THIS DAY IN MUSIC From VNU Entertainment News Wire Advance for the week of August 16-22

This Day in Music
For August 16, 2004
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2002 - Ash drummer Rick McMurray is injured as the band's tour bus driver tries to avoid a shredded tire on Oregon's Interstate 5. The bus, which is carrying the Irish band between Area2 tour gigs in San Francisco and Seattle, tips over, flinging the band members from their bunks. Only McMurray sustains injuries during the accident.
2002 - The Rolling Stones perform a surprise club show in Toronto in preparation for their upcoming Licks world tour.
2000 - 'N Sync unveils a room dedicated in its honor at the Orlando, Fla., branch of the Ronald McDonald house. Orlando Mayor Glenda E. Hood presents 'N Sync with ceremonial keys to the city.
1999 - Thides Leasing Corp. files a lawsuit against the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, claiming that the Artist rented a tour bus between May and October 1998 but never paid for it. The Artist owes $42,109 for days he used the bus, the suit maintains, and $116,600 for seven months that he promised to use it but didn't.
1998 - Pete Townshend performs to a SRO crowd at the Chicago House of Blues in a benefit concert that raised about $300,000 in proceeds for Maryville Academy, a residential child-care facility for abused or neglected children.
1997 - Grand Ole Opry member Jerry Clower and wife Homerline celebrate their 50th anniversary at Percy Quinn State Park in McComb, Miss. The happy couple met as teenagers and never dated another person from that day forward.
1985 - Madonna marries actor Sean Penn. They divorce in 1989.
1983 - Paul Simon and actress Carrie Fisher marry in the singer's duplex overlooking New York's Central Park. The couple had been together for five years but split up less than a year after the marriage. They divorce in 1985.
1977 - Elvis Presley is found unconscious in his bathroom at Graceland Mansion. He is pronounced dead of heart failure.
1975 - Peter Gabriel announces his departure from Genesis.
1966 - The Monkees' first single, ``Last Train to Clarksville,'' is released. It sells more than 1 million copies and reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100.
1965 - Lead singer Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five suffers two broken ribs when he's pulled off the stage by fans at a Chicago concert.
1958 - Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone) is born in Detroit. She is the top female pop artist of the 1980s with seven No. 1 hits, the biggest of which is ``Like a Virgin,'' a million selling record that tops Billboard's Hot 100 for six weeks.

This Day in Music
For August 17, 2004
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

1998 - Carlos Santana's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is unveiled near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea.
1995 - Depeche Mode frontman David Gahan, 33, slashes his wrists in a suicide attempt.
1990 - Singer Pearl Bailey dies at age 72. After singing with Cootie Williams' band, Bailey hits on Broadway with ``St. Louis Woman'' in 1946. Her biggest musical hit is ``Takes Two to Tango,'' which reaches No. 7 on Billboard's pop chart in 1952.
1987 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Who's That Girl,'' Madonna. It is the title song of Madonna's third film.
1986 - A riot between rival gangs erupts at a Run DMC concert in Long Beach, Calif., seriously injuring 42 people.
1975 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Fallin' in Love,'' Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.
1977 - Tens of thousands of fans travel to Memphis to pay tribute to Elvis Presley. President Jimmy Carter issues a tribute statement.
1973 - Paul Williams of the Temptations dies at age 34. The group has four No. 1 hits by 1973 but does not reach the top 10 after Williams' death.
1970 - Christine McVie joins Fleetwood Mac on keyboards.
1969 - The Woodstock music festival ends.
1969 - Donny Wahlberg, one time member of New Kids on the Block, is born. His younger brother is rapper/actor Marky Mark, who has a top 10 hit in 1991-92 with the million-selling single ``Wildside.''
1958 - Belinda Carlisle is born. She becomes the lead singer of the all-female group the Go-Go's and has a solo No. 1 hit in 1987 with ``Heaven Is a Place on Earth.''
1950 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Goodnight Irene,'' Gordon Jenkins Orchestra & the Weavers.

This Day in Music
For August 18, 2004
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2000 - Chicago bluesman and APO Records artist Jimmie Lee Robinson starts a "hunger fast" in an effort to stop the University Of Illinois At Chicago's (UIC) south campus expansion plans in the city's Maxwell Street district, often cited as the birthplace of Chicago blues.
1999 - It is announced that Spin Doctors' lead singer Chris Barron has been diagnosed with a rare paralysis of his vocal chords. Doctors indicate that he may never regain the full use of his voice.
1999 - DMX and Lauryn Hill are the big winners at the 1999 Source Hip-Hop Awards at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. DMX goes home with artist and live performer of the year, while Hill takes album of the year and new artist, solo.
1997 - Joe Diffie joins with Tower Records and America Online for the first "virtual in-store." Diffie chats and holds a "virtual autograph session" during which fans can receive a virtual autograph via Diffie's electronic writing pad.
1995 - Security guards carry a sobbing Courtney Love offstage after she begins fighting with Hole fans because they aren't cheering loudly enough during the last night of the Lollapalooza tour in Mountain View, Calif.
1992 - Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Courtney Love of Hole have their first child. Daughter Frances Bean is born in Los Angeles.
1984 - Motley Crue gives its performance debut at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England.
1979 - Singers Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter marry in Los Angeles. She is Johnny Cash's stepdaughter.
1977 - Elvis Presley's funeral is held at his Graceland estate in Memphis. More than 75,000 fans gather outside.
1977 - The Police Play their first gig without original guitarist Henri Padovani at Rebecca's Club in Birmingham, England. The Police were originally formed by Sting (Gordon Sumner), Stewart Copeland, and Henri Padovani. A fourth member, Andy Summers, joined later as a second guitarist. Padovani left the band soon thereafter, leaving the Police, once again, a trio. It is this trio which delivered such pop hits as "Every Breath You Take," "Can't Stand Losing You," and "Roxanne."
1970 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Make It with You,'' Bread.
1964 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Where Did Our Love Go,'' The Supremes. It is the group's first hit.
1962 - Ringo Starr joins the Beatles as drummer after Pete Best is fired.
1958 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu),'' Domenico Modugno. It is the only chart-topping record to originate in Italy.

This Day in Music
For August 19, 2004
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2001 - Soul singer Betty Everett is found dead at her home in Beloit, Wis. She is 61. A onetime gospel singer, Everett is best known for her single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)," which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.
2000 - Reba McEntire makes her live performance debut in Brazil at the annual Barretos Rodeo. The Oklahoma native plays before a crowd estimated at 30-40,000.
1998 - Belgian impresario and concert promoter Freddy Cousaert dies of heart failure after a bicycle accident. He is 61. Cousaert plays a key role in the revival of the late Marvin Gaye's career in 1981-82 when the singer temporarily relocates to Belgium.
1998 - What some refer to as "Lilith Lite," the Suffragette Sessions Tour begins at the State Theater in Portland, Maine, with Indigo Girls, Gail Ann Dorsey, Lisa Germano, Lourdes Perez, Kate Schellenbach of Luscious Jackson, Jane Siberry, Jean Smith of Mecca Normal, Ann Wilson of Heart, Joshephine Wiggs of Breeders, Thalia Zedek of Come, and Shonen Knife among others.
1997 - The Fleetwood Mac live reunion album "The Dance" is released.
1973 - Kris Kristofferson marries Rita Coolidge in a ceremony presided over by his minister father.
1964 - The Beatles' first U.S. tour opens at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
1943 - Vocalist Billy J. Kramer of the Dakotas is born in Bootle, England.
1940 - Drummer Ginger Baker (Peter Baker) is born in Lewisham, England. He is a member of the groups Cream and Blind Faith.
1940 - Johnny Nash is born in Houston. His biggest hit is the million-selling No. 1 hit ``I Can See Clearly Now'' in 1972.
1918 - Jazz Pianist James George "Jimmy" Rowles is born.

This Day in Music
For August 20, 2004
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2001 - Foo Fighters cancel the remaining three dates of their U.K. and European tour after drummer Taylor Hawkins is hospitalized. Hawkins "apparently overindulged during festivities" following the Foo's performance at the V2001 Festival in Chelmsford, England, according to a statement.
2000 - Bon Jovi brings down the curtain on the 28-year career of London's Wembley Stadium as a live music venue. The show is the group's fifth at the 80,000-seat venue.
1999 - Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan is found dead in bed at his New Orleans home. Sheehan, who had recently begun work on a solo project, is 31.
1998 - Rape charges against rapper DMX (Earl Simmons) are dropped after test results reveal that the DNA from his blood does not match that of the semen found at the crime scene. Upon announcing the findings, the judge dismisses all seven counts of felony sexual assault filed June 18 against the rapper.
1997 - Patrick O'Hearn files suit against Robert Miles over the latter's song "Children." The suit claims that Miles' song is a rip-off of O'Hearn's 1985 copyright "At First Light." O'Hearn charges that song was plagiarized in 1995 when Miles was a full-time disk jockey in Italy.
1997 - Alabama Governor Fob James joins the mayors of Montgomery and Georgina, Ala., in the Alabama State Capitol to dedicate a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 65 to the memory of country great Hank Williams. The section of roadway is renamed the "Hank Williams Memorial Lost Highway."
1996 - Rock 'n' roll singer Rio Reiser dies.
1996 - Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg settles out of court with the Woldemariam family in a wrongful death suit which the family brought against the rapper three years earlier. Twenty-year-old Phillip Woldemariam was shot and killed by Snoop Doggy Dogg's bodyguard from the back of a moving car, which the rapper himself drove. The pair claims the shooting occurred in self-defense.
1985 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Power of Love,'' Huey Lewis & the News. The million-selling single, which is featured in the hit film ``Back to the Future,'' is the band's first No. 1 song.
1974 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``(You're) Having My Baby,'' Paul Anka with Odia Coates. Anka last hit No. 1 with ``Lonely Boy'' in 1959, marking the longest gap between top singles.
1969 - Frank Zappa disbands the Mothers of Invention following a short tour in Canada.
1951 - Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy is born in Dublin, Ireland.
1948 - Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin is born in West Bromwich, England. Five of the group's albums reach No. 1 on Billboard's pop album chart. In the mid-80s Plant organizes the Honeydrippers, featuring rock legends Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Nile Rodgers. The ensemble has a No. 3 hit in 1985 with ``Sea of Love.''
1942 - Isaac Hayes is born in Covington, Texas.

This Day in Music
For August 21, 2004
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2002 - U2 shoots a video for its new single, "Electrical Storm," in the French seaside tow of Eze. The clip, which stars actress Samantha Morton ("Minority Report") as a mermaid, films from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. the following morning.
2000 - The two remaining members of multi-platinum British R&B act Eternal confirm that they are going their separate ways. Group members Easther and Vernie Bennett announce that they will embark on solo careers.
1999 - Alan Jackson headlines Brazil's largest rodeo, the Barreto Rodeo. The 10-day event draws almost 2 million people, and Jackson plays before a crowd of 50,000.
1999 - In her "LP Charts" show, German TV presenter Katja Giglinger calls German pop star Wolfgang Petry the "Moustache of Horror" and the "Charles Manson of German Schlager." Petry complains to TV broadcaster Viva and demands an apology.
1997 - At a press conference in the San Francisco Hard Rock Cafe, Carlos Santana unveils a limited edition T-shirt bearing his artwork. The guitarist autographs 500 of the shirts for distribution to foreign and domestic markets.
1995 - Seal's single "Kiss From A Rose" tops the Billboards Hot 100. The "Batman Forever" tune is the second Batman movie single to top the charts. Prince went all the way with "Batdance" from the film "Batman" in 1989.
1992 - Rock singer Sting marries his longtime girlfriend, Trudie Styler, in a civil ceremony in London. The two have been together 10 years and have three children.
1979 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``My Sharona,'' The Knack. Billboard ranks the song the No. 1 single of the year.
1969 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Honky Tonk Women,'' The Rolling Stones.
1966 - Jerry Lee Lewis signs to play Iago in the London stage production of the rock opera ``Catch My Soul.''
1938 - Kenny Rogers is born in Houston. Rogers is a member of the New Christy Minstrels and First Edition in the 1960s. He goes solo in 1973 and scores more than a dozen No. 1 country singles. His biggest pop hit is ``Lady,'' a song written by Lionel Richie that tops the Hot 100 for six weeks in 1980.
1904 - Bandleader William ``Count'' Basie is born. He wins best performance by a Dance Band at the first Grammy Awards in 1959. He goes on to win eight more Grammys.

This Day in Music
For August 22, 2004
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2001 - Country artist Travis Tritt receives the Veterans of Foreign Wars' (VFW) 2001 Hall of Fame Award. The honor is given to individuals for distinguished service to the nation.
2000 - Violence erupts at the second annual Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., causing police to stop the show about 21/2 hours into the event. The spectacle is broadcast later that month on TV network UPN.
1998 - Garth Brooks pledges to return to South America after his first concert on the continent draws a sold-out crowd of 50,000 to the Estadia Rezacao during the Rodeo Barretos in Brazil.
1997 - Country singer Mark Wills of Marietta, Ga., performs his hit single Jacob's Ladder" for his Grand Ole Opry debut. The singer has new soles and heels put on his boots for the big night.
1997 - Tim Weisberg sues former partner Dan Fogelberg for alleged breach of contract and fraud over the recording of "No Resemblance Whatsoever," the 1995 follow-up to "Twin Sons."
1987 - Bon Jovi headlines the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England.
1968 - Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce, citing his relationship with Yoko Ono.
1964 - Singer, songwriter, piano virtuoso, Tori Amos is born Myra Ellen Amos in Newton, N.C.
1956 - Filming begins on Elvis Presley's movie debut, ``The Reno Brothers.'' The movie is later re-titled ``Love Me Tender.''
1917 - Bluesman John Lee Hooker is born in Clarksdale, Miss. He shares a Grammy Award in 1990 with Bonnie Raitt for best traditional blues recording.