This Day in Music History: August 9
August 9, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: August 9.
1964: The Rolling Stones made an appearance at the New Elizabeth Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester. Two policemen fainted and another was taken to the hospital with broken ribs after trying to control over 3,000 screaming fans and teenagers.
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1968: After all the other Beatles had gone home for the evening at approximately 2:00 am, Paul McCartney stayed behind to record 'Mother Nature's Son', taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on The White Album.
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1980: AC/DC scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Back In Black'. It was the first AC/DC album that was recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott (who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33), and this album was dedicated to him. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, which made it the second highest selling album of all time, and the best selling hard rock or heavy metal album, as well as the best selling album ever released by a band.
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1986: Queen had their last ever live performance during the Magic European tour in front of over 120,000 fans at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England. On this, their final tour, Queen played to legions of established fans, plus many new ones gained as a result of their show-stealing performance at Live Aid the previous year. The support acts were Belouis Some, Big Country and Status Quo.
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1994: During an Oasis concert at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, guitarist Noel Gallagher was hit in the face by a man who had jumped on the stage. Gallagher refused to keep playing and after leaving the stage a mob of over 300 people attacked the bands' bus as they were leaving.
1995: Guitarist and singer from The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco aged 53. He was the co-founder of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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