AUGUST 3
AUGUST 3, 1963, SAW A “FIRST” AND “LAST” FOR THE BEATLES. TAKING THE “LAST” FIRST, JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE AND RINGO GAVE THEIR LAST PERFORMANCE AT LIVERPOOL’S CAVERN CLUB. AND THAT SAME DAY THEY MADE THEIR FIRST ENTRY INTO THE U.S SINGLES CHARTS WITH “FROM ME TO YOU.”
ON AUGUST 3RD, 1966, THE ROLLING STONES WERE IN THE STUDIO RECORDING “HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER BABY, STANDING IN THE SHADOWS.” WHILE ON AUGUST 3RD, 1979, THE POLICE WERE JUST GETTING OUT OF THE STUDIO, AS THEY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THEIR SECOND ALBUM, “REGATTA DE BLANC.”
THE DOORS WERE #1 ON THE U.S.SINGLES CHARTS ON THIS DAY IN 1968 WITH “HELLO, I LOVE YOU.”
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO JAMES HETFIELD. THE LEAD SINGER OF METALLICA TURNS 62.