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August Twenty Ninth Featured Artist

George Harrison

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison (Harrison being the recent addition) perform together for the first time. Dialing in the right drummer (Ringo Starr) will take The Beatles another three years. 1959
1940's Velvet Underground founding member Sterling Morrision has a birthday. 1942

Chris Copping has a birthday. He played organ, piano and bass with Procol Harum. 1945
1960's

Roy Orbison's last major pop hit "Oh, Pretty Woman," is released. 1964

The Beatles return to the Hollywood Bowl. Recordings from this concert and the one a year earlier become "The Beatles Live At The Hollywood Bowl" album. 1965

The Beatles last concert - Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA. For a group with two incredible songwriters and another pretty good one, the group opens and closes the show with covers. They open with Chuck Berry's "Rock 'n Roll Music" and close with Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally." Except for the rooftop performance in "Let It Be" this is it. The Beatles never tour again. 1966

1970's "I am a man and so's Lola." The Kinks release their gender-bending hit "Lola." Also, "Eric Clapton" peaks at #13 on the U.S. LP chart. 1970

(David) Kyle Cook, matchbox 20 guitarist, enters the world. He?s a Frankfort, IN, native. 1975

The Clash, Sex Pistols and Buzzcocks perform together at a Midnight Special Punk event in London. 1976

A Spirit reunion concert in Santa Monica gets spirited during the encore when bassist Mark Andes invites Neil Young on to the stage. Guitarist Randy California has an objection to Young's presence and tries to push him off the stage. Soon the problem is resolved and Young plays "Like A Rolling Stone" with the group. 1976

Three people are arrested for trying to steal Elvis Presley's body from Forest Hills Cemetery in Memphis. No, they weren`t aliens. 1977

1980's The "Heavy Metal" soundtrack hits the charts. It contains songs by Stevie Nicks, Cheap Trick and Devo. Some Metal. 1981

Three years in the making, Def Leppard issues "Hysteria." The Mutt Lange produced album sells millions. 1987

Los Lobos tops the charts with a cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba." 1987

The Beastie Boys' song "Brass Monkey" reportedly increases sales for the cocktail mix. 1987
1990's Elton John checks into a Chicago rehab center to be treated for bulimia, alcohol, drugs and a tendency for composing cloying ballads. The last one appears incurable. 1990

Guns N' Roses ride the ballad "November Rain" to #3 on the pop charts. 1992

The Foo Fighters play the 27th Annual Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. The concert is guitarist Pat Smear?s last full show with the group for nine years. 1997

One year later, Foo Fighters conclude their ?The Colour And The Shape? world tour at England?s Reading Festival. 1998
2000's

The MTV Video Music Awards open with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performing ?The Rising? (the show?s air date is near the first anniversary of 9/11) and closes with an uninspired Guns N? Roses. In between, there?s an embarrassing Michael Jackson-Britney Spears pairing as the White Stripes and No Doubt pick up trophies. 2002

MTV Video Awards in Miami: Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" wins Best Rock Video honors. Linkin Park`s animated "Breaking The Habit" clip takes the Viewer's Choice Award. Beastie Boys and Evanescence singer Amy Lee are presenters with performances by the victorious Jet and Hoobastank. 2004

Better man. Pearl Jam plays a benefit concert in support of Jon Tester's election to the U.S. Senate. "The future of Montana depends on keeping communities in rural Montana alive and well," says bassist Jeff Ament." He adds that electing Tester, Montana Senate President, will accomplish that. 2005

Backbeat Books publishes Eddie Van Halen: Know The Man, Play The Music. The book deals with Van Halen's guitar technique and the career of the band (from L.A. clubs to '04) that bears his and brother Alex's name. 2005

It?s announced that the Black Crowes have replaced longtime keyboard player Eddie Hawrysch with Rob Clores as the group prepares for a U.S. tour. A band statement cites "personal issues" as the reason for Hawrysch's departure. 2006

David Gilmour and his band play an intimate three song set at London's famous Abbey Road Studios. The performance is filmed for a British TV show called The Abbey Road Sessions. 2006

Crossfade?s sophomore effort, ?Falling Away,? drops. It?s the follow-up to their million selling debut. 2006

Remastered versions Pete Townshend's solo albums are out. The Who?s guitarist began his solo career in ?72 with ?Who Came First.? The majority of his solo work, four albums (including ?Rough Mix,? a collaboration with Faces bassist Ronnie Lane), were released in the 80s. 2006

Sam Moore's album, ?Overnight Sensational? is released. The legendary Soul singer?s effort has contributions from Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Bon Jovi, Paul Rodgers, Steve Winwood and Sting. 2006

Bob Dylan releases, "Modern Times." 2006

Peter Frampton is one of the musicians who performs with showbiz wannabe singers on the Fox series Celebrity Duets. The program?s executive producer is none other than American Idol?s Simon Cowell. Not doubt, quality programming. 2006

Rob Zombie signs a deal with Dimension Films to write and direct two movies. "(The partnership is a) natural step in the evolution of my film career," says the former White Zombie frontman. Dimension financed Zombie?s ?07 remake of Halloween. 2007

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards writes a letter demanding apologies from two Swedish tabloids - Expressen and Aftonblat - that published negative reviews of the band's performance at (Gothenburg's) Ullevi stadium. "There were 56,000 people who . . . experienced a completely different show than the one you reviewed,'" wrote the guitarist. Expressen claims Richards was drunk while Aftonblat says he seemed "a bit confused.? This is Keith Richards we?re talking about here. When doesn?t he seem drunk or confused? Thanks for the blinding flash of the obvious! Damn Swedes! 2007

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is sued by a security guard who claims that the singer kicked him in the head during a gig in Universal City, CA. Rose's lawyer insists that video exists proving Roses? innocence. Perhaps ?innocence? is the wrong word to use in conjunction with Rose. A better term might be ?lack of guilt?. 2007

An already contentious election year gets worse. Van Halen?s "Right Now" is played at the Dayton, OH, political rally where Republican presidential candidate John McCain announces his running mate is Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Van Halen is not pleased stating that the McCain camp never submitted a request to use the song, and "had they asked, permission would not have been granted." Meanwhile, ex-Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, who sang on the ?91 hit, issues a statement saying that he didn't object to McCain using the song. 2008

I Met The Walrus, an animated short film based on a ?69 Toronto interview with John Lennon during the infamous "bed-in for peace" wins the New Approaches -- Daytime Entertainment honor during the 36th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. "We're shocked and honored to have won this," says Josh Raskin, who wrote, directed and animated the clip. 2009

Glorious Excess (Dies), artwork by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda goes on display at the Japanese American National Museum in L.A. According to Shinoda, the pieces represent "obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction and fascination with excess." 2009

Foo Fighters headline the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company's 105th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee. Three Days Grace is the opening act. 2008
2010's AC/DC's "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock And Roll)" is selected for inclusion in Australia's National Registry Of Recorded Sound. Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, the song first appeared on the band's ?75 album, "T.N.T." 2012

Bruce Springsteen's "Land Of Hope And Dreams" is featured in a commercial promoting TBS' coverage of the baseball playoffs. The video shows baseball highlights along with clips of Springsteen and the E-Street Band performing the song. 2012

Proceeds from Fall Out Boy's show at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA, go to the victims of April?s Boston Marathon bombing. ?We'd like to send our thoughts and prayers to the victims and everyone affected,? reads a band statement. 2013

Carlos Santana, Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie share the stage for the first time in over 40 years. The Santana veterans perform at the end of Journey's concert at the Pearl Theater at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Schon and Rollie were also Journey founding members. Schon stayed; Rollie left. 2013