1966 –
August 27
The Association‘s “Cherish” is released in the US, where it will reach #1 a month later.
August 27
Four days before its official release date, Michael Jackson’s new album, “Bad” is previewed by an L.A. radio station. Advance orders have already topped 2.2 million. 1988 –
August 27
George Michael had his fourth consecutive number one single from the album “Faith”, when “Monkey” climbed to the top of the Billboard Pop chart. It was his eighth US chart topper of the 1980s, a record topped only by Michael Jackson
August 27
Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin when the chopper hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Three members of Eric Clapton’s entourage were also killed
August 27
John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “A Day In The Life” sell at an auction for $1.2 million, a bid that far exceeded its initial $500,000 to $700,000 pre-auction estimate. The lyrics, complete with spelling mistakes and words crossed out, narrowly missed becoming the highest-priced Beatles lyric sheet to sell at auction: In 2005, the hand-penned words to “All You Need is Love” sold for $1.25 million.