This Day in Rock & Roll History for August 20
 

Chicago's James Pankow is born. (1947)

Robert Plant, vocalist for Led Zeppelin, is born. (1948)

The late Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy is born. (1951)

John Hiatt, solo artist, is born. (1952)

Connie Francis begins working on her acting debut, as filming for MGM's "Where the Boys Are" starts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. (1960)

The Temptations' "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" is released. (1966)

The New York Times reports about a new noise reduction system for album and tape recording developed by technicians R. and D.W. Dolby. Elektra Record's new subsidiary, Checkmate Records, will be the first label to use the new Dolby process in its recordings. (1967)

The director of the University of Tennessee's audio lab, Dr. David M. Lipscomb, reports a guinea pig subjected over a three month period to 88 hours of rock music recorded at a Knoxville disco at 120 decibels suffered acute damage to the inner ears. The New York Times was told by Steve Paul, owner of the New York disco, The Scene, "Should a major increase in guinea pig attendance occur at the Scene, we'll certainly bear their comfort in mind." (1968)

Frank Zappa disbands the Mothers of Invention right after an eight day tour in Canada. Zappa says he's "tired of playing for people who clap for all the wrong reasons." (1969)

The Rolling Stones release "Angie." (1973)

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band perform a benefit concert for Vietnam veterans at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. (1981)

Carlos Santana receives a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame. (1996)

Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan is found dead in his New Orleans apartment. He was 31. (1999)



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