August 6

Events

 * 1926 - In New York, the Warner Brothers' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
 * 1939 - 1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio
 * 1954 - Gales R&B road tour, featuring Drifters, Spaniels and Roy Hamilton, opens in Cleveland
 * 1955 - Chuck Berry debuts on US R&B chart with 'Maybellene'
 * 1959 - ABC label in US signs Cliff Richard
 * 1965 - The Who and The Yardbirds perform at Richmond Jazz Festival
 * 1965 - Beatles release "Help" album in UK
 * 1965 - Small Faces release 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It' in UK
 * 1966 - Simon and Garfunkel release 'Dangling Conversation' in UK
 * 1968 - Doors win gold disc for 'Waiting for the Sun' LP
 * 1973 - Stevie Wonder seriously injured when his car collides with a lorry in North Carolina. He is in a coma for four days
 * 1977 - Elvis Costello's 'My Aim Is True' hits UK LP chart
 * 1977 - Police play for last time as a four-piece at Mont Du Marson Punk Festival
 * 1981 - Fourth reggae Sunsplash Festival begins in Jamaica, starring Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff
 * 1982 - Sting releases 'Spread a Little Happiness', his first solo single (it peaks at No. 16)
 * 1982 - US film premiere of 'The Wall' in New York. Written by Roger Waters and based on Pink Floyd LP, it stars Bob Geldof
 * 1996 - Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell jam with the Ramones at the Ramones last concert at L.A.'s Palace