August 17th Born on this Day in History of Music
Mogol (1936), Luther Allison (1939), John Seiter - Spanky and our Gang (1944), Baby Huey (1944), Gary Talley - The Box Tops (1947), Sib Hashian - Boston (1949), Kevin Rowland - Dexys Midnight Runners (1953), Eric Johnson (1954), Colin Moulding - XTC (1955), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Lisa Coleman - Wendy & Lisa / The Revolution (1960), Everette Harp (1961), Gilby Clarke - Guns N'Roses (1962), Deen Castronovo - Bad English / Journey / Hardline (1964), Maria Mckee (1964), Steve Gorman - The Black Crowes (1965), Glen Goldsmith (1965), Maysa (1966), Dave Hollister of Blackstreet (1968), Donnie Wahlberg - New Kids on the Block (1969), Kevin Mercer (Posdnuos) - De La Soul (1969), Claire Richards - Steps (1977), Mike Lewis - Lostprophets (1977)
Chart News
1963 Rob E.G. at No.1 in Australia with ’55 Days at Peking’
1968 The Doors at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Waiting For The Sun'
1968 The Rascals at No.1 on the US chart with 'People Got To Be Free'
1974 Eric Clapton at No.1 on the US album chart with '461 Ocean Boulevard'
1974 Paper Lace at No.1 on the US chart with 'The Night Chicago Died'
1981 Devo at No.1 in Australia with ‘DEV-O Live (EP)’
2002 Darius at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Colourblind'
2002 Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland at No.1 on the US chart with 'Dilemma'
2002 Red Hot Chili Peppers at No.1 on the UK album chart with'By The Way'
2003 Eva Cassidy at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘American Tune’
2008 The Script at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Script'
2013 Miley Cyrus at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘We Can’t Stop’
2017 Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘Feels’
Gig News
1960 The Beatles played at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany
1966 The Beatles played at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
1971 Johnny Cash played at The Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester.
2002 Travis, Alanis Morissette, Nickelback, Supergrass, Elvis Costello, The Bluetones, Mull Historical Society, Badly Drawn Boy and The Chemical Brothers all appeared at the UK festival V2002 in Chelmsford, England