Birthdays:
Ben E. King - Drifters (1938)
Toni Basil - US singer actress and dancer (1943). Basil worked as David Bowie's choreographer on his Diamond Dogs tour in 1974 and on his Glass Spider tour of 1987.
Steve Boone - Lovin Spoonful (1943)
Julio Iglesias (1943)
John Banks - Merseybeats (1943)
Ronald Bushy - Iron Butterfly (1945)
Bruce Springsteen (1949)
Lita Ford (1959)
Ani DiFranco (1970)
Mike Felumiee - Smoking Popes (1974)
They Are Missed:
John William "Trane" Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) jazz saxophonist and composer.
The drummer for the Average White Band, Robbie McIntosh, died in his North Hollywood hotel room in 1974. He died of a heroin overdose when earlier that night he inhaled a white powder thought to be cocaine but was actually pure heroin. McIntosh was 24.
Born on this day 1930, Ray Charles, singer songwriter, (over 30 US Top 40 singles, 2005 #1 album 'Genius Loves Company'). Charles died on June 10, 2004 (age 73).
Born today in 1939, Roy Buchanan, US guitarist, first worked with Dale Hawkins, released over 15 solo albums. Died after hanging himself by his own shirt on Aug 14, 1988 in Fairfax County Jail, Virginia after being arrested for drunkenness.
History:
The Spaniels recorded "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" in 1953.
The Crickets went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1957 with "That'll Be The Day." The title was taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.'
Making their UK live debut, The Mothers Of Invention appeared at the Royal Albert Hall London in 1967.
In 1967, the Box Tops started a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "The Letter." The record went on to sell over four million copies and receive two Grammy nominations. It was also a Top Ten hit for Joe Cocker in 1970.
The Doors' "People Are Strange" was released in 1967.
In 1968, working on new songs for their forthcoming ‘White Album’, The Beatles recorded a new John Lennon song "Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand," (working title of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun'). The title came from the cover of a gun magazine that producer George Martin showed Lennon.
In 1969, the Illinois University newspaper, "The Northern Star" ran an article with the headline "Clues Hint At Beatle Death", citing the Sgt. Pepper album cover and the line "I buried Paul." [John Lennon would later claim it was "I'm very bored"] in the fadeout of "Strawberry Fields Forever." Russell Gibb of WKNR-FM in Detroit picked up on the claim and the story went worldwide. By late October 1969 the hoax was well entrenched, that McCartney came out of seclusion at his Scottish farm to deny the story. When McCartney was asked to comment by a reporter visiting Macca’s farm, he replied, “Do I look dead? I’m as fit as a fiddle.”
Mott The Hoople's "All The Young Dudes" was released in 1972.
In 1972, Mac Davis started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me."
Foreigner's "Double Vision" was released in 1978.
In 1980, Bob Marley collapsed on stage during a concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marley had collapsed in New York's Central Park while jogging, two days before and was told to immediately cancel the US leg, but flew to Pittsburgh to perform one final performance. This was the last time Marley ever appeared on stage performing, Marley died of cancer on in May 1981.
In 1989, Milli Vanilli started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," the duo's second US #1 hit.
Nelson (Rick Nelson's twin sons, Gunnar and Matthew) top Billboard magazine's Hot 100 in 1990, becoming the third generation of Nelsons to top the charts (yes, Grampa Ozzie Nelson did it, as well).
'Ragged Glory,' an electric return to form by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, was released in 1990.
Guitarist Izzy Stradlin leaves Guns N' Roses in 1991 and was replaced by Gilby Clarke.
In 2001, Jay-Z started a three-week run at #1 on the US album chart with 'The Blueprint'.
Musical winners at this years Oscars in 2002 included, Sting who won Best Musical Performance for 'Sting In Tuscany...All This Time' and the Best Reality TV Show went to The Osbournes.
In 2004, Slipknot's Corey Taylor issued a statement denying he was dead. Rumours started after a shock jock in Des Moines broadcast the announcement that the singer had died of a drug overdose, which then became a fatal car crash.
Also in 2004, a bodyguard for rapper Lil' Kim was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting firing at least 20 times in a shoot-out with a rival gang. The judge sentencing Suif Jackson, said society needed protection from a gun-toting man with five convictions. The shooting took place when the entourages of Lil' Kim and Capone-N-Noreaga crossed at a New York radio station.
In 2006, Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tennessee. The 60-year-old singer-songwriter released the protest album 'Living With War' this year.
Beyonce was at #1 on the US album chart in 2006 with her second solo album ‘B'Day.’
In 2007, the CBS crime drama Cold Case used Nirvana songs exclusively. The episode focused on a '94 murder and featured "Come as You Are," "Heart Shaped Box" and All Apologies," among other tracks by the Seattle Grunge band. "Nirvana's music not only evokes the era when this case's killings took place but brings a starkness and poetry to the story that deeply enhances it," says Cold Case executive producer Veena Sud.
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