August 29

Events

 * 1954 - Louis Jordan begins four-month American road tour in El Paso, Texas
 * 1966 - Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF)
 * 1981 - U2 debut on UK LP chart with 'Boy'
 * 1981 - 'Rock on the Tyne' festival begins in Gateshead, UK, featuring Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, U2 etc.
 * 1996 - Isaac Hayes, who co-wrote the Stax classic "Soul Man," sends a protest letter to presidential candidate Bob Dole after his supporters had changed the lyrics to "I'm A Dole Man."

Births

 * 1920 - Charlie Parker (US jazz saxophonist)
 * 1924 - Dinah Washington (Ruth Jones)
 * 1926 - María Dolores Pradera, Spanish melodic singer
 * 1931 - Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer (d. 2001)
 * 1943 - Dick Halligan (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
 * 1945 - Chris Copping (Paramounts)
 * 1952 - Dave Malone, American rock guitarist
 * 1953 - Rick Downey (Blue Oyster Cult)
 * 1956 - GG Allin, American rock singer
 * 1958 - Michael Jackson (Thriller)
 * 1958 - Lenny Henry (Comic Relief)
 * 1959 - Eddie Reader (Fairground Attraction)
 * 1959 - Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese composer
 * 1960 - Tony MacAlpine, American shred guitarist
 * 1962 - Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese composer
 * 1967 - Anton Newcombe, American musician (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
 * 1969 - Me'Shell NdegeOcello
 * 1980 - David Desrosiers, Canadian musician(Simple Plan)
 * 1982 - A+, American rapper
 * 1992 - Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter

Deaths

 * 1972 – Lale Andersen, German singer (b. 1905)
 * 1976 – Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (b. 1925)
 * 2004 – Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (b. 1942)