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On this Day August 16, 2007
A fan of the 1980s pop band Wham! was silenced after becoming the first noise nuisance to be prosecuted by Newcastle city council's night watch team. Brian Turner had tormented neighbours by playing their hit song 'Last Christmas' all night at full volume from 1am onwards. Magistrates fined Turner, of Sandyford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, £200 and ordered him to pay £215 costs.
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On this Day August 16, 1979
The biggest single of the summer in the US, The Knack's 'My Sharona' was awarded a Gold record for selling one million copies. The Knack's Doug Fieger wrote the song for his girlfriend, Sharona Alperin, whose picture appeared on the single's cover.
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On this Day August 16, 1977
Elvis Presley
was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. His first record for RCA,
'Heartbreak Hotel'
was also his first US No.1. He starred in 31 films. Elvis holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154. Elvis became the first rock 'n' roll artist to be honoured by the US Postal Service with a stamp.
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On this Day August 16, 1969
Hippie leader Abbie Hoffman was knocked offstage by Pete Townshend while attempting to make a political statement during
The Who's
set at
Woodstock.
Later, Townshend said he didn't know it was Hoffman at the time.
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On this Day August 16, 1968
Working at Abbey Road studios on
The White Album,
The Beatles recorded 14 takes of the new
George Harrison
song 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', taking the song from its early acoustic version into an electric version.
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On this Day August 16, 1968
Bruce Springsteen's
new band Earth made their live debut at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey, admission was 75c. The lineup of the group consisted of Springsteen (guitars & vocals), John Graham (bass), Michael Burke (drums) and Flash Craig (organ). The group only had a 6-month existence.
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On this Day August 16, 1958
After being drafted in the US Army, Elvis Presley was assigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg, West Germany. On the anniversary of his death today in 1977, listen to how the world's most popular recording artist adapted to military life and kept his career on track.
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