The events that happened over the 48 hours that encompassed August 15th and 16th during the course of Rock And Roll History are really quite amazing ...
Woodstock … The Beatles at Shea Stadium … the death of Elvis … all of these major events were bottled up into these past couple of days.
And it doesn’t end there …
Other significant life-changing events that happened on August 15th and 16th in music history include:
August 15th:
1947 – Songwriter Jimmy Webb is born
1958 – Buddy Holly marries Maria Elena Santiago
1962 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney ask Ringo Starr to join The Beatles
1965 – The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium
1966 – The Beatles perform at D.C. Stadium in Washington, D.C.
1969 – Woodstock begins its three day run
August 16th:
1957 – The Everly Brothers record “Wake Up Little Susie”
1958 – Madonna is born
1962 – Pete Best is fired by The Beatles
1966 – The first Monkees single (“Last Train To Clarksville”) is released
1969- The Guess Who receive their first American Gold Record for “These Eyes”
1977 – Elvis dies of a heart attack
1979 – The Knack receive a Gold Record for “My Sharona”
1983 – Paul Simon marries actress Carrie Fisher (well, it lasted eight months!)
2018 – Aretha Franklin died
And, from FH Reader Timmy (who aptly calls this the "Poster Of The Day") ...
Thanks, Timmy! (kk)
