August 5, 1974 Whiskey-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA (Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Rory Gallagher Electric Flag, Sensational Alex Harvey Band & Abba) https://t.co/ChgpkpIenW
August 5, 1972: Music mogul Clive Davis catches Aerosmith's act at Max's Kansas City in New York and immediately signs them with CBS Records for $125,000.
August 5, 1975: Stevie Wonder signs the largest contract for a single artist in history: $13 million over seven years for seven albums with Tamla/Motown.
August 4th in Rory history:
1971 Torquay GB Torquay Town Hall Marquay Club
1972 Washington DC USA Constitution Hall
1984 Zonhoven BE Festivalcatraz (📸 Gie Knaeps)
August 5, 1978: The Rolling Stones' disco-flavored "Miss You" hits #1 in America, where it stays for one week, knocking Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" from a seven-week run at the top. #AT40
August 5, 1975:
One of the first all-female hard-rock bands is formed when producer Kim Fowley puts together The Runaways, featuring Joan Jett, future Bangle Michael Steele, and Lita Ford.