On August 15th in Rock and Roll history: in 1955 Elvis Presley signed a management contract with “Colonel” Tom Parker, whose other clients included country-music stars Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow. The relationship with Parker will continued until Presley’s death; >>>> in 1969 drummer Pete Best plays his last gig with the Beatles at the Cavern in Liverpool, England; >>>> in 1969 the first Woodstock Festival kicked off in White Lake, NY. It was attended by over 400,000 concertgoers & featured acts such as Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Santana, the Grateful Dead, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mountain, Joe Cocker, The Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & Jimi Hendrix; >>>> in 1980 George Harrison published his first book I Me Mine which was a collection of song lyrics and reflections on his religious beliefs; >>>> in 1981 Pat Benatar reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first and only time with Precious Time which spent one week on top of the chart; >>>> in 1983: Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone had a four hour emergency brain surgery to remove blood clots after being kicked in the head repeatedly in a fight. The Ramones would name their next album Too Tough to Die in his honor; >>>> in 1987 Keith Richards entered Le Studio in Montreal to begin work on his debut solo album Talk is Cheap which would be released in October of 1988; >>>> in 1987 Sammy Hagar peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with I Never Said Goodbye which was the only solo album Hagar released when he was in Van Halen; >>>> and in 2001 Peter Frampton made a guest appearance on Family Guy. When Death visited Frampton’s house, Frampton said Death should be at Keith Richards’ house, which was a joke pitched by Frampton himself. The Rock and Roll celebrity birthday persons for August 15th includes: Pete York-drummer for the Spencer Davis Group born in 1942; Jimmy Webb-songwriter born in 1946; and Tommy Aldridge-drummer for Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake & Thin Lizzy born in 1950.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:41:44 +0000