August 1

Events

 * 1953 - Orioles' 'Crying in the Chapel' (later recorded by Elvis Presley) hits US R&B chart.
 * 1960 - Aretha Franklin records her first pop sides, 'Right Now, Today I Sing the Blues, Love Is the Only *Thing and Over the Rainbow' in New York, with John Hammond producing
 * 1960 - Chubby Checker sparks a new worldwide dance craze as 'The Twist' hits the American chart
 * 1963 - Beach Boys debut on UK chart with 'Surfin' USA'
 * 1970 - World premiere of Mick Jagger's 'Performance'
 * 1971 - Concert for Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Bob *Dylan, held at Madison Square Garden
 * 1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" *by the Buggles.
 * 1989 - Eric Clapton plays a free charity concert in Mozambique, Africa for more than 100,000 people.
 * 1994 - The Rolling Stones begin their 43 city Voodoo Lounge world tour at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
 * 1996 - MTV launches another channel, M2.

Births

 * 1858 - Hans Rott, Austrian composer (d. 1884)
 * 1910 - Walter Scharf, American composer (d. 2003)
 * 1927 - Raymond Leppard, English conductor
 * 1930 - Lionel Bart, English song-writer (d. 1999)
 * 1942 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995)
 * 1942 - André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer
 * 1945 - Sandi Griffiths, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
 * 1946 - Boz Burrell, British musician (King Crimson, Bad Company) (d. 2006)
 * 1951 - Tommy Bolin, American musician (Deep Purple) (d. 1976)
 * 1956 - Tom Leykis, American radio personality
 * 1958 - Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000)
 * 1958 - Michael Penn, American singer and songwriter
 * 1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)
 * 1959 - Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician
 * 1960 - Chuck D, American activist and rapper (Public Enemy)
 * 1963 - Coolio, American rapper
 * 1972 - Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)
 * 1977 - Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author
 * 1977 - Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author
 * 1978 - Dhani Harrison, English musician