1958
Vocalist Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is born in Sheffield, England.
Bruce Dickinson interviewed by Jeremy Clarkson

1963
The original beach movie, Beach Party, debuts. The film stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Music is provided by Dick Dale & the Del Tones.
Original Theatrical Trailer for Beach Party

1964
Time magazine reviews the Beatles' movie Hard Days Night. The headline reads "Beatles Blow It" and advises readers to "avoid this film at all costs." Life magazine writes "some Marx Brothers surrealism." A week later, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner reviews the performances as "amusing and engaging." Ah, critics.
Original Theatrical Trailer for A Hard Day's Night

1965
The Turtles' remake of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" is released.
The Turtles "It Ain't Me Babe"

1965
The Dave Clark 5 lead singer Mike Smith, breaks two ribs when he is pulled off the stage by overzealous fans during a show in Chicago.
Continuing with the unintentional "movie trailer" theme:
The Dave Clark 5 Having a Wild Weekend Movie Trailer

1971
Frank Zappa's Mother of Invention record Just Another Band from L.A. at U.C.L.A. It's the last Zappa album to incldue former Turtles Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The two leave to record on their own as Flo and Eddie.

1971
The Bee Gees attain their first of seven Number One records in America. It's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" From here, the group turns to Barry Gibb's falsetto and a disco beat which will jump start their careers.

1974
Vocalist Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band marries actress Faye Dunaway. They divorce in 1979.

1976
No. 1 Hit: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," Elton John & Kiki Dee. The song is the first on which John sings to hit No. 1 on the British charts.
Elton John & Kiki Dee "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

1979
One of the successes of the year is Rickie Lee Jones. Her debut album goes platinum and kicks out a Top Five hit, "Chuck E's in Love."
Rickie Lee Jones "Chuck E's in Love"

1979
At a Marshall Tucker Band show in Long Beach, CA, a fan steals a car and drives it through two banks of metal exit doors and one concrete wall.
Marshall Tucker Band "Can't You See"

1986
No. 1 Hit: "Glory of Love," Peter Cetera. Cetera was a member of the group Chicago until 1982.
Peter Cetera "Glory of Love"

1987
An L.A. judge throws out a lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne. The lawsuit had been filed by the parents of a teenager who committed suicide while listening to Ozzy's song, "Suicide Solution."

1991
Charges of assault and property damage are filed against Guns 'n' Roses lead singer Axl Rose in connection with a riot during a show in St. Louis.

1995
Alanis Morissette's biting "You Oughta Know" soars to No. 1 and is the most requested tune on rock radio.

1995
Rapper LL Cool J marries Simone Johnson, the mother of his two children.

1997
Garth Brooks plays a free concert in New York's Central Park. The concert was to coincide with the release of Brooks' new album Sevens. However, release of the album is delayed.
Garth Brooks with Don McLean "American Pie" Live in Central Park

1998
The 7-year-old son of Grammy-winning producer Bill Bottrell falls to his death from a cliff on the Mendocino County coast in Northern California. Bottrell’s son, William, wanders away late in the afternoon and is later found at the bottom of the cliff. Bottrell won a Grammy for producing Sheryl Crow’s 1994 "All I Wanna Do."

1999
It’s Woodstock ‘99 all over again when violence erupts outside a Dave Matthews Band concert in Hartford, Conn. Unruly behavior in the parking lot of the Meadows Music Theater requires intervention by riot police and leads to a total of 55 arrests.

2001
American harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and had long made Britain his home, dies at a London hospital following a long illness. He is 87.

2001
Guitarist William Lewis (Billy) Byrd dies in Nashville of natural causes. He is 81. Byrd is known as one of the first to introduce electric guitar to country music.

August 7 Birthdays

• Nathaniel Greene 1742
• Mata Hari 1876
• Billie Burke 1884
• Rudolf Bunche 1904
• Warren Covington 1921
• Felice Bryant 1925
• Stan Freberg 1926
• "The Amazing" James Randi 1928
• Magic Slim 1937
• Ron Holden 1939
• Verna Bloom 1939
• B.J. Thomas 1942
• Garrison Keillor 1942
• Lana Cantrell 1943
• John Glover 1944
• David Rasche 1944
• Rodney Crowell 1950
• Andy Fraser (Free) 1952
• Caroline Aaron 1954
• Wayne Knight 1955
• Alberto Salazar 1958
• Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) 1958
• David Duchovny 1960
• DeLane Matthews 1961
• Marcus Roberts 1963
• Raul Malo (The Mavericks) 1965
• Charlotte Lewis 1967
• Sydney Penny 1971
• Charlize Theron 1975

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