This Day In Music - June 10

 This Day In Music - June 10

1910 - Chicago blues singer Howlin' Wolf is born Chester Arthur Burnett in White Station, Mississippi but moved to Chicago in adulthood and became successful, forming a rivalry with fellow bluesman Muddy Waters. - https://youtu.be/mYRuh8V94zo .

1922 - Judy Garland is born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. With a career spanning 45 years, she attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage - https://youtu.be/oW2QZ7KuaxA .

1941 - Shirley Owens Alston of The Shirelles is born in Henderson, North Carolina. Through marriages, she became Shirley Alston and later, Shirley Alston Reeves. Her strong, distinctive voice meant that she was the natural choice for their main lead singer, though Doris Kenner Jackson was also featured as lead on several songs as well. he left the Shirelles in 1975 to begin a solo career, initially recording under the name "Lady Rose" - https://youtu.be/cbxxkwBQk_o .

1944 - Rick Price (bassist for The Move, Wizzard) is born in Birmingham, England. He joined up with Roy Wood in the latter's new band, Wizzard, with whom he had two number one hit singles, "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers", as well as the No. 4 Christmas classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" - https://youtu.be/c_niF1GHuDo .

1949 - Perry Kibble (A Taste Of Honey) born in south Los Angeles. In 1971 developed the band "A Taste of Honey", with himself on keyboards, Donald Johnson on drums, Hazel Payne on lead guitar, and Janice Marie Johnson bass player - https://youtu.be/y9IYWwWnpuA .

1949 - Martin Armiger was born in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and died on the 27th of November 2019 aged 70. I think he would have been best known for his membership of The Sports 1978 -1981 - https://youtu.be/SkQKHkeNYFU .

1956 - American singer, actor Pat Boone was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'll Be Home.' Boone scored over 30 Top 40 hit singles during the 50s and early 60s and was the second biggest charting artist behind only Elvis Presley - https://youtu.be/eRYnswE8gWc .

1958 - Elvis Presley records "I Need Your Love Tonight," "A Big Hunk O' Love," "Ain't That Loving You, Baby?," and "A Fool Such As I." - https://youtu.be/iJ5LQb5PQsc .

1961 - Maxi Priest is born Max Elliott in Lewisham, London, England. His song "Close To You" goes to #1 in in 1990 - https://youtu.be/fSR3YgUcyU4 .

1961 - Runaway (Del Shannon) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/wSWMJxbxj7c .

1964 - Elvis Presley records "Puppet On A String," "The Meanest Girl In Town," and "Girl Happy." - https://youtu.be/c2bl5ZgSagk .

1964 - Jimmy Chamberlin (drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins) is born in Joliet, Illinois. His father and his older brother Paul were both active in jazz bands, playing clarinet and drums respectively, and his brother Paul is an active rock drummer, with a local cover band, Chasing Amy - https://youtu.be/qux3yOrQijM .

1964 - On their first world tour The Beatles took a flight from Hong Kong to making an unscheduled fuel stop in Darwin, where over 400 fans greeted their aircraft. The Beatles then flew on to Sydney, where they arrive in the middle of a heavy downpour. The group were required to appear in an open-top truck in the pouring rain to wave at the 1,000's of fans greeting them at the airport.

1965 - Ray Ahn (Bassist for The Hard-Ons) was born, going to school in Lakemba Primary Sydney, NSW. During their first 12 years, The Hard-Ons issued 17 consecutive number-one hits on the alternative charts; in that time they also became Australia's most commercially successful independent band, with over 250,000 total record sales - https://youtu.be/bHX03lYlXrE .

1965 - Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago is born in Manila, Philippines. In January 1986, Charles Thompson formed the Pixies with Santiago. Thompson gave Santiago the choice of bass or lead guitar; Santiago chose to play lead. The pair arrived at a name after Santiago selected the word randomly from a dictionary and liked the definition, "mischievous little elves." - https://youtu.be/tPgf_btTFlc .

1966 - Janis Joplin makes her singing debut with Big Brother & the Holding Company at San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom - https://youtu.be/gCB2eDF3jBM .

1967 - This Is My Song (Petula Clark) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/wyrlwdsmoik .

1967 - The Monkees record "Pleasant Valley Sunday." - https://youtu.be/sUzs5dlLrm0 .

1971 - Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey (of K-Ci & JoJo) is born in Monroe, North Carolina.

1971 - Elvis Presley records "My Way," and "I'll Be Home On Christmas Day."

1972 - Sammy Davis, Jr.'s "The Candy Man" hits #1 in - https://youtu.be/AYihDAhVPko .

1972 - Elvis Presley played his first ever concert in New York, at Madison Square Garden - https://youtu.be/5wxoqSEZiOY .

1972 - The Rolling Stones double album Exile on Main Street went to No.1 on the UK chart, the bands seventh UK No.1 album. In 2010, the re-released album entered the UK chart at No.1, almost 38 years to the week after it first occupied that position. The Rolling Stones are the first act to ever have a studio album return to No.1 after it was first released - https://youtu.be/2C53QtZkwF8 .

1973 - James Ash (Jamie Graham Appleby of the Rogue Traders) was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, emigrating to Melbourne (finally) in 1992. Since 1994 Ash has released over forty remixes and original productions under names including: Faith In Technology, Thunderchild, Elan, Union State and Rogue Traders - https://youtu.be/SrlhLaNClgw .

1974 - Devil Gate Drive (Suzi Quatro) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/4lld1XEf-oQ .

1975 - The Eagles release their fourth album, One Of These Nights. It includes "Take It to the Limit," one of the few Eagles songs with a lead vocal by Randy Meisner - https://youtu.be/-fCZUMcF_ZM .

1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings set a record for an indoor concert crowd when 67,100 fans gathered at the Kingdome in Seattle, WA.

1978 - Joe Walsh releases "Life's Been Good." - https://youtu.be/BXWvKDSwvls .

1978 - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's Grease duet "You're The One That I Want" hits #1 in the - https://youtu.be/itRFjzQICJU .

1982 - R&B singer Addie "Micki" Harris (of The Shirelles) dies at age 42 after suffering a heart attack during a performance in Atlanta, Georgia.

1985 - Would I Lie To You (Eurythmics) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/Uhpu2N4rQZM .

1989 - Madonna’s “Express Yourself” became her 18th Top 5 hit, a record for a female vocalist - https://youtu.be/GsVcUzP_O_8 .

1989 - Jason Donovan was at No.1 on the singles chart with his version of the Brian Hyland 1962 hit 'Sealed With A Kiss'. Donovan became the first Australian act to enter the charts at No.1 - https://youtu.be/y-Qf2c1xr2I .

1991 - 3A.M. Eternal (The KLF) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/HDsCeC6f0zc .

1996 - Fast Love (George Michael) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg .

1998 - Steve Sanders (Oak Ridge Boys) was found dead at the age of 45. He had apparently died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.

2000 - Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP, featuring "Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady," begins an eight-week run at #1 in the charts - https://youtu.be/aSLZFdqwh7E .

2001 - Kiss Kiss (Holly Valance) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/o3wS2tdlZtE .

2004 - Ray Charles dies at age 73 of liver disease. By 2004, Ray's catalogue includes over 50 studio albums and 127 singles. He's won multiple Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - https://youtu.be/0rEsVp5tiDQ .

2016 - Rick Astley releases 50, his first album of original songs in 15 years, in the . It goes to #1 its first week - https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ .