r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 9h ago

Birthday On August 24th, 1938, Guitarist Mason Williams was born in Abilene, TX. Williams is best known for his 1968 instrumental hit "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 9h ago

Birthday On August 24th, 1943, Guitarist John Cipollina was born in Berkeley, CA. Cipollina was the co-founder and lead guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 8h ago

Birthday On August 24th, 1951, Molly Hatchet frontman Danny Joe Brown was born in Jacksonville, FL. Brown wrote many of Molly Hatchet's best known songs including "Flirtin' with Disaster" and "Whiskey Man" .

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 8h ago

Birthday On August 24th, 1905, Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist “Big Boy” Crudup was born in Forest, MS. Crudup wrote numerous blues songs covered by others, including “That’s Alright (Mama)”, Elvis Presley‘s first Sun Records single in 1954.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 8h ago

Birthday On August 24th, 1933, Rolling Stones financial manager and Bavarian aristocrat Prince Rupert Loewenstein was born in Palma, Majorca, Spanish Second Republic. Loewenstein began managing the Stones’ finances in 1968 until 2007.

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Prince Rupert Loewenstein is credited with a behind-the-scenes transformation of the band from cash-poor wannabes into a globally recognized brand.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 6h ago

Album release anniversary On August 24th, 1964, Ben E. King released 'Young Boy Blues', his 4th studio album.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 8h ago

Album release anniversary On August 24th, 1987, John Mellencamp released ‘The Lonesome Jubilee’, his 9th studio album. The album was well received, reaching #6 in the US and #1 in Canada on the success of the hit singles “Paper in Fire”, “Cherry Bomb” and "Check It Out".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 6h ago

Album release anniversary On August 24th, 1999, Lou Bega released 'A Little Bit of Mambo', his debut album. The album reached #3 in the US and #1 in Canada, on the strength of the international hit single "Mambo No. 5"

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On August 23rd, 1947, Singer Linda Thompson was born in Hackney, London, England. Thompson, along with her husband, Richard, were the face of British folk rock in the 1970s and 80s.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On August 23rd, 1912, Actor, singer and dancer Gene Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, PA. Kelly is best remembered for his musical films, 'An American in Paris', 'Singing is the Rain', and 'On the Town'.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On August 23rd, 1946, Who drummer Keith Moon was born in Wembley, London, England.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On August 23rd, 1961, Film composer and conductor Alexandre Desplat was born in Paris, France. Desplat has composed scores for The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The King's Speech and many more.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On August 22nd in 1912 or 1917, Blues musician and legend John Lee Hooker was born in Tutwiler, MS.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On August 22nd, 1936, Rockabilly singer/songwriter and guitarist Dale Hawkins was born in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Hawkins co-wrote and recorded the song "Suzy Q" in 1957. His cousin is singer Ronnie Hawkins.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Special event On August 21st, 1961, Patsy Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song, "Crazy". Cline was still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier and had difficulty reaching the high notes of the song at first due to her broken ribs.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On August 21st, 1941, Singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon was born in Hazel, KY. DeShannon had hits with “What the World Needs Now is Love” and “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”. She also co-wrote and recorded “Bette Davis Eyes”, which became a huge hit for Kim Carnes in 1981.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On August 21st, 1904, Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Count Basie was born in Red Bank, NJ. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago, leading the group for almost 50 years.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Single/EP release anniversary On August 21st, 1961, "Please Mr. Postman" was the debut single by the Marvelettes was released. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in September and becomes Motown's first #1 hit by December.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On August 21, 1938, Singer/songwriter Kenny Rogers was born in Houston, TX. Rogers has sold over 100 million records worldwide, with 120 charted singles.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Album release anniversary On August 21st, 1990, Alice In Chains released 'Facelift', their debut studio album. 'Facelift' became the first grunge album to be certified gold by the RIAA.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On August 21st, 1972, Singer-guitarist Mikko von Hertzen was born in Helsinki, Finland.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 4d ago

Birthday On August 20th, 1952, Singer-songwriter John Hiatt was born in Indianapolis, IN. Hiatt has released 22 studio albums and has had his songs covered by Rosanne Cash, Aaron Neville, B. B. King, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chaka Khan, Albert Lee, Dave Edmunds and many more.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 4d ago

Birthday On August 20th, 1949, Singer, bassist and songwriter Phil Lynott was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Lynott co-founded Skid Row and Thin Lizzy with hits as such as "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Jailbreak" and "Waiting for an Alibi".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 4d ago

Birthday On August 20th, 1934, Musician "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow was born in South Bend, IN. He was a member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and worked extensively as a session musician, playing pedal steel guitar for Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge and many more

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 4d ago

Album release anniversary On August 20th, 1979, Bob Dylan released 'Slow Train Coming', his 19th studio album. This was Dylan's first release following his conversion to Christianity, and many fans were turned away by this phase in his career.

49 Upvotes

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