This Day In Music - June 18

 This Day In Music: June 18

1925: Johnny Pearson born. A British composer, orchestra leader and pianist, he led the Top of the Pops orchestra for sixteen years, wrote a catalogue of library music, and had many of his pieces used as the theme music to television series.

1938: Don “Sugarcane” Harris Harris was born and raised in Pasadena, California. His parents were carnival entertainers. As a youth, he studied classical violin, and learned additional instruments including harmonica, piano and guitar. Harris began performing with a doo-wop group, The Squires, which included his childhood friend, the pianist Dewey Terry. Harris also performed in Little Richard's band in the 1960s.

1942: Carl Radle (bass player for Derek and the Dominos) is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Radle was best known for his long association with Eric Clapton, starting in 1969 with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends and continuing in 1970 with Derek and the Dominos. He died of kidney failure June 30th 1980, aged 37 - https://youtu.be/0WUdlaLWSVM .

1942: Paul McCartney is born James Paul McCartney in Allerton, Liverpool, England. Appearing as Paul McCartney, The Beatles Wings or solo. The most successful rock composer of all time. McCartney first met John Lennon on July 6th 1957, who was impressed that Paul could tune a guitar. With The Beatles he scored 21 No.1 & 17 No.1 singles plus McCartney has scored over 30 & solo Top 40 hit singles. He has written and co-written 188 charted records, of which 91 reached the Top 10 and 33 made it to No.1 totalling 1,662 weeks on the chart - https://youtu.be/fR4HjTH_fTM .

1944: Pop singer Sandy Posey, known for the 1966 hit "Single Girl," is born in Jasper, Alabama - https://youtu.be/3KD8gptsQJA .

1948: Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3, in New York City.

1953: Jerome Smith born. A guitarist with American disco and funk group KC and the Sunshine Band who had the 1975 US No.1 single 'That's The Way, I Like It', and the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up'. He died on August 2nd 2000 after being crushed by a bulldozer he was operating - https://youtu.be/gFrd3WiOcPc .

1961: Alison “Alf” Moyet (Genevieve Alison-Jane Moyet) born in Billericay, Essex, England. With Yazoo, had the 1982 No.2 single 'Only You' and solo hits in 1985 with the No.2 single 'That Ole Devil Called Love' - https://youtu.be/a4g5MeonGYM .

1963: Darren "Dizzy" Reed (keyboardist of Guns N' Roses) is born in Hinsdale, Illinois - https://youtu.be/1w7OgIMMRc4 .

1964: The Beatles play the first of their concerts at The Sydney Stadium in .

1966: The Beach Boys release "Wouldn't It Be Nice" with "God Only Knows" on the flip side - https://youtu.be/lD4sxxoJGkA .

1966: Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) is #1 again this week in .

1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its debut performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in California - https://youtu.be/fe82eYRjiBU .

1971: Nathan Morris (of Boyz II Men) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1973: Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Dawn, ft Tony Orlando) is #1 again this week in .

1977: Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" goes to #1 on the Hot 100, the group's only song to top that chart - https://youtu.be/O5ugW4-BstE .

1977: Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, the bass player and drummer (respectively) of Talking Heads, get married. It sticks, and in 2002 they become the first married couple inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when the band is inducted - https://youtu.be/LQiOA7euaYA .

1979: Lay Your Love On Me (Racey) is #1 again this week in .

1982: Nathan Cavaleri was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Regarded as a child prodigy, Cavaleri was later trained by, and at age thirteen, eventually toured with, B.B. King. King described Cavaleri as "the future of the blues". In May 1992 Cavaleri released his debut single, "Little Egypt", which was a cover version of Elvis Presley's track from 1964, and peaked at No. 63 in Australia. Its B-side, "Nat's Blues", was co-written by Cavaleri with his father, Frank - https://youtu.be/Df4Vqq9kndw .

1983: The release of the world’s first three-dimensional picture disc was announced. Swiss electronic group Yello’s “I Love You” came complete with glasses that gave a 3-D effect - https://youtu.be/50pl9u6tyTc .

1984: Hello (Lionel Richie) is #1 again this week in .

1990: All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You (Heart) is #1 again this week in - https://youtu.be/OAfxs0IDeMs .

1988: 'Doctorin' The Tardis' by The Timelords was at No.1 on the singles chart. The Timelords were Scottish duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, who formed KLF. The song was a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music, Gary Glitter's 'Rock and Roll (Part Two)' with sections from 'Blockbuster!' by Sweet.

1992: Peter Allen (b. 10 Feb 1944 in Tenterfield, NSW) died. Born Peter Richard Woolnough, he was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, boundless energy, and lavish costumes. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1981 - https://youtu.be/tuBlc1TL1ak .

1993: Lollapalooza 1993 kicks off at Thunderbird Stadium, in Vancouver, BC. The main stage acts include the headliner, Primus, as well as Alice in Chains, Dinosaur Jr., Fishbone, Arrested Development, Front 242, Babes in Toyland (first half), Tool (second half), and Rage Against the Machine.

2000: The Experience Music Project, a museum including permanent exhibitions on Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana, opens in Seattle (see pic).

2001: Angel (Shaggy ft Rayvon) is #1 again this week in .

2007: Umbrella (Rihanna ft Jay-Z) is #1 again this week in .

2007: Doo-wop singer Hank Medress (of The Tokens) dies of lung cancer at age 68 - https://youtu.be/OQlByoPdG6c .

2011: Clarence Clemons, saxophone player in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, dies at age 69 after suffering a stroke. He is replaced in the band by his nephew, Jake Clemons - https://youtu.be/129kuDCQtHs .

2020: Singer Vera Lynn, who became the musical embodiment of Britain's fighting spirit during World War II, dies at 103 - https://youtu.be/jbf9ZYi8eac .