TODAY IN HISTORY – August 21st
1938 - Born this day, Kenny Rogers [Kenneth Donald], Grammy and CMA Award-winning singer, 1977 UK No.1 single Lucille, 1980 US No.1 and UK No.12 single Lady, actor (Coward of the County).
1952 - Born this day, Joe Strummer [John Mellors], guitar, musician, singer, The Clash, 1979 UK No. 11 single London Calling, 1982 US No.8 and UK No.30 single Rock The Casbah, 1991 UK No.1 single Should I Stay Or Should I Go, first released 1982 when it got to No.17 in the UK, plus 15 other UK top 40 singles. Died 22 December 2002.
1961 - Patsy Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song, ‘Crazy’. Cline was still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier and had difficulty reaching the high notes of the song at first due to her broken ribs. 'Crazy' spent 21 weeks on the chart and eventually became one of her signature tunes.
1968 - Tommy James and The Shondells returned to the UK No.1 position for the second time with the single Mony Mony.
1971 - Born this day, Fred Durst, vocals, Limp Bizkit, 2001 UK No.1 single Rollin', and No.1 album Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water.
1972 - Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane was arrested after a fight broke out on stage during a concert when the police had been called 'pigs', Grace Slick was 'maced', and another group member injured at the show in Akron, Ohio.
1972 - Cheech and Chong's comedy album, Big Bambu, was on the US record charts for 100 weeks and was awarded the Gold Disc Award on this date. It ultimately sold 2.1 million copies.
1982 - U2 singer Bono married Alison Stewart, his girlfriend from 1975 at All Saints Church, Raheny in Ireland. U2 bassist Adam Clayton acted as Bono's best man.
1983 - Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone had a four hour brain surgery operation after being found unconscious in a New York Street, where he had been involved in a fight.
1997 - Oasis' third album 'Be Here Now', became one of the fastest selling albums ever, shifting over 350,000 units on the first day of release. The cover image for Be Here Now was shot at Stocks House in Hertfordshire, the former home of Victor Lownes, the head of the Playboy Clubs in the UK.
2000 - Survivor filed a lawsuit against TVT Records after they released a soundtrack to the TV show ‘Survivor.’ Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan said, ‘It’s unfortunate that after 23 years of building, promoting, and protecting the name of our band, someone can suddenly come along and release a recording that uses our name and takes away everything we have worked for.’
2002 - Atomic Kitten were facing legal action after sacking Andy McCluskey the songwriter who wrote the bands first No.1 Whole Again. The band were about to be dropped by Innocent records when they recorded the song which became a huge hit. The girls then wanted a bigger share of royalties which McCluskey had turned down. Under the original deal each girl got 4p from the sale of one single.
2008 - Paedophile and ex-pop star Gary Glitter returned to Thailand after being refused entry to Hong Kong. Chinese authorities informed the UK Foreign Office they had barred Glitter from entry. He was earlier deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. He flew to Hong Kong from Bangkok after refusing to fly to the UK, and had made a plea for medical treatment after saying he was suffering a heart attack.
2013 – “Bulletproof” by Stan Walker is the most played song on New Zealand radio over the past week.
1938 - Born this day, Kenny Rogers [Kenneth Donald], Grammy and CMA Award-winning singer, 1977 UK No.1 single Lucille, 1980 US No.1 and UK No.12 single Lady, actor (Coward of the County).
1952 - Born this day, Joe Strummer [John Mellors], guitar, musician, singer, The Clash, 1979 UK No. 11 single London Calling, 1982 US No.8 and UK No.30 single Rock The Casbah, 1991 UK No.1 single Should I Stay Or Should I Go, first released 1982 when it got to No.17 in the UK, plus 15 other UK top 40 singles. Died 22 December 2002.
1961 - Patsy Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song, ‘Crazy’. Cline was still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier and had difficulty reaching the high notes of the song at first due to her broken ribs. 'Crazy' spent 21 weeks on the chart and eventually became one of her signature tunes.
1968 - Tommy James and The Shondells returned to the UK No.1 position for the second time with the single Mony Mony.
1971 - Born this day, Fred Durst, vocals, Limp Bizkit, 2001 UK No.1 single Rollin', and No.1 album Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water.
1972 - Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane was arrested after a fight broke out on stage during a concert when the police had been called 'pigs', Grace Slick was 'maced', and another group member injured at the show in Akron, Ohio.
1972 - Cheech and Chong's comedy album, Big Bambu, was on the US record charts for 100 weeks and was awarded the Gold Disc Award on this date. It ultimately sold 2.1 million copies.
1982 - U2 singer Bono married Alison Stewart, his girlfriend from 1975 at All Saints Church, Raheny in Ireland. U2 bassist Adam Clayton acted as Bono's best man.
1983 - Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone had a four hour brain surgery operation after being found unconscious in a New York Street, where he had been involved in a fight.
1997 - Oasis' third album 'Be Here Now', became one of the fastest selling albums ever, shifting over 350,000 units on the first day of release. The cover image for Be Here Now was shot at Stocks House in Hertfordshire, the former home of Victor Lownes, the head of the Playboy Clubs in the UK.
2000 - Survivor filed a lawsuit against TVT Records after they released a soundtrack to the TV show ‘Survivor.’ Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan said, ‘It’s unfortunate that after 23 years of building, promoting, and protecting the name of our band, someone can suddenly come along and release a recording that uses our name and takes away everything we have worked for.’
2002 - Atomic Kitten were facing legal action after sacking Andy McCluskey the songwriter who wrote the bands first No.1 Whole Again. The band were about to be dropped by Innocent records when they recorded the song which became a huge hit. The girls then wanted a bigger share of royalties which McCluskey had turned down. Under the original deal each girl got 4p from the sale of one single.
2008 - Paedophile and ex-pop star Gary Glitter returned to Thailand after being refused entry to Hong Kong. Chinese authorities informed the UK Foreign Office they had barred Glitter from entry. He was earlier deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. He flew to Hong Kong from Bangkok after refusing to fly to the UK, and had made a plea for medical treatment after saying he was suffering a heart attack.
2013 – “Bulletproof” by Stan Walker is the most played song on New Zealand radio over the past week.