June 11 Born –
Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1904) – boogie-woogie jazz pianist.
James "Pookie" Hudson (1934) – The Spaniels.
Jud Strunk (aka Justin Strunk, Jr., 1936) – singer/songwriter, banjo
player ("A Daisy A Day").
Wilma Burgess (1939) – Country music singer ("Don't Touch Me").
Joey Dee (aka Joseph DiNicola, 1940) – Joey Dee and The Starliters.
John Lawton (1946) – vocalist for Uriah Heep and The Les Humphries
Singers.
Glenn Leonard (1947) – The Temptations.
Richard Palmer-James (1947) – lyricist for King Crimson.
Skip Alan (aka Alan Skipper, 1948) – drummer for The Pretty Things.
Frank Beard (1949) – drummer for ZZ Top.
Graham Russell (1950) – Air Supply.
Lynsey de Paul (1950) – British singer/songwriter.
Donnie Van Zant (1952) – singer for .38 Special and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Barry Adamson (1958) – Magazine and Visage.
Kevin Wilkinson (1958) – drummer for Squeeze and Howard Jones.
Dan Lavery (1969) – Tonic.
Tai Anderson (1976) – bassist for Third Day.
June 11 R.I.P. –
Clyde McCoy (1990) – Age 86. Jazz trumpeter ("Sugar Blues").
Frank Virtue (1994) – Age 71. The Virtues (“Guitar Boogie Shuffle”).
June 11 album releases –
The Rolling Stones – Got Live If You Want It! (1965) (EP) UK
Them – The Angry Young Them (1965) UK
Three Dog Night – Suitable For Framing (1969)
Wings – Back To The Egg (1979) U.S.
The Knack – Get The Knack (1979)
Burning Spear – Social Living (1980)
Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart (1991)
Harem Scarem – Mood Swings (1993)
Ash – 1977 (1996) U.S.
George Clinton and The P-Funk All Stars – T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The
Awesome Power of A Fully Operational Mothership) (1996)
Brian Wilson – Pet Sounds Live (2002)
Gregg Allman – No Stranger To The Dark: The Best Of Gregg Allman
(2002)
Korn – Untouchables (2002)
June 11 events –
1940 – The Ink Spots record "Maybe" for Decca Records.
1949 – Hank Williams makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry and is
brought back for six encores.
1957 – Elvis Presley releases his single, "Teddy Bear" b/w "Loving
You."
1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis is booed off stage in New York City. A second
show is cancelled.
1958 – Elvis Presley holds his last recording session of the 1950’s,
recording “I Got Stung” at RCA Studios in Nashville.
1960 – Drummer Tommy Moore quits The Beatles due to lack of work and
no money.
1962 – The Beatles are featured on the BBC radio show Here We Go,
recorded at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester. This is the last
recording of the group with Pete Best on drums.
1964 – During a second day of recording at Chess Records in Chicago,
The Rolling Stones hold an impromptu "press conference" out front of
the studio, which is quickly broken up by police.
1964 – Manfred Mann records "Do Wah Diddy Diddy."
1964 – The Beatles arrive in Sydney, Australia, at 2:35am in the
middle of a heavy downpour, and are given umbrellas and forced to ride
around on a flat-bed truck so the thousands of fans at the airport can
get a glimpse of the band. Later in the day, back in England, Ringo
Starr is discharged from the hospital after recovering from tonsil
surgery, and goes home to pack for Australia.
1964 – Elvis Presley records “Spring Fever,” “Do Not Disturb,” Cross
My Heart And Hope To Die,” “I’ve Got To Find My Baby” and “Fort
Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood for
his Girl Happy album.
1965 – Buckingham Palace announces that The Beatles will receive the
MBE award.
1966 – Elvis Presley begins filming his 26th movie, Double Trouble.
1966 – Melody Maker announces the formation of Cream, with former
members of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann, and The Graham
Bond Organization.
1966 – French and German media reports that The Who's singer, Roger
Daltrey, has been killed in a car crash. In actuality, Pete Townshend
was involved in a car crash but was uninjured.
1967 – Melody Maker runs this ad: "Freaky lead guitarist, bass and
drummer wanted for Marc Bolan's new group. Also any other astral
flyers like with car's amplification and that which never grows in
window boxes, phone Wimbledon 0697."
1967 – The Mamas and The Papas appear on The Ed Sullivan Show,
performing "Dedicated To The One I Love" and "Creeque Alley." Other
musical guests include The Gospel Jazz Singers, The Kane Triplets, and
opera singer Rouvaun.
1968 – Brian Jones appears in court to answer to his May 21 marijuana
bust, and chooses to go to trial by jury. Later in the day, The
Rolling Stones are recording "Sympathy For The Devil" at Olympic
Studios in London when the studio mysteriously catches on fire.
1968 – Paul McCartney records "Blackbird" in Studio 2 at Abbey Road,
while Lennon works on "Revolution 9" in Studio 3.
1969 – David Bowie rush releases his single, “Space Oddity” b/w “Wild
Eyed Boy From Freecloud” in the UK to coincide with the lunar landing
of Apollo 11.
1971 – Drunk Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson puts his hand through a
glass door, severing nerves, which keeps him off the drums for the
better part of three years.
1976 – AC/DC appears at the City Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, on the
first night of their Lock Up Your Daughters 19-date UK tour.
1976 – Wild Cherry releases their single, “Play The Funky Music” b/w
“The Lady Wants Your Money.”
1977 – The Clash's Joe Strummer and Topper Headon are kept in jail
after being arrested for spraying painting a building the previous
day, because they failed to show up at a May court hearing regarding
the theft of pillow cases from a Holiday Inn.
1983 – After a two-year engagement, drummer Alex Van Halen marries
Valeri Kendall in Los Angeles. They stay married for two months.
1988 – Patty Loveless joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1988 – Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday party takes place at Wembley
Stadium, with Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Whitney
Houston, Phil Collins, Tracey Chapman, UB40, George Michael,
Eurythmics and Simple Minds performing.
1990 – The U.N. appoints Olivia Newton-John as Goodwill Ambassador to
the Environment.
1992 – At a U2 concert in Stockholm, the band is joined on stage by
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA for a rendition of "Dancing
Queen."
1997 – Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall receives a Master of Science
Degree at UMIST, Manchester for his fund-raising work following an IRA
bombing in the city the previous year.
2001 – Depeche Mode appears at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City,
Canada, on their Exciter tour.
2002 – Paul McCartney marries Heather Mills at St. Salvator's Church
in County Monaghan, Ireland.
2003 – Adam Ant is arrested for going berserk in a café and taking off
his clothes.
2004 – Courtney Love surrenders to police and is charged with
assaulting a woman with a bottle and a torch at the home of her former
manager and ex-boyfriend on April 25.
2005 – Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page is awarded an OBE at the Queen of
England's Birthday Honours List ceremony.
2008 – The American Federation of Musicians files a federal lawsuit
against the producers of American Idol, claiming musicians are
underpaid because the show’s live music is re-recorded for re-runs.
2008 – Nancy Sinatra testifies on Capitol Hill and lobbies Congress
for royalty payments for musicians from commercial analog radio.
2009 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is arrested in Gloucester for
drunk driving and possession of heroin after being pulled over for
driving erratically.
2009 – Yoko Ono receives a lifetime achievement award from Mojo
Magazine.
2009 – Sonny and Cher’s daughter Chastity begins undergoing operations
to become a man.
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