This Day in Music History – August 7th

1963 – The movie “Beach Party” opened in the U.S. It had its U.S. premiere on July 14.

1965 – The Turtles’ remake of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” was released.

1965 – Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five) had two ribs broken when he was pulled off the stage by a fan in Chicago.

1974 – Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) and Faye Dunaway were married. They divorced in 1979.

1987 – A Los Angeles judge threw out a lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne. The lawsuit had been filed by the parents of a teenager who had committed suicide while listening to Ozzy’s song, “Suicide Solution.”

1987 – The movie “Back to the Beach” opened in the U.S.

1991 – Charges of assault and property damage are filed against Axl Rose (Guns ‘N’ Roses) in connection with a riot during a show in St. Louis, MO.

1995 – LL Cool J and Simone Johnson were married.

1997 – Garth Brooks played a free concert in New York’s Central Park.

1999 – Violence erupted outside a Dave Matthews Band concert in Hartford, CT. 55 arrests were made in the parking lot of the Meadows Music Theater.

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