On This Day in Rock: August 21
21 moments in rock history on August 21.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on August 21, 2026 (6 posts)
This Day In Rock History: August 21st 1941 Keyboardist Tom Coster (of Santana) is born in Detroit, Michigan. He composed "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" with Carlos Santana. 1947 Carl Giammarese (lead vocalist/guitarist for The Buckinghams) is born in Chicago, Illinois. 1952 Rock bassist/vocalist Glenn...
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1977
Motörhead released Motörhead
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- 1979 Gary Numan released the single "Cars" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1985 Bon Jovi released the single "The Hardest Part Is the Night" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1987
Midnight Oil released Diesel and Dust
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1989
Jethro Tull released Rock Island
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- 1989 Tears for Fears released the single "Sowing the Seeds of Love" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1989 Garth Brooks released the single "If Tomorrow Never Comes" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1990 Roger Waters released The Wall – Live in Berlin Forum threads Wikipedia
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1990
Anthrax released Persistence of Time
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1990
Ratt released Detonator
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1993
Europe released 1982–1992
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1995
Rainbow released Stranger in Us All
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1997
Oasis released Be Here Now
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1938
Kenny Rogers was born
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1939
James Burton was born
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1952
Joe Strummer of The Clash was born
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1952
Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple was born
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1954
Steve Smith of Journey was born
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Photo: Kuba Bożanowski, CC BY 2.0
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1957
Budgie of The Slits was born
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1967
Serj Tankian of System of a Down was born
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1972
Nino Katamadze was born
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