This Day in Rock History - Aug 21 1964 – Ever since the Beatles expressed a love of jellybeans, their concerts have featured plenty of offerings from the fans. However, at today’s gig in Las Vegas, they have to stop playing twice in order to ask the audience to let up with the barrage of candy. 1965 – No. 1 on the albums chart are the Rolling Stones with Out of Our Heads. 1966 – On their last ever US tour The Beatles performed in two cities due to a cancellation due to rain the previous day. First they performed at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. Then they flew to St. Louis, Missouri, for a concert at Busch Stadium, where they performed under a tarpaulin due to heavy rain. It was this gig that convinced Paul McCartney that The Beatles should stop performing live. 1967 – The Doors started recording their second album 1967 – Bob Dylan re-signs with Columbia upon the expiration of his initial five-year contract. 1967 – Pink Floyd abandon their German tour after their singer, Syd Barrett, disappears. 1969 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Honky Tonk Women,” The Rolling Stones. 1971 – The Who hit US chart with ‘Who’s Next’ 1973 – The Doobie Brothers achieved gold status for the first time in 1973. Their second album, Toulouse Street, did the trick 1976 – The Rolling Stones play the Knebworth Festival before an audience of 200,000, saying it’s their last British show. If only. 1979 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “My Sharona,” The Knack. 1984 – Tina Turner struck it rich in 1984 when “What’s Love Got to Do With It” became a gold record while making its climb to the top. 1994 – Bob Dylan plays his 600th concert on the so-called Neverending Tour in Columbus, Ohio. 1995 – Seal’s single “Kiss From A Rose” tops the Chart Topperss Hot 100.
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