The Rock History Report for August 21st
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1965 - The Lovin' Spoonful released "Do You Believe In Magic.”
1976 - RCA Victor records announced that sales of Elvis Presley records passed the 400 million mark.
1990 - Ratt released their album Detonator.
1992 - Sting married long time girlfriend Trudi Styler.
1993 - Bernie Taupin, the lyricist for Elton John, married Stephanie Haymes.
1994 - After crashing his Porsche into a tree, John Denver was charged with drunken driving.
1995 - R.E.M. sued Hershey Foods after the candymakers ran a "Kit Kat - R.E.M. Concert" sweepstakes in their chocolate bars. The suit was later dropped.
1996 - Former Talking Heads singer David Byrne sued to keep his former bandmates from touring as "The Heads," though the suit was settled out of court.
1997 - At the San Francisco Hard Rock Cafe, Carlos Santana held a press conference in which he unveiled a limited-edition t-shirt featuring his artwork. The guitarist personally autographed 500 of the garments for distribution to foreign and domestic markets.
Birthdays:
1941 Tom Coster of Santana
1957 Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees
1958 Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge
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