This Day in Music History: August 29
August 29, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: August 29.
1964: 'Oh, Pretty Woman' by Roy Orbison was released in the US. It went on to reach No.1 four weeks later. The title was inspired by Orbison's wife Claudette interrupting a conversation to announce she was going out. when Orbison asked her if she was okay for cash, his co-writer Bill Dees interjected "A pretty woman never needs any money."
1976: Jimmy Reed died in San Francisco following an epileptic seizure just before his 51st birthday. He was a major influence on The Rolling Stones and had the 1957 hit ‘Honest I Do’ in 1957 and ‘Baby What You Want Me To Do’ in 1960.
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1977: Three people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis' body. As a result, his remains would be later moved to Graceland.
1984: U2 kicked off their Unforgettable Fire World Tour at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand, the first of what would be a total of 19 shows in Australia and New Zealand.
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1994: Oasis released their debut album 'Definitely Maybe' which spent 177 weeks on the UK chart. It also became the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK and the album went on to sell over eight million copies worldwide.
2006: The Beatles' ‘Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band’ was voted the best No.1 album of all time by the British public. The album released in 1967, topped the poll to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UK album chart. The Beatles had a total of four albums in the top 10, with 'Revolver' at six, 'Abbey Road' at eight and 'The Beatles The White Album' at 10.
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