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Concerts and Festivals
1966 : The Beatles play their last real concert, wrapping up their tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Their last song is Long Tall Sally. |
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Awards and Honors (2)
| 1986 : The studio in Philadelphia where American Bandstand was shot is entered into the US National Register of Historic Places. |
| 2004 : Jet take home the award for Best Rock Video for “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” at the MTV Video Music Awards. The band also performs the hit song live during a strangely un-hosted awards ceremony at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. |
Births (11)
Charts (1)
| 1970 : Edwin Starr's War hits #1 |
Concerts and Festivals (2)
Deaths (4)
Debuts (1)
| 1980 : UB40 release their seminal debut Signing Off. The album would climb to #2 on the UK Albums Chart, spending a total of 71 weeks on the charts. It is the first-ever reggae record to reach the Top-30 in the UK. In 2010, to mark the group’s 30th anniversary and Signing Off’s far-reaching influence, the band performs the record in its entirety during a series of intimate concerts across the UK. |
Health Issues (1)
| 1990 : Elton John enters rehab in Chicago to combat his bulimia and his various drug and alcohol addictions. |
Incidents (1)
| 2005 : Fats Domino, aged 77, is rescued from his Ninth Ward home in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. |
Legal Issues (1)
| 1995 : The US Internal Revenue Service places a lien on Aretha Franklin's home for $600,000 in back taxes. |
Marriages and Breakups (1)
| 1969 : Bob Seger divorces his first wife after only ten months of marriage. |
Movies (1)
| 1962 : Elvis' tenth movie, Kid Galahad, opens in US theaters, featuring the King as an amateur boxer. Charles Bronson also stars. |
Recordings (3)
| 1946 : Ella Fitzgerald, "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" |
| 1966 : The Youngbloods, Get Together |
| 1968 : The Beatles, Dear Prudence |
Releases (2)
TV, Radio, Press (3)
| 1964 : In a clear case of rock and roll being saved by the British Invasion, Billboard magazine notes that guitar sales are the highest they've been since the advent of Elvis Presley. |
| 1966 : The last episode of ABC-TV's musical variety show Hullabaloo airs, featuring guest stars Lesley Gore, Paul Anka, Peter and Gordon, and The Cyrkle. |
| 1999 : HBO premieres Cher: Live In Concert From Las Vegas. |
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