TODAY IN HISTORY - August 30th
1935 - Born this day, John Phillips, singer, The Mamas And The Papas, 1966 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Monday Monday. Died 18 March 2001 of heart failure, aged 65.
1968 - The Beatles recorded their first hit songs for their own Apple label. The initial session included the hugely successful hits, Revolution and Hey Jude.
1969 - One hit wonders Zager and Evans hit No.1 in the UK with In The Year 2525 and stayed at the top for three weeks.
1969 - Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets 25 shillings. Celebrites who attended included Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John and Yoko, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jane Fonder, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.
1973 - The Doors officially disbanded, two years after Jim Morrison's death, though they did attempt the inevitable reunion 29 years later.
1975 - Paul Kossoff, guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler died for 35 minutes in hospital, (Kossoff died on 19 March 1976 of heart failure, after a history of drug abuse).
1975 - Rod Stewart had his fifth UK No.1 album when 'Atlantic Crossing' started a five-week run at the top of the charts. The title indicated Stewart's new artistic direction, and on his departure to escape the 83 per cent top rate of income tax introduced by British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson for the jet-set lifestyle in Los Angeles.
1975 - KC and the Sunshine Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Get Down Tonight', the group's first of five No.1's peaked at No.21 in the UK.
1984 - Beatles fans paid $271,180 dollars for memorabilia at an auction in London, England. An unpublished manuscript by John Lennon brought the largest amount - $23,056. A snare drum belonging to Ringo Starr brought $1,440.
1986 - Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', a No.13 hit in the UK.
1988 - Bruce Springsteen's wife Julianne filed for a divorce after newspapers publish photos of Springsteen and backing singer Patti Scialfa together, (they married in 1991).
1989 - Billy Joel fired his manager and former brother in law, Frank Weber, after an audit revealed discrepancies, Joel took him to court and sued for $90 million.
1989 - Izzy Stradlin from Guns 'N' Roses was arrested for making a public disturbance on a US air flight, after urinating on the floor, verbally abusing a stewardess and smoking in the non-smoking section of the aircraft.
1995 - Carly Simon and James Taylor performed live together in front of 10,000 fans on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was the first time they appeared live on the same stage since 1979. The former couple played their own solo sets before combining their efforts in raising money for the local agricultural society.
1995 - Sterling Morrison founder member of the Velvet Underground died of cancer at his home in New York City two days after his 53rd birthday. The guitarist left the group in August 1971 and re-joined in 1992 for a European tour. During the 80's he became the Captain of a Houston tugboat.
2003 - Died this day, Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio. Phillips changed the face of American music recording Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Ike Turner, B.B. King and Jerry Lee Lewis.
2004 - Winners at the 2004 MTV Video Music awards included, Usher for Best Male Video for ‘Yeah’, Best Video went to Outkast for ‘Hay Ya’, Best Group Video No Doubt for ‘It’s My Life’ and Best Rock Video went to Jet for ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl.’
2013 - Cinema's across the UK were handing out earplugs to parents taking their children to see One Direction’s new film. Accompanying chaperones could enjoy One Direction: This Is Us 3D without being worried by the high-levels of expected screaming and shouting in the auditoriums during the screenings. Humans are capable of screaming as loud as 120 decibels, which is the same as standing next to a running chainsaw.
2013 - A 96-year-old who wrote a song for his late wife made the US iTunes top 10, alongside Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Fred Stobaugh, whose wife Lorraine had died in April, had no previous musical experience and wrote the song on a whim for a competition. He submitted his handwritten lyrics by post and, although the contest was online-only, the organisers were so moved they put the words to music. 'Oh Sweet Lorraine' was No.7 seven on US iTunes and had seen over 1.9m YouTube views.
1935 - Born this day, John Phillips, singer, The Mamas And The Papas, 1966 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Monday Monday. Died 18 March 2001 of heart failure, aged 65.
1968 - The Beatles recorded their first hit songs for their own Apple label. The initial session included the hugely successful hits, Revolution and Hey Jude.
1969 - One hit wonders Zager and Evans hit No.1 in the UK with In The Year 2525 and stayed at the top for three weeks.
1969 - Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets 25 shillings. Celebrites who attended included Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John and Yoko, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jane Fonder, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.
1973 - The Doors officially disbanded, two years after Jim Morrison's death, though they did attempt the inevitable reunion 29 years later.
1975 - Paul Kossoff, guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler died for 35 minutes in hospital, (Kossoff died on 19 March 1976 of heart failure, after a history of drug abuse).
1975 - Rod Stewart had his fifth UK No.1 album when 'Atlantic Crossing' started a five-week run at the top of the charts. The title indicated Stewart's new artistic direction, and on his departure to escape the 83 per cent top rate of income tax introduced by British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson for the jet-set lifestyle in Los Angeles.
1975 - KC and the Sunshine Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Get Down Tonight', the group's first of five No.1's peaked at No.21 in the UK.
1984 - Beatles fans paid $271,180 dollars for memorabilia at an auction in London, England. An unpublished manuscript by John Lennon brought the largest amount - $23,056. A snare drum belonging to Ringo Starr brought $1,440.
1986 - Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', a No.13 hit in the UK.
1988 - Bruce Springsteen's wife Julianne filed for a divorce after newspapers publish photos of Springsteen and backing singer Patti Scialfa together, (they married in 1991).
1989 - Billy Joel fired his manager and former brother in law, Frank Weber, after an audit revealed discrepancies, Joel took him to court and sued for $90 million.
1989 - Izzy Stradlin from Guns 'N' Roses was arrested for making a public disturbance on a US air flight, after urinating on the floor, verbally abusing a stewardess and smoking in the non-smoking section of the aircraft.
1995 - Carly Simon and James Taylor performed live together in front of 10,000 fans on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was the first time they appeared live on the same stage since 1979. The former couple played their own solo sets before combining their efforts in raising money for the local agricultural society.
1995 - Sterling Morrison founder member of the Velvet Underground died of cancer at his home in New York City two days after his 53rd birthday. The guitarist left the group in August 1971 and re-joined in 1992 for a European tour. During the 80's he became the Captain of a Houston tugboat.
2003 - Died this day, Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio. Phillips changed the face of American music recording Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Ike Turner, B.B. King and Jerry Lee Lewis.
2004 - Winners at the 2004 MTV Video Music awards included, Usher for Best Male Video for ‘Yeah’, Best Video went to Outkast for ‘Hay Ya’, Best Group Video No Doubt for ‘It’s My Life’ and Best Rock Video went to Jet for ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl.’
2013 - Cinema's across the UK were handing out earplugs to parents taking their children to see One Direction’s new film. Accompanying chaperones could enjoy One Direction: This Is Us 3D without being worried by the high-levels of expected screaming and shouting in the auditoriums during the screenings. Humans are capable of screaming as loud as 120 decibels, which is the same as standing next to a running chainsaw.
2013 - A 96-year-old who wrote a song for his late wife made the US iTunes top 10, alongside Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Fred Stobaugh, whose wife Lorraine had died in April, had no previous musical experience and wrote the song on a whim for a competition. He submitted his handwritten lyrics by post and, although the contest was online-only, the organisers were so moved they put the words to music. 'Oh Sweet Lorraine' was No.7 seven on US iTunes and had seen over 1.9m YouTube views.