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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2019 23:59:50 GMT -5
This happened on August 15 in music.
1939 "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood, California. Judy Garland became famous for the movies song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."
1946 Songwriter and singer Jimmy Webb was born.
1948 Musician Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers) was born.
1965 The Beatles set a record for having the largest single crowd at a concert at Shea Stadium in New York. Attendance was 56,000.
1991 Paul Simon played a free concert at New York's Central Park in front of an estimated 750,000 people.
2006 Deana Martin's album "Memories Are Made of This" was released on CD. The album featured her versions of many of her Father's (Dean Martin) hits and other hits by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2019 23:47:57 GMT -5
This happened on August 16 in music.
1930 Singer Eydie Gorme was born.
1958 Singer Madonna Louise Ciccone was born.
1962 Ringo Starr was picked to replace Pete Best as the drummer for the Beatles.
1966 The Monkees' first single "Last Train to Clarksville" was released.
1972 Singer, musician, and songwriter Emily Robinson (The Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds) was born.
2005 "Tommy Lee Goes to College" debuted on NBC-TV. The classes were taken at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
2011 The digital single "Can't Hold US" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton was released in the United States.
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Post by MyCastleCrumbledOvernight on Aug 15, 2019 23:50:41 GMT -5
This happened on August 16 in music. 1930 Singer Eydie Gorme was born. 1958 Singer Madonna Louise Ciccone was born. 1962 Ringo Starr was picked to replace Pete Best as the drummer for the Beatles. 1966 The Monkees' first single "Last Train to Clarksville" was released. 1972 Singer, musician, and songwriter Emily Robinson (The Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds) was born. 2005 "Tommy Lee Goes to College" debuted on NBC-TV. The classes were taken at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2011 The digital single "Can't Hold US" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton was released in the United States. Lover came out! And Elvis died in 1977
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 0:12:47 GMT -5
This happened on August 17 in music.
1932 Pianist and composer Duke Pearson was born.
1955 Country music artist Kevin Welch was born.
1960 The Beatles began their first engagement away from England.
1969 Singer and actor Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids On The Block) was born.
1969 After 3 days, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in New York came to an end.
1970 Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac as the group's first female member.
1983 Prince's song "Delirious" was released.
1998 Carlos Santana received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 23:12:45 GMT -5
This happened on August 18 in music.
1949 Ralph Flanagan and his orchestra recorded "You're Breaking My Heart."
1962 Ringo Starr made his first appearance as a Beatle.
1962 Peter, Paul, & Mary's "If I Had a Hammer" was released.
1973 The Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" was released.
1986 Bon Jovi released their "Slipping When Wet" album.
2014 The song "Shake It Off" from Taylor Swift's 1989 album was released.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2019 23:15:41 GMT -5
This happened on August 19 in music.
1918 Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank" opened in New York City at the Century Theater.
1939 The Dick Jurgen's Orchestra recorded "Day Dreams Come True at Night."
1964 The first American tour by the Beatles began in San Francisco, California. The tour would cover 26 cities.
1966 Country singer Lee Ann Womack was born.
1972 NBC-TV presented "The Midnight Special" for the first time with John Denver as the first host.
1997 Fleetwood Mac's reunion album "The Dance" was released.
2008 Lady Gaga's album "The Fame" was released.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 22:48:48 GMT -5
This happened on August 20 in music.
1882 Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow, Russia.
1939 Orrin Tucker's orchestra recorded "Oh, Johnny, Oh, Johnny, Oh!"
1942 Singer, songwriter, actor, and producer Isaac Hayes was born.
1948 Musician Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) was born.
1952 Musician Rudy Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) was born.
1960 Connie Francis begins working on the film "Where the Boys Are."
1965 The Rolling Stones single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was released in the United States.
1973 The Rolling Stones released "Angie."
1992 Singer and actress Demi Lovato was born.
1997 Alabama Governor Fob James joined the mayors of Montgomery and Georgina, Alabama, in the Alabama State Capitol to dedicate a 50 mile stretch of Interstate 65 to the memory of Hank Williams. The section of roadway was renamed the "Hank Williams Memorial Lost Highway."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 22:55:50 GMT -5
The first entry that I made in this project was August 21. So having just completed August 20 a full year has been done. To continue this would result in most of the information just being repeated. I liked doing this very much and appreciate greatly those of you who followed along. Thank you!
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Post by Mew™ on Aug 19, 2019 23:22:40 GMT -5
I've said it before, I'll say it again. This was one of, if not my overall, favorite threads on the site. I can't believe it's been a year already.
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Post by Roman on Aug 20, 2019 0:32:03 GMT -5
The first entry that I made in this project was August 21. So having just completed August 20 a full year has been done. To continue this would result in most of the information just being repeated. I liked doing this very much and appreciate greatly those of you who followed along. Thank you! I enjoyed it! You really did a great job keeping this up, I admire that!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 2:13:42 GMT -5
I've said it before, I'll say it again. This was one of, if not my overall, favorite threads on the site. I can't believe it's been a year already. Thanks Mew!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 2:14:41 GMT -5
The first entry that I made in this project was August 21. So having just completed August 20 a full year has been done. To continue this would result in most of the information just being repeated. I liked doing this very much and appreciate greatly those of you who followed along. Thank you! I enjoyed it! You really did a great job keeping this up, I admire that! Thanks Roman!
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