June 6 Born –
Levi Stubbs (1936) – lead vocalist for The Four Tops.
Gary U.S. Bonds (aka Gary Anderson, 1939) – singer/songwriter.
Howie Kane (aka Howard Kirschenbaum, 1942) – Jay and The Americans.
Joe Stampley (1943) – Country music artist, The Uniques.
Edgar Froese (1944) – keyboardist for Tangerine Dream.
Peter Albin (1944) – bassist for Big Brother and The Holding Company.
Monty Alexander (1944) – Jazz pianist, Monty and The Cyclones.
Terry Williams (1947) – drummer for Rockpile and Dire Straits.
Cor van der Beek (1948) – drummer for Shocking Blue.
Dwight Twilley (1951) – singer/songwriter ("I'm On Fire").
Michael Wallace (1956) – Jamaican keyboardist for Third World.
Bobby "Bluebell" Hodgens (1959) – guitarist/songwriter for The
Bluebells.
Steve Vai (1960) – guitarist for Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth.
Dee C. Lee (1961) – British backing singer for Wham! and The Style
Council.
Tom Araya (1961) – bassist/vocalist for Slayer.
Jay Dee Bentley (1964) – bassist for Bad Religion.
James "Munky" Shaffer (1970) – guitarist for Korn.
Uncle Kracker (aka Matthew Shafer, 1974) – rapper with Kid Rock.
Carl Barât (1978) – guitarist for Dirty Pretty Things and The
Libertines.
Kyle Falconer (1987) – vocalist for The View.
June 6 R.I.P. –
Jack Haley (1979) – heart attack. Age 80. Actor/singer ("If I Only Had
A Heart").
Dick Rowe (1986) – diabetes. Age 64. Decca A&R man, "The man who
turned down The Beatles."
Stan Getz (1991) – liver cancer. Age 64. Jazz saxophonist.
Robbin Crosby (2002) – heroin overdose/AIDS. Age 42. Guitarist for
Ratt.
Dave Rowberry (2003) – ulcer hemorrhage. Age 62. The Animals.
Billy Preston (2006) – kidney failure from malignant hypertension. Age
59. Organist/singer/songwriter.
Marvin Isley (2010) – diabetes. Age 56. Bassist for The Isley
Brothers.
June 6 album releases –
Moby Grape – Moby Grape (1967)
Soft Machine – Third (1970)
Looking Glass – Looking Glass (1972)
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
The Rollling Stones – Made In The Shade (1975)
The Cars – The Cars (1978)
Toyah – The Blue Meaning (1980)
Siouxsie and The Banshees – Juju (1981)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Allies (1983)
Randy Travis – Storms Of Life (1986)
Heart – Bad Animals (1987)
The Moody Blues – Sur La Mer (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Step (1989)
Jackson Browne – World In Motion (1989)
Laura Branigan – The Best Of Branigan (1995)
Paul Revere & The Raiders – The Essential Ride ’63-’67 (1995)
Belle & Sebastian – Tigermilk (1996)
The Gathering – Nighttime Birds (1997)
Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet (2000)
Steve Earle – Transcendental Blues (2000)
Coldplay – X&Y (2005)
Cheap Trick – Rockford (2006)
June 6 events –
1960 – The Silver Beetles make their second appearance at the
Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey, with Gerry and The Pacemakers opening
for the group for the first time.
1960 – The RIAA gives Bing Crosby a special platinum record to signify
career sales of 200 million records, which include his 125 albums and
2,600 singles.
1960 – Tony Williams quits The Platters for a solo career.
1962 – The Beatles - with Pete Best on drums - have their first demo/
recording session at EMI Studios in London, where they record "Besame
Mucho," "Love Me Do," "P.S. I Love You" and "Ask Me Why." Producer
George Martin is not too impressed.
1964 – An anonymous ad taken out in six American music trade papers
reads: "In the public interest, watch The Rolling Stones crush The
Beatles!"
1965 – Herman's Hermits appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter," "I'm Henry The VIII, I Am"
and “Wonderful World.” Other musical guests include Tommy Steele,
Roberta Peters and Trini Lopez.
1965 – The Rolling Stones release their single, "(I Can't Get No)
Satisfaction" b/w "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" in
the U.S.
1966 – While Roy Orbison and his wife Claudette are riding their
motorcycles home from Bristol, Tennessee, Claudette is struck by a
semi-trailer truck and dies instantly.
1967 – Simon and Garfunkel record "Fakin' It" in New York City.
1969 – Rod Stewart signs a solo recording contract with Mercury
Records.
1970 – Syd Barrett makes his first appearance after leaving Pink Floyd
at the Extravaganza Music and Fashion Festival in London. During his
fourth song, he takes off his guitar and walks off stage, ending the
show.
1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono sit in and jam with Frank Zappa and
The Mothers of Invention at Fillmore East. The show is recorded for
live album release - the Lennons’ portion being released on their
album, Some Time In New York City.
1971 – CBS airs the final broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show, which is
a repeat.
1973 – The Elvis Presley tour documentary, Elvis On Tour, premieres in
New York City.
1974 – Billy Swan records “I Can Help.”
1977 – Sponsored by Billboard magazine, Stevie Wonder is a guest
speaker at a music symposium at UCLA.
1977 – Elvis Presley releases the last single of his lifetime, “Way
Down” b/w “Pledging My Love.”
1982 – 80,000 people attend "Peace Sunday" at the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California, featuring Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Joan
Baez, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks,
Jesse Colin Young, Bonnie Raitt, Donovan, Taj Mahal, Dan Fogelberg,
Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and others.
1986 – Radio station CHUM-AM in Toronto - Canada’s first full-time Top
40 station - changes its format after 29 years to adult contemporary
soft rock.
1987 – Michael Jackson severs all ties with the Jehovah's Witnesses
when the sect insists he tone down his act.
1992 – David Bowie and his wife, Iman, renew their marriage vows at
the American Church of St. James in Florence, Italy, when questions
arise about the legality of their first ceremony in Switzerland.
1993 – The Velvet Underground reunites for the first time in 24 years
for a show at Wembley Arena in London.
1993 – The Broadway play of The Who's Tommy wins five Tony Awards at
the 47th award ceremony at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City,
winning for Best Original Score (Pete Townshend, words and music),
Best Choreography, Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best
Musical Direction.
2001 – Elton John auctions off 20 of his luxury automobiles for $2.75
million.
2003 – A British High Court judge rules that rap lyrics are to be
treated as a foreign language when the judge is unable to give meaning
to the phrases, "shizzle my nizzle" and "mish mash man."
2005 – The jury in the Michael Jackson child molestation case begins
it first day of deliberations.
2007 – Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown secretly marries film producer
Stephen Belafonte in Las Vegas.
2008 – Former members of Busted, Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle, lose their
£10 million royalties lawsuit against the band, with the judge
dismissing their claims and ridiculing their evidence.
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