In 1958, Johnny Cash's contract with Sun Records expired. He switched labels to Columbia and stayed with them for 28 years.

In 1961, The Beatles began an engagement as the regular headliners at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. The band performed more than 300 times in the course of two years.

SONGS PLAYED ON TODAY'S SHOW

4:30AM

LENNY KRAVITZ - "ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY"
MR. MISTER - "STAND AND DELIVER"
INXS - "PRETTY VEGAS"

5:00AM

ICEHOUSE - "CRAZY"
COLLECTIVE SOUL - "HOLLYWOOD"
THORNLEY - "MAKE BELIEVE"
THE BLACK CROWES - "MY MORNING SONG"
GEORGE THOROGOOD - "BAD TO THE BONE"
WILLIE NELSON - "ON THE ROAD AGAIN"

Dr. John - City Winery
The Chapin Sisters - The Living Room
Faster Pussycat - Club Europa
Vince Martell - B.B. King's Blues Club

In 1963, The Beatles appeared at the Cavern Club in Liverpool for the last time.

In 1969, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys was indicted for failure to report for civilian duty at a hospital in lieu of military service.

***Black Crowes - Croweology
***Arcade Fire - The Surburbs
***Los Lobos - Tin Can Trust

Los Lobos - Bowery Ballroom
The Dead Weather - Prospect Park Bandshell
Dr. John - City Winery
Heart - Hammerstein Ballroom
John Mayer, Train - PNC Bank Arts Center
Social Distortion - Mulcahy's
Thriving Ivory, Ryan Star - Irving Plaza

SONGS PLAYED ON TODAY'S SHOW

4:30AM

LOS LOBOS - "YO CANTO"
TALKING HEADS - "LIFE DURING WARTIME"
THE BLACK CROWES - "THORNE IN MY PRIDE" (ACOUSTIC)

5:00AM

RUSH - "THE SPIRIT OF RADIO"
HEART - "BARRACUDA"
U2 - "WALK ON"
THE CAKE - "THE DISTANCE"
ARCADE FIRE - "READY TO START"
BILLY JOEL - "MIAMI 2017"

In 1959, the four members of The Platters and four 19-year-old women were arrested in a Cincinnati hotel. The singers were charged with aiding and abetting prostitution, and the women were charged with prostitution. All eight were later acquitted.

In 1970, a trial began for singer Jim Morrison of The Doors, who was accused of exposing himself to an audience in Miami.

***Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Soundtrack (features songs from Beck... he composed the music for Pilgrim's band Sex Bob-Omb)

***Street Sweeper Social Club - "Ghetto Blaster" (features Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine & Audioslave fame)

SONGS PLAYED ON TODAY'S SHOW

4:30AM

COUNTING CROWS - "MR. JONES"
TRAIN - "HEY, SOUL SISTER"
DUNCAN SHEIK - "BARELY BREATHING"

5:00AM

DAVID BOWIE - "SUFFRAGETTE CITY"
LOU GRAMM - "MIDNIGHT BLUE"
ARCADIA - "ELECTION DAY"
VAN HALEN - "DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY"
ASIA - "HEAT OF THE MOMENT"
TOMMY TUTONE - "867-5309/JENNY"

Duncan Sheik- City Winery
Asia - Bergen Performing Arts Center
Jack Bruce - B.B. King's

In 1962, the Booker T. and the MG's classic instrumental "Green Onions" was released by Stax Records.

In 1968, The Beatles released "Hey Jude" backed with "Revolution," the first single from their Apple Records label.

In 1972, Elvis and Priscilla Presley filed for divorce. They had married in May of 1967.

I guess the guys in Weezer are big "Lost" Fans. The band's new disc is titled "Hurley". Yes, that's Jorge Garcia gracing the cover.

Maroon 5, Owl City - Jones Beach
Gov't Mule - Central Park Summerstage
Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard - Hammerstein Ballroom
Jonny Lang - Ridgefield Playhouse
Night Ranger - B.B. King's

In 1960, the Silver Beetles recruited drummer Pete Best. The band later became The Beatles, and Best was dropped in favor of Ringo Starr.

In 1966, John Lennon apologized at a news conference for his remark that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. That same day, The Beatles started their last North American tour, in
Chicago.

Rihanna, Ke$ha, Travie McCoy - Madison Square Garden Arena
Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar & The Wabos - Jones Beach
Megadeth, Slayer, Testament - Izod Center

1. Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"
2. Eminem - "Recovery"
3. Avenged Sevenfold - "Nightmare"
4. Bun B - "Thrill O.G."
5. Rick Ross - "Teflon Don:

1. Eminem - "Love the Way You Lie"
2. Taio Cruz - "Dynamite"
3. Taylor Swift - "Mine"
4. Katy Perry - "California Gurls"
5. Enrique Iglesias - "I Like It"

Earlier this week, Eddie Van Halen announced that his band is recording a new album with... David Lee Roth!!! Now I don't know what to think. Sure, I loved Van Halen's last tour but I remember their last song with Roth. Let's just say "Me Wise Magic" wasn't a stellar effort.

In 1965, Jefferson Airplane made its first appearance, at the opening of the Matrix Club in San Francisco.

In 1967, the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow Joan Baez to perform at Constitution Hall in Washington because of her opposition to the Vietnam War. She instead performed at an outdoor theater near the Washington Monument.

Friday, August 13th

(Sorry, Ice I had to)

Vanilla Ice - Club Infinity
Volbeat -The Gramercy Theatre
Barenaked Ladies, Ben Kweller - Radio City Music Hall
Dragonette - Bowery Ballroom
John Mayall - B.B. King's
Lee Ritenour - Blue Note
Something Corporate - Roseland Ballroom

In 1974, The Ramones played their first gig in New York.

In 1975, Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel announced to the British press that he was leaving the band.

In 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead at his Graceland mansion
in Memphis.

Jonas Brothers - PNC Bank Arts Center
Clinic - The Bell House
Opera Elvis - City Winery

***Filter - "The Trouble With Angels"
***American Hi-Fi - "Fight The Frequency"
John Mellencamp - "No Better Than This"

B.o.B. - Irving Plaza
Beth Orton - Maxwell's
Counting Crows -Wellmont Theatre

In 1964, the single "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks was released in Britain.

In 1969, the three-day Woodstock Music and Art Fair concluded in upstate New York.

In 1973, original Temptations member Paul Williams was found dead by police with a single bullet wound to the head. The death was later ruled a suicide. Williams had left The Temptations in 1971.

Queensrÿche - Paramount Theatre
B.o.B. - Six Flags Great Adventure
Counting Crows - Wellmont Theatre
Marshall Crenshaw - City Winery
MGMT - Radio City Music Hall
Phish - Jones Beach
The Wiggles - Nassau Coliseum

In 1962, drummer Ringo Starr played his first gig with The Beatles at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. He replaced Pete Best.

In 1977, Elvis Presley was buried at a Memphis cemetery, with about 75,000 people gathered outside. His body was moved to the grounds of Graceland after burglars tried to break into the
original mausoleum.

Remember this Guy...

Well El DeBarge is back....

In 1964, The Beatles opened their first U.S. tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Other acts on the bill included the Righteous Brothers and Jackie DeShannon.

In 1967, "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles hit number one on the pop charts. That same day, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen had another child, a boy named Jason.

Tears For Fears - Hammerstein Ballroom
The B-52's - Coney Island
Clinic - Joe's Pub
Crosby, Stills & Nash - PNC Bank Arts Center
David Gray, Ray LaMontagne - Jones Beach
Devendra Banhart - Terminal 5
Rhett Miller - City Winery

1. Eminem - "Recovery"
2. Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"
3. "Camp Rock 2: the Final Jam"
4. Black Label Society - "Order of the Black"
5. Justin Bieber - "My World 2.0"

Friday, August 20th

KISS - PNC Bank Arts Center
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Jones Beach
The Juliana Theory -HighLine Ballroom
Marah - Bowery Electric
Queensrÿche - Best Buy Theater

In 1969, Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention. He said he was tired of performing for people who clapped for the "wrong reasons."

In 1992, Sting and his longtime girlfriend Trudie Styler got married in England. It was his second marriage, her first. The Police played at the wedding.

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In 1960, Oscar Hammerstein the Second died in Pennsylvania. He's best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rogers on the musicals "Oklahoma," "Carousel," "South
Pacific," and "The King and I."

In 1962, John Lennon and Cynthia Powell got married in Liverpool, England. She filed for divorce in 1968.

In 1970, Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their concert debut in Portsmouth, England.

In 1970, Elton John made his U.S. debut at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. The performance kicked off a brief tour and led to a recording contract with MCA.

In 1973, Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks suffered a broken leg in a car crash in Macon, Georgia.

In 1976, Boston released its self-titled album

Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo - Nokia Times Square
Andrew W.K. - Good Company
Bruno Mars - Bowery Ballroom

SURE THE BEATLES HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SONGS, BUT WHICH ONE TOPS THEM ALL?

Brandon Flowers -HighLine Ballroom
Foreigner - Wellmont Theatre
Backstreet Boys Hammerstein Ballroom

In 1968, The Beatles released "Hey Jude" as a single.

In 1970, Jimi Hendrix played what proved to be his last concert, at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival off the English coast. Three weeks later, Hendrix died in London.

In 1969, the three-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway. Performers included Chicago Transit Authority, Janis Joplin,
Led Zeppelin and Santana.

In 1973, Rolling Stone reported that The Doors had broken up after the death of Jim Morrison and that keyboardist Ray Manzarek was putting together a new band.