On This Day, August 28 in Music History
EVENTS ON AUGUST 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day August 28 in 1961 – With his rendition of Elvis Presley‘s song ‘Wooden Heart’, Joe Dowell topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
1968 – The Beach Boys scored their second number one single in the UK with ‘Do It Again’. In the US the song wasn’t as successful and it peaked at No.20.
1970 – The third day of the Isle of Wight Festival took place at Afton Down on this day August 28. It featured performances by the likes of Chicago, Procol Harum, Taste, Family, Cactus, and Rory Gallagher’s blues trio Taste among others.
1973 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Deep Purple a Gold Plaque for their hit single ‘Smoke On the Water’.
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1981 – British musician, record producer, and manager Guy Stevens died on this day August 28 in music history, aged 38 of an overdose. Best remembered for his work with the bands Procol Harum, Mott the Hoople, and The Clash.
1990 – Rock band Alice in Chains released their debut studio album ‘Facelift’ through Columbia Records in the US. The LP went on to sell over 3 million copies and it was the first Grunge album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
1993 – German Eurodance group Culture Beat started a four-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Mr. Vain’. The song was an international hit and it reached the top of the charts in fourteen countries worldwide.
1993 – Billy Joel went to number one on the US Billboard 200 chart for the fourth time with his twelfth studio album ‘River of Dreams’ on this day August 28. He topped the chart for three consecutive weeks.
1999 – Geri Halliwell also known as Ginger Spice scored her first solo number one single in the UK with the Latin pop song ‘Mi Chico Latino’.
1999 – Scottish rock band Travis topped the UK Albums chart with their second studio release ‘The Man Who’ on this day August 28 in music history.
2001 – R&B singer Mary J. Blige released her fifth studio album ‘No More Drama’ through MCA Records. The album debuted and peaked at No.2 in the US and received two Grammy Award nominations.
2004 – Singer and songwriter Natasha Bedingfield started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘These Words (I Love You, I Love You)’.
2004 – With their debut studio album ‘Songs About Jane’, pop rock band Maroon 5 went to number one in the UK on this day August 28. Through the years the album reached No.1 in France, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland as well.
2009 – Eighteen years after the group’s formation, Oasis disbanded due to constant quarrels between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.
2009 – American disc jockey Adam Goldstein also known by his stage name DJ AM died at the age of 36 of a drug overdose.
2010 – Rapper Eminem returned for a two-week run at No.1 on the Billboard 200 with his seventh studio album ‘Recovery’ on this day August 28 in music history. The album was an international hit and it topped the charts in ten countries that year.
2010 – Heavy metal band Iron Maiden went to number one in the UK with their fifteenth studio album ‘The Final Frontier’. The album was a big international hit and it topped the charts in 28 countries worldwide.
2010 – The number one single in the United Kingdom was ‘Green Light’ by the grime music collective Roll Deep.
2014 – Founding member and bassist of the rock band Jethro Tull, Glenn Cornick died on this day August 28, aged 67.
2020 – American singer Katy Perry released her sixth studio album ‘Smile’ through Capitol Records.
BORN ON AUGUST 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1925 – American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Billy Grammer was born on this day August 28 in Benton, Illinois. Best known for his million-selling single ‘Gotta Travel On’.
1937 – English drummer and session musician Clemente “Clem” Cattini was born in North London. He rose to fame as a member of The Tornados.
1937 – Bass guitarist and session musician Joseph “Joe” Osborn was born in Mound, Louisiana. Best known for his work with the collectives of session musicians The Wrecking Crew and the A-Team.
1940 – American songwriter, record producer, and singer George Ivy Hunter also known as Ivy Jo Hunter was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1943 – Actor and singer David Soul was born David Richard Solberg in Chicago, Illinois. Best known for his chart-topping singles ‘Silver Lady’ and ‘Don’t Give Up on US’.
1948 – Drummer and founding member of the rock band Chicago, Daniel “Danny” Seraphine was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1949 – British drummer Martin Lamble was born on this day August 28 in London, England. He came to prominence as a member of the folk rock band Fairport Convention.
1949 – Co-founder, guitarist, and singer-songwriter of the punk rock band The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell was born in North London, England.
1951 – American musician and songwriter David “Dave” Hlubek was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the rock band Molly Hatchet.
1951 – Singer and multi-instrumentalist Wayne Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah on this day August 28 in music history. He rose to fame as a member of the family music group The Osmonds.
1961 – English singer-songwriter and one half of the siblings pop duo Mel and Kim, Kim Appleby was born in Hackney, London.
1965 – Canadian singer and songwriter Regina “Shania” Twain was born in Windsor, Ontario. She’s one of the best-selling musicians of all time with over 100 million records sold worldwide.
1969 – American actor, musician, and songwriter Jacob “Jack” Black was born on this day August 28 in Santa Monica, California.
1974 – Founding member and bassist of the rock band Elbow, Peter Turner was born in Manchester, England.
1981 – Country music singer and songwriter Joshua “Jake” Owen was born in Winter Haven, Florida. Best known for songs such as ‘Anywhere with You’, ‘Beachin”, ‘Homemade’, and ‘Made for You’.
1982 – Country and pop music singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes was born in Jackson, Mississippi on this day August 28 in music history.
1986 – Co-founder and frontwoman of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine, Florence Welch was born in London, England.