This Day in Music History – August 3rd

1963 – The Beatles made their final appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. They had performed nearly 300 shows at the club since 1961.

1963 – Allan Sherman released “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadda.”

1968 – The first Newport Pop Festival opened in Costa Mesa.

1969 – Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) was indicted for failure to report for civilian duty in lieu of serving two years in the army.

1970 – The movie “Performance” was released in the U.S. It was the first movie Mick Jagger acted in, but not the first Jagger performance released.

1971 – Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new band Wings.

1974 – Jeff Baxter quit Steely Dan and joined the Doobie Brothers.

1987 – Def Leppard released their album “Hysteria.”

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