This Day in Music History – August 30th

1965 – Bob Dylan’s album “Highway 61 Revisited” was released.

1968 – The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.K. The single was “Hey Jude” b/w “Revolution.”

1968 – The Byrds’ “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” album was released in the U.S.

1969 – The 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway. The three day event included 23 acts.

1970 – Jimi Hendrix performed at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival in England.

1972 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their “One To One” concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

1980 – Cher made an unannounced appearance as vocalist with Black Rose at a concert in New York’s Central Park.

1984 – Beatles fans paid $271,180 for memorabilia at an auction in London, England.

1989 – Izzy Stradlin (Guns ‘N’ Roses) was arrested for creating a disturbance on an airline flight.

1991 – Dottie West was critically injured in a car accident while en route to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. She died five days later.

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