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1967 A young Swedish singer named Anni-Frid Lyngstad wins a talent-show contest on the TV program Hyland's Corner with her group the Anni-Frid Four. She would later become famous as one of the two female lead singers of ABBA.
1965 Lou Christie records "Lightnin' Strikes" in New York City, with session player Ralph Casale improvising the thunderous guitar solo.
1963 Jonathan Segel of Camper Van Beethoven is born in Marseilles, France, but would be raised in Davis, California, and Tucson, Arizona.
1963 Frank Sinatra sells 2/3 of his record label, Reprise, to Warner Brothers, which assumes operation.
1960 Perry Bamonte (keyboardist/guitarist for The Cure) is born in London, England.
1955 Steve Jones (lead guitarist for The Sex Pistols) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.
1952 Leroy Smith (keyboardist for Sweet Sensation) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1948 Donald Brewer (drummer and co-lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad) is born in Flint, Michigan.
1947 Eric Bell (original guitarist for Thin Lizzy) is born in East Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1945 George Biondo (bass guitarist for Steppenwolf) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1945 Mike Harrison (lead singer of Spooky Tooth) is born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Known for the 1969 song "Better By You, Better Than Me," later covered by Judas Priest.
1942 Al Jardine of The Beach Boys is born in Lima, Ohio.
1934 Bluesman Freddie King is born in Gilmer, Texas. He is raised in Chicago's South Side.
1933 Country singer Tompall Glaser (of The Glaser Brothers) is born Thomas Paul Glaser in Spalding, Nebraska.
1925 Country singer/songwriter Hank Thompson is born in Waco, Texas. Inspired the Thomas Cobb novel Crazy Heart and the 2009 film of the same name, starring Jeff Bridges.
Steve Wozniak's US Festival Features Fleetwood Mac And Lots Of Tech
1982Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak throws the US Festival "for a few thousand friends" in hopes of uniting people through music and technology. A crowd of at least 200,000 shows up in the blistering heat of San Bernardino, California, for three days of music, tech-geekery, and dust... a whole lot of dust. Fleetwood Mac, performing for the first time in two years, headlines a bill that also includes The Police and the Grateful Dead.
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1990 George Michael releases his second solo album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. Looking to avoid the pitfalls that overwhelmed him after his debut Faith, Michael refuses to tour in support of the album and won't appear in the music videos.More
1972 The Temptations sing, "It was the 3rd of September, that day I'll always remember" in their song "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone."
1968 Ringo returns to The Beatles after quitting in frustration during the White Album sessions. He finds his drum kit covered in flowers.
1968 Sly & the Family Stone beat out The Chambers Brothers to win Showcase '68, a TV talent show kind of like American Idol but with professional acts.
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