This Day In Music - June 8

 This Day In Music - June 8

Sharing this today is my sister-in-law, Teresa - Happy Birthday!

1936 - Teen idol James Darren is born James William Ercolani in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He rises to fame playing Moondoggie alongside Sandra Dee's Gidget and releases a string of pop records like the 1961 hit "Goodbye Cruel World." - https://youtu.be/_vQN-zWELWg .

1940 - American singer and actress Nancy Sinatra who scored the 1966 & No.1 single 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. With her father Frank she became the first father and daughter team ever to score a No.1 single with the 1967 hit 'Somethin' Stupid'. She also had several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as 'Jackson', and her cover of Cher's 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' - https://youtu.be/SbyAZQ45uww .

1940 - Sherman Garnes born in New York City, New York, USA. Singer with American-Puerto Rican doo wop group Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, who had the 1956 No.1 & No.6 single 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'. They are also noted for being rock's first all-teenaged act. Garnes died on February 26th 1977 - https://youtu.be/q96ylFiQK_I .

1942 - Chuck Negron (Charles Negron II - Three Dog Night) born in Manhattan, New York, U.S.A.. Singer-songwriter with Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 No.3 & No.1 single with a cover of the Randy Newman song 'Mama Told Me Not To Come'. The band scored 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting No.1) between 1969 and 1975 - https://youtu.be/9DZvJQ0PTEg .

1944 - Boz Scaggs (William Royce Scaggs) born in Canton, Ohio‎, USA. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist he was a member of The Marksmen with Steve Miller, The Wigs, and as a solo artist had the 1976 No.3 single 'Lowdown', and the 1977 No.11 and No.13 single 'Lido Shuffle' - https://youtu.be/Nf4_JbtPo6c .

1952 - Mike Chunn (Jonathan Michael Chunn) of Split Enz was born in London, England. - https://youtu.be/tzuJXqgsiSM .

1953 - Bonnie Tyler (Gaynor Hopkins) born in Skewen, Neath, Wales, UK. A Welsh singer, who scored the 1983 & No.1 single 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart', as well as hits with 'Lost in France' and 'It's a Heartache' - https://youtu.be/gK-SVR86ThY .

1953 - Jeff Rich (Status Quo) born in Hackney, London is a rock drummer, best known as a former drummer for the English rock band Status Quo - https://youtu.be/4TJfEA7C3C4 .

1959 - The Clovers record "Love Potion #9." - https://youtu.be/Nt7htnE1s4o .

1959 - Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" reaches its chart peak of #2 in - https://youtu.be/QzkECdHu1dQ .

1960 - Michael James Hucknall, aka Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), born in Manchester, England. He sings lead and is songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine Rhythms as "one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers" - https://youtu.be/DMgVS2j05HA .

1962 - Nicholas James Bates known as Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) born in Moseley, Birmingham, England. They had the 1983 No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know', plus 25 other Top 40 singles, and the 1984 No.1 single 'The Reflex' - https://youtu.be/oJL-lCzEXgI .

1962 - Skeeter Davis records "The End of the World." - https://youtu.be/E3pgfAdyxeY .

1965 - Robert Pilates (Milli Vanilli) born in Friedrichsdorf, Frankfurt, Germany. A singer from German R&B duo Milli Vanilli, who had the 1989 No.1 & No.2 single 'Girl I'm Gonna Miss You'. Their success quickly turned to infamy when they confessed that they did not sing any of the vocals heard on their hits. Consequently, the duo was stripped of their Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He died of a drug and alcohol overdose on April 2nd 1998 - https://youtu.be/ZbUENJ5FjBk .

1967 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procul Harum) went to #1 on the chart, the group's only No.1. In 2004 the song was named the most played record of the past 70 years. More than 900 recorded versions by other artists are known - https://youtu.be/z0vCwGUZe1I .

1967 - The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band went to No.1 in the . Costing £25,000 ($42,500) to produce the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at No.1 on the chart - https://youtu.be/0C58ttB2-Qg .

1968 - Neil Mitchell (Wet Wet Wet) born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Best known for their 1994 cover of The Troggs' 1960s hit 'Love Is All Around', which spent 15 weeks at No.1 on the charts - https://youtu.be/h3gEkwhdXUE .

1968 - The Unicorn (The Irish Rovers) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/qfhZ4rw6R4g .

1969 - Brian Jones announced his departure from The Rolling Stones, because he “no longer saw ‘eye to eye’ with the rest of the band”. In contrast another story says Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts visited Brian Jones at his home in Cotchford Farm to discuss his future in the group. The Stones later issued a press statement saying that Brian was leaving The Rolling Stones. Less than a month later, he is found dead at his home.

1970 - Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/AZQxH_8raCI .

1974 - Rick Wakeman announced he was leaving “Yes” (he returned in 1976). Patrick Moraz replaced him on August 18.

1974 - Bill Wyman became the first Rolling Stone to release a solo album with Monkey Grip, (it peaked at No.39 in and No.99 in the ). The album featured guest appearances by Dr John, Leon Russell and Lowell George - https://youtu.be/a1Fin9RJY4o .

1974 - David Bowie started a four-week run at the top of the charts with his third No.1 album 'Diamond Dogs'. The cover art features Bowie as a striking half-man, half-dog grotesque painted by Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid's genitalia. Very few copies of this original cover made their way into circulation at the time of the album's release - https://youtu.be/36lWAcY9IXE .

1974 - Dolly Parton was at No.1 on the country chart with 'I Will Always Love You'. Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded. Parton refused. 'I Will Always Love You' later became a worldwide No.1 hit for Whitney Houston in 1992 when featured in The Bodyguard - https://youtu.be/lKsQR72HY0s .

1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the singles chart with 'Band On The Run'. - https://youtu.be/d4ZLt-lWRms.

1977 - Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur Kayne West (Kanye Omari West) born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.. He worked with Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris. Solo hits include the 2005 US No.1 single 'Gold Digger', the 2005 US No.1 album Late Registration, and the 2007 World-wide No.1 album Graduation. West is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide and has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards.

1979 - Rob Holliday born in Birmingham, England. Rob Holliday has worked with Marilyn Manson, Gary Numan, The Prodigy, The Mission and Curve.

1981 - This Ole House (Shakin' Stevens) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/dRvcrWGUmR4 .

1985 - Tears For Fears started a two-week run at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World', the group's first No.1 - https://youtu.be/Ij65wvAGX-c .

1987 - Slice Of Heaven (Dave Dobbyn with Herbs) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/OWNLVogchpU .

1991 - I Wanna Sex You Up (Colour Me Badd) went to #1 on chart.

1992 - Take It From Me (Girlfriend) is #1 this week in .

1996 - The Fugees scored their first No.1 single with their version of the Roberta Flack 1973 hit 'Killing Me Softly'. It becomes the top-selling single of 1996 - https://youtu.be/H-RBJNqdnoM .

1998 - All Of My Life (K-Ci & JoJo) is #1 this week in - https://youtu.be/DXvMT_mVbqw .

2003 - Led Zeppelin were at No.1 on the album chart with their triple live album How The West Was Won, the band's seventh US No.1 album.

2007 - Lynne Randell died on the 8th of June 2007 in Toorak, Victoria aged 58 (Born in London 1949, biggest hit was 'Ciao Baby' in 1967 which reached No 6 on the Go Set Top 40. - https://youtu.be/t1_mcNUdQfQ .

2008 - Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the Top 50 guitar songs of all time. No.5 was 'Brown Sugar' by The Rolling Stones, No.4 , ‘You Really Got Me’ by The Kinks, No.3, ‘Crossroads’, by Cream, No.2 ‘Purple Haze’, by Jimi Hendrix and No.1 ‘Johnny B Goode’, Chuck Berry - https://youtu.be/T38v3-SSGcM .

2020 - Former Pointer Sisters singer Bonnie Pointer died from a cardiac arrest aged 69 - https://youtu.be/i-jdhorGtQI .