This Day in Music Advance for the week of August 14-20

THIS DAY IN MUSIC
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Advance for the week of August 14-20


This Day in Music
For August 14, 2006
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2004 - Jam-band juggernaut Phish begins its two-day Coventry festival. It the band's plan to have Coventry be their last show.
2003 - Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland is sentenced to three years probation in Pasadena, Calif., following a May arrest on two felony drug possession charges.
2002 - Drowning Pool vocalist Dave Williams is found dead in his bunk on the band's tour bus. Despite speculation that the 30-year-old singer's death was alcohol or drug related, a later toxicology report confirms that he died of a heart problem.
1999 - In an unprecedented show of popularity, popsters Backstreet Boys sell all 765,000 tickets for their North American tour in just one day, generating an estimated $30 million. Tickets for the 11-week, 39-city arena tour sell out as soon as they go on sale - the vast majority within an hour.
1999 - Tracy Byrd and his band The Only Way to Fly are on hand to entertain at the Republican Party of Iowa Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa. At the invitation of Texas Governor George W. Bush, Byrd and band play country music for Bush supporters outside the Hilton Coliseum.
1999 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform with local Russian artists during a free music festival in Moscow's Red Square. The "MTV Live With the Red Hot Chili Peppers" event marks the first time the band has performed in Russia.
1998 - A Virginia judge issues three arrest warrants for Wu-Tang member Ol' Dirty Bastard, a.k.a. Big Baby Jesus - one for each of the scheduled court dates that the rapper skipped. The dates are in relation to an earlier shoplifting charge.
1998 - Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is among the 15,000 visitors at the 10th Popkomm music fair. Gorbachev promotes the album "Russian Memories" by Ermitage, a.k.a. Munich-based Hungarian composer Leslie Mandoki. Sales of the CD benefit Gorbachev's Green Cross charity, which supports humanitarian and ecological projects.
1998 - PBS premiers a documentary on Robbie Robertson's Indian heritage. "Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise - A Native American Musical Journey" features tracks from the artist's current Capitol release, "Contact From The Underworld of Redboy," as well as footage of him in concert and in the studio. Robertson, who earlier in the year was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the first Native American Music Awards, is a tireless advocate of American Indian rights.
1995 - Members of the Grateful Dead meet and decide to cancel their fall tour in the wake of Jerry Garcia's death.
1992 - Tony Williams, former lead singer of the Platters, dies in Manhattan.
1992 - Wayne Newton files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The singer, a former owner of the Alladin Hotel in Las Vegas, is one of the highest paid performers on the Vegas strip.
1991 - Tony Orlando and wife Francine's first child, Jenny Rose, is born in Los Angeles.
1985 - Michael Jackson outbids Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono, at $47.5 million, to obtain catalog rights to 250 songs written by John Lennon and McCartney.
1976 - Nick Lowe's debut solo single, ``So It Goes,'' is released.
1967 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``All You Need Is Love,'' The Beatles. The group's manager, Brian Epstein, dies of an accidental drug overdose while the song is No. 1.
1941 - David Crosby is born David Van Courtland in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Byrds, then teams up with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash to form Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1968. The group wins the best new artist Grammy in 1969. CSN's two top 10 songs are ``Just a Song Before I Go'' and ``Wasted on the Way.''
1940 - Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts is born in Cisco, Texas. The group has three top 10 hits, all of which reach No. 6: ``Summer Breeze'' in 1972, ``Diamond Girl'' in 1973 and ``Get Closer'' in 1976.

This Day in Music
For August 15, 2006
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2002 - In a Nashville courtroom, country singer Deana Carter avoids jail time by entering a "best interest" plea of driving while impaired, and instead receives a sentence of community service and a fine. Carter was charged with drunken driving the previous December.
2001 - Dave Matthews and his wife Ashley welcome the birth of their twin daughters Stella Busina and Grace Anne.
2000 - David Bowie and Iman welcome their first child, Alexandria Zahra Jones, into the world. A statement reports that Bowie is involved in the delivery process and even cuts the umbilical cord.
1997 - Indie label Tony Nicole Tony Records files suit against Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS for alleged intentional interference with KISS drummer Peter Criss' contract with the label. The suit maintains that Simmons and Stanley convinced Criss to break his contract with the label.
1997 - Rick Trevino and wife Karla become proud parents of Ricardo Luke Trevino, their first child, born in Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.
1977 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Best of My Love,'' The Emotions. The song wins a Grammy as best R&B vocal performance by a duo, group or chorus.
1969 - The historic Woodstock rock concert opens in Bethel, N.Y.
1968 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``People Got to Be Free,'' The Rascals. Band member Felix Cavaliere wrote the song following the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
1958 - Buddy Holly marries Maria Elena Santiago at his parents' home in Lubbock, Texas.
1947 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette),'' Tex Williams.

This Day in Music
For August 16, 2006
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2005 - Acclaimed fiddle virtuoso Vassar Clements dies at his daughter Midge Cranor's home outside Nashville following a battle with cancer. Born in 1928, Clements was referred to as the "Miles Davis of bluegrass." He began performing with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys when he was just 14 and became a regular member of the legendary group in 1949.
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, 2006
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, 2006
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2004 - Academy Award-winning film composer Elmer Bernstein dies in his sleep at his Ojai, Calif. home after a long illness. He is 82. Bernstein wrote the music for more than 200 films and television scores during his career, which spanned more than five decades.
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, 2006
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2003 - Australian singer Olivia Newton-John begins postponing her North American tour with a miss in Albuquerque, N.M., so that she can be by her ailing mother's side.
2003 - Sting is named the 2003 recipient of the Century Award, Billboard's highest honor for creative achievement. The award is to be presented to the former Police frontman Dec. 10 at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
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, 2006
From VNU Entertainment News Wire

2003 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines Great White and Station club owners Michael and Jeffrey Derderian a total of nearly $100,000 for workplace violations related to the fire that killed 100 people during a February concert in Providence, R.I. The brothers were fined $85,200 for seven violations; the band, under the auspices of Jack Russell Touring Inc., was fined $7,000 for failing to protect employees from fire hazards.
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.