Back when bands raked-in millions in royalties, touring revenue was supplemental and ticket prices were much more reasonable because tours were viewed primarily as an effective way to promote album sales. But with the productivity of the Jagger-Richards songwriting team beginning to wane as the 1980's arrived, the Rolling Stones had not worked enough new material to get an album of new material recorded in time for its release to coincide with the September start of their '81-'82 tour. The solution was to dive into material that hadn't made it onto the previous four or five studio releases and have the band flesh them out a bit more in the studio. Mick re-recorded his vocals on most of the songs and Sonny Rollins was brought in to lay down his great sax solo on Waiting on a Friend. Tattoo You got its release on this day in 1981 and got a generally stronger reception from fans than the previous year's effort, Emotional Rescue.

Other Noteworthy August 24 Classic Rock events include...

1938 Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane & Starship multi-instrumentalist and singer David Freiberg born.

1942 Chambers Brothers singer, songwriter, guitarist Joe Chambers born. born.

1943 Quicksilver Messenger Service lead guitarist John Cipollina born.

1945 Uriah Heep singer, songwriter Ken Hensley born.

1947 The James Gang founding drummer and namesake Jim Fox born.

1951 Molly Hatchet lead singer and songwriter Danny Joe Brown born.

1966 The Doors begin studio work on their debut album.

1967 Beatles meet Maharishi in London.

1969 The movie Alice's Restaurant opens.

1974 Traffic does its last concert, Reading, UK.

1978 Bruce Springsteen is on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.

1979 Cars play for 500,000 in Central Park.

1979 Rock & Roll High School movie featuring the Ramones opens.

1981 Mark David Chapman sentenced to 20-Life for murder of John Lennon.

1983 Rainbow releases Bent Out Of Shape.

1992 Grateful Dead cancel European tour due to Jerry Garcia health issues.

1984 Neil Young plays the Grande Ole Opry.

1989 The Who do a Tommy 20th anniversary concert at the Universal Amphitheatre that includes appearances by Phil Collins, Elton John, Steve Winwood and Billy Idol.

1994 Bob Dylan threatens legal action against Apple Computer over plan to use his name in a program.

1994 Dave Abruzzese drummer parts with Pearl Jam.

2007 Rock pioneer Bo Diddley suffers a heart attack.

2018 Dickey Betts has a stroke and cancels an upcoming tour.

2008 Jimmy Page plays Whole Lotta Love from top of double-decker bus at Beijing Olympics closing to promote London 2012 Summer Games.