... and more December 6 birthdays –
Hugo Peretti (1916) – songwriter/producer ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight").
George Williams (1935) – The Tymes.
Steve Alaimo (1939) – singer, host of Where The Action Is.
Helen Cornelius (1941) – Country singer (“I Don’t Want To Have To
Marry You”).
Keith West (1943) – vocalist for Tomorrow.
Willie Hutch (aka William Hutchison, 1944) – singer/songwriter/
producer for Motown.
David “Fritz” Fryer (1947) – The Four Pennies.
Miroslav Vitous (1947) – Jazz bassist for Weather Report.
Eddie Tenpole (aka Edward Tudor-Pole, 1954) – British singer/actor,
Tenpole Tudor.
Peter Buck (1956) – guitarist for R.E.M.
Randy Rhoads (1956) – guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.
Jonathan Melvoin (1961) – touring keyboardist for Smashing Pumpkins.
David Lovering (1961) – drummer for The Pixies.
Jeff “Blando” Bland (1964) – guitarist for Slaughter.
Ulf Ekberg (1970) – keyboardist for Ace Of Base.
December 6 R.I.P. –
Roy Orbison (1988) – heart attack. Age 52.
Sammy Fain (1989) – Age 87. Composer ("Love Is A Many Splendored
Thing").
Danny Williams (2005) – lung cancer. Age 63. South African pop singer
("White On White").
Dobie Gray (2011) – cancer. Age 71. Singer/songwriter ("Drift Away").
December 6 album releases –
The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
The Beatles – Rubber Soul (1965) U.S.
The Rolling Stones – Beggar’s Banquet (1968)
James Taylor – James Taylor (1968) UK
Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him (1973)
Al Green – Livin’ For You (1973)
Jackson Browne – Running On Empty (1977)
Al Green – The Belle Album (1977)
Denny Laine – Japanese Tears (1980)
The Cure – Japanese Whispers: The Cure Singles Nov 82: Nov 83 (1983)
The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Almost Acoustic (1988)
Depeche Mode – Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live (1993)
Pearl Jam – Vitalogy (1994) (CD)
The Beatles – Live At The BBC (1994) U.S.
Korn – See You On The Other Side (2005)
December 6 events –
1948 – Arthur Godfrey’s Talents Scouts debuts on CBS-TV.
1956 – Country music singers Carl Smith and June Carter are divorced.
1957 – Elvis Presley performs at The Goodwill Revue in Memphis,
sponsored by radio station WDIA. Other acts include Junior Parker,
Bobby Bland and Brook Benton: all “heroes” of Presley’s.
1957 – The Platters record "Twilight Time" at the Mercury Sound Studio
in New York City.
1960 – Country singer Gene Autry is awarded baseball’s American League
expansion franchise for his team The Los Angeles Angels.
1961 – Solomon Burke records “Cry To Me” at Atlantic Studios in New
York City.
1961 – The Beatles meet with Brian Epstein once again to discuss his
management of the band, with Epstein laying out all he can do for
them. John Lennon accepts Epstein’s offer on behalf of the band.
1962 – Bob Dylan records “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Oxford Town”
and several others at Columbia Studios in New York.
1964 – The Gerry and The Pacemakers movie, Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey,
debuts at the New Victoria Cinema in London.
1965 – The Beatles release their single, “We Can Work It Out” b/w “Day
Tripper” in the U.S. on Capitol Records.
1965 – The Miracles release their single, “Going To A Go-Go” b/w
“Choosey Beggar” on the Tamla label.
1965 – The Rolling Stones record “19th Nervous Breakdown” and
“Mother’s Little Helper” at RCA Studios in Hollywood.
1969 – Cab Calloway stars in NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation
of The Littlest Angel.
1970 – The Grass Roots sing a medley of their hits on The Ed Sullivan
Show.
1972 – The Rolling Stones begin recording songs for their album Goat’s
Head Soup at Dynamic Sound Studios in Kingston, Jamaica.
1974 – George Harrison releases his single, “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” b/w
“I Don’t Care Anymore” in the UK.
1975 – Rev. Charles Boykin of Tallahassee, Florida organizes the
burning of Elton John and Rolling Stones records, claiming they are
sinful, in reaction to the results of a local survey that claimed 984
of 1,000 unmarried mothers had sex while listening to rock music.
1978 – Sid Vicious smashes a glass in the face of Patti Smith's
brother Todd Smith during an altercation at the Hurrah club in New
York..
1980 – Mark David Chapman flies to New York.
1980 – The Police play at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, with
R.E.M. as their opening act.
1986 – Ringo Starr becomes the first Beatle to lend his name and
endorsement in a commercial advertisement, pushing Sun Country wine
coolers.
1991 – John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi Smith passes away at age 88.
1993 – Travis Tritt records “Take It Easy” and gets the former members
of The Eagles to supply backing vocals. After the session, The Eagles
decide to re-unite for real and make plans for a comeback show and
tour.
1995 – Michael Jackson collapses during rehearsals at the Beacon
Theatre in New York for an upcoming HBO special and is hospitalized
for dehydration.
1997 – Metallica and Marianne Faithfull appear and perform together on
NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
2003 – Elvis Costello marries singer/songwriter Diana Krall.
2005 – The driver of a Jeep hits an ice patch outside Graceland and
crashes into the “graffiti wall,” destroying a section of the wall and
thousands of messages written on it. No one is injured.
2005 – Singer Robbie Williams wins his libel lawsuit against the
People newspaper, Star, and Hot Stars magazines over claims that he
was secretly homosexual.
2010 – Former bassist for KC and The Sunshine Band, Richard Finch
pleads no contest to “inappropriate sexual contact” with a teenage
boy, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.
2011 – Barbara Orbison, the widow of the late singer, passes away at
age 61 from prostate cancer 23 years to the day after her husband
Roy’s death.
