This Date In Music History- June 11

Birthdays:

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard – ironically the one without facial hair - was born in Frankston, Texas in 1949.

Skip Alan - Pretty Things (1948)

Joey Dee of Joey Dee & the Starliters was born in 1940 (#1 hit with 1961's "Peppermint Twist, Part 1"). Jimi Hendrix was a member of the band during 1964.

John Lawton - Uriah Heep (1946)

Glenn Leonard – Temptations (1947)

Bonnie Pointer - Pointer Sisters (1951)

Connie Van Zandt - .38 Special (1952)

Dan Lavery – Tonic (1969)


They Are Missed:

The late James "Pookie" Hudson, lead singer of the Spaniels ("Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight") was born in 1934.

Wilma Burgess (born June 11, 1939 – died August 26, 2003) She charted six singles on the Billboard country charts in the 1960s and 1970s.


History:

In 1962, the Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.

Hank Williams made his debut at the “Grand Ole Opry” in Nashville in 1949 and received an unprecedented total of six encores.

In 1966, Melody Maker reported that guitarist Eric Clapton Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker had formed the first "Rock supergroup." They’re right. Cream was the result.

In 1996, a Metallica concert at a small club in San Francisco was broadcast live via the Internet.

The top three albums in the US in 2000: Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP” at #1. Kid Rock, “The History Of Rock” at #2 and Britney Spears, “Oops!...I Did It Again” at #3.

In 1988, Nelson Mandellas 70th birthday tribute took place at Wembley Stadium, London, featuring Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, George Michael, Eric Clapton, UB40, Eurythmics and Simple Minds. The event was broadcast live on BBC 2 to 40 different countries with an estimated audience of 1billion.

In 1964, Manfred Mann recorded their #1 "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy."

The Rolling Stones recorded “Got Live If You Want It” during a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1965. Well, not entirely. Several numbers were "added" to the record with overdubbed audience noise.

In 1966, the Rolling Stones started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “Paint It Black,” the groups third US #1 single. Also #1 in the UK.

KC and the Sunshine Band became only the second group after The Jackson Five to achieve four US #1's when “I'm Your Boogie Man” went to the top of the charts in 1977.

Paul McCartney married his second wife, Heather Mills, in Ireland in 2002 (the marriage lasted less than six years).

In 1965, the British government announced The Beatles will receive the MBE (Members of the British Empire) Award. Some conservative MBE holders grumble that they it shouldn’t go to a bunch of Rock ‘n’ Rollers and turn in their awards. The Beatles get their MBEs just the same. After all, they about single-handedly saved the British economy. Later, John Lennon returned his award to protest the British government’s support of the war in Vietnam.

Beach Boy Dennis Wilson accidentally put his hand through a window in 1971, severing nerves and keeping him from playing drums for the next three years.

Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear/Loving You" single was released in 1957.

In 1966, Janis Joplin debuts with Big Brother and the Holding Company at San Francisco’s Avalon Ballroom, where they become the house band.

David Bowie's single, "Space Oddity," was released in 1969 to coincide with the first lunar landing.