Friday August 16 in music
August 16th Born on this Day in History of Music Al Hibbler (1915), Ketty Lester (1934), Robert 'Squirrel' Lester - The Chi Lites (1934), Billy Joe Shaver (1939), Barbara George (1942), Kevin Ayers - Soft Machine (1945), Gary Loizzo - American Breed (1945), Gordon Fleet - The Easybeats (1946), Barry Hay - Golden Earring (1948), Victor "The Mascara Snake" Hayden - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (1948), Scott Asheton - Iggy Pop and The Stooges (1949), James 'J.T.' Taylor - Kool &The Gang (1953), Tim Farriss - INXS (1957), Madonna (1958), Emily Erwin - Dixie Chicks (1972), Vanessa Carlton (1980), Bob Hardy - Franz Ferdinand (1980), Liam Titcomb (1987)
Chart News
1970 Elvis Presley at No.1 on the UK chart with 'The Wonder of You'; The Kinks were at No.2 with 'Lola'
1975 The Stylistics at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)'
1982 Adam Ant at No.1 in Australia with ‘Goody Two Shoes’
1986 Madonna at No.1 on the US chart with 'Papa Don't Preach.
1997 Will Smith at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Men In Black
2014 Nico &Vinz at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘Am I Wrong’
Gig News
1966 The Beatles played at the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia
1966 The Byrds played at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
1969 Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young supported by Joni Mitchell played at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
1969 Led Zeppelin played at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park with supporting act Joe Cocker
1980 Queen played at the Civic Centre, Charleston, South Carolina.
1980 Rainbow, Judas Priest, Scorpions, April Wine, Riot, Saxon and Trust played at Donnington Park
1981 U2 played at Slane Castle in Dublin, Ireland. 1988 Kiss played at the Marquee Club in London, England
1986 Def Leppard played The Monsters of Rock, the first major gig since drummer Rick Allen lost his arm
1997 Blur, Prodigy, Beck, Kula Shaker, Dodgy, Foo Fighters, Placebo, James, Ash, Dodgy and Gene appeared at the two day V97 UK festival in Chelmsford and Leeds
Music News
1977 Elvis Presley died
2018 Aretha Franklin died