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August 2 : This Day in Music History
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1962 : An obscure Folk singer named Robert Zimmerman has his name legally changed to Bob Dylan.
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Awards and Honors (1)

1998 : The Beatles win UK music magazine Mojo's "Favourite Recording Artist Of All Time," beating out Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Queen, and Elton John in that order.

Births (10)

1900 : Helen Morgan
1935 : Hank Cochran
1937 : Garth Hudson (The Band)
1939 : Edward Patten (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
1941 : Doris Kenner-Jackson (The Shirelles)
1941 : Andrew Malcolm (The Herd)
1943 : Kathy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters)
1951 : Andrew Gold
1961 : Pete De Freitas (Echo And The Bunnymen)
1970 : Zelma Davis (C and C Music Factory)

Charts (2)

1975 : The Eagles' One Of These Nights hits #1.
1980 : Deepest Purple becomes Deep Purple's third #1 album.

Concerts and Festivals (2)

1961 : The Beatles begin what would be a two-year stint as headliners at Liverpool's Cavern Club.
1971 : Now down to a trio and riven by infighting, Creedence Clearwater Revival embark on their last US tour with a gig at Tulsa, Oklahoma's Assembly Center.

Deaths (7)

1921 : Enrico Caruso
1972 : Brian Cole (The Association)
1983 : James Jamerson
1987 : David Martin (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs)
1997 : Fela Kuti
2001 : Ron Townson (The 5th Dimension)
2009 : Billy Lee Riley

Debuts (1)

1962 : Aretha Franklin makes her television debut, singing "Don't Cry Baby" and Try A Little Tenderness on ABC's American Bandstand.

Health Issues (1)

1999 : After a concert in San Diego, CA, Barry White is hospitalized for exhaustion.

Incidents (2)

1953 : Skeeter Davis, still a member of the Davis Sisters, breaks both her arms and legs in a car crash near Cincinnati, OH, a crash which also kills fellow Davis "sister" Betty Jack Davis.
1969 : Bob Dylan leaves his 10-year reunion at Hibbing High School in Hibbing, MN when a drunken former classmate picks a fight with him.

Legal Issues (1)

1973 : "Papa" John Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas files suit against his former label, Dunhill, alleging $60 million in unpaid royalties.

Marriages and Breakups (1)

1982 : Jose Feliciano marries Susan Omillian, in California.

Miscellaneous (4)

1962 : An obscure Folk singer named Robert Zimmerman has his name legally changed to Bob Dylan.
1963 : Still rebuilding his career after the scandal of his marriage to 13-year-old second cousin Myra Gale Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis accepts $9,500 to open Las Vegas' new Thunderbird Hotel.
2004 : Eric Clapton bails out Cordings clothing store in London, a favorite of his since the age of sixteen, by purchasing a fifty percent share in the retailer.
2007 : Elvis Presley Enterprises announces plans to revamp Graceland, the singer's home, with a visitor's center, convention hotel, and high-tech multimedia displays.

Recordings (1)

1969 : Badfinger, Come And Get It

TV, Radio, Press (1)

1956 : This month's issue of Look magazine reports that Elvis Presley is now receiving 3,000 fan letters a week.
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