This Date In Music History-June 27

Birthdays:

Leigh Nash - Sixpence None The Richer (1976)

Margo Timmins - Cowboy Junkies (1961)

Lisa Germano - singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1958) Has worked with John Mellencamp, Simple Minds, David Bowie, Neil Finn, Sheryl Crow, and others.

Gilson Lavis – Squeeze (1951)

Bruce Johnson - Beach Boys (1944)


They Are Missed:

Born in 1935, Doc Pomus, US songwriter. Wrote many early 60's hits with Mort Shuman including, “Sweets For My Sweet,” “Teenager In Love,” “Save The Last Dance For Me.” Died on March 14, 1991.

In 2002, John Entwistle, died in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (age 57). The medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.


History:

In 1885, Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter applied for a patent on their invention the gramophone.

Gene Autry recorded the ditty "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," in 1949, which has gone on to become a Christmas classic.

In 1954, after several fruitless recording sessions, Sam Phillips paired Elvis Presley with guitarist Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black. He hoped the singer might find his voice by rehearsing with other musicians cut from the same country, pop, gospel and R&B cloth.

Peter and Gordon went to #1 on the US/UK singles chart in 1964 with the Lennon & McCartney song “A World Without Love.” Peter Asher went on to become James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt's manager.

Jan & Dean released "Little Old Lady From Pasadena” in 1964.

Working at Abbey Road studios in London in 1968, the Beatles recorded seven takes of “Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” for their forthcoming White album.

In 1968, Elvis Presley began taping an NBC-TV special that was billed as his "comeback special.” The show featured the king performing on a small, square stage, surrounded by a mostly female audience. The show was originally conceived as a Christmas special. Elvis updated his ‘50s image and once again displayed the raw magnetism that made him world famous, singing both his early hits and new material.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released “Ohio” in 1970. The song was written by Neil Young in response to the shooting deaths of four Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.



The Beach Boys and, of course, the Allman Brothers Band performed the final concert at New York's Fillmore East before the venue closes in 1971.

In 1987, Whitney Houston became the first women in US history to enter the album chart at #1 with “Whitney.” She also became the first woman to top the singles chart with four consecutive releases when “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” hit #1.

MCA Records bought Motown Records for $61 million in 1988.

The Who performed the rock opera, "Tommy," in its entirety for the first time in 17 years at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1989.

In 1992, Michael Jackson played the first night on his Dangerous World tour at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. The tour consisted of 69 concerts to approximately 3.9 million fans across three continents. All profits made from the tour were donated to various charities including the Heal the World Foundation, Jackson's main reason for conducting the tour.

In 1994, Aerosmith became the first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet.

A four-disc, 82-track Jackson 5 box set, 'Soulsations!: The 25th Anniversary Collection', was released in 1995.

In 2005, the Supreme Court rules that file-sharing networks are liable for copyright infringements when they create and distribute software that allows users to illegally swap MP3s. The ruling comes in the case of MGM vs. file-sharing company Grokster.