June 22 Born –
Dotty Todd (aka Doris Dabb, 1913) – Art and Dotty Todd ("Chanson D'Amour").
Roy Drusky (1930) – Country music singer ("Yes Mr. Peters").
Cal Green (1935) – guitarist for Hank Ballard and The Midnighters.
Kris Kristofferson (1936) – singer/songwriter.
Verne Allison (1936) – The Dells.
Chris Blackwell (1937) – producer, founder of Island Records.
Steve Weber (1942) – guitarist for The Holy Modal Rounders.
Peter Asher (1944) – producer, Peter and Gordon.
Howard Kaylan (1947) – The Turtles and Flo & Eddie.
Todd Rundgren (1948) – singer/songwriter, multi instrumentalist.
Alan Osmond (1949) – The Osmond Brothers.
Cyndi Lauper (1953) – singer/songwriter.
Green Gartside (aka Paul Strohmeyer, 1955) – vocalist for Scritti Politti.
Derek Forbes (1956) – bassist for Simple Minds.
Gary Beers (1957) – bassist for INXS.
Ruby Turner (1958) – Jamaican back-up singer for UB40, Steve Winwood and
Mick Jagger.
Alan Anton (1959) – bassist for Cowboy Junkies.
Jimmy Somerville (1961) – Scottish vocalist for Bronski Beat and The
Communards.
Bobby Gillespie (1962) – vocalist for Primal Scream, drummer for The Jesus
and Mary Chain.
Stephen Vaughan (1962) – bassist for PJ Harvey.
Dicky Barrett (1964) – vocalist for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
Mike Edwards (1964) – vocalist/guitarist for Jesus Jones.
Tommy Cunningham (1964) – drummer for Wet Wet Wet.
Steven Page (1970) – vocalist/guitarist for Barenaked Ladies.
Chris Traynor (1973) – session guitarist/bassist, Blue Man Group, Helmet
and Bush.
June 22 R.I.P. –
Judy Garland (1969) – barbiturate overdose. Age 47. Actress/singer.
Peter Laughner (1977) – acute pancreatitis. Age 24. Rocket From The Tombs.
Fred Astaire (1987) – pneumonia. Age 88. Dancer/singer.
Joseph Meyer (1987) – Age 93. Composer ("California, Here I Come").
Dennis Day (1988) – Lou Gehrig's disease. Age 72. Singer, radio/television
personality.
Jesse Ed Davis (1988) – drug overdose. Age 43. Guitarist for Taj Mahal.
Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson (1990) – prostate cancer. Age 57. The Del
Vikings.
June 22 album releases –
Blind Faith – Blind Faith (1969)
Joni Mitchell – Blue (1971)
Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning (1973)
Queen – Live Killers (1979)
Oingo Boingo – Nothing To Fear (1982)
Marillion – Clutching At Straws (1987)
Robert Palmer – Heavy Nova (1988)
Manic Street Preachers – New Art Riot (1990) (EP)
Black Sabbath – Dehumanizer (1992)
Elton John – The One (1992)
Liz Phair – Exile In Guyville (1993)
Death – Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
Collective Soul – Hints Allegations And Things Left Unsaid (1993)
Anathema – Alternative 4 (1998)
Genesis – Genesis Archive 1967-75 (1998) (box set)
Blackalicious – A2G (1999) (EP)
Limp Bizkit – Significant Other (1999)
The Pretenders – Viva el Amor! (1999)
Saint Etienne – Sound Of Water (2000)
Wilco – A Ghost Is Born (2004)
Heart – Jupiters Darling (2004)
Brian Wilson – Gettin' In Over My Head (2004)
June 22 events –
1846 – Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patents his new woodwind instrument,
the Saxophone.
1956 – Elvis Presley begins a three-day, 10 show engagement at the
Paramount Theater in Atlanta.
1957 – The Quarrymen, featuring John Lennon, Colin Hanton, Eric Griffiths,
Len Garry, Pete Shotton and Rod Davis, play their first major gigs when
they play two shows on the back of a coal truck on Rosebery Street in
Liverpool.
1959 – Chuck Berry releases his single, "Back In The U.S.A." b/w "Memphis,
Tennessee."
1961 – The Beatles record "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" backing Tony
Sheridan at Hamburg's Friedrich-Ebert-Halle school, with Bert Kaempfert
producing. Following the Sheridan songs, The Beatles record "Ain't She
Sweet" and "Cry For A Shadow" for themselves.
1962 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “Devil Woman” b/w “April Fool’s
Day” on Columbia Records.
1963 – Little Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips, Part 2" hits the singles charts.
1963 – The Surfaris release their single, "Wipeout" b/w "Surfer Joe."
1964 – Barbra *Streisand* signs a $5 million deal with *CBS* Television to
do as many as 10 musical specials over the next 10 years.
1964 – The Beatles play the Town Hall in Wellington, New Zealand: the first
of only four shows in this country.
1967 – The Young Rascals record "How Can I Be Sure" at Talent Masters in
New York City.
1968 – The Jeff Beck Group makes their U.S. stage debut at Fillmore East in
New York.
1968 – Mason Williams releases his single, "Classical Gas" b/w "Long Time
Blues."
1968 – Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner writes the front-page
article, "The Missing Bob Dylan Album," about the rumored Dylan and The
Band "basement tapes" sessions in Woodstock.
1969 – The third and final day of Newport '69 takes place, featuring Booker
T and The MGs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T_%26_the_MGs>, The Chambers
Brothers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Brothers>, The
Flock<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flock_(band)>
, The Grass Roots <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grass_Roots>, Johnny
Winter <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter>, Marvin
Gaye<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye>
, Eric Burdon with Mother
Earth<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Earth_(band)>
, Jimi Hendrix <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix> with Buddy
Miles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles>
, Poco <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poco>, The
Byrds<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds>
, The Rascals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rascals> and Three Dog
Night<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Dog_Night>
.
1969 – The second and final day of the Toronto Pop Festival takes place at
Varsity Stadium, featuring Mother Lode, Stone Soul Children, Procol Harum,
Edwin Starr, Slim Harpo, Ronnie Hawkins, Chuck Berry, Tiny Tim, Nucleus,
Man, Dr. John, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Charlebois, and Steppenwolf.
1970 – Led Zeppelin plays their only concert ever in Reykjavic, Iceland, at
Laugardalsholl Hall.
1971 – The second Glastonbury Festival begins its five day run in Pilton,
with acts including Melanie, Quintessence, David Bowie, The Edgar Broughton
Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong,
Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family and
Traffic. Over 7,000 fans attended the event.
1973 – The Bee Gees host The Midnight Special, with guests Wilson Pickett,
The Steve Miller Band, John Kay, Jimmie Spheeris, and Maxine Weldon.
1973 – David Bowie releases his single, “Life On Mars?” b/w “The Man Who
Sold The World.”
1974 – Cat Stevens appears at the Sunplaza Hall in Nakano, Japan, and
records the show for a live album release.
1975 – Eric Clapton joins The Rolling Stones on stage at Madison Square
Garden to play guitar on “Sympathy For The Devil.”
1981 – Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New
York City.
1983 – Duane Eddy plays his first show in 15 years, backed by Ry Cooder and
L.A. session musicians Steve Douglas, Hal Blaine, Don Randi and John
Garnache, at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California.
1984 – Aerosmith plays the first night of their 59-date Back In The Saddle
Tour at the Capitol Theater in Concord, New Hampshire.
1988 – Dennis Lobban is found guilty of murder in a Jamaican courtroom and
is sentenced to hang in the shooting death of Peter Tosh.
1990 – The 20th Glastonbury Festival begins three days of music, featuring
The Cure, The Pogues, Hawkwind, Ry Cooder, De La Soul, Aswad,
Sinéad O'Connor, Adamski, Paul Oakenfield, Happy Mondays, Lush, Jesus
Jones, Del Amitri, James, The Pale Saints, Hothouse Flowers, Deacon Blue,
Circus Archaos, The Boo Yah Tribe and others.
1990 – Yankee Stadium hosts its first rock concert when Billy Joel performs
there.
1992 – Kurt Cobain is rushed to a hospital after a show in Belfast,
Ireland, suffering from acute stomach pain brought on by ulcers.
1992 – Three members of MC Hammer's tour crew are wounded in a drive-by
shooting incident.
1996 – The decomposing bodies of Diana Ross' younger brother, Motown
songwriter Arthur Ross, and his wife Patricia, are found in a dilapidated
Detroit house. The bodies are bound and gagged.
2009 – Rapper Chris Brown pleads guilty to beating up singer Rihanna.
2010 – Country music husband and wife team Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
headline Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery at the
Bridgestone Arena. Other acts include Taylor Swift, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Carrie
Underwood, ZZ Top, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, Toby Keith, Miranda
Lambert and Miley Cyrus.
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