1964, The Rolling Stones appeared at the New Elizabeth Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester. Two policemen fainted and another was taken to hospital with broken ribs after trying to control over 3,000 screaming teenagers.  | 1967, Scott McKenzie was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair).' The singers only UK Top 40 hit was written by John Philips of Mamas & Papas. |  | | 1967, The Small Faces entered the singles chart with 'Itchycoo Park', the single peaked at No.3 in the UK chart. | | 1968, after the other Beatles had go home for the evening (2.00 am), Paul McCartney stayed behind and recorded 'Mother Nature's Son', taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on the 'White Album.'
| | 1968, James Brown & the Famous Flames appeared at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California. | | | 1969, during a North American tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Jethro Tull who opened for the band were to No.1 on the UK album chart with their second release 'Stand Up'. | | | 1974, Bill Chase and three members of his band were killed in a plane crash. Chase had the 1971 US Top 30 hit 'Get It On'. | | 1975, The Bee Gees started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Jive Talkin', the group's second US No.1 it made No.5 in the UK.  | 1975, Typically Tropical were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Barbados', the acts only hit making them One-hit Wonders. | | | 1980, Abba scored their eighth UK No.1 single with 'The Winner Takes It All'. Taken from their 'Super Trouper' album. By this time, both couples were divorced. | | | 1980, AC/DC scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Back In Black'. | | | 1980, Ten original Gerald Scarfe drawings for Pink Floyd's album 'The Wall' were stolen from the foyer of Earls Court, London, England where they were being exhibited. | | | 1986, 250 Gary Numan fans picketed BBC Radio 1 in London, demanding more airtime for their favourite pop star. | | 1986, Queen gave what would be their last ever live performance when they appeared at Knebworth Park in England. The last two songs the band played were 'We Are The Champions' and 'God Save The Queen'. Over 120,000 fans attended the show, also on the bill were Big Country, Belouis Some and Status Quo, advanced tickets cost £14.50.  1994, during an Oasis gig at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, guitarist Noel Gallagher was hit in the face by a man who had jumped on the stage. Noel refused to carry on playing and after leaving the stage a mob of over 300 people attacked the bands bus as they were leaving.  | | | 1999, Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England. Herbert was behind the formation of The Spice Girls and Five and had managed Bros during the 80's. | | | 2005, The Magic Numbers walked out of an appearance on UK music show Top of the Pops after presenter Richard Bacon said the band had been put in a "fat melting pot of talent." The band left the studio in protest at the "derogatory, unfunny remarks". | | | 2005, Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted car jacking as he left a concert in Denver, Colorado. Cohn was struck in the temple by the bullet but it did not penetrate his skull. Police said a man tried to commandeer Cohn's tour van as it left after a show, the attacker was fleeing police after trying to pay a hotel bill with a stolen credit card. | | 2006, Shakira played the first date on the North American leg of her 99 date Oral Fixation world tour at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.  2007, Amy Winehouse cancelled a series of European shows after being admitted to hospital suffering from "severe exhaustion". The 23-year-old singer was taken to University College London Hospital and later discharged. In the past few weeks she had pulled out of the T in the Park festival - also citing "exhaustion" , Liverpool's Summer Pops event and concerts in Norway and Denmark.
 2007, Jennifer Lopez won $545,000 (£267,257) in a case against her first husband, who planned to publish a book claiming she had several affairs. Lopez claimed Ojani Noa had violated a previous legal settlement preventing him from revealing private details about their relationship. The star claimed Mr Noa offered not to publish the book in return for $5 million (£2.4m).  | August 9th: Born on this day | | | 1939, Born on this day, Billy Henderson singer, The Detroit Spinners, (1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'Working My Way Back To You'). Henderson died aged 67 from complications from diabetes on 2nd Feb 2007. | | | 1944, Born on this day, Vic Prince, drummer, Pretty Things (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'). | | | 1946, Born on this day, John Parry, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, (1968 UK No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman). | | | 1946, Born on this day, Marinus Gerritsen, Golden Earring, (1974 UK No.7 & US No.13 single 'Radar Love'). | | | 1954, Born on this day, Bruce Thomas, bass, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, (1979 UK No.2 single 'Olivers Army'). | | | 1955, Born on this day, Benjamin Orr bass, vocals, The Cars, (1978 UK No.3 single 'My Best Friend's Girl' and 1985 UK No.4 single 'Drive'). Orr died of cancer on 3rd October 2000. | | | 1955, Born on this day, Charlie Morgan, English drummer and percussionist. Worked with the Tom Robinson Band, Kate Bush, Elton John, Orleans, Paul McCartney and Tina Turner. | | 1963, Born on this day, Whitney Houston, singer, (1985 UK & US No.1 single 'Saving All My Love For You', 1992 UK & US No.1 single 'I Will Always Love You', plus nine other US No.1's. 20 UK top 40 singles including four No.1's).  | 1972, Born on this day, Arion Salazar, Third Eye Blind, (1997 US No.4 & UK No. 33 single 'Semi-Charmed Life'). | | | 1978, Born on this day, Luke Concannon, guitar and vocals, Nizlopi, (2005 UK No.1 single 'JCB Song'). Died on this day 1995, Jerry Garcia guitarist and singer from The Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco aged 53. Garcia co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist's of All Time"  | 1999, Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England. Herbert was behind the formation of The Spice Girls and Five and had managed Bros during the 80's. | | |
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