This Day in Music History – August 23rd

August 23, 2021

1962 – John Lennon married Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant Registry Office in Liverpool, England. They were divorced on November 8, 1968.

1968 – Ringo Starr temporarily quit The Beatles.

1988 – Good Question released their self-titled debut album.

1993 – The Los Angeles Police Department formally announced that Michael Jackson was the subject a criminal investigation.

1993 – Duran Duran received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

1994 – Prince released the home video “3 Chains O’ Gold.”
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1995 – Natalie Merchant, former lead singer for 10,000 Maniacs, became the first guest in a series of live chats on the Elektra Entertainment Group’s World Wide Web site.

1998 – “Scary Spice” Melanie Brown of the Spice Girls announced that she was pregnant.

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