This Day In Music - June 1

 This Day In Music - June 1

Hooley Dooley - Biggest day yet!

1921 - Nelson Riddle born in Oradell, New Jersey - https://youtu.be/1nbRoyJXSfQ .

1926 - Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson, then Baker) born in Los Angeles, California, U.S .

1934 - Pat Boone (Charles Eugene Boon) born in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. - https://youtu.be/von9jW-_eqI .

1947 - Ronnie Wood guitarist, songwriter, painter and radio presenter (Rolling Stones) born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England - https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k .

1950 - Tom Robinson of Cafe Society and Tom Robinson Band is born in Cambridge, England - https://youtu.be/ar_saHB60qU .

1950 - R&B singer Charlene is born Charlene Marilynn D'Angelo in Hollywood, California - https://youtu.be/txGhgfo6Iew .

1950 - Conjecture on date, reported as both 1 June and 11 June. Graham Cyril Russell of Air Supply (born 1 or 11 June 1950) is an English born (Nottingham, United Kingdom) musician, songwriter, and singer/guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply - https://youtu.be/UNRnn_tpToI .

1950 - Wayne Nelson (Little River Band) was born on the 1st of June 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. - https://youtu.be/XBETVhHpcPk .

1953 - Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn is born Ronald Gene Dunn in Coleman, Texas - https://youtu.be/d05tQrhNMkA .

1956 - Doris Day signed a $1m recording contract with Columbia (CBS) - https://youtu.be/h7j8wa9sWOE .

1957 - Marianne (Terry Gilkyson) was #1 on the chart this week - https://youtu.be/1cuvB2XrP_M .

1957 - Elvis Presley releases the two-sided hit single "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" b/w "Loving You." - https://youtu.be/NkDbk-egHH4 .

1959 - Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) born in Hammersmith, London, England - https://youtu.be/_6FBfAQ-NDE .

1959 - Juke Box Jury started its long run on BBC television - https://youtu.be/ltJsfxxLdj8 .

1959 - Johnny Horton's "Battle of New Orleans," about a real battle in the War of 1812, hits #1 on both the country and pop charts in the US. - https://youtu.be/mjXM6x_0KZk .

1960 - Simon Gallup (Cure) born in Surrey, England https://youtu.be/ijxk-fgcg7c .

1961 - Elvis Presley's "Surrender" hits #1 on the UK singles chart.

1963 - Mike Joyce (Smiths / Adult Net) born in Fallowfield, Manchester, England.

1963 - I Will follow Him (Little Peggy March) was AU #1 this week - https://youtu.be/jgPMYQTINNk .

1964 - The Rolling Stones arrive at John F Kennedy airport in New York (Flight BA 505) to start their first US tour.

1964 - Dolly Parton spent her first day in Nashville in search of a record deal.

1967 - Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album released - https://youtu.be/P3DKACKz-jo .

1967 - David Bowie's self-titled debut solo album was released in the U.K.

1968 - The Rolling Stones released "Jumpin' Jack Flash" in the U.S. - https://youtu.be/0cPXwc-5Kw8 .

1968 - Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" hits #1 on the Hot 100. The song was written for the movie The Graduate and titled after the character played by Anne Bancroft - https://youtu.be/9C1BCAgu2I8 .

1968 - Jason Donovan born in Malvern Victoria - https://youtu.be/A85ME_Th4eM .

1968 - Honey (Bobby Goldsboro) was AU #1 this week - https://youtu.be/UKAeeGnAYBo .

1970 - Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) was AU # 1 this week - https://youtu.be/AZQxH_8raCI .

1971 - The 2 room shack in which Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo Mississippi was opened as a tourist attraction.

1974 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American, singer, songwriter, who had the 1996 US No.4 & UK No.11 single 'Ironic' from Jagged Little Pill which has sold more then 30 million copies, making it the best ever selling record by a female performer - https://youtu.be/Jne9t8sHpUc .

1975 - The Rolling Stones perform their first US concert with Ron Wood , on his 28th birthday.

1976 - The Runaways release their eponymous debut album. Billed as the first all-female hard-rock band, the disc has little domestic success, peaking at #194. However, the band are hugely successful in Japan, hitting the #1 spot with their single "Cherry Bomb." - https://youtu.be/_EBvXpjudf8 .

1981 - Jealous Guy (Roxy Music) was AU #1 this week - https://youtu.be/hRzGzRqNj58.

1984 - Nate Nelson (Flamingos) died age 52 in Boston, Massachusetts - https://youtu.be/nrzusdilnKQ .

1988 - Ricky May was born in 1944 in Auckland, NZ and died on the 1st of June 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales - https://youtu.be/bsI_4whAVnk .

1991 - David Ruffin died aged 50 - https://youtu.be/EZTbJSmOWWc .

There are more, but this is the core... I hope!