This Day In Music - June 15

This Day In Music - June 15

1910: David Rose was born. He was the composer of "Little House on the Prairie" and "Bonanza". He won four Emmys and 22 Grammys in his career, which spanned 65 years - https://youtu.be/NqOgsOgEVbY .

1937: Waylon Jennings is born in Littlefield, Texas.

1941: Nilsson is born Harry Edward Nilsson III in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York - https://youtu.be/TsSuueEGQSM .

1945: Mike Rudd (Spectrum) was born on the 15th of June 1945 in Christchurch, New Zealand - https://youtu.be/4JbIfeeU2hA .

1946: Noddy Holder (lead vocalist, guitarist of Slade) is born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire, England - https://youtu.be/jaVd709QHH0 .

1946: Iain Matthews (vocalist of Fairport Convention) is born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

1949: Michael Lutz (Brownsville Station) born in Ann Arbor, MI. Founding member of. Brownsville Station and co-writer of the #3 hit song "Smokin' in the boys room" - https://youtu.be/Q9zWw0Ru28w .

1949: Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply is born in Melbourne, Australia - https://youtu.be/FtkCjcgejw0 .

1950: Soul singer James Smith (of The Stylistics) is born in New York City - https://youtu.be/z00Y5gCzhvc .

1951: Steve Walsh (singer, keyboardist for Kansas, Streets) is born in St Joseph, Missouri.

1953: Richard "Richie" Puente born and became a member of the musical group Foxy, which had a major disco song in 1978 with "Get Off". Richie died in 2004 of complications following an assault - https://youtu.be/mB1hr_1_f8o .

1956: Bernie Shaw (lead vocalist for Uriah Heep) is born in Victoria, British Columbia.

1957: The Green Door (Jim Lowe with the High Fives) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/atCrkGhiU1o .

1958: Neil Arthur (Blancmange) born in Darwen, United Kingdom - https://youtu.be/76eeyjzNWcw .

1958: Laurie Camilleri was born and helped form the Sydney band “Grog ‘n Grumble” which played blues/boogie/rock.

1961: Rodney Radalj a.k.a. Roddy Ray’Da was born in Kalgoorlie, WA. Roddy Ray’Da is known to have been a member of 6 bands, including Roddy Ray'Da & The Surfin' Caesars, Hoodoo Gurus and The Dubrovniks - https://youtu.be/8HXmrTTysEE .

1963: Tamoure (Bill Justis) is #1 again this week in - https://youtu.be/4IwmnTopT0A .

1963: Kyu Sakamoto replaced It’s My Party (Lesley Gore) at the top of the Billboard singles chart with Sukiyaki. He was the first Japanese artist to make the chart, let alone top it - https://youtu.be/C35DrtPlUbc .

1965: Bob Dylan records "Like A Rolling Stone." - https://youtu.be/IwOfCgkyEj0 .

1966: Rob Mitchell (drummer for Sixpence None the Richer) is born - https://youtu.be/hII0JXUJNDo .

1966: Michael Britt (lead guitarist for Lonestar) is born in Fort Worth, Texas - https://youtu.be/x-skFgrV59A .

1967: Peter Green leaves John Mayall's Bluesbreakers to form Fleetwood Mac. He hires Mick Fleetwood, but it takes John McVie four months to leave The Bluesbreakers and join the band named after him - https://youtu.be/Rdik8L_Wxx4 .

1968: The Unicorn (The Irish Rovers) is #1 again this week in .

1969: Ice Cube is born O'Shea Jackson in South Central Los Angeles.

1970: Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) is #1 again this week in .

1974: Paul McCartney & Wings announced the addition of Geoff Britton, who replaced Denny Seiwell.

1981: Billy Martin (guitarist/keyboardist for Good Charlotte) is born in Annapolis, Maryland.

1981: Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/EPOIS5taqA8 .

1985: In the wake of Born In The USA’s success in , Bruce Springsteen had all 7 of his released albums in chart simultaneously, some more than a decade after initial release.

1986: Sting and U2 headline a 25th anniversary concert for Amnesty International in New Jersey.

1987: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/eH3giaIzONA .

1989 - The Offspring's self-titled debut album is released only on vinyl. A CD and cassette reissue are eventually released in 1995.

1989: Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, is released, with a cover tune as its lead single. Nirvana had been performing Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz" during their live gigs but never intended the psychedelic '60s tune to launch their first album. Cobain thought the track was too lightweight but Sub Pop cofounder Jonathan Poneman insisted on "Love Buzz," so they relented. - https://youtu.be/ljvhYweP4-0 .

1992: Take It From Me (Girlfriend) is #1 again this week in - https://youtu.be/G8zDCU-0PPc .

1996 - Ella Fitzgerald dies of complications from diabetes at age 79 - https://youtu.be/gbIFhpGaKCU .

1998: All My Life (K-Ci & JoJo) is #1 again this week in .

1999: After a seven-year recording hiatus, Santana release the album Supernatural, which goes to #1 - https://youtu.be/6Whgn_iE5uc .

2004: The iTunes Music Store was launched in France, Germany and the UK.

2011: Melbourne musician Josie Jason died from cancer and was farewelled, rock-style, at an event she planned at the Espy. The guitar virtuoso played in Jimi the Human, Spectre 7, Mother, Goddess and fronted Josie Jason and the Argonauts - https://youtu.be/FXNG1_mKJzo .

2013: Roger LaVern (keyboardist for The Tornados) dies at age 75 - https://youtu.be/aFlepimy4dg .

2014: American Top 40 host (and voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo) Casey Kasem dies at age 82 - https://youtu.be/xm0LnxB2c9Q .

2016: Jimmy Page takes the stand in a trial where he is accused of stealing part of the song "Taurus" for the intro to "Stairway To Heaven." Led Zeppelin played on the same bills with the band Spirit, who performed "Taurus" in their sets, but Page says he never heard that song before writing "Stairway." The jury rules in favour of Led Zeppelin - https://youtu.be/QkF3oxziUI4 .

2017: Shania Twain releases "Life's About To Get Good," her first single in five years - https://youtu.be/we-VfNnbzzY .