AUGUST 21
ON THIS DAY IN 1965 THE ROLLING STONES ALBUM, ‘OUT OF OUR HEADS’ IS NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART ON THE STRENGTH OF THE #1 HIT SINGLE “(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION”.
ENGLAND’S ANNUAL KNEBWORTH FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE TODAY IN 1976, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY THE ROLLING STONES, TODD RUNDGREN, 10CC, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, AND OTHERS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SINGER, RHYTHM GUITARIST, SONGWRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF ‘THE CLASH’, THE LATE JOE STRUMMER, BORN TODAY IN 1952.