This Day In Music - June 21

 This Day In Music: June 21

TBA: Chris "Smiley" Pailthorpe of Hush was born on the 21st of June (Year TBC). Hush were formed in Seven Hills, New South Wales in 1971 and had top 10 hits on the Kent Music Report with their cover versions of "Bony Moronie" and "Glad All Over" (both 1975) - https://youtu.be/xj7sCHlpU0Q .

1926: '50s pop singer Nick Noble, known for "The Tip Of My Fingers" and "Moonlight Swim," is born Nicholas Valkan in Chicago, Illinois - https://youtu.be/v_AHiSPmQ8Y .

1932: O.C. Smith, known for the 1962 hit "Little Green Apples," is born in Mansfield, Louisiana - https://youtu.be/B6UJOb4oVfU .

1944: Ray Davies (rhythm guitarist, vocalist for The Kinks) is born in Fortis Green, London, England. Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. After the Kinks obtained a recording contract in early 1964, Davies emerged as the chief songwriter and de facto leader of the band, especially after the band's breakthrough success with his early composition "You Really Got Me", which was released as the band's third single in August of that year - https://youtu.be/fTTsY-oz6Go .

1944: Miguel Vicens, from Spanish beat group Los Bravos born. They had the 1966 No.2 & No.4 single 'Black Is Black'. They were the first Spanish rock band to have a & hit single - https://youtu.be/QkwmSzPdVnY .

1945: Chris Britton (Troggs) born. Guitarist 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' - https://youtu.be/gSWInYFVksg .

1947: Joey Molland of Badfinger is born in Edge Hill, Liverpool, England. He's the only member of the group to live into his 60s. Lead singer Pete Ham (27) and guitarist Tom Evans (36) both commit suicide, and drummer Mike Gibbins dies of a brain aneurysm at 56 - https://youtu.be/jtXB2k6A9pI .

1948: The Columbia label announces its new technological breakthrough, a "long-playing" vinyl phonograph record that can hold up to 23 minutes of music on a side.

1948: Lionel Rose was born in Jacksons Track, VIC. Born Lionel Edmund Rose, he was an Australian bantamweight boxer, the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to be named Australian of the Year. During his time off from boxing in the 1970s, Rose embarked on a modest singing career in Australia having hits with "I Thank You" and "Please Remember Me" in 1970. The song "I Thank You" was a top 5 nationwide hit, produced and written by Johnny Young. He died on the 8th of May 2011 in Victoria aged 62 - https://youtu.be/H04GuzWXQsc .

1949: Greg Munford, from psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock born. They scored the 1967 No.1 single 'Incense And Peppermints' - https://youtu.be/RghL1rViX34 .

1950: Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) is born in The Bronx, New York City.

1950: John Paul Young was born John Inglis Young in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland. In February 1975, Young released "Yesterday's Hero", a song about the fleeting nature of pop stardom which drew on Vanda & Young's own experiences as former teen idols. The single shot into the national charts in April and gave Young his first top ten hit, reaching No. 8 on the singles chart. The single sold strongly in the United States, where it reached No. 44 on the Cash Box Top 100 in February 1976 - https://youtu.be/Xx8yMZ46Bo4 .

1951: Alan Silson, from English rock band Smokie born. They had the 1975 No.3 single 'If You Think You Know How To Love Me'. Their most popular hit single was 'Living Next Door to Alice' - https://youtu.be/Z6qnRS36EgE .

1952: Marcy Levy is born in Detroit. She co-writes and sings on Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally," and using the name Marcella Detroit, forms the duo Shakespears Sister with Siobhan Fahey (ex-Bananarama). Levy's year of birth is often incorrectly listed as 1959 - https://youtu.be/LqXICXpquf8 .

1953: Rock multi-instrumentalist Nils Lofgren (of Grin, E Street Band, All Starr Band) is born in Chicago, Illinois. He joined Neil Young's band aged 17, playing piano on the album After the Gold Rush. From 1971 to 1974 he recorded four albums with his own band, Grin. He had the 1976 solo album, 'Cry Tough'. Joined Bruce Springsteen E Street Band in 1984.

1955: Kevin Stanton of Mi-Sex was born in New Zealand. By August 1978, Mi-Sex had moved to Sydney where they plugged into the time with futuristic-sounding hits (co-written by Stanton) like Computer Games, People and Space Race, and high-charting albums as Graffiti Games and Space Race. Computer Games, which was #1 in Australia, also opened the international market for them after it went Top 10 in Austria, Canada, France, Italy, South Africa and West Germany. They followed it up with a number of international tours. He died on the 17th of May 2017 aged 61 after he had long suffered from cervical spondylosis - https://youtu.be/beeiCc2mNGE .

1957: Mark Brzezicki, drummer with Scottish rock band Big Country born. They had the 1983 No.10 single 'Fields Of Fire' plus 14 other Top 40 singles - https://youtu.be/daeqb6f7GrY .

1958: He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands (Laurie London) remains #1 this week in .

1961: Bobby Vee records "Take Good Care Of My Baby." - https://youtu.be/Cky0P0o9PxA .

1966: Jimmy Page made his live debut with The Yardbirds at The Marquee Club London.

1967: Must be the Summer of Love: There's a free concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park celebrating the Summer Solstice. The Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service all perform - https://youtu.be/jwbYLavS8jQ .

1968: Elvis Presley records "It Hurts Me," "Little Egypt," "Trouble," "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child," and "Where Could I Go (But To The Lord)." - https://youtu.be/4u65wEvTnSU .

1969: Get Back (The Beatles) remains the #1 song in .

1970: Art Garfunkel makes his acting debut in the movie Catch-22. Paul Simon was also slated for a role in the film, but was dropped, leading to a rift that broke up Simon & Garfunkel.

1971: Too Young To Be Married (The Hollies) keeps the #1 slot in .

1972: The first Stonehenge Free Festival was held at Stonehenge, England culminating on the summer solstice.

1973: The band Bread, already having decided to break up, play their last live gig ever in Salt Lake City after one of its tour trucks flips over and destroys most of its gear - https://youtu.be/vCHHHAeSBvY .

1975: Ritchie Blackmore leaves Deep Purple to form Rainbow with Tommy Bolin being his replacement.

1975: Justin Cary (bassist for Sixpence None the Richer) is born in New York's Catskill Mountains - https://youtu.be/hII0JXUJNDo .

1975: Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" hits #1 for the first of four weeks - https://youtu.be/_QNEf9oGw8o .

1976: Fernando (Abba) is #1 for the 12th week (of 14 in total) in .

1979: Angus MacLise (original drummer for The Velvet Underground) dies of hypoglycaemia and tuberculosis at age 41.

1980: Bert Kaempfert, composer of "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon Over Naples," dies after suffering a stroke at age 56 - https://youtu.be/sbnNr4FzPXg .

1981: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen announce the split of Steely Dan and begin work on solo projects. They would re-form in 1993 - https://youtu.be/4dPRGfGmCmU .

1982: I’ve Never Been To Me (Charlene) takes the #1 chart position this week in - https://youtu.be/SZgIk2b68gQ .

1982: The first "Fête de la Musique," a music festival also known as "World Music Day," is launched in Paris. Unlike corporate festivals, this one is about street music, and free to the public. The festival returns every June 21 and spreads throughout the world in various forms - https://youtu.be/vpHUcqe2v-w .

1985: Lana Del Rey is born Elizabeth Grant in New York City - https://youtu.be/leopt__ATR0 .

1988: The Rascals reunite onstage for the first time in eighteen years - https://youtu.be/zewzkHBCcVM .

1990: June Christy died at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, of kidney failure. June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool. After her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time - https://youtu.be/MIv1zFVPrTE .

1993: Informer (Snow) is #1 again this week in .

1994: A judge rules against George Michael in his lawsuit against his record label, Sony, derailing his music career for two years.

1999: Kiss Me (Sixpence None The Richer) moves to #1 in this week.

2001: Bluesman John Lee Hooker dies of natural causes at age 83 - https://youtu.be/o_6SlT3Yy10 .

2004: I Don’t Wanna Know (Mario Winans ft Enya and P. Diddy) moves to #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/KCHgxoXv4g4 .

2007: The Spice Girls announce that they're getting back together, with the five original Spices reuniting - https://youtu.be/gJLIiF15wjQ .