THIS DAY in MUSIC HISTORY, AUGUST, 30th THIS DAY in Beatle HISTORY, AUGUST, 30th 1962 Performance at the Riverpark Ballroom, Chester. 1963 UK single release: Hello Little Girl, with The Fourmost. It is announced that Gerry and the Pacemakers will star in a Christmas pantomime, Babes In The Wood. It will be promoted by Brian with Joe Collins. Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, with Tommy Quickly and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 1964 Concert at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City. 1965 8.00pm. Live Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (2nd performance). Recording: Twist And Shout; Shes A Woman; I Feel Fine; Dizzy Miss Lizzy; Ticket To Ride; Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby; Cant Buy Me Love; Babys In Black; I Wanna Be Your Man; A Hard Days Night; Help!; Im Down. Producer: Voyle Gilmore; Engineer: Pete Abbott; 2nd Engineer: not assigned. Seven songs included in The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl LP. 1968 UK single release: Hey Jude/Revolution. First Apple product. UK single release: Those Were The Days, with Mary Hopkin, first artist discovered by Apple. Trident Studios. 5.00-11.00pm. Recording: Dear Prudence (overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Barry Sheffield; 2nd Engineer: unknown. Chelsea Register Office, London. Neil Aspinall marries Suzy Ornstein. Paul, Ringo and Maureen attend. Alexis Mardas is best man. Afternnon. Surprise party at a restaurant in Kings Road, London, for the couple. Paul, Ringo and Maureen attend. Screening, on the programme Experiment In Television, of a film of the Beatles recording Hey Jude (filmed 29 July 1968). 1969 Give Peace A Chance, 8th week in the Top 28 (Billboard). 1971 Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. Closing of Art Spectrum, modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: Cold Turkey, The Ballad Of John And Yoko, Give Peace A Chance, Instant Karma!, Up Your Legs Forever. 1972 Madison Square Garden, New York. One To One Concert, to raise money for Willowbrook, institution for children with physical or mental defects. 2 shows (afternoon, 2.00pm; evening), featuring John Lennon, Stevie Wonder and others, organized by John and Yoko. Filmed by ABC-TV. World premiere of the film Erection in New York. 1982 Santa Barbara Sound studio, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing: I Keep Forgettin; Be My Baby. end of sessions for LP Old Wave. 1983 Studio 2. Show The Beatles At Abbey Road (3 times). THIS DAY in MUSIC HISTORY, AUGUST, 30th 1949, Hank Williams went into Herzog Studio in Cincinnati to record Im So Lonesome I Could Cry. Williams wrote the song originally intending that the words be spoken, rather than sung. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife Audrey Sheppard. [more] 1962, The Beatles played at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime and at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester at night with Gerry & the Pacemakers. More On The Cavern 1969, Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets 25 shillings, ($3.00). Celebrities who attended include Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John & Yoko, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jane Fonder, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. [more] 1969, One hit wonders Zager and Evans started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with In The Year 2525. The song which was written by Rick Evens in 1964, also spent six weeks at No.1 on the US chart. More One Hit Wonders 1969, The three day Texas Pop Festival took place featuring Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Sam & Dave, Santana, Johnny Winter, Grand Funk Railroad, Delaney & Bonnie, Nazz, Spirit, BB King, Canned Heat and Chicago. Over 120,000 fans attended the festival. [more] 1969, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Lennon personally bought $60,000 worth of tickets which were given to volunteer fund-raisers. Several of the performances were later included on Lennons, Live in New York City album. 1975, KC and the Sunshine Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, Get Down Tonight, the groups first of five No.1s peaked at No.21 in the UK. 1975, Guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler, Paul Kossoff died for 35 minutes in hospital after being taken ill. (Kossoff died on 19th March 1976 of heart failure after a history of drug abuse). More on Free 1975, Rod Stewart had his fifth UK No.1 album when Atlantic Crossing started a five-week run at the top of the charts. The title indicated Stewarts new artistic direction, and on his departure to escape the 83 per cent top rate of income tax introduced by British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson for the jet-set lifestyle in Los Angeles. 1986, Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, Higher Love, a No.13 hit in the UK. 1988, Bruce Springsteens wife Julianne filed for a divorce after newspapers published photos of Springsteen and backing singer Patti Scialfa together. More on Bruce Springsteen 1989, Billy Joel fired his manager and former brother in law Frank Weber, after an audit revealed discrepancies. Joel took Weber to court and sued for $90 million. [more] 1989, Izzy Stradlin from Guns N Roses was arrested for making a public disturbance on a US air flight. Stradlin had urinated on the floor, verbally abused a stewardess and smoked in the non-smoking section of the aircraft. More on Guns N Roses 1992, Appering at this years Reading Festival, England, Suede, Ride, Pavement, Public Enemy, Manic Street Preachers, (bassist Nicky Wire smashed his guitar in two and hurled it into the crowd, hitting a security guard who needed 16 stitches). This was one of the most famous in the festivals history. Nirvana played what was to become their last UK concert, and one of their most famous. Kurt Cobain took to the stage in a wheelchair pushed by music journalist Everett True, parodying speculations about his mental health. More on Kurt Cobain [more] 1994, Oasis performed a selection of new songs at Londons Virgin Mega store Marble Arch. Main man from The Lemonheads Evan Dando joined the band for a new song called Whatever. More on Oasis 1995, Sterling Morrison founder member of the Velvet Underground died of cancer at his home in New York City two days after his 53rd birthday. The guitarist left the group in August 1971 and re-joined in 1992 for a European tour. During the 80s he became the Captain of a Houston tugboat. 1995, Carly Simon and James Taylor performed live together in front of 10,000 fans on Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was the first time they appeared live on the same stage since 1979. The former couple played their own solo sets before combining their efforts in raising money for the local agricultural society. 1997, Members from The Wu-Tang Clan were arrested after the alleged assault on a record promotions manager after a show in Chicago. 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Mo Money Mo Problems, a No.6 hit in the UK. 2003, Stella McCartney married publisher Alasdhiar Willis on Scotlands Isle Of Bute. Guests included Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde and Coldplays Chris Martin. 2003, Blu Cantrell feat Sean Paul were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Breath’, Beyonce was at No.1 on the US charts with ‘Crazy In Love’ and R. Kelly had the Australian No.1 single with ‘Ignition (Remix).’ [more] 2004, Winners at the 2004 MTV Video Music awards included, Usher for Best Male Video for ‘Yeah’, Best Video went to Outkast for ‘Hay Ya’, Best Group Video No Doubt for ‘It’s My Life’ and Best Rock Video went to Jet for ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl.’ [more] 2007, Rap star Lil Wayne was sued by a woman for $1m who claimed she was crushed at one of his concerts after a large amount of cash was thrown into the audience. Tyrique Layne, then 17, said she lost consciousness after being trampled by the crowd at a gig in Maryland in October 2006, and had suffered memory loss and severe headaches. 2011, Alleging that Elvis Presley was unjustly exploited during his lifetime by his record company, his estate announced a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Arista Music, formerly RCA Records, demanding proper payment over new media income such as ringtones, downloads and entertainment apps. More on Elvis Presley 2012, Chris Lighty, who helped the careers of stars like 50 Cent and Mariah Carey, was found dead at his flat in New York from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The 44-year-old had been going through a divorce and had been having financial and other personal problems. 2013, Cinemas across the UK were handing out earplugs to parents taking their children to see One Direction’s new film. Accompanying chaperones could enjoy One Direction: This Is Us 3D without being worried by the high-levels of expected screaming and shouting in the auditoriums during the screenings. Humans are capable of screaming as loud as 120 decibels, which is the same as standing next to a running chainsaw. 2013, A 96-year-old who wrote a song for his late wife made the US iTunes top 10, alongside Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Fred Stobaugh, whose wife Lorraine had died in April, had no previous musical experience and wrote the song on a whim for a competition. He submitted his handwritten lyrics by post and, although the contest was online-only, the organisers were so moved they put the words to music. Oh Sweet Lorraine was No.7 seven on US iTunes and had seen over 1.9m YouTube views. 2013, A signed copy of John Lennon’s whimsical 1964 book ‘In His Own Write’ sold for more than $5,600 after a flurry of 47 bids on eBay. Filled with cheeky quips and kaleidoscopic imagery — the author note was titled ‘About the Awful’ — Lennon’s ‘In His Own Write’ featured short stories, poems and drawings. More on John Lennon August 30th: Born on this day 1919, Born on this day Ellen Muriel Deason who became known as Kitty Wells. Her 1952 hit It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, made her the first female country singer to top the US country charts, and turned her into the first female country star. [more] 1935, Born on this day, John Phillips, The Mamas and the Papas, (1966 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Monday Monday). Phillips died of heart failure aged 65 on 18th March 2001. 1939, Born on this day, John Peel, BBC radio DJ. journalist and TV presenter, born John Robert Parker Ravenscroft. He was the longest running BBC Radio 1 and the most influential British DJ ever. He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio, and is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres, including pop, reggae, indie rock, alternative rock, punk, hardcore punk, breakcore, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, and dance music. Peel died in Cuzco, Peru of a heart attack on 25th October 2004 aged 65. More on John Peel [more] 1941, Born on this day, John McNally, The Searchers, (1964 UK No.1 single Needles And Pins, 1964 US No.3 single Love Potion Number Nine). 1944, Born on this day, Charles Colbert, American Breed, (1967 US No.5 & UK No. 24 single Bend Me Shape Me). 1950, Born on this day, Micky Moody guitar, Juicy Lucy (1970 UK No.14 single Who Do You Love), Whitesnake, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single Here I Go Again). 1951, Born on this day, Dana, (Rosemary Brown), 1970 Irish Eurovision Song Contest winner, UK No.1 single All Kinds Of Everything. 1952, Born on this day, Kenny Andrews, Darts (1978 UK No.2 single Boy From New York City). 1954, Born on this day, Ronald Beitle, drummer, Wild Cherry, (1976 US No.1 & UK No.7 single Play That Funky Music). [more] 1958, Born on this day, Martin Jackson, drums, Magazine, (1978 UK No.41 single Shot By Both Sides), Swing Out Sister, (1986 UK No.4 single Breakout). 1961, Born on this day, Keith McKenzie, The Shamen, (1992 UK No.1 single Ebeneezer Goode). 1963, Born on this day, Paul Oakenfold, Producer, remixer, DJ. Toured with U2, remixed for Simply Red, M People, New Order, Stone Roses and U2. 1964, Born on this day, 1964, Robert Clivilles , producer and DJ with C&C Music Factory, (1991 UK No.4 single with ‘Things That Make You Go Hmmm...’ 1991 US No.1 single with ‘Gonna Make You Sweat’). 1966, Born on this day, Peter Cunnah, D:Ream, (1994 UK No.1 single ‘Things Can Only Get Better’). 1986, Born on this day, George Ryan Ross III, lead guitarist, singer, Panic! at the Disco. (2008 Australian No.1 and US & UK No.2 album Pretty.Odd.). Births 1919: Kitty Wells 1939: John Peel 1935: Papa John Phillips (The Mamas and the Papas) 1941: John McNally (The Searchers) 1944: Charles Colbert (The American Breed) 1950: Micky Moody (Juicy Lucy, Whitesnake) 1951: Dana 1952: Kenny Andrews (The Darts) 1954: Ronald Beitle (Wild Cherry) Deaths 1988: Papa Dee Allen (War) 1995: Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground) Events 1959: Brill Building songwriter Carole King, already two months pregnant, marries her writing partner Gerry Goffin in New York City. The marriage lasts nine years. Ads Create Your Mobile App reverbnation/Mobile-App Stay Connected w/ Your Fans & Share all of Your Music. Create App Now! Thyroid Warning Signs brownsteinhealth ALERT: What Your Tongue Says About Your Thyroid. See the Photo. Password Reset Self-Serve manageengine/ADSelfServicePlus AD Password reset tool through Windows login screen (XP/Vista) Music Jesus Classical Songs Christian Rap Music The Sound of Music Rock and Roll Music 1963: Jerry Lee Lewis welcomes his second child with wife (and cousin) Myra Gale Brown, a daughter named Phoebe, who would later become the Killers manager. 1963: The Beatles are filmed for a English documentary on the Mersey Beat scene; some of this footage ends up being broadcast on NBC-TVs Jack Parr Show , which represents Americas first broadcast of the group performing. 1963: ABC-TVs American Bandstand airs its final weekday show, becoming a weekly, rather than daily, show and moving to Saturdays for the rest of its run. 1965: The Beatles perform at their second Hollywood Bowl show of 1965, seven songs of which will make it to the eventual Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl LP released in 1977. 1969: The second annual Isle of Wight Festival takes place in England just two weeks after the triumphant Woodstock concert, featuring Bob Dylan, The Who, The Band, Joe Cocker, Free, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle and The Pretty Things. 1972: The One on One benefit concert for mentally disabled children, instituted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the behest of friend Geraldo Rivera, takes place in New York Citys Madison Square Garden, featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Sha Na Na, and the duo themselves, who played many of their new protest songs at the event (later issued on the LP Ads How To Sing High Notes thesingingzone Watch This Amazing Video on How To Sing High Notes! How to Do It Yourself howtosimplified Search Videos & Articles to Find How to Do it Yourself - Free! Live In New York City ). The show raises somewhere in the neighborhood of a quarter million dollars for Willowbrook Handicapped Childrens Home. 1973: After two years and two unsuccessful albums without deceased former frontman Jim Morrison, the Doors officially break up. 1975: Frees guitarist, Paul Kossoff, goes into a drug-induced coma and is legally dead for over 35 minutes, supposedly revived only after stirring at the morgue. 1988: Brenda Lee sues MCA for back royalties totaling over $20 million, but the suit is eventually settled out of court for an unknown amount. 1988: After tabloids publish photos of Bruce Springsteen, already married to actress Julianne Phillips, frolicking with back up singer Patti Scialfa, Phillips files for divorce. (Springsteen married Scialfa two years later.) 1989: Billy Joel fires Frank Weber as his manager after discovering an alleged $90 million Weber had embezzled from his savings. Weber was the brother of Joels ex-wife and former business manager Elizabeth Weber Small. 1990: Canadian-born singer Paul Anka finally becomes a US citizen in Las Vegas, but finds his car has been towed away during the naturalization service. 1991: Jan Berry of Jan and Dean marries his second wife, Gertie Filip, onstage during a concert at Las Vegas Stardust Hotel. 1991: In a rush to make her performance at the Grand Ole Opry, country legend Dottie West is critically injured in a car crash near the Opry itself and dies five days later. 1993: Billy Joel appears as the first musical guest on David Lettermans new talk show, CBS-TVs Late Show With David Letterman. 1995: James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon reunite onstage for the first time in 16 years for a benefit concert in Marthas Vineyard, MA. Releases none Recording 1961: Gene Chandler, Duke Of Earl 1968: The Beatles, Dear Prudence Charts 1959: Bobby Darins Mack the Knife enters the charts 1975: Orleans Dance With Me enters the charts 1975: KC and the Sunshine Bands Get Down Tonight hits #1 1922 - The New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded the song Tiger Rag. 1965 - Bob Dylans album Highway 61 Revisited was released. 1968 - The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.K. The single was Hey Jude b/w Revolution. Today in Beatles History 1968 - The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo album was released in the U.S. 1969 - The 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway. The three day event included 23 acts. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix performed at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival in England. 1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their One To One concert at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. 1980 - Cher made an unannounced appearance as vocalist with Black Rose at a concert in New Yorks Central Park. 1984 - Beatles fans paid $271,180 for memorabilia at an auction in London, England. Today in Beatles History 1989 - Izzy Stradlin (Guns N Roses) was arrested for creating a disturbance on an airline flight. 1991 - Dottie West was critically injured in a car accident while en route to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. She died five days later. 1991 - Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) married Gertie Filip in Las Vegas, NV. The marriage took place onstage during a Jan & Dean performance. 1993 - Billy Joel became the first musical guest on CBS-TVs The Late Show with David Letterman when the show debuted. 1994 - Ushers self-titled debut studio album was released. 1994 - Oasis first studio album, entitled Definitely Maybe, was released. 1995 - James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon reunited for their first concert together in 16 years on Marthas Vineyard, MA. 1998 - Roberto Augusto Miranda Soares was shot four times when he refused to give up the keys to his Mercedes to robbers. Soares was the president of Sony Music/Brazil. 1998 - Marilyn Manson changed his appearance from blackened-eyes for lighter makeup and 70s outfits including platform shoes. The sound of his album Mechanical Animals was a radical change from the 1996 album Antichrist Superstar. 2002 - Bjorks west London flat was burglarized while she slept. Valuable recording equipment was stolen. Incidents 1976 : The Notting Hill riots take place in England as black youth clash with police. Members of The Clash are present, and the event inspires them to write White Riot as a call for white people to protest with the same furor. Search for events : search Births (7) 1935 : Papa John Phillips (of The Mamas & The Papas) is born in Parris Island, South Carolina. He would be raised in Alexandria, Virginia. 1939 : The influential British DJ John Peel is born (John Robert Parker Ravenscroft). 1950 : Micky Moody (guitarist for Whitesnake) is born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. 1953 : Horace Panter (bassist for The Specials and General Public) is born Stephen Graham Panter in Croydon, Surrey, England. 1958 : Martin Jackson (drummer for Swing Out Sister) is born in Manchester, England. 1963 : Trance DJ/record producer Paul Oakenfold is born in London, England. 1974 : Pop singer/songwriter Rich Cronin (of LFO) is born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Concerts and Festivals (5) 1969 : The Birmingham band Earth changes its name: Ozzy Osbourne announces onstage that the bands new name is Black Sabbath. The band had played N.I.B., The Wizard, Black Sabbath, and Warning. 1969 : Its the first day of the two-day Isle of Wight Festival. Performers include Bob Dylan, the Moody Blues and The Who. This was the second festival. 1980 : Barclay James Harvest perform A Concert For The People next to the Berlin Wall to an audience of approximately 250,000. 1992 : Nirvana headlines the Reading festival in England. 1995 : James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon perform together for a benefit concert at Marthas Vineyard. Deaths (2) 1988 : Thomas Papa Dee Allen (percussionist/saxophonist/vocalist for War) collapses onstage during a performance in Solano County, California. He dies of a brain aneurysm at age 58. 1995 : Sterling Morrison (guitarist for The Velvet Underground) dies of non-Hodgkins lymphoma in Poughkeepsie, New York, two days after his 53rd birthday. Incidents (1) 1976 : The Notting Hill riots take place in England as black youth clash with police. Members of The Clash are present, and the event inspires them to write White Riot as a call for white people to protest with the same furor. Legal Issues (1) 1989 : Never do business with family: Billy Joel fires his manager, who is also his ex-wifes brother. Joel sues him for $90 million, setting off a series of acrimonious court battles. Movies (1) 1941 : Comic singer George Formbys film Spare A Copper is released in Sweden. Releases (1) 1981 : The Rolling Stones release Tattoo You. In 1963 The Beatles’ collarless jackets went on sale in England. In 1965 Bob Dylan released the album “Highway 61 Revisited.” In 1966 The Byrds released the album “Fifth Dimension.” In 1969 The three-day Texas International Pop Festival opened, featuring Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Santana, Grand Funk Railroad, and Chicago. Zager and Evans’ “In the Year 2525″ hit number one on the UK pop singles chart. Jackie DeShannon’s “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” peaked at number four on the pop singles chart. Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” and The Temptations’ “I Can’t Get Next To You” broke into the Top 40. In 1970 Jimi Hendrix played his last gig in Britain. It was on the last day of the Isle of Wight festival. In 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged the “One To One” charity benefit for the Willowbrook Hospital in New York. Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, and Sha Na Na also appeared at the show. In 1973 Two years after Jim Morrison’s death, the Doors broke up. Wings’ drummer Denny Seiwell left the group. In 1975 KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” hit number one on the pop singles chart. James Taylor’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” peaked at number five on the pop singles chart. Helen Reddy’s “Ain’t No Way To Treat A Lady” and Orleans’ “Dance with Me” broke into the Top 40. In 1980 Cher joined former boyfriend Les Dudek and his band Black Rose on stage for a show in Central Park in New York. Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust” and the Pointer Sisters’ “He’s So Shy” broke into the Top 40. 00:00 00:00 In 1981 The Rolling Stones released the album “Tattoo You.” In 1984 An auction of Beatles’ memorabilia in London brought in more than 270-thousand-dollars. An unpublished manuscript by John Lennon fetched more than 23-thousand-dollars, while one of Ringo Starr’s snare drums went for nearly 15-hundred-dollars. In 1986 Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” hit number one on the pop singles chart. David Lee Roth’s “Yankee Rose” peaked at number 16 on the pop singles chart. The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” broke into the Top 40. It had been rereleased as part of the soundtrack to the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” In 1988 War percussionist Thomas Sylvester “Papa Dee” Allen died. He was 57. Bruce Springsteen and wife Juilanne Phillips divorced. Brenda Lee announced that she was suing MCA Records for 20-million-dollars for unpaid royalties that should have been paid under her 1962 contract. In 1990 Paul Anka was naturalized as an American citizen in Las Vegas. In 1991 Jan & Dean’s Jan Berry married Gertie Filip in a ceremony in Las Vegas, during a Jan & Dean show. In 1992 Don McLean and wife Patrisha became parents to a daughter, Wyatt. In 1995 James Taylor and Carly Simon performed together for the first time in 16 years, teaming up at the Livestock ’95 benefit for the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. Velvet Underground member Sterling Morrison died at the age of 53. He had non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 1997 An extensive collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia was sold at an auction in London and Berlin. His 1960s Gretch guitar was one of the biggest money makers, bringing in more than 66-thousand-dollars. In 1999 The Beatles’ movie “Yellow Submarine” was screened in Liverpool in celebration of the rerelease of the film. In 2003 Paul McCartney’s daughter Stella married boyfriend Alasdhair Willis in a ceremony in Scotland. Celebrity guests included Madonna, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Kate Moss, and Liv Tyler. In 2004 Carlos Santana was honored as the 2004 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Santana also performed at the event, along with Dave Matthews, the Black Eyed Peas, and Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas. Kris Kristofferson was named as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The famed singer-songwriter, perhaps best known for penning Janis Joplin’s hit “Me and Bobby McGee,” was formally introduced to the Country Hall during the Country Music Association Awards ceremony ten weeks later. In 2005 Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown appeared in British court in connection with an arrest three months earlier for conspiracy to supply cocaine. In 2006 Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” topped Britain’s Planet Rock radio’s listener’s poll of the best guitar solos. In 2007 The documentary “Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise,” chronicling the veteran performer’s supporting tour behind his CD “Bat Out of Hell 3: The Monster Is Loose,” had its debut screening at the Montreal Film Festival. In 2008 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was the headliners for the second day of the two-day Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary Celebration concerts. Other performers at the four-day event included Daughtry, the Black Crowes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Puddle of Mudd, Los Lonely Boys, Blind Melon, and The Crave, as well as ZZ Top, Peter Frampton, Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult, Dr. John, and War. London’s Victoria and Albert Museum purchased the original, handpainted drawing of The Rolling Stones’ iconic lips and tongue logo at an auction, paying 92-thousand-500-dollars for the artwork.
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