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This Day in Music History August 12

1929 - Buck Owens
Buck Owens, American singer and guitarist, who scored twenty number-one hits on the Billboard country music charts, and pioneered what has come to be called the Bakersfield sound’a reference to Bakersfield, California. Died March 25th 2006.

1941 - Craig Douglas
Craig Douglas, singer, 1959 UK No.1 single 'Only Sixteen 'plus nine other UK Top 40 hits.

1949 - Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler British songwriter, guitarist, singer with Dire Straits who had the 1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', the 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life', and the 1985 world-wide No.1 album Brothers In Arms. Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musicians, including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, and James Taylor.

1963 - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Sir Mix-A-Lot, US rapper, (1992 US No.1 single 'Baby Got Back', a No.56 hit in the UK).

1968 - Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the first time when they rehearsed at a studio in Gerrard Street in London's West End. The first song they played was a version of 'The Train Kept A-Rollin.' They also played 'Smokestack Lightning' and a version of 'I'm Confused' (soon to become 'Dazed And Confused'). The first live dates they played were as The Yardbirds, and it was not until the following month when they started to use the name Led Zeppelin.

1972 - Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'School's Out'. The bands only UK No.1, which was also a No.7 hit on the US chart. Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, "What's the greatest three minutes of your life?". Cooper said: "There's two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, the next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school."

2010 - Richie Hayward
Richie Hayward, drummer and co-founder of Little Feat, passed away at the age of 64 after contracting pneumonia as he battled liver cancer.

1960 – Pete Best becomes the drummer for the Silver Beetles. Former drummer — 1960 – Pete Best becomes the drummer for the Silver Beetles. Former drummer Tommy Moore had to give up the stool after taking a job as a forklift driver.

1966 – At San Francisco’s Fillmore, it’s a none-more-psychedelic double — 1966 – At San Francisco’s Fillmore, it’s a none-more-psychedelic double bill featuring the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. Bring two tabs.

1967 – Fleetwood Mac makes its performance debut. … — 1967 – makes its performance debut. Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival, England.

1981 – Bob Dylan’s long-delayed Shot of Love album is finally released. — 1981 – Bob Dylan’s long-delayed Shot of Love album is finally released.

1995 – A mass wake is held for Jerry Garcia at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. — 1995 – A mass wake is held for Jerry Garcia at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

2003 – Eve, self-proclaimed First Lady of the Ruff Ryders rap posse and a former stripper, denies she is in a pic of two women having sex which has surfaced on the Internet.

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