TODAY IN HISTORY – August 3rd
1926 - Born this day, Tony Bennett [Anthony Dominick Benedetto], in Queens, New York, Grammy Award-winning singer, 1955 UK No.1 single Stranger In Paradise, 1965 UK No.25 single I Left My Heart In San Francisco.
1939 - Born on this day, Jimmy Nicol, drummer, temporary member of The Beatles for nine Australian gigs in 1964, after Ringo Starr collapsed and was hospitalised on 3 June 1964 with tonsillitis. George Martin suggested Nicol, as he had recently played on a budget label album called "Beatlemania" and knew the songs.
1963 - Born this day, James Hetfield, musician, guitarist, singer, Metallica, 1991 UK No.5 single Enter Sandman
1963 - Comedian Allan Sherman's summer camp parody, Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp) was released on Warner Brothers Records. It went to number two on the American pop charts 24 August 1963.
1963 - Born this day, Ed Roland, rock singer, musician (Collective Soul).
1963 - The Beatles played their last ever performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. The Beatles, whose fee for their first performance at the Cavern had been £5, received a fee of £300 for this performance.
1963 - The Beach Boys released 'Surfer Girl', the first song Brian Wilson ever wrote and the first one he produced.
1966 - Born this day, Shirley Manson, singer, Garbage, 1996 UK No. 4 single Stupid Girl.
1968 - Hello, I Love You recorded by The Doors, jumped into the top spot on Billboard's hit record charts and stayed there for 2 weeks. It was the groups second US No.1. It made No.15 in the UK. They had eight top 40 US hits from 1967 to 1971.
1971 - Paul McCartney formed a new band called Wings. Joining McCartney in the group were Denny Laine, formerly of The Moody Blues, Denny Seilwell and McCartney's wife, Linda.
1974 - Guitarist Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter and drummer Jim Holder quit Steely Dan. Jeff Baxter joined the Doobie Brothers
1974 - Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut album. The band were made up of former members from Free, (Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople, (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson, (Boz Burrell).
1985 - Madonna had her first UK No.1 single with Into The Groove.
1985 - 'Drive' by The Cars was re-released following it's dramatic use on TV during the Live Aid concert. All the royalties from the record went to the Band Aid trust.
1985 - Tears For Fears started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Shout, the duo's second US No.1.
1986 - The News Of The World printed an exclusive interview with 16 year old model Mandy Smith who revealed she has been having an affair with Rolling Stone Bill Wyman for the past two and a half years.
1987 - Def Leppard released their fourth studio album 'Hysteria' which became their best selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen, relating to his experiences during the time of his car accident, and the worldwide media coverage that followed.
1996 - Los Del Rio started a 14 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Macarena. It was a No.2 hit in the UK.
2002 - After an absence of 37 years, Bob Dylan returned to the Newport Folk Festival (now known as the Apple and Eve Newport Folk Festival) where he performed a 2 hour show of 19 songs, wearing a false beard and a wig. Songs played included: 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', 'Desolation Row', 'Positively 4th Street', 'The Wicked Messenger', 'Like A Rolling Stone' and 'Mr. Tambourine Man'.
2006 - Arthur Lee, singer and guitarist of the influential 1960s band Love died in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia. He called himself the "first black hippie" and formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965. Best known for the critically revered 1967 album, 'Forever Changes.'
2007 - Queen guitarist Brian May handed in his astronomy PhD thesis - 36 years after abandoning it to join the band. May had recently carried out observational work in Tenerife, where he studied the formation of "zodiacal dust clouds".
2011 – The most popular song played on NZ radio this past week has been “Someone Like You” by Adele.
2012 – It is revealed that musicians Katy Perry and John Mayer have hooked up for a romantic dinner at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Their publicists say they are not serious….yet! Perry has come off a high profile divorce to comedian Russell Brand while John Mayer has dated Jennifer Anniston, Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz.
1926 - Born this day, Tony Bennett [Anthony Dominick Benedetto], in Queens, New York, Grammy Award-winning singer, 1955 UK No.1 single Stranger In Paradise, 1965 UK No.25 single I Left My Heart In San Francisco.
1939 - Born on this day, Jimmy Nicol, drummer, temporary member of The Beatles for nine Australian gigs in 1964, after Ringo Starr collapsed and was hospitalised on 3 June 1964 with tonsillitis. George Martin suggested Nicol, as he had recently played on a budget label album called "Beatlemania" and knew the songs.
1963 - Born this day, James Hetfield, musician, guitarist, singer, Metallica, 1991 UK No.5 single Enter Sandman
1963 - Comedian Allan Sherman's summer camp parody, Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp) was released on Warner Brothers Records. It went to number two on the American pop charts 24 August 1963.
1963 - Born this day, Ed Roland, rock singer, musician (Collective Soul).
1963 - The Beatles played their last ever performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. The Beatles, whose fee for their first performance at the Cavern had been £5, received a fee of £300 for this performance.
1963 - The Beach Boys released 'Surfer Girl', the first song Brian Wilson ever wrote and the first one he produced.
1966 - Born this day, Shirley Manson, singer, Garbage, 1996 UK No. 4 single Stupid Girl.
1968 - Hello, I Love You recorded by The Doors, jumped into the top spot on Billboard's hit record charts and stayed there for 2 weeks. It was the groups second US No.1. It made No.15 in the UK. They had eight top 40 US hits from 1967 to 1971.
1971 - Paul McCartney formed a new band called Wings. Joining McCartney in the group were Denny Laine, formerly of The Moody Blues, Denny Seilwell and McCartney's wife, Linda.
1974 - Guitarist Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter and drummer Jim Holder quit Steely Dan. Jeff Baxter joined the Doobie Brothers
1974 - Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut album. The band were made up of former members from Free, (Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople, (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson, (Boz Burrell).
1985 - Madonna had her first UK No.1 single with Into The Groove.
1985 - 'Drive' by The Cars was re-released following it's dramatic use on TV during the Live Aid concert. All the royalties from the record went to the Band Aid trust.
1985 - Tears For Fears started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Shout, the duo's second US No.1.
1986 - The News Of The World printed an exclusive interview with 16 year old model Mandy Smith who revealed she has been having an affair with Rolling Stone Bill Wyman for the past two and a half years.
1987 - Def Leppard released their fourth studio album 'Hysteria' which became their best selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen, relating to his experiences during the time of his car accident, and the worldwide media coverage that followed.
1996 - Los Del Rio started a 14 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Macarena. It was a No.2 hit in the UK.
2002 - After an absence of 37 years, Bob Dylan returned to the Newport Folk Festival (now known as the Apple and Eve Newport Folk Festival) where he performed a 2 hour show of 19 songs, wearing a false beard and a wig. Songs played included: 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', 'Desolation Row', 'Positively 4th Street', 'The Wicked Messenger', 'Like A Rolling Stone' and 'Mr. Tambourine Man'.
2006 - Arthur Lee, singer and guitarist of the influential 1960s band Love died in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia. He called himself the "first black hippie" and formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965. Best known for the critically revered 1967 album, 'Forever Changes.'
2007 - Queen guitarist Brian May handed in his astronomy PhD thesis - 36 years after abandoning it to join the band. May had recently carried out observational work in Tenerife, where he studied the formation of "zodiacal dust clouds".
2011 – The most popular song played on NZ radio this past week has been “Someone Like You” by Adele.
2012 – It is revealed that musicians Katy Perry and John Mayer have hooked up for a romantic dinner at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Their publicists say they are not serious….yet! Perry has come off a high profile divorce to comedian Russell Brand while John Mayer has dated Jennifer Anniston, Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz.