22 August 1961. Roland Orzabal (Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana), was born in Portsmouth. He’s best known as the co-founder, main songwriter, and co-vocalist of Tears for Fears, who had 2 US No.1 hits in the 1980s, with Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World. pic.twitter.com/f0rGJtWJyn

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 22, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2011, lyricist of songwriting team Leiber and Stoller ("Hound Dog", "Kansas City", "Jailhouse Rock"), Jerry Leiber died; Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles aged 78; cardio-pulmonary failure. Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City CA https://t.co/fotX1UxdlW pic.twitter.com/eN3TfoPe3y

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 22, 2023

USA No.1 on this day in 1970: Bread - Make it With You https://t.co/Q82T7B9XiJ via @YouTube

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 22, 2023

UK No.1 on this day in 1971: Diana Ross- I'm Still Waiting https://t.co/yFx0qRTNvX via @YouTube

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 22, 2023

#OTD Chuck Brown (Aug 22, 1936– May 16, 2012), guitarist, bandleader, singer, AKA, "The Godfather of Go-Go", a subgenre of funk music developed in the DC area in the mid-1970s. He’s regarded as the fundamental force behind#GoGomusic

Bustin Loose#Historypic.twitter.com/53AuzxvmRq

— Jazz the Professor (@LikeButta3) August 22, 2023

23 August 1947. Keith Moon was born in London. He was the original and flamboyant drummer of The Who, until his death in 1978. In 2016, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 2 in its list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, behind John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. pic.twitter.com/EJYIkE3yqe

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 23, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1960 Tony and Academy Award-winning lyricist ("Some Enchanted Evening", "Getting to Know You",) Oscar Hammerstein II died of stomach cancer at his home Highland Farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, aged 65. Cremated remains scattered https://t.co/WDWnEz3olZ pic.twitter.com/rnXcxKtIxx

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 23, 2023

23 August 1962. Singer-Songwriter, Shaun Ryder, was born in Salford. He’s best known as the lead singer of the Happy Mondays and was a leading figure in the Manchester cultural scene in the late 1980s. In 1993, he formed Black Grape, with Happy Mondays dancer Bez (Mark Berry). pic.twitter.com/1RmVRXPCLE

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 23, 2023

USA No.1 on this day in 1964: Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? https://t.co/JG20wfEJwH via @YouTube

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 23, 2023

UK No.1 on this day in 1980: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes https://t.co/VLVkxStBc7 via @YouTube

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 23, 2023

#VelvetUnderground’s Last Show & Album at #MaxsKansasCity
August 23rd 1970 was the last night of a summer-long gig at Max’s, described by @RollingStone as a gathering spot for artists like #WilliamSBurroughs & #RoyLichtenstein, poets,hustlers, queens&princes as well as musicians. pic.twitter.com/NaKrxBZSaH

— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) August 23, 2023

#NewOrder - ‘Confusion’ released as a single 40 years ago today in 1983.#FAC93 https://t.co/lZuJP0Q4EU via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/MCpkRXzgpJ

— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) August 23, 2023

#TheJesusAndMaryChain
‘Sometimes Always’ from the album ‘Stoned & Dethroned’ released today in 1994https://t.co/t7bXT5puZk via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/cd4S1ML7Ix

— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) August 23, 2023