Music Almanac: June 15

Births:

• 1910 - David Rose (d. 1990)
• 1921 - Erroll Garner (d. 1977)
• 1929 - Nigel Pickering (Spanky & Our Gang) (d. 2011)
• 1934 - Ruby Nash Curtis (Ruby & the Romantics) (78)
• 1937 - Waylon Jennings (d. 2002)
• 1941 - Harry Nilsson (d. 1994)
• 1943 - Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group) (69)
• 1943 - Johnny Hallyday (69)
• 1946 - Noddy Holder (Slade) (66)
• 1946 - Demis Roussos (66)
• 1949 - Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) (63)
• 1949 - Michael Lutz (Brownsville Station) (63)
• 1951 - Steve Walsh (Kansas) (61)
• 1954 - Terri Gibbs (58)
• 1956 - David Hinds (Steel Pulse) (56)
• 1957 - Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) (55)
• 1958 - Neil Arthur (Blancmange) (54)
• 1963 - Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) (49)
• 1966 - Michael Britt (Lonestar) (46)
• 1969 - Ice Cube (43)
• 1971 - Bif Naked (born Beth Torbert) (41)
• 1976 - Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) (36)
• 1976 - Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant Farm) (36)
• 1981 - Billy Martin (Good Charlotte) (31)
• 1985 - Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud) (27)

Deaths:

• 1968 - Wes Montgomery - Heart attack (45)
• 1982 - Art Pepper - Brain hemorrhage (56)
• 1984 - Meredith Wilson - Heart failure (82)
• 1996 - Ella Fitzgerald - Diabetes (79)
• 2004 - James F. Arnold (Four Lads) - Lung cancer (72)

On This Day:

• 1965 - Elvis Presley's movie Tickle Me premiered.
• 1967 - Peter Green quit the John Mayall Band, eventually forming Fleetwood Mac.
• 1974 - Elvis Presley opened an 18-date U.S. tour in Ft. Worth, TX.
• 1974 - Geoff Britton replaced Denny Seiwell in Paul McCartney & Wings.
• 1976 - The Sex Pistols recorded their first demo.
• 1986 - A concert was held to celebrate 25 years of Amnesty International in New Jersey that included Sting and U2.
• 1988 - A member of the paparazzi shot a picture of Bruce Springsteen and his backup singer Patti Scialfa during the singer's tour of Italy. It was the first confirmation of a relationship between the two who would eventually marry.
• 1989 - Public Enemy broke up after member Professor Griff made anti-semetic remarks. They reformed two months later.
• 1998 - The Spice Girls started their first North American tour in Miami.
• 2000 - Flesh-n-Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was convicted of assault with a firearm for threatening a person with an AK-47.
• 2000 - It's named Lynn Anderson Day in Tennessee.
• 2001 - Mark McGuinn and Jamie O'Neal made their debuts at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 2005 - Destiny's Child officially announced they would breakup at the end of their current tour.

Marriages:

• 1970 - Mick Fleetwood and Jenny Floyd

Divorces:

• 1992 - Natalie Cole and Andre Fisher (filed)

Recorded:

• 1965 - Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan 

Released:

• 1963 - Surf City - Jan & Dean (single)
• 1966 - Gettin' Ready - Temptations
• 1973 - Messin' - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• 1974 - Back Home Again - John Denver
• 1978 - Street Legal - Bob Dylan
• 1979 - Communiqué - Dire Straits
• 1979 - PXR5 - Hawkwind
• 1981 - Duran Duran - Duran Duran
• 1982 - Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
• 1987 - Radio K.A.O.S. - Roger Waters
• 1989 - Bleach - Nirvana (debut)
• 1989 - The Offspring - Offspring (debut)
• 1998 - Vertical Man - Ringo Starr
• 1999 - Supernatural - Santana
• 1999 - Mirrorball - Sarah McLachlan
• 1999 - The White Stripes - White Stripes (debut)
• 1999 - No Boundries - Various Artists (benefit album for Kosovo)
• 2004 - Bam Thwok - Pixies (first new music in 13 years)
• 2004 - To the 5 Boroughs - Beastie Boys
• 2007 - Icky Thump - White Stripes

Broadcasts:

• 1958 - Oh Boy - First teenage all-music show in Britain premiers
• 1958 - Ed Sullivan - Platters
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
• 1969 - Hee Haw - Premiers - Guests Charley Pride & Loretta Lynn
• 1973 - Midnight Special - Jim Croce (host), Little Anthony & the Imperials, Savoy Brown, Barbara Fairchild, Shawn Phillips, Wishbone Ash, Bobby Womack
• 1979 - Midnight Special - Bob Welch (host), Thelma Houston, Fast Fontaine, Foxy, Olivia Newton-John

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1963 - Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (3 weeks)
• 1974 - Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Rush Rush - Paula Abdul (5 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1946 - Benny Goodman Sextet - Benny Goodman Sextet (1 week (2 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1968 - The Graduate - Simon & Garfunkel / Soundtrack (2 weeks (7 previous weeks at number 1))

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

• 1968 - Think - Aretha Franklin (3 weeks)
• 1974 - Sideshow - Blue Magic (1 week)
• 1991 - Power of Love/Love Power - Teddy Pendergrass (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1963 - Act Naturally - Buck Owens (4 weeks*)
• 1974 - I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore - Charlie Rich (1 week)
• 1985 - Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs (1 week)
• 1991 - If the Devil Danced (In My Empty Pockets) - Joe Diffie (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1956 - I'll Be Home - Pat Boone (5 weeks)
• 1974 - The Streak - Ray Stevens (1 week)
• 1985 - You'll Never Walk Alone - Crowd (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1957 - Oklahoma! - Original Soundtrack (1 week (2 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1968 - Love Andy - Andy Williams (1 week)
• 1985 - Boys and Girls - Bryan Ferry
• 1996 - Load - Metallica (1 week)
• 2003 - Hail to the Thief - Radiohead (1 week)
• 2008 - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay (5 weeks)