Music Almanac: June 30

Births:

• 1917 - Lena Horne (d. 2010)
• 1939 - Tony Hatch (producer) (73)
• 1940 - Larry Hall (d. 1997)
• 1943 - Florence Ballard (Supremes) (d. 1976)
• 1944 - Glen Shorrock (Little River Band) (68)
• 1946 - Billy Brown (Ray, Goodman & Brown) (66)
• 1949 - Andy Scott (Sweet) (63)
• 1951 - Stanley Clarke (61)
• 1953 - Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) (59)
• 1954 - Bryn Burrows (Fabulous Poodles) (58)
• 1956 - Adrian Wright (Human League) (56)
• 1956 - Ronald Winans (Winans) (56)
• 1957 - Doug Sampson (Iron Maiden) (55)
• 1962 - Julianne Regan (All About Eve) (50)
• 1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen (49)
• 1968 - Phil Anselmo (Pantera) (44)
• 1969 - Tom Drummond (Better Than Ezra) (43)
• 1979 - Andrew Burrows (Razorlight) (33)
• 1980 - Lee Brice (32)
• 1981 - Andy Knowles (Franz Ferdinand) (31)
• 1983 - Cheryl Cole (Girls Aloud) (29)
• 1983 - Peter Wolf (29)
• 1983 - Anton Gordon (One True Voice) (29)
• 1984 - Fantasia Barrino (28)

Deaths:

• 1954 - R. W. Blackwood & Bill Lyles (Blackwood Brothers) - Plane Crash
• 1995 - Phyllis Hyman - Suicide (45)
• 2001 - Chet Atkins - Colon cancer (77)
• 2001 - Joe Henderson - Heart failure and emphysema (64)
• 2003 - Sam Phillips (80)

On This Day:

• 1922 - A.C. "Eck" Robertson became the first fiddler and country musician to record. He set down eight tracks for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
• 1939 - Frank Sinatra made his first appearance with Harry James.
• 1948 - The use of transistors to replace tubes is announced by Bell Labs, making the Transistor Radio possible.
• 1975 - The Jackson Five announced they were leaving Motown Records for Epic. Motown didn't allow them to take their name so they changed to the Jacksons.
• 1976 - Neil Diamond's home was raided by police looking for drugs; however, less than an ounce of marijuana was found.
• 1976 - An ad placed by Stuart Goddard in Britain's Melody Maker looking for a musical partner was answered by Andy Warren. Goddard changed his name to Adam Ant and the Ants were born.
• 1977 - Marvel comics published a KISS comic book.
• 1982 - Lena Horne's one-woman Broadway show closes after 333 performances.
• 1983 - The Everly Brothers announced their reunion.
• 1989 - Six people were injured in the crush of a Bobby Brown appearance at a record store in London.
• 1989 - The Beatles sued Dave Clark to stop him from selling a recording of the show Ready Steady Go that featured the group.
• 1994 - Pearl Jam members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament testified in front of congress over rising concert ticket prices and the involvement of Ticketmaster.
• 1995 - Garth Brooks received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1996 - Neil Young premiered his album Broken Arrow over the internet two days before its release. 
• 1998 - The year's Warped Tour opened in Phoenix, including the Specials and Bad Religion.
• 1998 - Ol' Dirty Bastard is shot in the back during an attempted robbery although the wound is not deemed serious.
• 1999 - Eric Clapton played a benefit at Madison Square Garden for his Crossroads Center with guests Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige and Bob Dylan.
• 2000 - Nine people were killed during Pearl Jam's set at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark.
• 2001 - Al Jardine sued the rest of the Beach Boys for $4 million, saying that he had been frozen out of the group. He lost the case two years later.
• 2004 - Dave Davies of the Kinks was left paralyzed on his right side after suffering a stroke.
• 2004 - Pete Doherty was fired from the Libertines because of his addictions.
• 2004 - Gloria Estefan announced she was retiring from the road after her Live and Re-Wrapped Tour.
• 2004 - David Bowie cancelled all further dates on his Reality tour because of a pinched nerve in his shoulder.
• 2005 - Nick Carter of the Back Street Boys was fined $1,200 for a DUI and put on probation for three-years.
• 2007 - R.E.M. started a five-night run in Dublin that was billed as a "working rehearsal" for their album Accelerate.

Marriages:

• 1975 - Cher and Gregg Allman

Divorces:

• 1998 - Vince Gill and Janice Gill (Sweethearts of the Rodeo)

Recorded:

• 1953 - Crying in the Chapel - Orioles
• 1966 - You Keep Me Hanging On - Supremes

Released:

• 1971 - Stephen Stills 2 - Stephen Stills
• 1973 - Fresh - Sly & the Family Stone
• 1977 - Love Gun - Kiss
• 1978 - Love You More - Buzzcocks (single, second shortest single ever at 1:29)
• 1980 - The Game - Queen
• 1980 - Real People - Chic
• 1981 - Breakin' Away - Al Jarreau
• 1986 - The Seer - Big Country
• 1986 - True Blue - Madonna
• 1986 - Back in the High Life - Steve Winwood
• 1987 - La Bamba - Los Lobos / Soundtrack 
• 1987 - Life - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
• 1992 - Dry - P.J. Harvey
• 1992 - Come On Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• 1992 - The Art of Rebellion - Suicidal Tendencies
• 1998 - Behind the Front - Black Eyed Peas (debut)
• 1998 - System of a Down - System of a Down (debut)
• 1998 - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams

Broadcasts:

• 1965 - Shindig - Jerry Lee Lewis, Chad & Jeremy, Jackie Wilson, Righteous Brothers, Blossoms, Glen Campbell, Donna Loren, Bobby Sherman, Shindogs
• 1965 - Where the Action Is - Jackie DeShannon, Eddie Hodges, Velvelettes
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Neil Diamond, Cryin' Shames, Tina Mason
• 1978 - Midnight Special - Martin Mull (host), Flo & Eddie, Mink De Ville, Robert Palmer, Jethro Tull

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1973 - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - George Harrison (1 week)
• 1979 - Ring My Bell - Anita Ward (2 weeks)
• 1990 - Step by Step - New Kids on the Block (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1945 - Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (5 weeks (2 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1984 - Sports - Huey Lewis & the News (1 week)
• 2001 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket - Blink-182 (1 week)
• 2007 - Big Dog Daddy - Toby Keith (1 week)

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

• 1951 - Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes (14 weeks)
• 1984 - When Doves Cry - Prince (8 weeks)
• 1990 - All I Do Is Think of You - Troop (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1945 - At Mail Call Today - Gene Autrey (1 week (3 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1962 - Wolverton Mountain - Claude King (9 weeks)
• 1973 - Don't Fight the Feelings of Love - Charley Pride (1 week)
• 1979 - Amanda - Waylon Jennings (3 weeks)
• 1984 - I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Me Tonight) - Vern Gosdin (1 week)
• 2007 - Ticks - Brad Paisley (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• No singles made it to number 1 on June 30.

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1973 - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - Slade (3 weeks)
• 1979 - Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army (4 weeks)
• 1996 - Three Lions - Baddiel, Skinner & the Lighting Seeds (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1973 - That'll Be the Day - Original Soundtrack (7 weeks)

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Music Almanac: June 29

Births:

• 1929 - Johnny Ace (d. 1954)
• 1935 - Johnnie Richardson (Johnnie & Joe) (d. 1988)
• 1943 - Roger Spear (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) (69)
• 1943 - Little Eva (d. 2003)
• 1948 - Ian Paice (Deep Purple) (64)
• 1948 - Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen) (64)
• 1948 - Derv Gordon (Equals) (64)
• 1948 - Lincoln Gordon (Equals) (64)
• 1951 - Billy Hinsche (Dino, Desi & Billy) (61)
• 1953 - Colin Hay (Men at Work) (59)
• 1953 - Don Dokken (Dokken) (59)
• 1957 - Robert Forster (Go-Betweens) (55)
• 1961 - Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion) (51)
• 1964 - Stedman Pearson (Five Star) (48)
• 1965 - Tripp Eisen (Static-X) (47)
• 1967 - Murray Foster (Moxy Fruvis) (45)
• 1971 - Matthew Good (41)
• 1976 - Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) (36)
• 1978 - Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls) (34)
• 1978 - Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet) (34)
• 1979 - Richard Breen (5ive) (33)
• 1979 - Tim McCord (Evanescence) (33)
• 1983 - Aundrea Fimbres (Dainty Kane) (29)

Deaths:

• 1969 - Shorty Long - Boating accident (29)
• 1975 - Tim Buckley - Overdose (28)
• 1979 - Lowell George - Heart attack (34)
• 1998 - Horst Jankowski - Lung cancer (62)
• 2002 - Rosemary Clooney - Lung cancer (74)
• 2004 - Jimmy Lee Fautheree (Jimmy and Johnny) - Cancer (70)
• 2007 - George McCorkle (Marshall Tucker Band) - Cancer (60)

On This Day:

• 1959 - Dick Clark and Irvin Feld join forces to produce four package tours called the Dick Clark Caravans.
• 1966 - 500 police are needed to control the crowd when the Beatles play Tokyo.
• 1967 - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are sentenced to jail for drug possession. They successfully appeal the sentence.
• 1968 - The first free concert ever is held in Hyde Park, London, with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Roy Harper.
• 1969 - Noel Redding announced that he had quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The group ended up playing their last show at the Denver Pop Festival.
• 1973 - Ian Gillan quit Deep Purple.
• 1973 - Scorpions play their first live show with Uli Roth.
• 1974 - Neil Peart replaced John Rustey in Rush.
• 1976 - The City of Memphis renames a road as Elvis Presley Blvd.
• 1978 - Peter Frampton was in a car crash while in the Bahamas, breaking his arm and cracking several ribs.
• 1978 - David Bowie opened his Low/Heroes World Tour in London.
• 1984 - Bruce Springsteen kicked off his Born in the U.S.A. tour in St. Paul, MN.
• 1988 - Lionel Richie's wife, Brenda, was arrested after allegedly hitting her husband and a woman he was found in bed with. Charges were eventually dropped.
• 1996 - George Martin became Sir George Martin as he received his Knighthood. Van Morrison received an OBE.
• 1998 - George Harrison announced that he was being treated for throat cancer.
• 1999 - Michael Jackson was severely bruised but nothing was broken when he fell 50 feet during a concert in Munich.
• 1999 - Madonna sued her accounting firm for malpractice. 
• 1999 - Leif Garret was arrested during a sting operation for drugs.
• 2000 - Eight men were trampled to death at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark during a Pearl Jam show.
• 2000 - Ron Wood checked into rehab for alcohol addiction.
• 2000 - Eminem's mother sued him for $10 million for defamation of character. At issues was the line "My mother smokes more dope than I do" in the song My Name Is.
• 2004 - Courtney Love showed up five hours late to a court hearing and was reprimanded by the judge. She plead guilty to disorderly conduct which were discharged with the agreement that she pay the victim's medical bills and join a drug program.
• 2007 - Lily Allen was questioned about an assault on a photographer.
• 2008 - Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is released. It's the first of the music video games to be based on a single group.

Recorded:

• 1956 - Just Walking in the Rain - Johnny Ray
• 1957 - Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
• 1985 - Dancing in the Streets - Mick Jagger and David Bowie

Released:

• 1968 - A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd
• 1987 - Once Bitten... - Great White
• 1987 - Tiffany - Tiffany 
• 1993 - Back to Broadway - Barbra Streisand
• 1993 - Cryin' - Aerosmith (single)
• 1999 - Slipknot - Slipknot (debut)
• 2004 - The Carter - Lil Wayne

Broadcasts:

• 1965 - Where the Action Is - Zombies, Jimmy Clanton, Steve Alaimo, Linda Scott
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Barry McGuire, Robbs
• 1970 - Liza Minnelli Special
• 1973 - Midnight Special - Paul Wiliams (host), Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Brewer & Shipley, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Electric Light Orchestra, King Harvest
• 1979 - Midnight Special - Raydio (host), England Dan & John Ford Coley, McFadden & Whitehead, Dolly Parton, Anita Ward

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1974 - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot (1 week)
• 2002 - Hot In Here - Nelly (7 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1968 - Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel (4 weeks (3 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1991 - Slave to the Grind - Skid Row (1 week)

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

• 1946 - The Gypsy - Ink Spots (3 weeks)
• 1959 - Personality - Lloyd Price (4 weeks)
• 1991 - How Can I Ease the Pain - Lisa Fischer (2 weeks)
• 1996 -  You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow - Toni Braxton (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1968 - D.I.V.O.R.C.E - Tammy Wynette (3 weeks)
• 1985 - She Keeps the Home Fires Burning - Ronnie Milsap (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1961 - Runaway - Del Shannon (3 weeks)
• 1974 - She - Charles Aznavour (4 weeks)
• 1985 - Frankie - Sister Sledge (4 weeks)
• 2008 - Closer - Ne-Yo (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1968 - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake - Small Faces (1 week)
• 1985 - Misplaced Childhood - Marillion (1 week)
• 1991 - Love Hurts - Cher (6 weeks)
• 1996 - Jagged Little Pill - Alison Moyet (1 week (2 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2003 - Dangerously In Love - Beyonce (5 week)

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Music Almanac: June 28

Births:

• 1905 - Red Nichols (d. 1965)
• 1924 - George Morgan (d. 1975)
• 1945 - Dave Knights (Procol Harum) (67)
• 1954 - Steven J. Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple) (58)
• 1959 - Oran "Juice" Jones (56)
• 1963 - Andy Cousin (All About Eve) (49)
• 1963 - Beverley Craven (49)
• 1963 - Charles Clouser (Nine Inch Nails) (49)
• 1965 - Saul Davis (James) (47)
• 1966 - Bobby Bare, Jr. (46)
• 1971 - Ray Slijngaard (2 Unlimited) (41)
• 1977 - Mark Stoermer (Killers) (35)
• 1986 - Kellie Pickler (26)

Deaths:

• 1980 - Culley Holt (Jordanaires) (54)
• 1993 - GG Allin - Heroin overdose (36)

On This Day:

• 1967 - The Supremes perform for the first time as Diana Ross & the Supremes in Las Vegas.
• 1969 - The Bath Festival in England features Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, Nice, Ten Years After and others. A total of 12,000 attend.
• 1973 - A British Invasion reunion concert played at Madison Square Garden in New York with Herman's Hermits, the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers and Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders.
• 1975 - Tim Buckley played his final show in Dallas, TX.
• 1977 - Elton John became the Chairman of the Watford Football Club.
• 1979 - Bill Haley made his last studio recording.
• 1980 - Paul McCartney made it to number 1 in the U.S. with Coming Up, one of the few live cuts to ever make the top. It was the choice of DJs who played the live B-side of the record instead of the studio version that was originally pushed.
• 1986 - Wham! officially broke up after their final concert at Wembley Stadium in London.
• 1990 - Police raided the home of Chuck Berry, seizing videotape, drugs, weapons and $130,000. The police had been tipped off on the drugs.
• 1991 - Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio debuted at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
• 1996 - Def Leppard kicked off the North American part of their Slang world tour.
• 1997 - Bob Seger crashed his car in Nipigon, ON and was later charged with dangerous driving.
• 1999 - Police search the home of DMX after his uncle and manager is shot in the foot.
• 2007 - The Spice Girls announced their reunion tour.
• 2007 - Two workers on the Rolling Stones tour were killed and two injured while disassembling the stage in Madrid, Spain.

Released:

• 1963 - Come and Get These Memories - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
• 1965 - I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can - Merle Haggard (debut single)
• 1974 - Caribou - Elton John
• 1975 - Fame - David Bowie (single)
• 1976 - 15 Big Ones - Beach Boys
• 1982 - Before I Forget - Jon Lord
• 1982 - Pictures at Eleven - Robert Plant
• 1985 - Fly on the Wall - AC/DC
• 1988 - Lead Me On - Amy Grant
• 1988 - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
• 1988 - In God We Trust - Stryper
• 2004 - Afrodisiac - Brandy
• 2004 - The Cure - Cure
• 2005 - Somewhere Down in Texas - George Strait

Broadcasts:

• 1965 - Where the Action Is - Jan & Dean, Dee Dee Sharp, Linda Scott, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Steve Alaimo
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Bobby Freeman, Bob Kuban & the In Men

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1941 - My Sister and I - Jimmy Dorsey (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))
• 1947 - Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) - Perry Como (3 weeks)
• 1969 - Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet - Henry Mancini (2 weeks)
• 1980 - Coming Up - Paul McCartney (3 weeks)
• 2003 - This is the Night - Clay Aiken (2 weeks)
• 2008 - Viva La Vida - Coldplay (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1958 - The Music Man - Original Cast (2 weeks (9 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1997 - Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) - Bob Carlisle (2 weeks)
• 2003 - Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross (1 week)
• 2008 - Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne (1 week)

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

• 1947 - Jack You're Dead - Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five (7 weeks)
• 1975 - Look at Me (I'm in Love) - Moments (1 week)
• 1980 - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (Part 1) - S.O.S. Band (5 weeks)
• 1986 - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1975 - Trying to Beat the Morning Home - T.G. Sheppard (1 week)
• 1980 - Trying to Love Two Women - Oak Ridge Boys (1 week)
• 1986 - Living in the Promised Land - Willie Nelson (1 week)
• 2008 - Better as a Memory - Kenny Chesney (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1957 - Puttin' On the Style / Gamblin' Man - Lonnie Donegan (2 weeks)
• 1962 - Come Outside - Mike Same and Wendy Richard (2 weeks)
• 1975 - I'm Not in Love - 10cc (2 weeks)
• 1986 - The Edge of Heaven - Wham! (2 weeks)
• 2009 - Bulletproof - La Roux (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1975 - Venus and Mars - Wings (1 week)
• 1980 - Flesh and Blood - Roxy Music (1 week)
• 1997 - OK Computer - Radiohead (1 week)
• 1998 - Talk on Corners - Coors (1 week)
• 2009 - Number Ones - Michael Jackson (1 week)

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Music Almanac: June 27

Births:

• 1913 - Elton Britt (d. 1972)
• 1925 - Doc Pomus (d. 1991)
• 1934 - Ersel Hickey (d. 2004)
• 1942 - Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys) (70)
• 1942 - Frank Mills (70)
• 1951 - Gilson Lavis (Squeeze, Jools Holland's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) (61)
• 1958 - Jeffrey Lee Pierce (Gun Club) (d. 1996)
• 1958 - Lisa Germano (54)
• 1959 - Lorrie Morgan (53)
• 1962 - Michael Ball (50)
• 1970 - Laurence Colbert (Ride) (42)
• 1976 - Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) (33)
• 1978 - Lolly (born Anna Kumble) (34)
• 1985 - Coby Linder (Say Anything) (27)

Deaths:

• 1986 - Joe Maphis (country music guitarist) (65)
• 1992 - Stefanie Ann Sargent (7 Year Bitch) - Asphyxiation after drinking alcohol and taking heroin (24) 
• 1999 - Brian O'Hara (Fourmost) - Suicide (56)
• 2002 - John Entwistle (Who) - Heart attack induced by cocaine (57)
• 2009 - Fayette Pickney (Three Degrees) - Acute respiratory failure (61)

On This Day:

• 1967 - Mick Jagger was found guilty of illegal possession of drugs while at a party thrown by Keith Richards.
• 1968 - Elvis Presley started filming what would become known as his Comeback Special. It would eventually air in December.
• 1969 - The Denver Pop Festival was marred when violence broke out and police came in with clubs and tear gas.
• 1970 - Bill Graham closed the Fillmore East. The final concert featured the Allman Brothers, the Beach Boys and Mountain.
• 1970 - The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (aka Festival Express) began with Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, the Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Buddy Guy Blues Band traveling between cities in Canada by train.
• 1970 - Freddie Mercury made his live debut with the group Smile (soon to be Queen) in Cornwall, England.
• 1976 - John Lennon finally became an American citizen when he receives his green card.
• 1978 - Kansas was selected as the United Nations Deputy Ambassadors of Goodwill, the first time a group was ever chosen.
• 1980 - John Bonham collapsed on stage during a Led Zeppelin show in Nuremberg, Germany.
• 1986 - Black Flag played their last show in Detroit, MI.
• 1987 - Madonna opened the North American leg of her Who's That Girl tour in Miami, FL.
• 1988 - MCA Records bought Motown Records for $61 million.
• 1988 - The Fat Boys sued Miller Brewing Company over a commercial that showed the lookalikes.
• 1988 - Cyndi Lauper finally received her diploma from Richmond Hills High School in New York.
• 1989 - Tom Jones received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1989 - The Who performed Tommy at Radio City Music Hall to benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• 1991 - Carlos Santana was arrested at the Houston airport when marijuana was found in his luggage.
• 1992 - Michael Jackson began the Dangerous World Tour in Munich, Germany.
• 1994 - Aerosmith embraced new technology when they became the first band to allow fans to download a full track on the internet.
• 1996 - At a Fugees concert in New York, a man injured 22 people when he began firing into the crowd.
• 1996 - Billy Ray Cyrus carried the Olympic Torch through Nashville.
• 1998 - Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray and Bryan Adams received stars on the Canadian Walk of Fame in Toronto.
• 2000 - A San Francisco appeals court ruled that the Rolling Stones had broken copyright on the Robert Johnson songs Love in Vain and Stop Breakin' Down. Their record company had assumed that the songs were in the public domain.
• 2000 - Gary Barlow was dropped by RCA Records by "mutual consent."
• 2003 - Rapper Mystikal plead guilty to aggravated rape and was sentenced to five year probation.
• 2005 - Ralph Stanley underwent triple-bypass surgery.
• 2005 - The Supreme Court of the U.S. rules that file-sharing networks are liable for copyright infringement performed through their program.
• 2006 - Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses is arrested for allegedly biting a security guard on the leg.

Marriages:

• 1993 - Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts

Recorded:

• 1949 - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autrey
• 1953 - You Can't Keep a Good Man Down - Dominoes (Jackie Wilson's recording debut)
• 1962 - I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow

Released:

• 1953 - Gee - Crows
• 1964 - Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean (single)
• 1966 - Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
• 1966 - Freak Out! - Mothers of Invention
• 1974 - From the Mars Hotel - Grateful Dead
• 1981 - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith - Motörhead
• 1983 - You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll - Twisted Sister
• 1986 - Destiny - Chaka Khan
• 1986 - Rage for Order - Queensrÿche
• 1988 - 20 Years of Jethro Tull - Jethro Tull (box set)
• 1989 - Cosmic Thing - B-52's
• 1989 - The End of the Innocence - Don Henley
• 1989 - Heart Shaped World - Chris Isaak
• 1992 - Black Moon - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
• 1994 - Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo' (debut)
• 1994 - One Foot in the Grave - Beck
• 1995 - These Days - Bon Jovi
• 1995 - Mirror Ball - Neil Young & Pearl Jam
• 2000 - Country Grammar - Nelly
• 2000 - Half Hour of Power - Sum 41 (debut)

Broadcasts:

• 1966 - Where the Action Is - First Anniversary Show - Miracles, Righteous Brothers, Sam Riddle, Keith Allison
• 1975 - Midnight Special - Ace, Jessi Colter, Rose, Leo Sayer, Temptations
• 1980 - Midnight Special - Ambrosia (host), Rocky Burnette, Gerry Rafferty, Pretenders, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1960 - Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis (2 weeks)
• 1964 - A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon (1 week)
• 1981 - Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (4 weeks (5 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1987 - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1959 (Mono Albums) - Exotica - Martin Denny (5 weeks)
• 1981 - Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes (4 weeks)
• 1987 - Whitney - Whitney Houston (11 weeks) (first album by a female vocalist to debut at number 1)
• 2009 - The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas (1 week)

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

• 1992 - In the Closet - Michael Jackson (1 week)
• 2009 - Best I Ever Had - Drake (7 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1974 - You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine) - Donna Fargo (1 week)
• 1981 - Blessed Are the Believers - Anne Murray (1 week)
• 1998 - If You See Him/If You See Her - Reba McEntire with Brooks & Dunn (2 weeks)
• 2009 - One Last Night - Kenny Chesney (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1958 - On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (2 weeks)
• 1981 - One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson (2 weeks)
• 1999 - 9 PM (Till I Come) - ATB (2 weeks)
• 2007 - Obviously - McFly (1 week)
• 2010 - California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1981 - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith - Motorhead (1 week)
• 1999 - Surrender - Chemical Brothers (1 week)
• 2004 - A Grand Don't Come For Free - Streets (1 week)
• 2010 - Recovery - Eminem (2 weeks)

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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)

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Music Almanac: June 25

Births:

• 1925 - Clifton Chenier (d. 1987)
• 1935 - Eddie Floyd (77)
• 1936 - Harold Melvin (d. 1997)
• 1940 - Clint Warwick (Moody Blues) (d. 2004)
• 1945 - Carly Simon (67)
• 1946 - Ian McDonald (King Crimson) (66)
• 1946 - Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) (66)
• 1952 - Tim Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House) (60)
• 1952 - Brian MacLeod (Chilliwack) (d. 1992)
• 1954 - David Paich (Toto) (58)
• 1963 - George Michael (born Georgios Panayiotou) (49)
• 1968 - Candyman (born Candell Manson) (44)
• 1972 - Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) (40)

Deaths:

• 1976 - Johnny Mercer - Brain tumor (66)
• 1987 - Boudleaux Bryant (67)
• 1988 - Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Heroin overdose (26)
• 2006 - Arif Mardin (producer) - Pancreatic cancer (74)
• 2009 - Michael Jackson - Cardiac arrest (50)

On This Day:

• 1949 - Billboard magazine changed it's Hillbilly Music chart to Country & Western.
• 1966 - Jackie Wilson was arrested and charged with inciting a riot and refusing to obey police in Port Arthur, TX. He was eventually just charged with drunkenness and given a $30 fine.
• 1966 - A concert at the Hollywood Bowl features the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Captain Beefheart, the Lovin' Spoonful, Love and Percy Sledge.
• 1967 - Jimi Hendrix played a free show in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco before playing two paying shows at the Fillmore West.
• 1969 - Mick Taylor performed for the first time with the Rolling Stones.
• 1976 - David Bryon performed for the last time with Uriah Heep.
• 1982 - Lew Dewitt retired from the Statler Brothers.
• 1984 - Patti Scialfa joined the E-Street Band.
• 1986 - Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of George Strait, is killed in a car accident in San Marcos, TX.
• 1995 - Pearl Jam cancelled their tour as part of their ongoing disagreement with Ticketmaster.
• 1997 - A warrant is issued in Jamaica for Sade who did not show up for a court date over failure to stop for an officer.
• 2000 - Billy Gilman made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry at the age of 12.
• 2003 - The RIAA announced that it would fight internet piracy by suing individual computer users who they found were downloading music.

Recorded:

• 1969 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies

Released:

• 1971 - I Wrote a Simple Song - Billy Preston
• 1973 - Chicago VI - Chicago
• 1975 - One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
• 1976 - Goes to Hell - Alice Cooper
• 1976 - Softs - Soft Machine
• 1976 - Whistling Down the Wire - Crosby & Nash
• 1980 - Huey Lewis & the News - Huey Lewis & the News
• 1982 - Let Me Rock You - Peter Criss
• 1982 - Lexicon of Love - ABC
• 1984 - Purple Rain - Prince
• 1991 - Attack of the Killer B's - Anthrax
• 1991 - Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt
• 1996 - Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z (debut)
• 2002 - Songs About Jane - Maroon 5 (debut)

Broadcasts:

• 1967 - Our World - The first worldwide TV broadcast with performances by the Beatles (All You Need is Love), the Rolling Stones and the Who.
• 1976 - Midnight Special - Natalie Cole (host), Captain & Tennille, Electric Light Orchestra, Sonny James, Pratt & McClain, Jethro Tull

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1966 - Paperback Writer - Beatles (1 week)
• 1977 - Got to Give It Up (Part 1) - Marvin Gaye (1 week)
• 1988 - Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums:

• 1983 - Flashdance - Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 1988 - OU812 - Van Halen (4 weeks)
• 1994 - Purple - Stone Temple Pilots (3 weeks)
• 2005 - X&Y - Coldplay (3 weeks)

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

• 1955 - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (2 weeks)
• 1966 - Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Temptations (4 weeks)
• 1977 - Best of My Love - Emotions (3 weeks)
• 1988 - Joy - Teddy Pendergrass (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:

• 1983 - Fool For Your Love - Mickey Gilley (1 week)
• 1988 - He's Back and I'm Blue - Desert Rose Band (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1964 - It's Over - Roy Orbison (2 weeks)
• 1977 - Show You the Way to Go - Jacksons (1 week)
• 1988 - I Owe You Nothing - Bros (2 weeks)
• 2000 - Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1977 - The Muppet Show - TV Soundtrack (1 week)
• 1983 - Synchronicity - Police (2 weeks)
• 1994 - Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We? - Cranberries (1 week)
• 2000 - The Marshall Mathers EP - Eminem (1 week)

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