Today in Music History

Creedence Clearwater Revival's album “Cosmo's Factory” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200, where it remained for nine weeks.

Deep Purple performed at the Terrace Ballroom in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Fred Durst, founder and frontman of the nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, was born on August 20, 1970, in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina.

On the second night of their North American tour, Led Zeppelin performed at Seattle Centre Coliseum in Seattle, Washington.

Ten Years After and Procol Harum performed at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

David Bowie performed the second of two sold-out nights at London's Rainbow Theatre as part of his Ziggy Stardust tour.

Stax Records commemorated the seventh anniversary of the 1965 Watts riots with an all-star benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 100,000 fans attended to hear Isaac Hayes, The Bar-Kays, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston and other artists. The event became known as Wattstax.

Mahavishnu Orchestra performed at the Montreux Pavillion in Montreux, Switzerland.

The Grateful Dead performed at the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Bruce Springsteen played the first of a series of seven nights at Oliver's club in Boston. Each night he performed two 60-minute sets.

Elvis performed an evening and midnight show at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The evening program included “Also Sprach Zarathustra”, “See See Rider”, “I Got A Woman/Amen”, “Steamroller Blues”, “Trouble”, “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Hound Dog”, “Fever”, “Suspicious Minds”, “An American Trilogy”, “Mystery Train/Tiger Man” and “Can't Help Falling In Love”. The midnight show additionally included songs such as “Release Me”, “Help Me Make It Through The Night” and “How Great Thou Art”. The source also mentions later releases of recordings from these concerts.

Gladys Knight & the Pips released the single “Midnight Train to Georgia”.

The Allman Brothers Band released the single “Ramblin' Man”.

The Rolling Stones released “Angie”, the lead single from their studio album “Goats Head Soup”. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard chart and No. 5 in Britain; it also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Speculation surrounded the song's title and possible inspiration, including Angela, the first wife of David Bowie, actress Angie Dickinson, Keith Richards' daughter Dandelion Angela and Marianne Faithfull. Richards, however, stated in his autobiography “Life” that he chose the name at random while writing the song, before he knew that his child would be named Angela or that the child would be a girl.

Elvis performed an evening and midnight show at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. The program included, among others, “Also Sprach Zarathustra”, “See See Rider”, “I Got A Woman/Amen”, “Love Me”, “It's Midnight”, “Proud Mary”, “Big Boss Man”, “Fever”, “Promised Land”, “Love Me Tender”, “Polk Salad Annie”, “If You Talk In Your Sleep”, “Why Me Lord”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Hawaiian Wedding Song”, “Let Me Be There” and “Can't Help Falling In Love”. The evening show featured the Blue Swirl costume, while the midnight show featured Turquoise Phoenix.

REO Speedwagon, Elvin Bishop and The Allman Brothers Band performed at Bosse Park in Evansville, Illinois.

Yes performed at the Sports Arena in Toledo, Ohio.

Barbra Streisand spent her fourth week at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “My Heart Belongs to Me”. The Emotions reached No. 1 with “Best of My Love”, ending Andy Gibb's three-week reign with “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”. Rita Coolidge was climbing with “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher”, while Peter Frampton was falling from its peak at No. 2 with “I'm In You”. The Commodores were at No. 5 with “Easy”, Pablo Cruise at No. 6 with “Whatcha' Gonna' Do?”, Peter McCann at No. 7, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 8 with “Just a Song Before I Go”, Alice Cooper at No. 9 with “You and Me”, and Bay City Rollers at No. 10 with “You Made Me Believe In Magic”.

Pop group Brotherhood of Man scored their second UK No. 1 single with “Angelo”. The song also reached No. 1 in Ireland, Japan, Rhodesia and South Africa.

Rush performed at Music Hall in Houston, Texas.

Chicago trio The Emotions reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with “Best of My Love” and began a five-week run at the top. In Britain, the song reached No. 4. Two years earlier, The Eagles had reached No. 1 with a song of the same title. The recording was certified gold and won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.

The Voyager 2 probe was launched into space carrying the “Golden Record”, a recording of sounds and images representing Earth.

Bob Dylan released his 19th studio album, “Slow Train Coming”, through Columbia Records, his first album following his conversion to Christianity. The religiously focused songs expressed his personal faith and emphasized the importance of Christian teaching and philosophy. The album reached No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand and Norway, No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in the U.S. It included “Gotta Serve Somebody”, which reached No. 24 on the U.S. chart and became Dylan's last single to reach the U.S. Top 40. In 1980, it won a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. According to one of the sources, the album alienated some of his longtime fans.

English jazz and pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum was born in Rochford. His album “Twentysomething” reached No. 5 on the British chart in 2003.

Rod Stewart and his first wife Alana Hamilton welcomed their daughter Kimberly Stewart, who later became an actress and model.

The Allman Brothers Band performed at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

John Lennon began recording his final album, “Double Fantasy”. The album was released on November 17 by the newly established Geffen Records and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart three weeks later. In February 1982, it won Album of the Year at the 24th Grammy Awards.

Queen performed at the Civic Centre in Hartford, Connecticut, during their North American tour.

Blue Öyster Cult performed at Queensway Hall in Dunstable, England.

Bruce Springsteen performed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena at a benefit concert for the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and the Los Angeles Mental Health Center. After the concert, he personally donated $100,000, which was credited with helping save the VVA organization from financial collapse.

Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy appeared before Kingston Crown Court in London, where he was fined £200 for possession of cocaine. He later publicly expressed great concern about how the case and sentence would affect his career.

King Crimson and Roxy Music performed in Belenenes in Lisbon, Portugal.

Elvis Presley's album I Was The One reached No. 83 on the British chart.

Madness, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Police and R.E.M. performed at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. R.E.M. began the concert at 5:00 p.m., with The Police taking the stage later. R.E.M. nervously waited in a small trailer at the back of the venue, while The Police and their entourage arrived backstage in several limousines.

Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5's compilation album “18 Greatest Hits” began a three-week run at No. 1 on the British chart, knocking The Beach Boys' album “20 Golden Greats” from the top spot. It remained on the British chart for more than 50 weeks and was later certified platinum.

Taco's cover version of Irving Berlin's “Puttin' On the Ritz” reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, making the 95-year-old Berlin the oldest living songwriter ever to have a song reach the Top 10 of the chart.

American musician and songwriter Michael Shuman, also known as Mikey Shoes, was born in Los Angeles, California. He became known as the bassist of Queens of the Stone Age, joining the band in 2007. He also sings and plays guitar and other instruments in Mini Mansions and previously performed with Wires on Fire and Jubilee.

Chrysalis Records released Huey Lewis and the News' fourth studio album, “Fore!”. The album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard album chart and eventually sold more than three million copies. It produced five successful singles, including “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Stuck with You”, which reached No. 1 in the U.S., as well as “Doing It All for My Baby” at No. 6, “Hip to Be Square” at No. 3 and “I Know What I Like” at No. 9. The latter three songs peaked at No. 12, No. 93 and No. 41 respectively on the British chart.

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen performed live with the band for the first time after losing an arm in a car accident. Def Leppard were playing at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England.

Metallica played a secret concert at The 100 Club in London. Two days later, they performed at Donington Park in Castle Donington as part of the large Monsters of Rock festival, headlined by Bon Jovi.

Elton John reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “I Don't Wanna' Go On With You Like That”. Steve Winwood spent his fourth week at No. 1 with “Roll With It”. George Michael moved from No. 8 to No. 2 with “Monkey”, Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine were at No. 3, and Elton John also had “I Don't Wanna' Go On With You Like That” at No. 4. Chicago were at No. 5, Breathe at No. 6, Terence Trent D'Arby at No. 8, and “Sweet Child O' Mine” by Guns N' Roses and “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman entered the Top 10.

Two fans died during Guns N' Roses' performance at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England. Singer Axl Rose had previously urged the crowd not to kill one another. Because of the wet surface and a record attendance of 107,000 people, a crowd surge occurred during the performance and two fans were trampled or crushed to death.

Iron Maiden, KISS, David Lee Roth, Megadeth, Guns N' Roses and Helloween performed at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England. Despite bad weather before the festival, more than 107,000 people attended. Two rock fans died during Guns N' Roses' performance while slam dancing.

Soundgarden performed at Capitol Lake Park in Olympia, Washington, as part of the Capitol Lake Jam festival. Nirvana were also on the bill.

Steve Winwood reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with his fifth solo studio album, “Roll with It”, which became his first and only album to top the chart. The title track also reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart. The album became one of his most commercially successful releases and sold more than three million copies.