This Day in Music History: August 4

August 4, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: August 4.

 

1963: The Beatles appeared at the Queen's Theatre in Blackpool. So many fans crowded around the theatre, that every entrance was blocked. Because of that, The Beatles had to go through a construction area, up and across some scaffolding to the roof of the theatre, and from where they were lowered through a trap door.

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1975: Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and his wife were both badly injured when the hire car he was driving spun off the road and crashed on the Greek island of Rhodes. Robert Plant smashed both his ankle and his elbow, and that accident actually caused him not to be fully fit for the best part of two years. Also, an upcoming North American tour had to be cancelled.

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1984: Prince started a 24 week run at the top of the US album charts with 'Purple Rain'. His sixth studio album that features hits like: 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', as well as the title track has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming the seventh best-selling soundtrack album of all time.

 

1990: During a New Kids On The Block concert in Montreal, Canada, three armed robbers stole souvenir sales proceeds valued at $260.000.

 

1990: During a US tour, Janet Jackson collapsed on stage at a show in St Louis, as she was suffering from an inner ear infection.

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2002: Bruce Springsteen scored his fifth UK No.1 album with 'The Rising', also No.1 in the US.

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