65 years ago today Columbia welcomed the world to the LP!
On Friday, 21 June 2013 18:26:52 UTC+1, Eidem wrote:
> June 21 Born –
>
> Nick Noble (aka Nicholas Valkan, 1926) – singer ("The Tip Of My Fingers").
>
> Helen Merrill (1930) – Jazz singer.
>
> Lalo Schifrin (1932) – film and television composer ("Theme from Mission:
> Impossible").
>
> Ocie "O.C." Smith (1932) – American singer ("Little Green Apples").
>
> Deodato (aka Eumir Deodato de Almeida, 1943) – Brazilian
> pianist/composer/producer.
>
> Jon Hiseman (1944) – drummer for Colosseum.
>
> Miguel Vicens Danus (1944) – Los Bravos ("Black Is Black").
>
> Ray Davies (1944) – The Kinks.
>
> Brenda Holloway (1946) – singer/songwriter for Motown, ("Every Little Bit
> Hurts").
>
> Joey Molland (1947) – Badfinger.
>
> Don Airey (1948) – keyboardist for Deep Purple and Whitesnake.
>
> Greg Munford (1949) – singer for Strawberry Alarm Clock.
>
> Joey Kramer (1950) – drummer for Aerosmith.
>
> Alan Silson (1951) – guitarist for Smokie.
>
> Nils Lofgren (1951) – singer/songwriter, guitarist for The E Street Band.
>
> Marcella Detroit (1952) – Backing singer for Eric Clapton, Shakespears
> Sister.
>
> Mark Brzezicki (1957) – drummer for Big Country.
>
> Kathy Mattea (1958) – Country singer/songwriter.
>
> Tim Simenon (1967) – British hip-hop producer.
>
> Pat Sansone (1969) – multi-instrumentalist for Wilco.
>
> Mike Einziger (1976) – guitarist for Incubus.
>
> Brandon Flowers (1981) – vocalist for The Killers.
>
>
>
> June 21 R.I.P. –
>
> Angus MacLise (1979) – tuberculosis. Age 41. Drummer for Velvet
> Underground.
>
> Bert Kaempfert (1980) – stroke. Age 56. Orchestra leader, composer
> ("Wonderland By Night").
>
> June Christy (1990) – kidney failure. Age 64. Jazz singer with The Stan
> Kenton Orchestra.
>
> Al Fairweather (1993) – Age 66. British jazz musician, Fairweather-Brown
> All Stars.
>
> John Lee Hooker (2001) – Age 83. Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist.
>
> Matt Dennis (2002) – Age 88. Singer/songwriter/pianist with Tommy Dorsey
> and Dick Haymes.
>
> Chris Sievey (2010) – cancer. Age 54. The Freshies.
>
> Richard Adler (2012) – Age 90. Composer/lyricist ("Whatever Lola Wants").
>
>
>
> June 21 album releases –
>
> The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
>
> John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers – Bare Wires (1968)
>
> Deep Purple – Deep Purple (1969) U.S.
>
> Buck Owens and His Buckaroos – Ruby (1971)
>
> Mick Taylor – Mick Taylor (1979)
>
> Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Daylight Again (1982)
>
> Marilyn – Despite Straight Lines (1985)
>
> Mötley Crüe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe> –
> Theatre Of Pain (1985)
>
> White Lion – Pride (1987)
>
> Steve Winwood – Roll With It (1988)
>
> Big Daddy Kane – Long Live The Kane (1988)
>
> Anita Baker – Compositions (1990)
>
> Poison – Flesh & Blood (1990)
>
> Uncle Tupelo – No Depression (1990)
>
> Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Creepin On Ah Come Up (1994)
>
> Sinergy – Beware The Heavens (1999)
>
> The Jackson 5 – Live At The Forum (2010)
>
> Weather Report – Live At Offenbach 1978 (2011)
>
>
>
> June 21 events –
>
> 1955 – Johnny Cash releases his single, "Cry! Cry! Cry!" b/w "Hey Porter,"
> on the Sun label.
>
> 1955 – Elvis Presley performs two shows at the City Auditorium in
> Beaumont, Texas.
>
> 1955 – Perry Como records “Tina Marie” at Webster Hall in New York City.
>
> 1955 – The Four Lads record "Moments To Remember" at Columbia Studios in
> New York City.
>
> 1958 – Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash" enters the U.S. charts.
>
> 1961 – Bobby Vee records "Take Good Care Of My Baby" in Los Angeles.
>
> 1962 – The Beatles open for Bruce Channel at the Tower Ballroom in
> Wallasey.
>
> 1963 – The Rolling Stones play at the Ricky Tick Club, behind the Star
> and Garter Hotel in Windsor, Berks.
>
> 1966 – In just under nine hours, The Beatles record and mix "She Said, She
> Said" at Abbey Road studios.
>
> 1966 – Reg Calvert, manager of The Fortunes and Screaming Lord Sutch, and
> founder of the pirate station Radio City, is shot to death by would-be
> partner and competitor, Oliver Smedley, founder of Radio Caroline.
>
> 1966 – Freddy Cannon, The Robbs, and Paul Revere and The Raiders appear on
> Where The Action Is.
>
> 1966 – Jimmy Page makes his stage debut with The Yardbirds at the Marquee
> Club: the last time The Yardbirds will play there.
>
> 1966 – The Rolling Stones sue 14 New York hotels for $4.9 million for
> refusing the group accommodations during their U.S. tour.
>
> 1966 – Tom Jones crashes his Jaguar and needs 14 stitches in his forehead.
>
> 1966 – Simon and Garfunkel record "The Dangling Conversation."
>
> 1967 – San Francisco's Golden Gate Park hosts the Summer Solstice "Do-In,"
> featuring The Grateful Dead, Big Brother and The Holding Company and
> Quicksilver Messenger Service.
>
> 1968 – The Beatles finish recording "Revolution 1," and both that song and
> "Revolution 9" are mixed to stereo.
>
> 1968 – Pink Floyd plays two shows - the first at the Commemoration Ball at
> Balliol College in Oxford, then an evening gig at the Middle Earth Club in
> London.
>
> 1969 – The second day of Newport '69 takes place in Costa Mesa,
> California, featuring Albert
> Collins<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Collins>
> , Brenton Wood <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenton_Wood>, Buffy Ste.
> Marie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_Ste._Marie>, Charity, Creedence
> Clearwater Revival<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival>
> , Eric Burdon and War <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Burdon_and_War>,
> Friends
> Of Distinction <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Distinction>, Jethro
> Tull <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(band)>, Lee
> Michaels<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Michaels>
> , Love <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(band)>,
> Steppenwolf<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)>
> and Sweetwater <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetwater_(band)>.
>
> 1969 – The two-day Toronto Pop Festival begins at Varsity Stadium,
> featuring The Modern Rock Quartet, Kensington Market, Man, Eric Anderson,
> Carla Thomas and The Barkays, Al Kooper, The Band, The Bonzo Dog Band,
> Elephant’s Memory, Rotary Connection, Johnny Winter, The Velvet
> Underground, and Sly and The Family Stone.
>
> 1969 – Zager and Evans release their single, "In The Year 2525" b/w
> "Little Kids."
>
> 1970 – Pete Townshend is detained at Memphis International Airport when an
> employee overhears Townshend's conversation with someone describing the new
> Who album, Tommy, as an "atomic bomb." The employee hears the word "bomb,"
> and the airport is searched.
>
> 1973 – Bread plays their final concert at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake
> City, Utah.
>
> 1975 – Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple to form Rainbow with Ronnie
> James Dio.
>
> 1975 – Elton John, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Joe Walsh and Rufus all
> appear at Wembley Stadium.
>
> 1976 – Wings plays the first of three nights at the L.A. Forum.
>
> 1976 – Elton John and Kiki Dee release their single, "Don't Go Breaking My
> Heart" b/w "Snow Queen."
>
> 1977 – Johnny Rotten is once again attacked and beat up outside Dingwalls
> music club.
>
> 1977 – Aerosmith appears at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort
> Worth, Texas.
>
> 1980 – The Beach Boys, Santana, Mike Oldfield, Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne
> and The Blues Band all appear at Knebworth Park in England. The Beach Boys
> record and film their portion of the show.
>
> 1980 – French police arrest the group The Stranglers for allegedly
> starting a riot at Nice College, which causes $20,000 in damages.
>
> 1981 – Walter Becker and Donald Fagen announce the split of Steely Dan.
>
> 1985 – The 9th Glastonbury Festival begins near Pilton, Somerset, with the
> first of three days of music. Festival acts include The Style Council, Echo
> & The Bunnymen, Joe Cocker, The Modern Lovers, Third World, Somo Somo, Aswad,
> Boomtown Rats, Clannad, The Colour Field, Ian Dury, King, The Pogues,
> Midnight Oil, The Thompson Twins, Misty In Roots, The Blue Aeroplanes, The
> Untouchables, Maria Muldaur, Black Roots, Blurt, James, The Mighty
> Lemondrops and others.
>
> 1987 – Madonna makes her stage debut in Japan, appearing at the Korakuen
> Dome in Tokyo on her Who’s That Girl Tour.
>
> 1988 – The Rascals re-unite for a brief tour: their first in 18 years.
>
> 1989 – The New Kids On The Block release their single, “Hangin’ Tough” b/w
> “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind).”
>
> 1990 – Little Richard gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
>
> 1992 – Guitarist Michael Lamper marries Star Trek: Next Generation actress
> Marina Sitris. They are still married.
>
> 1992 – The Orb releases their single “Blue Room,” which clocks in at 39
> minutes and 58 seconds - two seconds shorter than the maximum permitted for
> a single under UK chart rules.
>
> 1994 – George Michael loses his lawsuit against Sony, claiming his 15-year
> old contract with them is unfair because they have the option of not
> releasing material they deem is not commercially successful.
>
> 1998 – Whitney Houston's husband, Bobby Brown, is arrested at the Beverly
> Hills Hotel for sexual battery on a young woman staying there.
>
> 2000 – 39-year old Karen McNeil is jailed for stalking Guns ‘N Roses
> singer Axl Rose.
>
> 2003 – Johnny Cash makes a surprise appearance at the Carter Family Fold
> in Hiltons, Virginia: his first since the death of his wife, June.
>
> 2003 – R.E.M. begins their first world tour in four years at the Tivoli in
> Utrecht, Holland.
>
> 2006 – Former Village People lead singer *Victor Willis* pleads no
> contest to drug possession charges.
>
> 2007 – After dating for 18 years, Tony Bennett marries teacher Susan Crow.
>
> 2010 – *Billboard* magazine estimates that *Michael Jackson's* album
> catalog has generated about $383 million in sales, and that MJ Inc. has
> earned at least $1 billion in the year since his death.
>
> 2011 – In an article in People magazine, Glen Campbell discloses that he
> has Alzheimer's disease.
>
> 2011 – A 300-year old Lady Blunt Stradivarius violin, made in 1721 and
> once belonging to the granddaughter of Lord Byron, sells at an auction for
> $16 million.
>
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