June 25 Born –
Arthur Tracy (aka Abba Tracovutsky, 1899) – singer, “The Street Singer.”
Peter Lind Hayes (aka Joseph Lind, 1915) – actor/singer with Mary Healy
(“See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet”).
Eddie Floyd (1937) – R&B/soul singer ("Knock On Wood").
Harold Melvin (1939) – Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes.
Clint Warwick (aka Albert Eccles, 1940) – original bassist for The Moody
Blues.
Carly Simon (1945) – singer/songwriter.
Allen Lanier (1946) – keyboardist for Blue Öyster Cult.
Ian McDonald (1946) – multi-instrumentalist for King Crimson and Foreigner.
Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod (1952) – Chilliwack.
Tim Finn (1952) – Split Enz and Crowded House.
David Paich (1954) – session keyboardist, Toto.
George Michael (aka Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 1963) –
singer/songwriter, Wham!
Mike Kroeger (1972) – bassist for Nickelback.
Mario Calire (1974) – drummer for The Wallflowers.
June 25 R.I.P. –
Johnny Mercer (1976) – brain tumor. Age 66. Singer/songwriter ("Moon
River").
Boudleaux Bryant (1987) – Age 67. Songwriter ("Bye Bye Love").
Hillel Slovak (1988) – heroin overdose. Age 26. Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Jimmy Soul (1988) – heart attack. Age 45. Singer ("If You Wanna Be Happy").
Louis McCall (1997) – murdered. Age 45. Drummer for Con Funk Shun.
Arif Mardin (2006) – pancreatic cancer. Age 74. Producer.
Michael Jackson (2009) – cardiac arrest. Age 50.
Sky Saxon (2009) – infection. Age 71. The Seeds.
June 25 album releases –
Chicago – Chicago VI (1973)
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention – One Size Fits All (1975)
David Crosby and Graham Nash – Whistling Down The Wire (1976)
Alice Cooper – Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (1976)
Huey Lewis and The News – Huey Lewis And The News (1980)
Prince – Purple Rain (1984)
Mike Oldfield – Discovery (1984)
Skinny Puppy – Cleanse Fold And Manipulate (1987)
Deicide – Deicide (1990)
The Moody Blues – Keys Of The Kingdom (1991)
Bonnie Raitt – Luck Of The Draw (1991)
Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt (1996)
King Crimson – THRaKaTTaK (1996)
KISS – You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best!! (1996)
Ozzy Osbourne – Live At Budokan (2002)
June 25 events –
1949 – *Billboard* magazine changes the name of its country music hit
parade from *Hillbilly* Music Chart to Country & Western.
1957 – After several successful concerts and dance contests, Egypt bans
rock and roll from public places and from being mentioned in the press,
deeming it "an imperialist plot" and citing it as a prime example of
"Western degeneracy."
1961 – Elvis Presley records "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame," “Little
Sister,” "Kiss Me Quick," “That’s Someone You Never Forget” and “I’m Yours”
at RCA Studios in Nashville.
1964 – In the midst of the British invasion in America, Roy Orbison goes to
#1 on the charts in England with "It's Over."
1965 – Eddy Arnold records "Make The World Go Away" at RCA Studios in
Nashville.
1966 – Beach Boys Summer Spectacular takes place at the Hollywood Bowl,
featuring The Byrds, Love, Captain Beefheart, The Lovin' Spoonful, Percy
Sledge, and headliners The Beach Boys.
1966 – Jackie Wilson performs at a nightclub in Port Arthur, Texas, and his
show is so explosive and stirring that he is arrested after the show for
inciting a riot.
1966 – Neil Diamond makes his television debut on American Bandstand,
lip-synching to "Solitary Man."
1967 – The Beatles perform "All You Need Is Love" on Our World: the first
worldwide satellite broadcast.
1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience gives a free concert at Golden Gate Park
in San Francisco, then performs two shows at Fillmore West later in the
evening.
1969 – The Hollies begin recording "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" at
Abbey Road studios, with Elton John on piano.
1969 – Sly and The Family Stone record “Hot Fun In The Summertime.”
1970 – The band *Whole Oats*, a duo consisting of Philadelphians Daryl Hall
and John *Oates*, go into the studio to *record* their first *demos*.
1972 – The Rolling Stones perform two shows at the Hofheinz Pavilion in
Houston, Texas, and film both shows.
1976 – Natalie Cole hosts The Midnight Special, with guests The Captain and
Tennille, Sonny James, Electric Light Orchestra, Pratt & McClain, and a
tribute to Jethro Tull on film.
1977 – Pink Floyd appears at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in front of 83,199
fans, setting a single-concert attendance record.
1980 – Billy Joel performs in front of 100,000 at Madison Square Garden.
1982 – Tenor for The Statler Brothers Lew DeWitt announces his retirement
from the group due to Crohn’s disease. He is replaced by Jimmy Fortune.
1984 – Patti Scialfa joins The E Street Band as a back-up singer.
1992 – Only three days after a drive-by shooting injured three members of
MC Hammer's tour crew, Hammer dancer Joseph Mack is shot on stage while
performing in Denver.
1993 – Bruce Springsteen makes a surprise appearance on the final show of
Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and sings "Glory Days."
1993 – Country music artist Lyle Lovett marries actress Julia Roberts. They
stay married less than two years.
1993 – The first day of the Glastonbury Festival takes place in Pilton,
Somerset. The three-day festival includes Robert Plant, Teenage Fanclub,
Donovan, The Black Crowes, Belly, The Verve, The Kinks, Lenny Kravitz,
James Taylor, The Velvet Underground, Midnight Oil, Billy Bragg, Van
Morrison, Jamiroquai, The Orb and many others.
1994 – On the second night of the Glastonbury Festival, a man opens fire
with a .45 semi-automatic near one of the stages during a drug deal,
injuring five people who are taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath. A
couple hours after the shootings, a man dies of a drug overdose: the first
in the festival’s 24 year history.
1995 – Pearl Jam cancels the last remaining seven dates of their tour due
to their ongoing conflict with Ticketmaster.
2001 – The Grand Ole Opry's Ryman Auditorium is declared a National
Historic Landmark.
2003 – Boston guitarist and leader *Tom Scholz* *sues* his *label*, Artemis
Records, for more than $4 million for not promoting the band's latest
album, Corporate America.
2004 – Rapper DMX (aka Earl Simmons) is arrested with another man for
trying to steal cars from the parking lot of JFK Airport in New York.
2004 – This year’s Glastonbury Festival begins, featuring three days of
music by Paul McCartney, Oasis, Black Eyed Peas, Kings Of Leon, Nelly
Furtado, Ben Harper, Morrissey, Sister Sledge, Joss Stone, Wilco, The
Chemical Brothers, Belle & Sebastian, Fergie, The Rutles, Bonnie Raitt,
James Blunt and many others.
2006 – Elkan Allen, creator and producer of the BBC music television show
Ready, Steady, Go! passes away at age 83.
2006 – Country music artist Keith Urban marries actress Nicole Kidman. They
are still married.
2009 – A souvenir poster of Sgt. Pepper signed by all four Beatles sells
for $52,000 at an auction by Christie's.
2010 – Canadian rock band Rush receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
2011 – Former Sun Records producer Jack Clement loses his home and studio
to fire in Nashville.
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