On This Day In Music History August 25

Here are the major music events, births, deaths and album releases on this day in music for 25 August:

Events
1967 – Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys announces he will no longer tour with the band, focusing instead on studio work.
1970 – Elton John makes his U.S. live debut at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, earning rave reviews that launch his American career.
1975 – Bruce Springsteen plays a legendary five-night run at New York’s Bottom Line club, setting the stage for his breakthrough with Born to Run.
1979 – The Knack hit No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “My Sharona,” which stays there for six weeks.
1984 – Prince continues his dominance of the charts as Purple Rain sits at No.1 on the Billboard 200 for the fifth week in a row.
1994 – Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin announce they will reunite for an MTV special, later released as No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded.
2001 – Aaliyah dies in a plane crash in the Bahamas at age 22, just after filming her “Rock the Boat” video.
2018 – Ariana Grande earns her third U.S. No.1 album as Sweetener debuts at the top of the Billboard 200.

Births
1918 – Leonard Bernstein, conductor, composer and pianist, famed for West Side Story.
1933 – Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist and composer.
1949 – Gene Simmons, bassist and co-founder of KISS.
1951 – Rob Halford, lead singer of Judas Priest.
1961 – Billy Ray Cyrus, U.S. country singer and songwriter.
1964 – Blair Cunningham, drummer for Paul McCartney’s band and The Pretenders.
1970 – Jo Dee Messina, U.S. country music artist.
1987 – Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer-songwriter.

Deaths
2001 – Aaliyah, U.S. R&B singer, at age 22.
2009 – Edward “Ted” Kennedy, though best known as a U.S. Senator, was a key supporter of music and the arts in legislation.
2012 – Hal David, American lyricist and longtime collaborator with Burt Bacharach, age 91.

Album Releases
1969 – The Band – The Band.
1975 – Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run.
1986 – Paul Simon – Graceland.
1986 – Tina Turner – Break Every Rule.
1992 – Alice in Chains – Dirt.
1998 – Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
2017 – Queens of the Stone Age – Villains.

Single Releases
1967 – The Beatles – “Baby You’re a Rich Man” (U.S. release).
1975 – Bruce Springsteen – “Born to Run.”
1980 – David Bowie – “Ashes to Ashes.”
1997 – Oasis – “Stand by Me.”
2014 – Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off” (global chart dominance begins).

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