This Date In Music History-June 7

Birthdays:

David Navarro - Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers (1993-1998) (1967)

Eric Kretz - Stone Temple Pilots (1966)

The mighty purple one, Prince (Prince Roger Nelson), was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1958.

Paddy McAloon - Prefab Sprout (1957)

Thomas Woodward, (Tom Jones) (1940) His biggest hit (in the US) was the 1971 #2 "She's a Lady."

Gordon Gano- Violent Femmes (1963)


They are Missed:

Born on this day in 1917, Dean Martin (1956 US & UK #1 single “Memories Are Made Of This”) He died December 25, 1995.

Songwriter Wally Gold died in a New Jersey hospital in 1998 (age 70). He wrote “It's My Party” for Lesley Gore and “It's Now or Never,” for Elvis Presley. Member of late 50's group The Four Esquires, and produced Kansas & Gene Pitney.

The funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida in 2007. Many in attendance chanted "Hey Bo Diddley" shortly after family members had passed by his coffin as a gospel band played Bo Diddley's music. At the service, they presented a floral tribute in form of his trademark square guitar.


History:

Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a cover of Big Joe Turner’s "Shake, Rattle And Roll." The song went to #7 on the pop chart in 1954.

In England in 1963, the Rolling Stones released their first single - a cover of Chuck Berry's "Come On" backed with Willie Dixon's "I Wanna Be Loved." The band had to change Berry's line "some stupid jerk" to "some stupid guy" in order to get the song played on the radio.

During their first ever US tour in 1964, the Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas. Some performing monkeys, who had been opening act before the Stones, were brought back on stage for another performance.

In 1969, Keith Richards and his partner Anita Pallenburg were involved in a car crash near their home in Sussex. Richards escaped serious injury but Pallenburg was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone and the car was a write-off.

Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV in 1969.

In 1975, Elton John's "Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy" album LP became the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard chart.

Don McLean recorded "Vincent" in 1971.

The ground breaking ceremony was held for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio in 1993.

Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol in 1993. Yeah and I am $%#$@ on my bad days...

John Denver went to #1 on the singles chart in 1975 with “Thank God I'm A Country Boy,” his third #1 hit.

Supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood made their live debut in 1969 at a free concert in London's Hyde Park.

The Who performed “Tommy” at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House in 1970. The show was the first time The Who played this venue and the last time they performed “Tommy” in its entirety for nearly two decades.

In 2007, Paul McCartney played a surprise concert at a club in London to celebrate the release of "Memory Almost Full." He performed new stuff, old stuff and even Beatles tunes. Jeff Beck and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour were in the audience.

The Ohio Players hit #1 with "Love Rollercoaster" in 1976.

The Police released “Synchronicity” in 1983.

“Rock ‘N’ Roll Music,” a compilation of The Beatles' rockers, was released in 1976.

Roy Orbison's wife, Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident near Nashville in 1966.

Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas made their American TV debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS in 1964.