AUGUST 16
GENESIS PARTED WAYS WITH PETER GABRIEL ON THIS DAY IN 1975. THEY AUDITIONED OVER 400 SINGERS BEFORE DECIDING THAT PHIL COLLINS WOULD THE BEST CHOICE.
IN 1968, THE BEATLES WERE IN THE STUDIO RECORDING 14 TAKES OF GEORGE HARRISON’S “WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS.” ERIC CLAPTON WOULDN’T PUT HIS SIGNATURE LEAD GUITAR PARTS ON IT UNTIL 3 WEEKS LATER.
MILLIONS MOURNED WORLDWIDE ON AUGUST 16, 1977, WHEN THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL, ELVIS PRESLEY, DIED OF A HEART ATTACK IN HIS GRACELAND MANSION. HE WAS JUST 42 YEARS OLD.