On August 28, 1961, Motown released its first number-one hit, “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes.
In 1963, Peter, Paul and Mary performed “Blowin’ In The Wind” before civil rights marchers who had gathered in Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak.
In 1964, The Beatles met Bob Dylan at a hotel in New York.
In 1965, Bob Dylan was booed off stage at Forest Hills Stadium in New York for playing electric guitar.
In 1967, the Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company played at the wake of a Hell’s Angels member who was struck by a car in San Francisco.
In 1972, David Bowie and The Spiders From Mars made their debut at Carnegie Hall in New York. Bowie gave the performance while he was sick with the flu.
In 1982, George Strait had his first number-one country song with “Fool-Hearted Memory.”
In 1986, Tina Turner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2003, the MTV Video Music Awards opened with a performance by Madonna in which she kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera full on their mouths.
In 2020, “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area, four years after being diagnosed with colon cancer. He was 43.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Sonny Shroyer (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Enos”) is 89. Actor Ken Jenkins (“Scrubs”) is 84. Actor Barbara Bach is 78. Actor Debra Mooney (“The Practice,” ″Everwood”) is 77. Singer Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds is 73. Actor Daniel Stern is 67. Actor John Allen Nelson (“24,” “Santa Barbara”) is 65. Actor Emma Samms (“Dynasty,” “General Hospital”) is 64. Actor Jennifer Coolidge is 63. Actor Amanda Tapping (“Stargate: Atlantis,” “Stargate SG-1”) is 59. Country singer Shania Twain is 59. Actor Billy Boyd (“Lord of the Rings”) is 56. Actor-singer Jack Black of Tenacious D is 55. Actor Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210″) is 55. Actor Daniel Goddard (“The Young and the Restless”) is 53. Actor J. August Richards (“Kevin (Probably) Saves The World,” ″Angel”) is 51. Singer-bassist Max Collins of Eve 6 is 46. Actor Carly Pope (“Outlaw,” ″24,”) is 44. Country singer Jake Owen is 43. Country singer LeAnn Rimes is 42. Actor Kelly Theibaud (“General Hospital”) is 42. Actor Armie Hammer (“The Lone Ranger,” ″The Social Network”) is 38. Singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine is 38. Actor Shalita Grant (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 36. Singer Cassadee Pope (“The Voice”) is 35. Actor Katie Findlay (“How To Get Away With Murder”) is 34. Actor Samuel Larsen (“Glee”) is 33. Actor Kyle Massey (“Cory in the House,” ″That’s So Raven”) is 33. Actor Quvenzhane Wallis (“Annie,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”) is 21. Reality TV personality Honey Boo Boo (Alana Thompson) (“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”) is 19.
The 65th annual Red Rooster Days celebration is coming up this weekend in Dassel. Lots of fun activities are planned from Friday afternoon through Labor Day.
Red Rooster Days Committee Chairman Ron Hungerford says there’s a farmers market on Friday from 2:30-to-5:30 in downtown Dassel. He says Saturday’s activities will include an 18-mile bike ride starting from Breed’s Park at 9 a.m., a 7-mile bike ride at 9:30, and the grand day parade at 2 o’clock.
Hungerford says there will be a petting zoo at Breed’s Park Saturday from 1:30-to-4:30, a pie social at Gethsemane Lutheran Church after the parade, and the Dassel Ambassador Coronation at 6 p.m. at the Ball Field. He says there’s a community worship service Sunday at 10:30 at the Covenant Church, water ball fight at the Fire Hall at 3 p.m., brat feed at Spring Lake Park from 6-to-9:30 p.m., and fireworks at dusk Sunday from Spring Lake Park.
Hungerford says there’s a fun run and walk Monday in Dassel at 8:30 a.m., the History Center will be open from 9:30-to-3, and the largest chicken BBQ in the state at the Ball Field from 10:30-to-2:30. He says there will also be concession stands at Saints Field, and there’s a car show at the Covenant Church Monday from 10:30-to-2:30. For more information about this weekend’s big celebration in Dassel, look for the Red Rooster Days Facebook page or go to the Dassel website.
On Aug. 27, 1964, comedienne Gracie Allen died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 62.
In 1965, The Beatles met Elvis Presley. The meeting was described as very awkward, and Presley greeted the Beatles while playing his guitar to the music on TV.
Also in 1965, Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” album was released.
In 1967, Beatles manager Brian Epstein was found dead at his London home. He had overdosed on sleeping pills. At the time, The Beatles were on a retreat with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
In 1990, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, three members of Eric Clapton’s entourage and a pilot were killed in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin. Vaughan was 35. Two years later, federal investigators said pilot error was the probable cause of the crash.
Also in 1990, Garth Brooks released his album “No Fences.”
In 1998, The New York Times refused to print an ad featuring the cover of Marilyn Manson’s “Mechanical Animals” album. Manson appeared on it looking like a naked male-female alien hybrid.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor-singer Tommy Sands is 87. Actor Tuesday Weld is 81. Actor G.W. Bailey (“MASH,” ″The Closer”) is 80. Actor Marianne Sagebrecht (“The War of the Roses”) is 79. Guitarist Alex Lifeson of Rush is 71. Actor Peter Stormare (“Fargo,” ″The Big Lebowski”) is 71. Actor Diana Scarwid (“Mommie Dearest”) is 69. Bassist Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols is 68. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams is 63. Guitarist Matthew Basford of Yankee Grey is 62. Bassist Mike Johnson (Dinosaur Jr.) is 59. Percussionist Bobo of Cypress Hill is 57. Country singer Colt Ford is 55. Actor Chandra Wilson (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 55. Bassist Tony Kanal of No Doubt is 54. Rapper Mase is 49. Actor Sarah Chalke (“Scrubs,” second Becky on “Roseanne”) is 48. Actor RonReaco Lee (“Madea Goes To Jail”) is 48. Actor Demetria McKinney (“House of Payne”) is 46. Actor Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) is 45. Guitarist Jon Siebels of Eve 6 is 45. Actor Shaun Weiss (“The Mighty Ducks”) is 45. Keyboardist Megan Garrett of Casting Crowns is 44. Actor Patrick J. Adams (“Suits”) is 43. Actor Karla Mosley (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 43. Actor Amanda Fuller (“Last Man Standing”) is 40. Singer Mario is 38. Actor Alexa PenaVega (“Spy Kids”) is 36. Actor Ellar Coltrane (“Boyhood”) is 30. Actor Savannah Paige Rae (“Parenthood”) is 21.