Music Almanac: June 26

Births:

• 1898 - Big Bill Broonzy (d. 1958)
• 1909 - Colonel Tom Parker (d. 1997)
• 1914 - Doc Williams (d. 2011)
• 1926 - Kenny Baker (Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys) (86)
• 1938 - Billy Davis, Jr. (Fifth Dimension) (74)
• 1942 - Larry Taylor (Canned Heat) (70)
• 1943 - Georgie Fame (69)
• 1943 - Jean Knight (69)
• 1950 - Junior Daye (Sweet Sensation) (60)
• 1953 - Ralph Ezell (Shenandoah) (d. 2007)
• 1955 - Mick Jones (Clash) (57)
• 1955 - Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & the Voidoids) (57)
• 1956 - Chris Isaak (56)
• 1957 - Patty Smyth (55)
• 1959 - Stef Burns (Huey Lewis & the News) (53)
• 1961 - Terry Nunn (Berlin) (51)
• 1963 - Harriet Wheeler (Sundays) (49)
• 1969 - Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) (46)
• 1969 - Mark Decloedt (EMF) (46)
• 1972 - Wayne Wonder (40)
• 1973 - Gretchen Wilson (39)
• 1974 - Jeff Frankenstein (Newsboys) (38)
• 1976 - Paul Phillips (Puddle of Mudd) (36)
• 1979 - Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) (33)
• 1979 - Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) (33)

Deaths:

• 1977 - Lou Reizner (producer) (43)
• 1979 - Vernon Presley (father of Elvis Presley) - Heart attack (63)
• 1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Weight-related respiratory illness (38)
• 2006 - Johnny Jenkins - Stroke (67)

On This Day:

• 1963 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote She Loves You in a hotel in Newcastle, England.
• 1964 - Mike Pinder formed the Moody Blues.
• 1968 - The Beatles opened their Apple Corporation office in London.
• 1973 - Keith Richards and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg were arrested on drugs and gun charges.
• 1973 - Mick Jagger is slapped with a paternity suit by Marsha Hunt. She eventually loses. 
• 1976 - Roxy Music announce a "trial separation."
• 1977 - Elvis Presley did his last concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, IN.
• 1979 - Nigel Olsson (Elton John's band) ran a stop sign and crashed, killing another driver.
• 1986 - James Hetfield of Metalica broke his wrist while skateboarding. John Marshall of Metal Church took over for the rest of their tour on guitar while Hetfield stuck with vocals.
• 1994 - VH1 shoots its first VH1 Honors special with Melissa Etheridge, Michael Bolton, James Taylor, Kenny G and Garth Brooks.
• 1995 - Elton John received the Polar Music Prize in Sweden.
• 1998 - Italian director Stefano Salvati sued Madonna, saying that the concept of her Ray of Light video was stolen from one that he did four years earlier.
• 2000 - Oasis announced that Noel Gallagher had left the group's European tour.
• 2003 - Deep Purple receive hundreds of complaints from fans when they announce their upcoming album will be called Bananas.
• 2004 - Morrissey started his solo comeback tour with five shows at the Apollo Theater in New York.
• 2004 - Willie Nelson taped a special for the USA Network with Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Al Green, Kid Rock, Merle Haggard and Toby Keith.
• 2006 - Producer Dallas Austin was arrested on drug offenses in Dubai. After intervention by Senator Orin Hatch and Lionel Richie, he was able to plead guilty and receive a royal pardon from the Dubai government.

Marriages:

• 1982 - Bryan Ferry and Lucy Helmore
• 1993 - Ron Isley and Angela Winbush

Divorces:

• 1974 - Cher and Sonny Bono

Released:

• 1964 - A Hard Days Night - Beatles
• 1967 - Flowers - Rolling Stones
• 1967 - Absolutely Free - Mothers of Invention
• 1975 - The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan & the Band
• 1976 - Two for the Show - Trooper
• 1979 - Live Killers - Queen
• 1987 - King's Record Store - Rosanne Cash
• 1989 - Bad English - Bad English
• 1990 - After the Rain - Nelson
• 1990 - Goo - Sonic Youth
• 2007 - The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys
• 2007 - My December - Kelly Clarkson
• 2007 - Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus

Awards:

• 2006 - ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
• Songwriters of the Year - 50 Cent & Jermaine Dupri

Broadcasts:

• 1969 - Mama Cass Television Show - Joni Mitchell
• 2008 - The Daily Show - Coldplay

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1961 - Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds (2 weeks)
• 1965 - Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1954 - Glenn Miller Plays Selections from "The Glenn Miller Story" - Glenn Miller (8 weeks (3 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2004 - Contraband - Velvet Revolver (1 week)
• 2010 - Glee: The Music, Journey to the Regionals - Glee Cast (1 week)

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

• 1961 - Every Beat of My Heart - Pips (1 week)
• 1971 - Don't Knock My Love (Part 1) - Wilson Pickett (1 week)
• 1976 - Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin (4 weeks)
• 1982 - Early In the Morning - Gap Band (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1965 - Before You Go - Buck Owens (6 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1953 - I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher (1 week)
• 1976 - You to Me Are Everything - Real Thing (3 weeks)
• 1982 - I've Never Been to Me - Charlene (1 week)
• 2005 - Ghetto Gospel - 2 Pac Featuring Elton John (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1971 - Tarkus - Emerson Lake & Palmer (1 week)
• 1993 - Emergency on Planet Earth - Jamirouquai (3 weeks)