18 August

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1969 Rapper Everlast is born Erik Francis Schrody in Valley Stream, New York.

1969 While filming the violent gangster movie Ned Kelly in Australia, Mick Jagger is hit in the hand by a stray bullet from an old gun being used as a prop.

1969 Local upstart band Rush see Led Zeppelin perform in Toronto. In 1974, when Rush get airplay in America with the song "Working Man," radio stations field lots of calls asking if it's a new Led Zeppelin song.

1968 MC Eric/Me One (of Technotronic) is born Eric Martin in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

1965 Herman's Hermits lead singer Peter Noone interviews Elvis Presley in Honolulu, where Elvis is filming his movie Paradise, Hawaiian Style.

1962 The Beatles perform at the 17th annual fete for the Birkenhead, England, Horticultural Society at the local Hulme Hall, a gig notable as the first time Ringo Starr will play onstage with the band. Ringo had prepared for two hours with the group beforehand.

1958 Domenico Modugno's "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" hits #1 for the first of five weeks.

1957 Ron Strykert (lead guitarist for Men at Work) is born in Victoria, Australia.

1950 Dennis Elliott (drummer for Foreigner) is born in Peckham, London, England.

1949 Ralph Flanagan records "You're Breaking My Heart" with vocalist Harry Prime.

1945 R&B singer Barbara Harris (of The Toys) is born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

1945 Sarah Dash is born in Trenton, New Jersey. She finds fame as a member of the R&B vocal group Labelle before going solo with the disco hit "Sinner Man" (1978). She also becomes a sought-after session performer, most notably with The Rolling Stones and Keith Richards.

1943 Carl Wayne (lead singer for The Move) is born Colin David Tooley in Winson Green, Birmingham, England.

1939 Pop singer Johnny Preston is born in Port Arthur, Texas.

1937 The first FM (frequency modulation) radio station in the US, Boston's WGTR (later WAAF), is granted its construction permit by the FCC.

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Hendrix Wakes Up Woodstock With "Star-Spangled Banner"

1969

Jimi Hendrix closes out Woodstock with an early morning performance of "Hey Joe." The festival headliner, he was supposed to play the previous night, but when it ran long, he ended up taking the stage on a Monday morning. His set includes a scorching rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner."

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