Monthly Archives: August 2016

Comic Lenny Bruce, 40, found dead in Hollywood home 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1966)

1960s


Video: 'Lenny Bruce'

(Wednesday, August 3, 1966) — The body of Lenny Bruce, the controversial nightclub comedian whose raunchy brand of satire and dark humor landed him in trouble with the law, was found tonight in his home on Hollywood Boulevard. Bruce, who was 40 years old, had died of a drug overdose.

The Rolling Stones begin recording next album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1966)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons (FULL ALBUM)'

(Wednesday, August 3, 1966) — The Rolling Stones began recording their fifth British studio album Between the Buttons today at RCA Studios in Hollywood.

Sessions for the album would continue intermittently through Dec. 13, 1966, for release on Jan. 20, 1967.

‘Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)’ by Los del Río peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1996)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Saturday, August 3, 1996) — “Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)” by Los del Río peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for 14 consecutive weeks (Aug. 3/10/17/24/31, Sept. 7/14/21/28, Oct. 5/12/19/26, Nov. 2, 1996).

Frontiersman ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok shot and killed in Deadwood 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1876)

1870s


Video: 'The Real Wild West - Episode 3: Wild Bill (HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)' (Aug. 2, 1876, at 38:50)

(Wednesday, August 2, 1876, mid-afternoon local time) — James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, the 39-year-old legendary gunfighter of the American West, was shot and killed today while playing poker at Nuttal & Mann’s Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged. Continue reading Frontiersman ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok shot and killed in Deadwood 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1876) →

‘Press’ by Paul McCartney debuts at #66 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1986)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s

(Saturday, August 2, 1986) — “Press” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney debuted at #66 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was McCartney’s 38th appearance on the chart since The Beatles broke up in 1970.

‘Castle in the Sky’ released in Japan 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1986)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: 'Castle in the Sky' trailer

(Saturday, August 2 1986) — Castle in the Sky, a Japanese animated adventure film about a young boy and a girl who, with a magic crystal, must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle, was released today in Japan.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the film starred Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Kotoe Hatsui and Minori Terada.

Lennon’s ‘Jesus’ remark sparks Beatles boycott in American South 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1966)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles, John Lennon and the More Popular Than Jesus Controversy (1966)' (boycott coverage at 0:08-5:26)

(Tuesday, August 2, 1966) — The station manager of WAQY-AM radio in Birmingham, Alabama, urged listeners today to boycott record stores and bookstores that sold music and memorabilia of The Beatles, four days after the American teen magazine Datebook reprinted John Lennon’s claim in a British newspaper that “we’re more popular than Jesus now.”