatre in Brooklyn, NY.

1958 – George Harrison joined the band Quarrymen. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were also members.

1964 – Roy Orbison’s single “Oh, Pretty Woman” was released. The song was Orbison’s second #1 hit.

1966 – The Beatles ended their fourth American tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. It turned out that the show was their last public concert.

1970 – The Kinks’ single “Lola” was released.

1977 – 3 people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis’ body. As a result his body was moved to Graceland.

1984 – Prince’s single “Let’s Go Crazy”/”Erotic City” were released.

1986 – The former “American Bandstand” studio was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The studio is in Philadelphia, PA.

1990 – Elton John checked into a rehab center in Chicago, IL, for bulimia, drinking and drugs.

1995 – While shooting the music video for Meat Loaf’s “I’d Lie for You,” a pilot and cameraman were killed in a helicopter crash in the Sequoia National Forest about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, CA.

1996 – Isaac Hayes, who co-wrote the Stax classic “Soul Man,” sent a protest letter to presidential candidate Bob Dole requesting Dole to stop using his song, which his supporters had changed to “I’m A Dole Man.”

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