August 28th 1968, Simon and Garfunkel started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Bookends’. The duo’s fourth studio album featured ‘America’, ‘Mrs. Robinson’ and ‘A Hazy Shade of Winter’
August 29th 1953, Born on this day, Rick Downey, Blue Oyster Cult, (1978 UK No.16 single ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’).