This Day in Music History: August 18
August 18, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: August 18.
1962: Ringo Starr made his debut with The Beatles at the horticultural society Dance, Birkenhead, England. He had only two hours of rehearsal in preparation. This was the first appearance of The Beatles as the world would come to know them: John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
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1969: During the filming of Ned Kelly in Australia, Mick Jagger was accidentally shot in the hand. If that's not enough, the film was also dogged by problems: Jagger's girlfriend of the time, Marianne Faithfull, had gone to Australia to play the lead female role (Ned's sister, Maggie), but the Jagger-Faithful relationship was breaking up, and she took an overdose of sleeping tablets soon after arrival in Sydney. She was hospitalized and was in a coma.
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1977: The Police made their live debut as a three-piece band when they played at Rebecca's Birmingham, England. They became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced also by reggae, punk and jazz.
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1982: The City of Liverpool, England named four Streets after the fab four Beatles members: John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close and Ringo Starr Drive.
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1986: Bon Jovi released 'Slippery When Wet' which was their third studio album. It peaked at No.1 on the US charts, on the road of selling over 28 million copies worldwide. The set featured two US chart toppers, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin’ On A Prayer'.
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1992: Kurt Cobain became a father when his wife Courtney Love gave birth to a daughter: Frances Bean Cobain. Today she is an American visual artist.
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