HC's Rock Rewind: August 19 - September 1

by Anne Erickson

Week of August 19th - 25th

This week is a major one for rock anniversaries. From the releases of Pearl Jam's Ten and Metallica: ...And Justice for All to the birthdays of Keith Moon and Rob Halford, it's obvious this week in rock history truly rocks. Keep reading for some major events, historic record releases and notable births and deaths happening Aug. 19 – 25.

Events

1965 - The Rolling Stones' record "Out of Our Heads" reaches No. 1 in the U.S.

1965 - During a break on a U.S. tour, the Beatles visited Elvis Presley at his residence in Beverly Hills.

1967 - The great Keith Moon of the Who drove a car in to a hotel swimming pool by accident. He was attempting elude the police who had arrived to shut down his birthday party. While some say the story isn't true, Roger Daltrey stands behind it.

1968 - The final day of recording the Beatles' "Sexy Sadie" takes place. 

1970 - The Velvet Underground played their final show with Lou Reed at the Manhattan venue Max's Kansas City.

1970 - Elton John performs in the U.S. for the first time. It's at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.

1982 - Bono of U2 gets married to his high school sweetheart Alison Stewart at the Guinness Church of Ireland.

2016 - The Tragically Hip perform their final concert. 

Releases 

1968 - Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Wonderful

1972 - The Kinks, Everybody's in Show-Biz

1975 - Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run

1976 - Boston, Boston

1976 - Eric Clapton, No Reason to Cry

1979 - The Alan Parsons Project, Eve

1981 - The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You

1982 - Alice Cooper, Zipper Catches Skin

1983 - Rainbow, Bent Out of Shape

1985 - The Cure: The Head on the Door

1986 - Paul McCartney: Press to Play

1987 - The Cars, Door to Door

1988 - Jane's Addiction, Nothing's Shocking

1988 - Metallica,  ...And Justice for All

1991 - Pearl Jam, Ten 

1996 - Pearl Jam, No Code

1997 - Oasis, Be Here Now

1998 - Rob Zombie, Hellbilly Deluxe

2002 - Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head

2002 - Queens of the Stone Age, Songs for the Deaf

2002 - Stone Sour, Stone Sour

2008 - Slipknot: All Hope Is Gone

2008 - B.B. King, One Kind Favor

2010 - The Pretty Reckless, Light Me Up

2012 - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Last of a Dyin' Breed

2014 - Royal Blood, Royal Blood

Deaths

Bob Stegmeyer (bassist) - August 25, 1995

Jack Nitzsche (producer) - August 25, 2000

Betty Everett – Aug. 19, 2001

LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band) – Aug. 19, 2008

Sid Bernstein (promoter for the Beatles and manager for various artists) - August 21, 2013

Births

Ginger Baker – Aug. 19, 1939

Johnny Nash – Aug. 19, 1940

John Lee Hooker - August 22, 1920

Kenny Rogers - August 21, 1938

Tom Coster (Santana) - August 21, 1941

Isaac Hayes – Aug. 20, 1942

Ian Gillan – Aug. 19, 1945

Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) - August 24, 1945

Ralf Hutter (Kraftwerk) – Aug. 20, 1946

Keith Moon - August 23, 1946

James Pankow (Chicago) – Aug. 20, 1947

Robert Plant – Aug. 20, 1948

Phil Lynott – Aug. 20, 1949

Rick Springfield - August 23, 1949

Gene Simmons - August 25, 1949

John Deacon – Aug. 19, 1951

Jimi Jamison (Survivor) - August 23, 1951

Rob Halford - August 25, 1951

Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) - August 21, 1952

John Hiatt – Aug. 20, 1952

Elvis Costello - August 25, 1954

Vernon Reid (Living Colour) - August 22, 1958

Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) - August 23, 1961

John Bush (Anthrax) - August 24, 1963

Layne Staley - August 22, 1967

Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) - August 25, 1967

Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) - August 23, 1978

Kacey Musgraves - August 21, 1988

Week of August 26th - September 1st

From the birth of pop great Michael Jackson to the Beatles playing their final official public show, the end of August and beginning of September offer many cornerstone musical moments. Read on for some major events, historic record releases and notable births and deaths. 

Events

1942 - Frank Sinatra began his career as a solo singer.

1958 - George Harrison became part of the group Quarrymen. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were also in the band.

1964 - The Animals performed for the first time in the U.S. in Brooklyn, New York, at the Paramount Theater.

1966 - The Beatles played their fourth American tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. It ended up being their final proper public concert.

1974 – The final episode of "The Partridge Family" television show aired.

1977 - Blondie inked their first major record company contract with Chrysalis.

1979 - INXS performed for the first time in Sydney, Australia.

1983 - The movie "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" opened in U.S. theaters. David Bowie starred in the film.

1986 – What was once the "American Bandstand" studio was positioned on the National Register of Historic Places.

1991 - Dottie West was in a car accident while on her way to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. She passed away five days later.

1993 - Billy Joel was the debut musical guest on CBS-TV's "The Late Show with David Letterman" when the show started.

1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum ribbon cutting ceremony took place in Cleveland, Ohio.

Releases 

Roy Orbison, Oh, Pretty Woman, 1964

Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965

The Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, 1968

The Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya Ya's Out, 1970

The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup, 1974

Styx, Pieces of Eight, 1978

George Strait, Strait Country, 1981

Michael Jackson, Bad, 1987

Alabama, I'm in a Hurry (and Don't Know Why), 1992

Oasis, Definitely Maybe, 1994

Births

Alex Lifeson - August 27, 1953

Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) - August 27, 1956

Dan Vickrey (Counting Crows) - August 26, 1966

Shirley Manson (Garbage) - August 26, 1966

Layne Staley - August 22, 1967

Adrian Young (No Doubt) - August 26, 1969

Tony Kanal (No Doubt) - August 27, 1970

Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground), August 29, 1942

Dick Halligan (Blood, Sweat & Tears), August 29, 1943

Rick Downey (Blue Oyster Cult), August 29, 1953

Michael Jackson, August 29, 1958

Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty), August 29, 1975

David Desrosiers (Simple Plan), August 29, 1980

“Papa” John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas), August 30, 1935

Micky Moody (Whitesnake), August 30, 1950

Van Morrison, August 31, 1945

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions), August 31, 1948

Gina Schock (The Go-Go's), August 31, 1957

Jeff Russo (of Tonic), August 31, 1969

Debbie Gibson, August 31, 1970

Greg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone), September 1, 1946

Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees), September 1, 1946

Gloria Estefan, September 1, 1957

Deaths

Brian Epstein (manager of the Beatles) - August 27, 1967

Stevie Ray Vaughan - August 27, 1990

Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen (War), August 30 1988

Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground), August 30, 1995

Jerry Reed, September 1, 2008

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Anne Erickson holds years of bylines in Gannett Media publications, as well as music magazines Premier Guitar, Guitar Edge and more. She also hosts radio shows with iHeartRadio and has been syndicated in Seattle, Dayton, Central Coast California and beyond. Anne is a loyal Spartan and holds a Master’s degree from MSU. She resides in Lansing, Michigan.A

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