This Day In Music - June 16

 This Day In Music - 16 June

1939: Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock born in Greensboro North Carolina. An American country and rockabilly singer, he first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively - https://youtu.be/R6BTfD0hpaY .

1941: Lamont Dozier, member of the famed Motown songwriting and production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1942: Edward Levert (lead vocalist of The O'Jays) is born in Birmingham, Alabama, but will be raised in Canton, Ohio.

1942: John Rostill (Shadows) born in Kings Norton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Rostill was a prolific songwriter, contributing to the Shadows' output from the start (both as a solo composer and as part of the mid-sixties "Marvin /Welch /Bennett /Rostill" team). This combination composed the hits "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" (a no. 5, 1964) and “Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" ( no. 17, 1965) as well as all the tunes on the 1964 Rhythm & Greens EP. They also wrote the Cliff Richard and the Shadows hits, "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" ( no. 6, 1964), "Time Drags By" ( no. 10, 1966) and "In the Country" ( no. 6, 1967) - https://youtu.be/g9SSw6o3sOY .

1945: Peter Riviera (stage name) aka Peter Hoorelbeke was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.Hoorelbeke. Rivera became the undisputed leader of Rare Earth, the only white band to score hits with the Berry Gordy, Jr. Motown Record label … “Get Ready,” “I’m Losing You,” “Born To Wander,” “Hey Big Brother,” and “I Just Want To Celebrate” were all Top 40 hits - https://youtu.be/oDt49Xdqcb0 .

1946: Correction from yesterday - English musician and songwriter Iain Matthews who was a member of Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort, who had the 1970 No.1 & 1971 No. 23 single Woodstock. He has also fronted the bands Plainsong, Hi-Fi, No Grey Faith and More Than A Song - https://youtu.be/_yrGJSPndf8 .

1951: Ian Miller, Australian guitarist, producer, music publisher and educator. was born. He was Australian Record Producer of the Year 1974; worked as House Producer / A & R for EMI (1969 to 1974) and with Albert Productions with Harry Vanda and George Young (The Easybeats). Bands in which he played included John Paul Young and The All Stars and Cheetah - https://youtu.be/T7s6YDgjEtQ .

1952: Gino Vannelli is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada - https://youtu.be/T8CBrdK0CHk .

1954: Garry Roberts (lead guitarist for The Boomtown Rats) is born in Dublin, Ireland - https://youtu.be/OfMwWLnpgGw .

1956: The Rock And Roll Waltz (Kay Starr) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/pJcJIK5olDo .

1956: Gogi Grant's "The Wayward Wind" hits #1 in , where it stays for eight weeks - https://youtu.be/2cQUVtbztEs .

1958: Elvis Presley releases "Hard Headed Woman." - https://youtu.be/MR6k3q3gXKo .

1962: Dear One (Larry Finnegan) is #1 again this week in .

1962: The Isley Brothers released "Twist and Shout." - https://youtu.be/cTaqn8_gMR0 .

1962: The Konrads (featuring Dave Jay later to become David Bowie) made their live debut when they played at Bromley Technical School in Kent, England - https://youtu.be/Kyq66shV33k .

1966: Andy Lewis of The Whitlams was born. He first played in Canberra, Australia in a duo called In Limbo. They played Everly Brothers and other songs from the 1950s and 60s with two acoustic guitars and close harmonies. In October 1985, he joined Canberra band, The Plunderers, on keyboards, guitar and harmony vocals. In 1992, he formed The Whitlams but left them in late 1995, and went to Melbourne to join The Gadflys. He battled a gambling addiction and committed suicide in February 2000, aged 33, after losing an entire week's pay in a poker machine - https://youtu.be/7B49zI5UrAQ .

1966: The Beatles made a surprise live appearance on the UK television program Top Of The Pops performing 'Paperback Writer' and ‘Rain’. It became The Beatles' last live musical television appearance, with the sole exception of the June 1967 worldwide transmission of ‘All You Need Is Love’ - https://youtu.be/yYvkICbTZIQ .

1967: The Monterey International Pop Festival was the first legendary festival of rock and pop music. Whilst it was an immense success and made world famous stars of a number of performers, several subsequently died of unnatural causes including: Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Cass Elliot, Keith Moon, Ron McKernan, Al Wilson, Bob Hite, Janis Joplin and Brian Jones (who was in the audience).

1968: Patrick Waite (Musical Youth) born in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Plans for a reunion of Musical Youth were halted when Patrick, who had gone on to a career of juvenile crime, died in Birmingham in February 1993. Only 24 years old, he collapsed from a hereditary heart condition - https://youtu.be/dFtLONl4cNc .

1970: The organizers of the Woodstock music festival report that they have lost over $1.2 million on the event (money which they will later make up through movie and soundtrack rights).

1971: American rapper and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur, born (Lesane Parish Crooks), who had the 1996 No.1 single 'How Do U Want It / California Love.' His Greatest Hits (1998) is among the best-selling albums in the . He died from internal bleeding caused by bullet wounds on September 13th 1996.

1972: David Bowie unveils his landmark album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. His breakthrough LP, it sells over 7 million copies and is hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time - https://youtu.be/aBKEt3MhNMM .

1973: Suzi Quatro had her first No.1 single with the Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman song 'Can The Can'. 10CC were at No.2 with 'Rubber Bullets' and Fleetwood Mac were at No.3 with 'Albatross.' - https://youtu.be/xYoogY-UGio .

1975: January (Pilot) is #1 again this week in .

1975: R&B record executive Don Robey dies of a heart attack at age 71. As founder of Peacock Records and eventual owner of Duke Records, Robey was instrumental in the careers of several R&B artists throughout the '50s and '60s, including Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Johnny Otis, and Junior Parker.

1977: Kenny Rogers was at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Lucille'. It was the American Country music singer's first of two UK No.1's - https://youtu.be/AaNedqu1A6s .

1978: The movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, opens in theatres, becoming the smash hit of the year - https://youtu.be/XA-xjRsY71w .

1979: Donna Summer's album Bad Girls hits #1 in the - https://youtu.be/HzxW4eu9heY .

1980: Tired Of Toein' The Line (Rocky Burnette) is #1 again this week in .

1980: The movie The Blues Brothers, adapted from John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's classic SNL skit, premieres in Chicago. A love letter of sorts to '60s R&B and soul, it will help re-establish the careers of its musical co-stars, including James Brown, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin - https://youtu.be/qdbrIrFxas0 .

1982: James Honeyman Scott (Pretenders) died of drug overdose at the age of 25.

1986: Living Doll (Cliff Richard & The Young Ones) is #1 again this week in .

1989: Cliff Richard plays Wembley Stadium in London for the first time in a show that marks his 30th year in the business. Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Searchers also appear.

1990: Paint It Black (Rolling Stones) topped the chart for a second time, 24 years after the first occasion.

1990: The Swedish pop duo Roxette earns their third chart-topper when their breakup ballad "It Must Have Been Love" from the Pretty Woman soundtrack hits #1 - https://youtu.be/k2C5TjS2sh4 .

1993: The US Postal Service issues a booklet of commemorative rock and roll stamps featuring Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter, and Dinah Washington.

1997: MMMbop (Hansen) is #1 again this week in .

1997: John Wolters (drummer for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) dies of cancer at age 52 - https://youtu.be/vqpK9lUTVXs .

1997: In the , The Verve release "Bitter Sweet Symphony," which lives up to it's title: the song is a huge hit, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end up getting credits and royalties - https://youtu.be/1lyu1KKwC74 .

2002: A remixed version of Elvis Presley's 1968 single "A Little Less Conversation" hits #1 in the , released as part of a successful plan by his estate to claim the UK record for most #1 hits on the tally from The Beatles - https://youtu.be/Zx1_6F-nCaw .

2003: Bring Me To Life (Evanescence) is #1 again this week in .

2010: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax play on the same bill, marking the first time the "Big Four" of thrash metal do a show together.