AUGUST 4
THIS DAY IN 1968 THE SECOND AND FINAL DAY OF THE NEWPORT POP FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA. IT WAS THE FIRST MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH OVER 100,000 PAID ATTENDEES. PERFORMERS INCLUDED BLUE CHEER, ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS, THE GRATEFUL DEAD, IRON BUTTERFLY, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE AND THE BYRDS. AMONG THE NON MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS WAS A MASSIVE PIE FIGHT STARTED BY DAVID CROSBY WITH AN ATTACK ON JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO BEGAN RECORDING SESSIONS FOR “DOUBLE FANTASY” ON THIS DAY IN 1980. IT WAS ALSO THE DAY PINK FLOYD GAVE THEIR FIRST LONDON PERFORMANCE OF, “THE WALL.”
AND BILLBOARD MAGAZINE BEGAN ITS HOT 100 CHART ON THIS DAY IN 1958. RICKY NELSON’S “POOR LITTLE FOOL” WAS #1. RATING RECORDS AND TOP 40 RADIO SOON FOLLOWED.