This Day in Music History
August 28th
1931 - "You Rascal You" was recorded by Henry Allen, with the Luis Russell Band.
1961 - "Please Mr. Postman" was released by the Marvelettes.
1963 - Peter, Paul & Mary performed "Blowin' In The Wind" before Civil Rights marchers who had gathered in Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak.
1964 - The Beatles appeared on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.
1967 - The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company played at the wake of a Hell's Angels member who had been struck by a car in San Francisco, CA.
1972 - David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars made their debut at Carnegie Hall in New York.
1978 - Devo released their "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo" LP.
1984 - The Jacksons’ Victory Tour broke the record for concert ticket sales. The group surpassed the 1.1 million mark in only two months.
1986 - Tina Turner was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
1997 - The first Genesis album in six years was premiered live in an Album Network radio special and simultaneous webcast at www.atlantic-records.com.