This Day In Music - June 12

 This Day In Music - June 12

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1928 - Pop singer Vic Damone is born Vito Rocco Farinola in Brooklyn, New York - https://youtu.be/8R0Kq448rxc .

1935 - Ella Fitzgerald records "Love And Kisses" and "I'll Chase The Blues Away." - https://youtu.be/4WYyvkfhj3s .

1941 - American jazz pianist, electric keyboardist and composer Chick Corea born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. He worked with Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, Bobby McFerrin. In the 1970s he formed the fusion band Return to Forever. Chick died February 9, 2021 (aged 79).

1941 - Reg Presley (lead singer for The Troggs) is born Reginald Maurice Ball in Andover, Hampshire, England. Some reference sources say the year is 1943. Presley was singer, songwriter with English garage rock band The Troggs, who had the 1966 No.1 & No.2 single 'Wild Thing' and the hits 'With a Girl Like You' and 'Love Is All Around' (which was covered by Wet Wet Wet in 1994, and stayed at No.1 in the for fifteen weeks). He died on 4th Feb 2013 - https://youtu.be/3bCGacIl2f0 .

1944 - Harold Cowart, from John Fred and His Playboy Band who had the 1968 No.1 & No.3 single 'Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)' which was a parodic play on the title of The Beatles' song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'. Cowart grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was a professional bass player at the age of 14 - https://youtu.be/TaWaQBxc0aI .

1948 - Barry Bailey of Atlanta Rhythm Section, who had the 1977 US No.7 single 'So in to You' born in Decatur, Georgia - https://youtu.be/lPkEpfwJX_Q .

1948 - Melbourne based Singer/Songwriter, Israel "Issi Dy" Dyzenhaus born.

1949 - John Wetton, frontman for King Crimson and Asia, is born in Derbyshire, England. He provided vocals with Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash. Wetton died in his sleep at his home in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK on 31 January 2017, from colon cancer.

1951 - Brad Delp (lead vocalist for Boston) is born in Peabody, Massachusetts. Boston had the 1977 No,22 single 'More Than A Feeling' and the 1986 No.1 single 'Amanda.' Delp committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in at his home in New Hampshire on March 9th 2007 - https://youtu.be/9ZQ6nDUF284 .

1951 - Bun E. Carlos (drummer for Cheap Trick) is born Brad Carlson in Rockford, Illinois - https://youtu.be/muhFxXce6nA .

1952 - Pete Farndon (Peter Granville Farndon, Pretenders) born in Hereford, England. The group had the 1980 No.1 single with ‘Brass In Pocket’. He died of a drug overdose on April 14th 1983 - https://youtu.be/CK3uf5V0pDA .

1953 - Rock and roll singer Rocky Burnette, son of rock and roll pioneer Johnny Burnette, is born Jonathan Burnette in Memphis, Tennessee - https://youtu.be/Z3dILKYyjTw .

1957 - “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” by Jerry Lee Lewis entered the chart, eventually selling six million copies. Lewis supposedly raised his fee for playing concerts from $50 to $10,000 because of this - https://youtu.be/GN8VV8CHnrk .

1957 - Big band leader Jimmy Dorsey dies of throat cancer at age 53.

1959 - Keith Claringbold was born (from Amazing Wooloomooloosers and The Smart Folk).

1962 - Brenda Lee dislocates her neck while performing at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and is hospitalized - https://youtu.be/Vs2h18M6ky8 .

1963 - Along with "Little Deuce Coupe," The Beach Boys record "Surfer Girl" at Western Recorders in Hollywood. They first recorded the song in February 1962 with terrible results - https://youtu.be/6Wklo_5AOLI .

1964 - The Zombies record "She's Not There." - https://youtu.be/_2hXBf1DakE .

1964 - The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, (the biggest welcome the band would ever receive), who lined the ten mile route from the airport to the city centre. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights.

1965 - Sonny and Cher make their television debut, singing "Just You" on American Bandstand - https://youtu.be/3umeQhvk4Iw .

1965 - Mrs Brown you’ve Got A Lovely Daughter (Herman’s Hermits) is #1 this week in for another week - https://youtu.be/LyIlFsQgRvY .

1965 - The Beatles received their MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) awards. Protests poured in to Buckingham Palace, MP Hector Dupuis said 'British Royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls'.

1966 - The Dave Clark Five break a record by becoming the first rock band to make 12 appearances on Ed Sullivan Show - https://youtu.be/GP1dBpKHF0U .

1966 - After buying pot from an undercover cop posing as a student at his high school, Steven Tallarico is arrested and charged with drug possession. He is given a year's probation and labelled a "Youthful Offender," which later keeps him from getting drafted. Tallarico later becomes Steven Tyler and forms Aerosmith.

1968 - Nick Iconomou of Krazy Kat (Sydney based Cover/Party band) was born.

1972 - Amazing Grace (Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is #1 this week in for another week - https://youtu.be/KVjftQZ9jHA .

1976 - Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) by Wurzels took the #1 spot on singles chart for 2 weeks.

1978 - I Can’t Stand The Rain (Eruption ft Precious Wilson) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/QO3hlmEyaiA .

1982 - An estimated half a million people attended a peace rally in New York’s Central Park to watch Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Gary “U.S.” Bonds and others.

1984 - Howard Jones' debut album, Human's Lib, is released in the .

1987 - U2 filled Wembley Stadium during their world tour promoting their album The Joshua Tree, which had entered album chart at #1. It was also their first album to top the album chart where it remained for 9 weeks - https://youtu.be/3FsrPEUt2Dg .

1989 - Eternal Flame (The Bangles) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/u66QGcxC9Zo .

1990 - Mariah Carey releases her self-titled debut album. It sells 9 million in , where all four of its singles ("Vision Of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday," "I Don't Wanna Cry") hit #1.

1994 - Cab Calloway suffers a stroke that leads to his death a few months later - https://youtu.be/zZ5gCGJorKk .

1995 - Mouth (Merril Bainbridge) is #1 this week in .

1999 - Jennifer Lopez hits #1 in with her first single, "If You Had My Love," which stays on top for five weeks - https://youtu.be/lYfkl-HXfuU .

2000 - Who The Hell Are You (Madison Avenue) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/r1FFfBp9zsc .

2006 - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) is #1 this week in for another week.

2009 - At the Bonnaroo festival, Beastie Boys play together for the last time, as Adam Yauch (MCA) is soon diagnosed with cancer.

2011 - Coasters lead singer Carl Gardner ("Charlie Brown," "Yakety Yak"), dies of heart failure at age 83 - https://youtu.be/AWXgQa38Pkw .

2015 - Dave Grohl falls off the stage and breaks his leg during a Foo Fighters show in Gothenburg, Sweden. He gets medical attention but returns to finish the show, propped up while someone holds his leg - https://youtu.be/Z9sHnrIaeJg .

2019 - Radiohead scuppered a blackmail attempt by releasing 18 hours of music recorded during the making of their classic album OK Computer. Tapes from the sessions had been stolen by hackers who demanded $150,000 for their return. Instead, the band released the tapes in full, with profits going to climate crisis activists Extinction Rebellion. "For £18 you can find out if we should have paid that ransom," said guitarist Jonny Greenwood in a statement - https://youtu.be/u5CVsCnxyXg .

2020 - Welsh singer Ricky Valance died at his home in Spain at the age of 84. He became the first Welshman to have a solo No.1 hit with the song 'Tell Laura I Love Her' in 1960 - https://youtu.be/8HIHdCJA8f8 .