June 17 Born –
Igor Stravinsky (1882) – Russian composer/pianist.
Sammy Fain (1902) – composer ("Love Is A Many Splendored Thing").
Clyde "Red" Foley (1910) – Country music singer/songwriter ("Peace In
The Valley").
Terry Gilkyson (1916) – Folk singer/songwriter, The Weavers.
Billy Garland (1918) – Blues guitarist/singer/songwriter.
Cliff Gallup (1930) – guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.
Gerry Granahan (1939) – Dickie Doo and The Don'ts ("Click Clack").
Chuck Rainey (1940) – session bassist.
Norman Kuhlke (1942) – drummer for The Swinging Blue Jeans.
Barry Manilow (1943) – singer/songwriter.
Chris Spedding (1944) – session guitarist.
Eric Lewis (1947) – Middle Of The Road.
Paul Young – (1947) – vocalist/percussionist for Sad Café and Mike +
The Mechanics.
Gregg Rolie (1947) – keyboardist/vocalist for Santana and Journey.
Snakefinger (aka Philip Lithman, 1949) – guitarist for The Residents.
Philip Chevron (1957) – Irish singer/songwriter, guitarist for The
Pogues.
Jello Biafra (aka Eric Boucher, 1958) – vocalist for Dead Kennedys.
Michael Monroe (aka Matti Fagerholm, 1962) – vocalist for Hanoi Rocks.
Richard Hynd (1965) – drummer for Texas.
Kevin Thornton (1969) – Color Me Badd.
June 17 R.I.P. –
Danny Cedrone (1954) – broken neck from falling down stairs. Age 33.
Guitarist for Bill Haley and His Comets.
Kate Smith (1986) – diabetes. Age 79. Singer ("God Bless America").
Bert Pearl (1986) – Age 73. Pianist, host of The Happy Gang.
Jack Leonard (1988) – cancer. Age 73. Singer with Tommy Dorsey.
Ron Winans (2005) – heart complications. Age 48. The Winans.
Karl Meuller (2005) – cancer. Age 41. Bassist for Soul Asylum.
June 17 album releases –
Elvis Presley – Something For Everybody (1961)
Elvis Presley – From Elvis In Memphis (1969)
The Eagles – Eagles (1972)
Crosby, Stills & Nash – CSN (1977)
KISS – Love Gun (1977)
David Gilmour – David Gilmour (1978) U.S.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Crush (1985)
Cher – Love Hurts (1991) UK
Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
Megadeth – Cryptic Writings (1997)
Blink-182 – Dude Ranch (1997)
10,000 Maniacs – Love Among The Ruins (1997) U.S.
.38 Special – Resolution (1997)
Steve Winwood – About Time (2003)
Finger Eleven – Finger Eleven (2003)
Bryan Adams – Live At The Budokan (2003)
Sam Cooke – Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 (2003)
Katy Perry – One Of The Boys (2008)
June 17 events –
1933 – 17-year old Vernon Elvis Presley elopes with his girlfriend, 21-
year old Gladys Love Smith, to the County of Pontotoc, Mississippi,
and are married.
1936 – Edwin Armstrong demonstrates his FM radio invention to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at their headquarters in New
York.
1943 – Perry Como signs with RCA Victor.
1945 – Gene Autry is honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force.
1954 – The UK publication, Record Mirror, issues its first edition.
1955 – Singer Eddie Fisher marries actress Debbie Reynolds in
Hollywood. They stay married four years.
1957 – Pat Boone records "Remember You're Mine" at Radio Recorders in
Hollywood.
1958 – After threatening legal action, Atlantic/Atco Records acquire
the master tapes of Bobby Darin’s April 24 recording session for Decca
Records after Decca’s Brunswick subsidiary label released two of the
songs, “Early In The Morning” and “Now We’re One,” on May 27, credited
to the non-existent group The Ding Dongs. Atco will re-release the
single, this time credited to Bobby Darin and The Rinky Dinks, in
July.
1962 – The Dave Brubeck Quartet performs "Take Five" on The Ed
Sullivan Show. Other musical guests include Robert Goulet, Gloria
Lynne, and folk group The Highwaymen, featuring John Phillips and
Scott McKenzie.
1964 – The Supremes release their single, "Where Did Our Love Go" b/w
"He Means The World To Me."
1964 – Jay and The Americans record "Come A Little Bit Closer" in New
York City.
1964 – Elvis Presley's 15th movie, Viva Las Vegas, premieres in
theaters nationwide.
1965 – The Kinks and The Moody Blues each make their U.S. stage debut
when they perform together at New York's Academy of Music.
1965 – The Beatles record "Act Naturally" and "Wait," and Paul adds
his vocals to "Yesterday" at Abbey Road studios.
1966 – Peter Green replaces Eric Clapton in John Mayall's
Bluesbreakers.
1966 – Paul McCartney buys High Park Farm in Kintyre, Scotland.
1967 – Day 2 of the Monterey Pop Festival features Canned Heat, Big
Brother and The Holding Company, Country Joe and The Fish, Al Kooper,
The Electric Flag, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Butterfield
Blues Band, The Steve Miller Band, Moby Grape, Hugh Masekela,
Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Laura Nyro, Booker T and The MG’s, and
Otis Redding.
1967 – Barbra Streisand performs in front of 135,000 in Central Park,
and records the show for a live album release.
1967 – In an interview with Life magazine, Paul McCartney admits to
using LSD.
1967 – In a marketing stunt, Columbia Records releases five singles by
Moby Grape - “Changes” b/w “Fall On You” - “Sitting By The Window” b/w
“Indifference” - “8:05” b/w “Mister Blues” - “Omaha” b/w “Someday” -
“Hey Grandma” b/w “Come In The Morning.”
1969 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Clean Up Your Own Backyard”
b/w “The Fair Is Moving On.”
1972 – Ron "Pigpen" McKernan plays his final show with The Grateful
Dead at the Hollywood Bowl.
1976 – Kilburn and The High Roads, featuring Ian Dury, play their
final gig together at the Assembly Hall in Walthamstow. Also on the
bill are The Sex Pistols and The Stranglers.
1977 – When Jimmy Helms pulls out of a gig at the last minute at
Shoreditch College in Surrey, members of the social committee call
upon famous local, Elton John, who lives just up the road, and ask him
if he would be willing to play. Elton agrees, and heads down to the
school where he performs for two bottles of wine.
1977 – Neil Sedaka hosts The Midnight Special, with guests Kenny
Rogers, Renaissance, George Benson, Small Wonder, Carole Bayer Sager,
and Fleetwood Mac on film.
1978 – At the Lorelei Festival in West Germany, concert goers cause $1
million in damages during a riot created by Jefferson Starship's Grace
Slick when the overly drunk singer begins taunting the audience with
Nazi epithets. Slick will quit the band over the incident.
1978 – Andy Gibb makes Billboard history when his song "Shadow
Dancing" reaches #1, making Gibb the first solo artist ever to have
his first three releases go to #1.
1980 – Led Zeppelin begins their final tour with a show at
Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.
1983 – The three-day Glastonbury Festival begins in Pilton, Shepton
Mallet. Festival artists include James Brown, UB40, Fun Boy Three, The
Beat, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Cliff, Marillion, King Sunny Adé, Aswad,
The Chieftains, Julian Cope, Flying Pickets and Melanie.
1985 – Normally reclusive Bob Dylan is interviewed on the radio show
Rockline, and takes phone calls and questions from fans.
1987 – Real estate agent Vittoria Hohman sues Mötley Crüe and concert
promoter Beach Club Promotions for hearing loss she allegedly suffered
at a concert at Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. The case
will be settled out of court, with Hohman receiving more than $30,000
from the band’s insurance company.
1989 – Ringo Starr announces this year's All Starr Band, which
includes Billy Preston, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, Nils Lofgren, Levon Helm,
Rick Danko and Clarence Clemens.
1991 – Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl suffers a debilitating stroke
which ends her performing career. She will spend the next five years
in a nursing home until her death.
1995 – Rod Stewart sets an attendance record at Wembley when he
performs for nearly 85,000.
1997 – A riot ensues at Ozzfest in Columbus, Ohio, when Ozzy is unable
to perform due to throat problems.
1999 – A 19-year old girl is crushed to death in the moshpit during
Hole’s set at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden. The girl’s body is
later recovered more than 50 yards from the stage behind a mixing
board. Singer for Hole, Courtney Love, will attend several days of
vigils for the girl.
2005 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty and girlfriend model Kate Moss
are thrown off a yacht in Porto Cervo, on the island of Sardinia,
after Doherty is caught smoking crack cocaine on the boat.
2006 – Ron Wood enters rehab for alcohol abuse.
2006 – Australian entertainer Rolf Harris receives the CBE from Queen
Elizabeth II.
2007 – George Michael appears at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on
his 25 Live world tour.
2008 – George Michael appears at the San Diego Sports Arena in
California on his 25 Live world tour.
2009 – 60-year old Billy Joel and his third wife, 27-year old Katie,
announce they are splitting up after five years of marriage.
2011 – An 18-year old computer hacker known as DJ Stolen is sentenced
to 18 months in prison in Germany for stealing songs from Lady Gaga,
Justin Timberlake, Leona Lewis, Kesha and Mariah Carey during 2009 and
2010, and earning more than 15,000 euros (£13,260) by breaking
copyright laws and hacking a number of singers, using software to
steal unpublished songs and then offer them for sale on the Internet.
The teen is also ordered to undergo therapy for an addiction to the
Internet.
2012 – Wynonna Judd marries her third husband, drummer Scott “Cactus”
Moser.
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