This Day In Music - June 20

 This Day In Music - June 20

1920: Danny Cedrone American guitarist and bandleader born; best known for his work with Bill Haley & His Comets. Cedrone played the lead guitar break on 'Rock Around the Clock' with Bill Haley and His Comets. He died on 17th June 1954, ten days after the session, of a broken neck after falling down a staircase - https://youtu.be/ZgdufzXvjqw .

1924: Chet Atkins, country musician and one of the architects behind the Nashville Sound, is born in Luttrell, Tennessee. He Recorded over 100 albums during his career and was a major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler. Atkins died on June 30th 2001, aged 77. - https://youtu.be/tIKt_WQHia8 .

1936: Billy Guy (Coasters) born in Itasca, Texas, U.S. Born Frank Phillips in Texas, Guy is best known as a member of the Coasters, singing lead on such hits as "Searchin'", "Little Egypt", "Run Red Run", "Wait A Minute", among others - https://youtu.be/-bHvPA9UQpI .

1936: Michael Peter Hayes (Aldershot, Hampshire, England), known as Mickie Most, was an English record producer behind scores of hit singles for acts such as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate, Arrows, Racey, and the Jeff Beck Group, often issued on his own RAK Records label.

1937: Jerry Keller born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. He is best known for his 1959 million selling record, "Here Comes Summer." - https://youtu.be/6icugp-aboA .

1942: Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys) is born in Inglewood, California. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century. Wilson is also known for his lifelong struggles with mental illness - https://youtu.be/NObts5rp2c8 .

1946: Anne Murray is born Morna Anne Murray in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada - https://youtu.be/IuWqEKrvqcs .

1948: Alan Longmuir (bass guitarist for The Bay City Rollers) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Some reference material suggest the year was 1949. Alan was a Scottish guitarist who was a founding member of the Bay City Rollers in the 1970s. His younger brother Derek Longmuir was the guitarist in the band, and he played bass guitar - https://youtu.be/a5vKD71csuU .

1949: Lionel Richie is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. He becomes a member of the Commodores before finding fame as a solo artist - https://youtu.be/bAqz0AwLRjk .

1955: Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony is born in Chicago, Illinois - https://youtu.be/9X6e7uctAww .

1959: A Fool Such As I (Elvis Presley) is #1 again this week in .

1960: John Taylor (bassist for Duran Duran) is born Nigel John Taylor in Solihull, Warwickshire, England. As well as co-founding Duran Duran he later achieves a second round of success in rock supergroup The Power Station - https://youtu.be/KCjMZMxNr-0 .

1962: Rick Nelson records "Teenage Idol." - https://youtu.be/q2xeL2_eSUY .

1964: My Guy (Mary Wells) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/4WT7nBGX5eU .

1967: The Buckinghams record "Susan" and "Hey Baby They're Playing Our Song." - https://youtu.be/Jt6szoMoa8o .

1969: David Bowie signed with Mercury Records, who released his first hit single, “Space Oddity” which he wrote after seeing the 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey - https://youtu.be/iYYRH4apXDo .

1969: Jimi Hendrix earned the largest paycheck (to that time) for a single show when he earned $125,000 for a single set at the Newport Pop Festival in Northridge, CA.

1972: The Tallahatchee Bridge in Money, Mississippi, made famous in Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe," collapses (it is later rebuilt).

1975: Neil Young releases his 6th studio album, Tonight's the Night. A raw outpouring of emotion inspired by the drug-related deaths of Young's friends, it's initially considered too rough for mainstream release but ends up being one of the iconic albums of the decade - https://youtu.be/RTGjVvQPVWg .

1977: Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (Julie Covington) is #1 again this week in .

1981: Stars on 45 went to No.1 on the singles chart, a medley of Beatles songs set to a disco beat. It was the start of a flood of 'Stars On' hits including Stars on Stevie Wonder, punk songs, Status Quo and Chas & Dave - https://youtu.be/7skQvj-aBV8 .

1983: Duane Eddy opened his first US tour in 15 years at San Francisco - https://youtu.be/If1YNJDjE9M .

1983: Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Bonnie Tyler) is #1 again this week in .

1988: What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) takes the #1 spot in - https://youtu.be/rBrd_3VMC3c .

1994: MMM MMM MMM MMM (Crash Test Dummies) takes the #1 spot in this week - https://youtu.be/eTeg1txDv8w .

2000: The Ronettes were awarded $2.6 million (£1.5 million) in back earnings from Phil Spector. New York judge Paula Omansky ruled that the legendary producer had cheated them out of royalties.

2004: Organisers at a Paul McCartney gig hired three jets to spray dry ice into the clouds so it wouldn't rain during the concert. The gig in St. Petersburg, Russia, was McCartney's 3,000 concert appearance. He had performed 2,535 gigs with the Quarrymen and The Beatles, 140 gigs with Wings and 325 solo shows - https://youtu.be/4OqC4KkvQBE .

2005: Incomplete (Back Street Boys) hits the chart at #1 - https://youtu.be/WVe80iZtlYU .

2006: Billy Preston's funeral is held at the Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, California. Among the mourners are Little Richard, Andrae Crouch, Della Reese, The Temptations' Ali-Ollie Woodson and Joe Cocker, who sings his Preston-penned hit "You Are So Beautiful." - https://youtu.be/xrxWnM6sLTw .