June 23 Born –
June Carter (1929) – singer with The Carter Family and Johnny Cash. Niki Sullivan (1937) – The Crickets. Adam Faith (aka Terry Nelhams-Wright, 1940) – British singer and teen idol. Stuart Sutcliffe (1940) – bassist for The Beatles. Jimmy Castor (1940) – saxophonist for Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, The Jimmy Castor Bunch. Robert Hunter (1941) – lyricist for The Grateful Dead. Rosetta Hightower (1944) – The Orlons. Paul Goddard (1945) – bassist for The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Glenn Danzig (aka Glenn Anzalone, 1955) – The Misfits and Danzig. Randy Jackson (1956) – session bassist for Journey, producer, American Idol judge. Leee John (aka John McGregor, 1957) – singer/actor, Imagination. Brendan O'Brien (1960) – producer/engineer, bassist for Michael Penn. Steve Shelley (1962) – drummer for Sonic Youth. Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (1965) – guitarist for Oasis. Jim Macpherson (1966) – drummer for The Breeders. Mark Chadwick (1966) – vocalist/guitarist for The Levellers. Kate "KT" Tunstall (1975) – Scottish singer/songwriter. Jason Mraz (1977) – American singer/songwriter. June 23 R.I.P. – Pete Quaife (2010) – kidney failure. Age 66. The Kinks. Allyn Ferguson (2010) – natural causes. Age 85. TV theme composer (Charlie's Angles). June 23 album releases – Stevie Wonder – Stevie At The Beach (1964) Elvis Presley – On Stage (1970) The Byrds – Byrdmaniax (1971) Jethro Tull – Living In The Past (1972) UK AC/DC – Let There Be Rock (1977) Bob Dylan – Saved (1980) The Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club (1981) Rod Stewart – Every Beat Of My Heart (1986) David Bowie – Labyrinth (1986) (soundtrack) Peter Cetera – Solitude/Solitaire (1986) Sammy Hagar – I Never Said Goodbye (1987) The B-52s – Good Stuff (1992) Jimmy Cliff – Breakout (1992) Dr. John – Goin’ Back To New Orleans (1992) Carcass – Tools Of The Trade (1992) (EP) Paul Weller – Heavy Soul (1997) Billy Bragg & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue (1998) Linda Ronstadt – We Ran (1998) Tonic – A Casual Affair: The Best Of Tonic (2009) Dinosaur Jr. – Farm (2009) June 23 events – 1950 – Gary Crosby and his dad, Bing, record two songs for a single, “Play A Simple Melody” and “Sam’s Song” The single will be credited to Gary Crosby and Friend. 1956 – The Cadets release their single, "Stranded In The Jungle" b/w "I Want You." 1959 – Eddie Cochran records "Somethin' Else," with Earl Palmer on drums at Gold Star in Hollywood. 1959 – Elvis Presley releases his single, "A Big Hunk O' Love" b/w "My Wish Came True." 1960 – Paul Anka opens at the Copacabana in New York City: at that time, the youngest act to ever perform there. 1963 – Del Shannon's cover of The Beatles' "From Me To You" hits the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first Lennon/McCartney song to hit the U.S. charts. 1965 – The Righteous Brothers, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Kingsmen, Willie Nelson, Micki Lynn, Jody Miller, Adam Faith, Billy Preston, The Stoneman Family, Melinda Marx, Jean King, and Dave Berry on film all appear on Shindig! 1965 – The Yardbirds appear at the City Hall in Salisbury, England. 1965 – The Supremes record "Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart" in Studio A at Hitsville U.S.A. 1965 – The Miracles release their single, "The Tracks Of My Tears" b/w "A Fork In The Road." 1966 – Gene Pitney, Steve Alaimo, Keith Allison and Love appear on Where The Action Is. 1967 – John Entwistle marries his first wife, Alison Wise, at the Acton Congregational Church in London. 1967 – Aretha Franklin records "Chain Of Fools" at Atlantic Studios in New York City, with Joe South on guitar. 1967 – George Martin records four violins, two cellos, two saxophones, two trombones, two trumpets and an accordion playing his score for the backing track of "All You Need Is Love." 1970 – Chubby Checker and three other passengers in his car are arrested in Niagara Falls for possession of marijuana and other unidentified pills. Charges will be dropped. 1972 – Smokey Robinson performs for the last time with The Miracles in Washington D.C. 1973 – American Bandstand celebrates its 20th anniversary, with guests Little Richard, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Three Dog Night, Neil Diamond, Annette Funicello, Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, Fabian, Johnny Mathis and Paul Simon. 1973 – B.W. Stevenson records "My Maria" in Hollywood. 1975 – Alice Cooper breaks six ribs when he falls off the stage in Vancouver during his Welcome To My Nightmare Tour. 1975 – Bob Marley and The Wailers play the first two shows of 14 over the next seven nights at Paul's Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, on their Natty Dread Tour. 1976 – Wings plays their final night of their Wings Over America Tour at the L.A. Forum. 1977 – Keith Moon joins Led Zeppelin on stage at the L.A. Forum, jamming and playing tambourine on "Rock And Roll" and “Moby Dick.” 1978 – Burton Cummings hosts The Midnight Special, with guests Randy Bachman, Ronnie Montrose, Teddy Pendergrass and Patti Smith. 1979 – The Knack releases their debut single, "My Sharona" b/w "Let Me Out." 1984 – Van Halen releases their single, "Panama" b/w "Drop Dead Legs" in the U.S. The single is b/w "Girl Gone Bad" in the UK. 1987 – Madonna is featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. 1989 – George Michael receives the Silver Clef Award for outstanding achievements in British music. 1989 – The Who plays the first of two nights at CNE Stadium in Toronto, Canada, on their Tommy 20th Anniversary Tour. 1990 – 13-year old Keith Sorrentino sues Madonna for $500,000, claiming that he suffers nightmares and bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna's home where she threw Sorrentino to the ground. 1990 – Actor Gary Busey buys Buddy Holly's 1945 Gibson and its hand-tooled by Holly case for $240,000 at an auction at Sotheby's. 1994 – The Barry Manilow stage show, Copacabana, opens in London at the Wales Theatre, where it will run for the next 26 months. 1995 – The 17th Glastonbury Festival begins three days of music in Pilton, Somerset. Festival acts include Oasis, The Cure, Jeff Buckley, Pulp, The Black Crowes, Prodigy, PJ Harvey, The Offspring, Supergrass, Weezer, Portishead, The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Soul Asylum, Simple Minds, Urge Overkill, Morphine, The Indigo Girls, Tricky, Soul Coughing and others. 2000 – German promoter Marcel Avram sues Michael Jackson for $21.2 million for backing out of two Millennium concerts. 2000 – Neil Young receives a star on the Canada Walk of Fame. 2003 – Diana Ross pleads not guilty to drunk driving charges in a Tucson, Arizona, courtroom, claiming the arresting officer threatened to injure her if she didn't take the breath test. 2004 – Bob Dylan receives his honorary Doctorate of Music from St. Andrews University in Scotland. 2004 – UK DJ Tony Blackburn is suspended by Classic Gold digital radio for playing a Cliff Richard record. 2004 – Country music artist Marty Stuart is arrested in Hendersonville, Tennessee, for drunk driving and hitting two cars. 2008 – Boy George is denied a U.S. visa due to legal problems in the UK. 2008 – Coldplay appears at Madison Square Garden on their Viva la Vida Tour. 2009 – Country music artist Ray Price successfully undergoes pre-cancerous colon surgery in Texas. 2010 – Gregg Allman successfully undergoes a liver transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. 2012 – The two-day Hackney Weekend festival begins at Hackney Marshes in London as a prelude to the Summer Olympics. Acts performing over the two days include Jay-Z, Rihanna, David Guetta, Leona Lewis, Florence + the Machine, Nicki Minaj, Wretch 32, Mindless Behavior, Jack White, The Maccabees, Plan B, will.i.am, Kasabian, Lostprophets and many others. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
