This Day In Music - June 4

 This Day In Music: June 4:

1934 - The Dorsey Brothers recorded "Annie’s Cousin Fanny" for the first time. Glenn Miller also sang in the song - https://youtu.be/7-Fr0TSJemc .

1937 - Freddy Fender (Baldemar Huerta) born in San Benito, Texas, U.S. - https://youtu.be/hGuxY7BAUX4 . He died on 14th Oct 2006 age 69.

1940 - Cliff Bennett (of Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers) is born in Slough, Berkshire, England - https://youtu.be/6GViapgwDYo .

1942 - Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the US. The label became home to such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Steve Miller, Dr. Hook, Bob Seger, Tina Turner, Heart and countless others. Wallichs was the man who invented the art of record promotion by sending copies of new releases to disc jockeys.

1942 - Robie Porter aka Rob E.G. was born Robert George Porter on the 4th of June 1942 in Sydney, - https://youtu.be/2qaGae2tzyY .

1944 - Roger Ball (Average White Band) born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland - https://youtu.be/bXtaTmpkT8g .

1944 - Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas is born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California - https://youtu.be/PGZBUHT5ZUs .

1945 - Gordon Waller (Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller of Peter and Gordon) born in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - https://youtu.be/Tdx6lLvvRyg .

1952 - Jimmy McCulloch (Thunderclap Newman / Wings) born in Dumbarton, Scotland - https://youtu.be/qJae3Q2l-BY .

1955 - Suzie Dickinson (Banshee / Goanna) was born on the 4th of June 1955 and died on the 12th of January 2018 aged 63 () - https://youtu.be/tSNxFGW09Mo .

1960 - My Old Man’s A Dustman (Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/jm5ZV1zetA0 .

1961 - El DeBarge (Eldra Patrick DeBarge of family group DeBarge) born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

1962 - The Beach Boys release their second single, "Surfin' Safari" backed with "409." - https://youtu.be/KrPDLxmfWPM .

1963 - The Searchers released their debut single "Sweets For My Sweet." - https://youtu.be/1tnqnXJl9qE .

1966 - Hitch Hiker (Bobby and Laurie) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/rY1Bu2fgck4 .

1969 - Tommy Roe's "Dizzy" hits #1 on the UK singles chart - https://youtu.be/arpidGq8SlA .

1973 - Murry Wilson, the father of The Beach Boys died of a heart attack, aged 55.

1973 - Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Dawn ft. Tony Orlando) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/PxG9XFqHSFw .

1975 - The Rolling Stones became the first rock group to be paid royalties for sales of their records in Russia.

1976 - Kasey Chambers was born in Mount Gambier, SA. - https://youtu.be/v5rOdF9rUKI .

1978 - Lay Your Love On Me (Racey) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/ofDCsRhT57o .

1979 - Fleetwood Mac records the USC Trojan Marching Band at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for use in their song "Tusk," the title track to their first album since Rumours. A film crew captures the action (including Stevie Nicks deftly twirling a baton) which is made into the video for the song - https://youtu.be/ATMR5ettHz8 .

1983 - The Police's "Every Breath You Take" starts a four-week run at #1 in the UK - https://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs .

1984 - Hello (Lionel Ritchie) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/mHONNcZbwDY .

1984 - Bruce Springsteen released his "Born in the U.S.A." album - https://youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ .

1990 - Vogue / Keep It Together (Madonna) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/GuJQSAiODqI .

1992 - When the United States Post Office decides to do an Elvis stamp, they put it up for a vote: a young Elvis or an old Elvis image, and young Elvis wins by a landslide.

1994 - Wet Wet Wet's "Love Is All Around" starts a 15-week run at #1 on the UK singles chart - https://youtu.be/h3gEkwhdXUE .

1994 - Derek Leckenby (lead guitarist for Herman's Hermits) dies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at age 51 - https://youtu.be/yW-n0DJFalY.

1996 - The Metallica album "Load" was released; their first album in five years - https://youtu.be/Xz9DX_VMXdI .

1997 - Ronnie Lane (bass guitarist of The Small Faces, The Faces) dies at age 51 after a 21-year battle with multiple sclerosis - https://youtu.be/UjNy2aMUJ5s .

1997 - The body of Jeff Buckley was found floating in a harbour leading to the Mississippi River. Buckley had disappeared the previous Thursday while swimming in a Memphis harbour.

2001 - Angel (Shaggy ft. Rayvon) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/XWJrPzAUzAs .

2007 - Umbrella (Rihanna ft. Jay-Z) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/CvBfHwUxHIk .

2013 - Joey Covington (drummer for Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) dies in a single-vehicle accident in Palm Springs, California, at age 67 - https://youtu.be/WANNqr-vcx0 .

2014 - Bernard "Doc" Neeson (The Angels) was born on the 4th of January 1947 in Belfast, Ireland and died on the 4th of June 2014 aged 67 () - https://youtu.be/y-75ZcqIZ_o .

2015 - Allan Fryer (Heaven) was born on the 5th of July 1952 and died on the 4th of June 2015 aged 62 ().

2017 - Ariana Grande hosts the "One Love Manchester" benefit concert to honour the victims of the terrorist bombing at her May 22 concert at the Manchester Arena, which killed 22 people. The show takes place at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, about three miles from the arena.