The Rock History Report for August 19th
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1964 - The Beatles embarked on their first U.S. tour, a 26 city jaunt, in San Francisco.
1972 - The Midnight Special debuted on NBC for the first time with John Denver as the first host.
1973 - Rita Coolidge married Kris Kristofferson.
1980 - 1,400 people rioted after Alice Cooper cancelled a Toronto show due to illness.
1997 - Fleetwood Mac released their reunion album The Dance.
2001 – Metallica’s former bassist Jason Newsted played his first live show with EchoBrain.
Birthdays:
1939 Ginger Baker of Cream
1945 Ian Gillan of Deep Purple
1951 John Deacon of Queen
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