17-year-old Cliff Richard signed a record deal with EMI, a relationship that would last the next forty-five years. His debut single, “Move It,” followed on August 29th in the UK, where it reached #2.

The Tijuana Brass released their first single, “The Lonely Bull,” on A&M Records — the label founded by their leader, Herb Alpert, and his partner Jerry Moss. The track reached #6 in the US, kicking off a run of nineteen Pop chart hits for Alpert.

ITV launched its landmark rock ’n’ roll show, “Ready! Steady! Go!” The premiere featured The Searchers, Jet Harris, Pat Boone, Billy Fury, and Brian Poole And The Tremeloes. Famous for the catchphrase “The weekend starts here!”, the series ran for 175 episodes before ending in December 1966.

British quartet The Silkie recorded the Lennon/McCartney song “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away,” with John Lennon producing, Paul McCartney on guitar, and George Harrison on tambourine. The single reached #28 in the UK and #10 in the US, but a planned American tour fell apart when band members couldn’t secure the necessary visas and work permits. EMI released two further singles, “Keys to My Soul” and “Born to Be With You,” in 1966, but neither charted in either country, and the group soon broke up.

Jerry Lee Lewis whipped the crowd into such a frenzy while performing at the Sunbury Jazz and Blues Festival in England that organizers cut his set short and asked him to leave the stage.

Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #79, climbing to #2 within eight weeks — held off the top spot by The Temptations’ “I Can’t Get Next to You.” The song later earned an RIAA Gold Record for surpassing 500,000 copies sold.

The Bee Gees scored the first of several US disco hits when “Jive Talkin’” topped the Billboard Hot 100. Barry Gibb got the idea for the song while driving over a Florida bridge en route to the studio; his wife remarked, “Hey, listen to that noise. It’s the same every evening. It’s our drive talking.” The single reached #5 in the UK.

ABBA landed their eighth UK #1 with “The Winner Takes It All,” the lead single from their seventh album, “Super Trouper.” The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the Top Ten in twenty-four other countries.

George Thorogood And The Destroyers released their fifth studio album, “Bad to the Bone.” The title track helped the LP reach #43 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and it was later certified Gold by the RIAA.

Queen played their final live concert at the Knebworth Festival, closing out a tour that drew 400,000 fans and grossed £11 million. Freddie Mercury wrapped the show with “We Are the Champions” before taking his final bow in a royal robe and crown as “God Save the Queen” played.

The 5th Dimension received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd, with the ceremony honoring the group’s original lineup: Billy Davis Jr., Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Ron Townson, and LaMonte McLemore. Between 1966 and 1983, the quintet placed twenty songs on the Billboard Top 40 and fourteen albums on the Billboard chart.

Lynyrd Skynyrd released their eighth album, “Endangered Species,” featuring acoustic reworkings of many of the band’s best-known songs. It reached #115 on the Billboard 200.

52-year-old Jerry Garcia, leader of The Grateful Dead, died at a California rehabilitation center, with the official cause of death listed as a heart attack brought on by hardening of the arteries. Half of his ashes were later scattered into the Ganges River at the holy city of Rishikesh, India, with the rest spread into the San Francisco Bay.

The original members of KISS played together for the first time since 1980, as drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley rejoined Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons to record their MTV Unplugged special. The overwhelmingly positive fan response set the stage for the band’s official reunion tour in 1996, which brought back their signature costumes and makeup.

Jurors, lawyers, and Phil Spector himself toured Spector’s California mansion to see firsthand where actress Lana Clarkson had died four years earlier. Spector was on trial for Clarkson’s murder — she had been shot after going home with him for a drink. That September, Judge Larry Paul Fidler would declare a mistrial over a hung jury (ten to two for conviction); Spector was convicted at a second trial on April 13, 2009, and sentenced to 19 years to life.

A spokesperson for Cher pushed back on a tabloid report claiming the singer was gravely ill and near death, calling the story “dog shit.” She’d go on to launch her successful “Classic Cher” Las Vegas residency in early 2017.

Glen Campbell was laid to rest in a private ceremony in his hometown of Delight, Arkansas. In the two days following his death on August 8th, sales of his music jumped 5,429 percent and streams rose 1,430 percent, according to Nielsen Music.

Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter for The Band, died after a long illness at age 80. The group got its start as Ronnie Hawkins’ backing band, The Hawks, before going on to back Bob Dylan and eventually striking out on their own with the 1968 album “Music From Big Pink.” They released eleven more albums over the following decade before splitting for good in 1978.