This Day in Music History: August 16
August 16, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: August 16.
1968: The Jackson Five made their formal debut with Diana Ross and The Supremes at the Great Western Forum, California.
1968: Bruce Springsteen's new band Earth made their live debut at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey. Admission cost 75c and the lineup of the group consisted of Springsteen (guitars & vocals), John Graham (bass), Michael Burke (drums) and ‘Flash Craig’ (organ). The group survived for 6 months only.
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1975: Peter Gabriel announced that he was leaving Genesis. The group auditioned more than 400 singers during the next 18 months before deciding that Phil Collins, who had been the drummer for Genesis since 1970, could front the band.
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1977: Elvis Presley was found dead on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden. Elvis had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus' and died of heart failure at the age of 42, thus was found lying on the floor. His first record for RCA, 'Heartbreak Hotel' was also his first US No.1. He starred in 31 films. He holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154. Elvis also became the first rock 'n' roll artist to be honored by the US Postal Service with a stamp.
1979: 'My Sharona' by The Knack that was the biggest single of the summer in the US, was awarded a Gold record for selling one million copies. Doug Fieger wrote the song for his girlfriend, Sharona Alperin, whose picture appeared on the single's cover.
1983: After dating for six years, Paul Simon married actress Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia). The marriage however lasted less than two years, but the two continued to date off and on after they split.
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1997: Blur, Prodigy, Beck, Kula Shaker, Dodgy, Foo Fighters, Placebo, James, Ash, Dodgy and Gene all appeared at the two day V97 UK festival in Chelmsford and Leeds. weekend tickets costed £50.
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