18 AUGUST
In Music History
1937 The first FM (frequency modulation) radio station in the US, Boston's WGTR (later WAAF), is granted its construction permit by the FCC.
1925 Sonny Til (lead singer for The Orioles) is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hendrix Wakes Up Woodstock With "Star-Spangled Banner"
1969Jimi 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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1998 After getting dropped by Jive and releasing two independent albums, Kid Rock issues Devil Without A Cause, his first album with Lava Records. It sells 11 million copies, making the rumpled rap-rocker a huge star.More
1992 Frances Bean Cobain is born to Courtney Love and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.
1984 After years toiling in clubs, Red Hot Chili Peppers release their self-titled debut album.
1979 Chic's "Good Times" hits #1 in America as disco still has some dance. It holds the top spot for one week.
1979 Nick Lowe marries Johnny Cash's stepdaughter, country singer Carlene Carter, in Los Angeles. The wedding is reenacted in Lowe's video for "Cruel To Be Kind." The pair get divorced in 1990.
1955 Pete Seeger testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, where he is asked if he has performed for communists. Seger replies: "I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life. I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody."
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