This Day In Rock History: August 16th
1946 Gordon Fleet (drummer for The Easybeats) is born in Merseyside, England.
1948 Barry Hay (frontman for Golden Earring) is born in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
1957 INXS lead guitarist Tim Farriss is born in Perth, Western Australia.
1966 The Monkees release their first single, "Last Train To Clarksville."
1977 The King is dead. Elvis Presley dies at his home in Graceland as a result of an overdose from prescription drugs.
1986 At a soggy Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen gets a huge ovation when he takes the stage with the band. Twenty months earlier, Allen's left arm was severed in a car accident, and after extensive rehab and some warm-up gigs, he makes a triumphant return at the festival, playing barefoot behind a drum kit modified with electronic pedals. Scorpions and Motörhead are also on the bill, which is headlined by Ozzy Osbourne.
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1946 Gordon Fleet (drummer for The Easybeats) is born in Merseyside, England.
1948 Barry Hay (frontman for Golden Earring) is born in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
1957 INXS lead guitarist Tim Farriss is born in Perth, Western Australia.
1966 The Monkees release their first single, "Last Train To Clarksville."
1977 The King is dead. Elvis Presley dies at his home in Graceland as a result of an overdose from prescription drugs.
1986 At a soggy Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen gets a huge ovation when he takes the stage with the band. Twenty months earlier, Allen's left arm was severed in a car accident, and after extensive rehab and some warm-up gigs, he makes a triumphant return at the festival, playing barefoot behind a drum kit modified with electronic pedals. Scorpions and Motörhead are also on the bill, which is headlined by Ozzy Osbourne.
source: calendarsongfacts