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On This Day in Eagle Classic Hitstory...

August 23

1947
Keith Moon of the Who is born in Wembley, England. He dies on Sept. 7, 1978 at age 32, from an overdose of the sedative Heminevrin.
Keith Moon's Last Interview - Good Morning America 1978

1949
Rick Springfield (Richard Springthorpe) is born in Sydney, Australia. His biggest hit is the million-selling No. 1 single "Jessie's Girl" in 1981. He wins a Grammy for the song as Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Rick Springfield Interview 1973

1951
Survivor vocalist Jim Jamison is born.
A few of Bud's "Real Men of Genius" ads featuring Jim Jamison on vocals

1961
Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean De Leo is born.
Dean DeLeo doing Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song" Live

1962
John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant Registry Office in Liverpool. Paul and George are the only ones there. John was a local celebrity and the couple's hope to keep the marriage quiet was dashed when they were spotted coming out of the registry office. The couple first denied the marriage but later admitted it. Their son Julian, was born April 8, 1963. The couple divorces on Nov. 8, 1968.
Video Tribute to John & Cynthia

1962
No. 1 Hit: "The Loco-Motion," Little Eva. Eva Boyd was a babysitter for songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King when they asked her to record the song as a demo. Grand Funk hits No. 1 with a 1974 remake and Kylie Minogue reaches No. 3 with a 1988 remake.
Grand Funk Railroad "The Loco-Motion" 1974

1965
When hundreds of Rolling Stone fans show up to wait for the group at a BBC TV taping in Manchester, police hose them down.

1966
The Beatles arrive in the Big Apple for their concert at Shea Stadium. Two young female fans of the group threaten to jump from the 22nd floor of the Americana Hotel unless they see the group. Police rescue them and three days later the two are charged with disorderly conduct.

1968
Aretha Franklin's Lady Soul earns a gold LP.
Aretha Franklin "A Natural Woman" 1968

1968
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Soft Machine play at the New York Rock Festival in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
Jimi Hendrix Live 8/23/68

1968
The Rascals' "People Got To Be Free" is awarded a gold record.

1968
Ringo Starr temporarily quits The Beatles.

1969
"Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones hits #1 on the pop chart.
The Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women"

1969
The Who's "I'm Free" peaks at #37 on the chart.
The Who "I'm Free" Live 1970

1969
Blind Faith's self-titled debut album enters the chart. It will eventually hit #1.

1969
Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Marrakesh Express" peaks at #28 on the chart, while Chicago's "Questions 67 & 68" peaks at #71.
Chicago "Questions 67 & 68" Rare Promo from 1969

1970
After a gig at the legendary New York club Max's Kansas City, Lou Reed leaves The Velvet Underground, essentially ending the group.

1972
The Looking Glass' "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" hits #1 on the pop chart.

1974
Drummer Max Weinberg joins Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

1975
Former Free guitarist Paul Kossof's heart stops beating for 35 minutes at London's Northwick Park Hospital. A blood clot in his leg reached his heart which put him in a coma and then his kidneys shut down. He survives it all and goes back to his group, Back Street Crawler. Unfortunately, his health problems do catch up to him and he dies in his sleep on a transatlantic flight the following March.

1975
War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" peaks at #6 on the pop chart.

1975
Fleetwood Mac's self titled LP enters the charts. It's the band's first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

1980
David Bowie tops the British chart for the first time in 5 years with "Ashes To Ashes."

1980
AC/DC's Black In Black LP enters the charts. It's the band's first album with new lead singer Brian Johnson and also their most popular, selling over 10 million.

1980
The Heatwave Festival, a show being billed as the new-wave Woodstock, is held in Ontario, Canada. Acts include The Talking Heads, the Pretenders and Elvis Costello.

1986
Billy Joel's LP The Bridge enters the album charts. The album featured two top-10 hits, "Modern Woman" and "A Matter Of Trust."

1990
Singer Billy Idol begins a tour in Montreal - this just six months after almost losing his leg in a motorcycle accident.

1993
Duran Duran get a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

1993
Country music singer Alan Jackson and his wife Denise have a child Alexandra Jane Jackson is the couple's second girl.

1999
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson files a suit to dissolve a 1997 joint venture with Joe Thomas, who co-produced Wilson's last album, the 1998 Giant release Imagination. The suit is filed by Wilson's wife and conservator Melinda.

1999
Don Henley sues Paramount Pictures Corp., alleging the studio reneged on a deal to feature a song, "Taking You Home," he penned expressly for the hit film Double Jeopardy.

1999
In a move designed to simplify downloadable music for Internet users while profiting from the fast-growing rage, Yahoo! Inc. launches a new portal, Yahoo! Digital.

2006
David Schnaufer, who brought dulcimer to recordings of artists ranging from Chet Atkins to Cyndi Lauper, dies in Nashville of cancer. He is 53. A native of Texas, Schnaufer lifted dulcimer playing to new prominence in Nashville.

2006
Musicians like David Byrne and Sufjan Stevens share the stage with literary celebs like Sarah Vowell and Jon Stewart at the first Revenge of the Book Eaters charity event, held at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Byrne, Stevens and John Roderick of the Long Winters all perform short sets at the event, which benefits the 826 Writing Centers, and tutoring workshops founded by author Dave Eggers.

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