Music Almanac: June 13

Births:

• 1934 - Uriel Jones (Funk Brothers) (d. 2009)
• 1940 - Bobby Freeman (72)
• 1943 - Esther Ofarim (69)
• 1949 - Dennis Locorriere (Dr. Hook) (66)
• 1951 - Howard Leese (Heart) (61)
• 1951 - Jorge Santana (Malo) (61)
• 1954 - Robert "Bo" Donaldson (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods) (58)
• 1957 - Rolf Brendel (Nena) (55)
• 1963 - Paul De Lisle (Smash Mouth) (49)
• 1963 - Robbie Merrill (Godsmack) (49)
• 1968 - Denise Pearson (Five Star) (44)
• 1968 - David Gray (44)
• 1969 - Søren Rasted (Aqua) (43)
• 1969 - Jamie Walters (43)
• 1970 - Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) (42)
• 1972 - Natalie McMaster (39)
• 1973 - Cheryl "Coco" Evans (SWV)
• 1976 - Jason 'J' Brown (Five) (35)
• 1976 - Kym Marsh (Hear'Say) (36)
• 1978 - Jason Michael Caroll (34)
• 1985 - Raz-B (B2K) (27)

Deaths:

• 1972 - Clyde McPhatter (Billy Ward & the Dominoes, Drifters) - Heart, liver & kidney disease (39)
• 1986 - Benny Goodman - Heart attack (77)
• 1995 - David Parry - Heart attack (52)
• 2010 - Jimmy Dean - Natural causes (81)

On This Day:

• 1958 - Frank Zappa graduated from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, CA
• 1969 - Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones who introduced him during a press conference in Hyde Park.
• 1972 - The Country Music Foundation Library and Media Center is dedicated in Nashville.
• 1985 - When Randy Travis' Forever and Ever, Amen spent a second week at the top of the Country Singles chart, it broke an 85-week run where there was a different chart topper every week.
• 1988 - A charity concert against South African apartheid was held at London's Wembley Stadium with Sting, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, George Michael, Whitney Houston, Dire Straits and more.
• 1989 - Jerry Lee Lewis received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1992 - Texas police call for a ban of Ice-T's album Cop Killer. 
• 1995 - Country's Ty Herdon was arrested for drug possession right before he is scheduled to perform at a police convention.
• 2000 - Bobby Brown came out and admitted he had a problem with alcohol. 
• 2000 - Rapper Black Rob was charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon from a May 21 arrest.
• 2001 - Chris LeDoux returns to music for the first time since a liver transplant with a TV appearance.
• 2003 - Brian Harvey of East 17 was cleared of drug possession after the prosecution's chief witness fled the U.K.
• 2003 - Sting and David Gilmour were named CBEs and Gerry Marsden and Errol Brown as MBEs during the Queen's Birthday Honours.
• 2003 - The Arctic Monkeys made their live debut in Sheffield, England.
• 2005 - Michael Jackson was cleared of all charges of child abuse in a Los Angeles court.
• 2005 - All of Alanis Morissette's albums are pulled from the HMV Canada retail chain in protest of her record companies deal to give Starbucks a six-week exclusive on the singer's latest album.
• 2008 - R. Kelly was cleared of all charges of child pornography in a Chicago court.

Released:

• 1953 - Ain't That Good News - Tempo Toppers (with Little Richard)
• 1972 - A Song For You - Carpenters
• 1975 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship
• 1977 - American Stars 'n Bars - Neil Young
• 1979 - Candy-O - Cars
• 1983 - She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
• 1983 - Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Debut)
• 1984 - State of Shock - Jacksons with Mick Jagger (single)
• 1988 - Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
• 1989 - What You Don't Know - Expose
• 1989 - Big Game - White Lion
• 1995 - Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
• 1995 - Head Over Heals - Paula Abdul
• 1995 - Post - Bjork
• 2000 - Crush - Bon Jovi
• 2000 - Riding With the King - B.B. King & Eric Clapton

Broadcasts:

• 1964 - Hollywood Palace - Dean Martin (host), Rolling Stones
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - James Brown, Deuces Wild
• 1967 - As You Like It (U.K.) - Bee Gees
• 1975 - Midnight Special - Seals & Crofts (host), Ron Dante, Ben E. King, Barry Manilow, Olivia Newton-John
• 1975 - Salute to Sir Lew Grade (U.K.) - John Lennon (his last TV appearance)
• 1980 - Midnight Special - Brothers Johnson (host), J.Geils Band, Jermaine Jackson, Neil Sedaka, Dara Sedaka, Del Shannon, Bonnie Tyler

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1970 - The Long & Winding Road/For You Blue - Beatles (2 weeks)
• 1987 - Always - Atlantic Starr (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1953 - Music for Lovers Only - Jackie Gleason (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))
• 1964 - Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong (6 weeks)
• 1970 - Let It Be - Beatles (4 weeks)
• 1992 - Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus (17 weeks)
• 1998 - City of Angels - Soundtrack (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles:

• 1953 - Help Me Somebody - 5 Royales (5 weeks)
• 1960 - Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers (1 week)
• 1981 - Give It To Me Baby - Rick James (5 weeks)
• 1987 - Rock Steady - Whispers (1 week)
• 1992 - Honey Love - R. Kelly and Public Announcement (2 weeks)
• 2009 - Knock You Down - Kerri Hilson Featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1981 - What Are We Doin' in Love - Kenny Rogers & Dotty West (1 week)
• 1987 - Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1970 - In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry (7 weeks)
• 1981 - Being With You - Smokey Robinson (2 weeks)
• 1999 - Bring It All Back - S Club 7 (1 week)
• 2010 - Shout - Shout For England Featuring Dizzee Rascal and James Corden (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel (4 weeks (13 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1987 - Whitney - Whitney Houston (6 weeks)
• 2004 - No Roots - Faithless (1 week)
• 2010 - Bionic - Christina Aguilera (1 week)