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1942
Rick Huxley, bass guitarist with the Dave Clark Five, is born.

1947
Rick Derringer, who went from "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" to producing albums by the WWF wrestlers, is born Richard Zehringer in Celina, Ohio.
Rick Derringer with Edgar Winter's Band 1973

1953
One-hit wonder Samantha Sang ("Emotion") is born in Melbourne, Australia.

1953
No. 1 Hit: "Vaya Con Dios," Les Paul & Mary Ford.
Les Paul & Mary Ford 1953

1957
American Bandstand goes national on ABC-TV. It started in 1952 as a local hit parade show in Philadelphia. Dick Clark became the host in 1956 and his first guests are the Chordettes.
Today in History August 5th (Associated Press)

1958
On American Bandstand's first anniversary show, the Coasters perform "Yakety Yak."

1959
Former Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear is born.

1959
Pete Burns, that funny human from Dead or Alive, is born. That's Pete on the left. Yeah. The other female is his ex-wife. He also now has an ex-husband and says gay marriages don't work. What do you expect when you name your son Peter Burns?

1962
Marilyn Monroe is found dead of "acute barbiturate poisoning," which the coroner records as a "probable suicide." Because of a lack of evidence, investigators can not classify her death as suicide or homicide. Also, some conspiracy theories involve John and Robert Kennedy with her death, while other theories suggest CIA or mafia complicity. An American Tragedy.

1963
No. 1 Hit: "Fingertips (Pt. 2)," Little Stevie Wonder. The song is the first live single to go to No. 1.

1964
Beastie Boy M.C.A. is born Adam Yauch in Brooklyn, N.Y.

1964
The Beach Boys record "When I Grow Up to Be a Man."

1965
Sonny & Cher play their first British concert at London’s 100 Club.

1966
The Beatles album Revolver is released in the U.K. by Capitol. The hit singles off the album include "Yellow Submarine," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Got to Get You into My Life." The U.S. version of the album will be released four days later.

1967
Bobbie Gentry releases her No. 1 "Ode to Billie Joe."

1967
Pink Floyd release their debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in England.

1972
Clive Davis signs a young band called Aerosmith to CBS Records after seeing them play Max’s Kansas City in New York. They receive $125,000 for their services.

1974
Svengali Kim Fowley brings together the four girls who will form the Runaways, including Joan Jett and Lita Ford.
The Runaways "Saturday Night Special" Live

1976
NBC-TV airs The Beach Boys: It’s O.K., the group’s 15th anniversary special.

1980
The Osmonds split after 20 years of being together. How do you split a family up?

1981
Olivia Newton-John gets a gold star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1986
Oh, what a feeling as Lionel Richie releases his album Dancing on the Ceiling.
Lionel Richie "Dancing on the Ceiling"

1992
Drummer Jeff Porcaro dies of cardiac arrest at age 38. The co-founder of Toto was spraying insecticide in his yard and developed an allergic reaction that triggered the heart attack.
CNN Reporting on the Jeff Porcaro Tribute Concert

1992
Michael Jackson performs a concert in Wales, during which he collapses three times.

1994
Billy Idol is admitted to Burbank, Calif.’s St. Joseph’s Medical Center after collapsing from a drug overdose in a Los Angeles nightclub. He’s released two days later.

1996
Bruce Springsteen sues two London bootleggers who were distributing an album attributed to him titled Unearthed.

1998
It is announced that George Strait leads the list of nominees for the 32nd annual Country Music Assn. Awards, nabbing five nominations, including entertainer, album, and single of the year. These make Strait the most nominated artist - at 47 noms - in the history of the competition.

2001
The Foo Fighters treat 300 lucky fans to a rare club show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif. Winners are chosen from a pool of E-mail entries submitted to the group's official website.

2002
Daniel Kelly, founding father of Irish-American folk-pop band the Kelly Family, dies in Berlin of undisclosed causes after a long illness. He is 71.

2003
Smash Mouth release their new album Get the Picture?. The band celebrate with a performance in a New York Toys 'R' Us.

2003
The Rolling Stones are forced to postpone a gig in Benidorm, Spain after 60-year-old Mick Jagger contracts laryngitis.

2003
Lynyrd Skynyrd cancel the remainder of their Party of a Lifetime tour after lead guitarist Gary Rossington’s doctor tells him to take it easy. Rossington underwent open-heart surgery in February.

2005
Mariah Carey tops the American singles chart for a tenth straight week with "We Belong Together."

August 5 Birthdays

• Guy DeMaupassant 1850
• Conrad Aiken 1889
• Andrew Alford 1904
• John Huston 1906
• Robert Taylor 1911
• David Brian 1914
• Jeri Southern 1926
• Richie Ginterh 1930
• Neil A. Armstrong 1930
• Vern Gosdin 1934
• Cammie King 1934
• John Saxon 1935
• Zakes Mokae 1935
• Damita Jo 1940
• Bobby Braddock 1940
• Rick Huxley (Dave Clark Five) 1942
• Sammi Smith 1943
• Jimmy Webb 1946
• Erika Slezak 1946
• Loni Anderson 1946
• Greg Leskiw (Guess Who) 1947
• Rick Derringer 1947
• Holly Palance 1950
• Samantha Sang 1953
• Maureen McCormick 1956
• Pat Smear (Foo Fighters) 1959
• Pete Burns (Dead Or Alive) 1959
• Mark O'Connor 1961
• Tawney Kitaen 1961
• Patrick Ewing 1962
• Adam Yauch (M.C.A. of the Beastie Boys) 1964
• Jonathon Silverman 1966
• Terri Clark 1968
• Brendon Ryan Barrett 1986

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