This Day in Rock History -- Aug 24 1943 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “In the Blue of the Evening,” Tommy Dorsey Orchestra/Frank Sinatra. 1956 – Elvis Presley records “We’re Gonna Move” and “Love Me Tender” at 20th Century Fox Studios in Hollywood. 1957 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Tammy,” Debbie Reynolds. The song is featured in the film “Tammy and the Bachelor” and is nominated for an Academy Award. 1967 – The Beatles have their first meeting with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Park Lane Hilton. 1968 – The Jeff Beck Group, featuring Rod Stewart on lead vocals, releases its debut album, ‘Truth.’ It fails to chart in the U.K. but reaches #15 in the U.S. 1969 – Arlo Guthrie is an unlikely movie star, but the film based on his song “Alice’s Restaurant” opens today. 1973 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Brother Louie,” Stories. 1974 – Traffic makes their final live performance at the 14th annual Reading Festival. 1975 – Get Down Tonight (KC & the Sunshine Band) was a hit today in rock history! 1978 – Rolling Stone puts comeback kid Bruce Springsteen on its cover to herald the release of the long-awaited Darkness on the Edge of Town. 1979 – The Cars attract an audience of 500,000 to their free gig in New York’s Central Park. 1980 – Sailing (Christopher Cross) was a hit today in rock history! 1985 – Heart hits #10 with “What About Love” today in rock history! 1986 – Higher Love (Steve Winwood) was a hit today in rock history! 1989 – At the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., the Who perform their rock opera Tommy with an all-star cast that includes Elton John, Billy Idol, and Patti LaBelle.
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