Music Almanac: June 14, 2018

Birthdays

• 1909 - Burl Ives (d. 1995)
• 1929 - Cy Coleman (d. 2004)
• 1931 - Junior Walker (born Autry Mixon, Jr.) (d. 1995)
• 1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson (Four Tops) (d. 2005)
• 1938 - Julie Felix (80)
• 1945 - Rod Argent (Zombies, Argent) (73)
• 1947 - Barry Melton (Country Joe & the Fish) (71)
• 1949 - Alan White (Yes) (69)
• 1949 - Jimmy Lea (Slade) (69)
• 1956 - King Diamond (born Kim Petersen) (62)
• 1957 - Chad Cromwell (drummer) (61)
• 1958 - Brian David Willis (Quarterflash) (60)
• 1958 - Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew) (60)
• 1960 - Gary Husband (58)
• 1961 - Boy George (Culture Club) (57)
• 1963 - Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche) (55)
• 1966 - Matt Freeman (Rancid) (52)
• 1969 - MC Ren (born Lorenzo Patterson) (N.W.A.) (49)
• 1971 - Billie Myers (47)
• 1974 - Joshua Radin (44)
• 1984 - Siobhán Donaghy (Sugarbabes) (34)

Deaths

• 1968 - Ernest Stoneman (75)
• 1969 - Wynonie Harris - Esophageal cancer (53)
• 1986 - Alan Jay Lerner - Lung cancer (67)
• 1989 - Pete de Frietas (Echo & the Bunnymen) - Motorcycle accident (27)
• 1994 - Henry Mancini - Pancreatic cancer (70)
• 1995 - Rory Gallagher - Complications from liver transplant (47)
• 2009 - Bob Bogle (Ventures) - Non-hodgkin's lymphoma (75)
• 2016 - Henry McCullough (Spooky Tooth, Wings) (72)

On This Day

• 1952 - The Dominoes pulled off a rarity by playing Washington in the afternoon and New Orleans in the evening.
• 1953 - Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, TN.
• 1961 - Patsy Cline was hospitalized after a head-on car accident.
• 1961 - Fans accidently pushed Gene Vincent down a flight of stairs, knocking him out. 
• 1961 - The Elvis Presley film Wild in the Country premiers in Memphis. 
• 1966 - Capitol Records recalled the Beatles album Yesterday and Today after the "butcher cover" was deemed in poor taste. 
• 1970 - Derek and the Dominoes played their first show in London.
• 1970 - Grand Funk Railroad bought a block long billboard in New York to advertise their album Close to Home.
• 1971 - The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London.
• 1971 - Frank Sinatra announced his retirement.  He was back 18 months later. 
• 1972 - Simon & Garfunkel reunite for one evening in support of presidential candidate George McGovern.
• 1974 - David Bowie launched his Diamond Dog tour in Montreal.
• 1979 - Little Feat broke up, after the death of Lowell George. They would reform in 1987.
• 1979 - The No Nukes concert was held at the Hollywood Bowl with Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills and more.
• 1982 - The Pretenders fired bassist Pete Farndon.
• 1984 - The wax figure of Boy George was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's in London.
• 1984 - Dolly Parton received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 1986 - Bob Geldof was named an honorary Knight by Queen Elizabeth on her annual Birthday Honors List.
• 1986 - Three concert goers fell from the balcony and were killed at an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Long Beach, CA.
• 1987 - Madonna opened her Who's That Girl Tour in Osaka, Japan.
• 1988 - The Fat Boys sued Miller Beer and Joe Piscopo for the ad that featured "Rappin' Fats" Piscopo.
• 1989 - Carole King received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 
• 1995 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were interviewed on TV live by Diane Sawyer.
• 1996 - George Martin was knighted.
• 1997 - The Verve cancelled a U.K. tour when lead Richard Ashcroft came down with a viral infection.
• 1997 - Five-year-old Hunter Hayes was brought on stage to perform at a Hank Williams, Jr. concert. 
• 2001 - Charlie Daniels opened the Charlie Daniels Museum in Nashville.
• 2002 - Brian Harvey of East 17 went to jail for 56 days in London for failing to obey an injunction brought by his former wife.
• 2002 - Mick Jagger was named a Knight during the Queen's Birthday Honors. 
• 2002 - Cher opened her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.  The 59 date tour was extended to 325 shows. 
• 2003 - Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers) was given the Member of the British Empire medal. 
• 2005 - Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, was given the National Heritage Fellowship in recognition of his contribution to folk and traditional arts. 
• 2006 - Shakira kicked off her Oral Fixation tour in Zaragoza, Spain.
• 2006 - Rufus Wainwright recreated Judy Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert at the venue. 
• 2007 - Bob Dylan was given the Spain's Prince of Asturias Arts Award. 
• 2008 - Paul McCartney finally played the Ukraine in Kiev.
• 2012 - Ringo Starr's birthplace in Liverpool was saved from destruction, giving local fans the opportunity to, instead, repair the building. 
• 2012 - Drake and Chris Brown got into a fight at a New York club over Rihanna. 
• 2013 - Merle Haggard received an honorary doctorate from California State University, Bakersfield. 
• 2017 - Yoko Ono's name was officially added to the writing credits for the song Imagine as she was presented with the National Music Publishers Association's Centenial Award.
• 2017 - The Bridge School Concert was cancelled after original organizer Neil Young pulled out of the benefit. 

Marriages

• 1995 - John Carter-Cash and Mary Ann Joska
• 1999 - Eminem and Kimberly Anne Scott (1st Marriage)
• 2003 - Josh Turner and Jennifer Ford
• 2008 - Sara Evans and Jay Barker

Divorces

• 1957 - Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner

Recorded

• 1950 - Honky Tonk Blues - Hank Williams
• 1951 - Rocket 88 - Bill Haley & the Comets
• 1965 - I've Just Seen a Face, Yesterday - Beatles
• 1965 - Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
• 1966 - Here, There and Everywhere - Beatles
• 1967 - All You Need is Love - Beatles
• 1967 - Daydream Believer - Monkees

Released

• 1965 - Beatles VI - Beatles
• 1965 - Blue Kentucky Girl - Loretta Lynn
• 1968 - Aretha Now - Aretha Franklin
• 1968 - In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
• 1970 - Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
• 1971 - Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• 1972 - Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel
• 1974 - Everyone is Everybody Again - Cockney Rebel
• 1975 - Initiation - Todd Rundgren
• 1976 - Chicago X - Chicago
• 1977 - Streisand Superman - Barbra Streisand
• 1980 - Cultösaurus Erectus -  Blue Öyster Cult
• 1985 - Boy in the Box - Corey Hart
• 1993 - Mi Tierra - Gloria Estefan
• 1994 - Turn it Upside Down - Spin Doctors
• 1994 - Age Ain't Nothing But a Number - Aaliyah (debut)
• 1994 - Suicidal for Life - Suicidal Tendencies
• 2005 - Never Gone - Backstreet Boys
• 2005 - In Your Honor - Foo Fighters

Broadcasts

• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Bob Lind, Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
• 1969 - Johnny Cash Show (ABC) - Gordon Lightfoot, Joey Scarbury, Carter Family, Statler Brothers

Number Ones - U.S. Singles

• 1941 - Maria Elena - Jimmy Dorsey (1 week)
• 1958 - The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (6 weeks)
• 1975 - Sister Golden Hair - America (1 week)
• 1986 - On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (3 weeks)
• 1997 - I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans Featuring 112 (11 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums 

• 1980 - Glass Houses - Billy Joel (6 weeks)
• 2003 - How the West Was Won - Led Zeppelin (1 week)
• 2008 - Here I Stand - Usher (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles 

• 1952 - Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (10 weeks)
• 1975 - Rockin' Chair - Gwen McCrae (1 week)
• 1986 - Nasty - Janet Jackson (2 weeks)
• 1997 - I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans Featuring 112 (8 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles 

• 1947 - It's a Sin - Eddy Arnold (5 weeks)
• 1969 - Running Bear - Sonny James (3 weeks)
• 1975 - When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt (1 week)
• 1986 - Life's Highway - Steve Wariner (1 week)
• 2003 - Beer For My Horses - Toby Keith with Willie Nelson (6 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles 

• 1975 - Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey (1 week)
• 1980 - Little Jeannie - Elton John (2 weeks)
• 2014 - All of Me - John Legend (10 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles

• 2003 - Bring Me to Life - Evanescence (4 weeks)
• 2008 - Singin' in the Rain - Mint Royale (2 weeks)
• 2014 - Sing - Ed Sheeran (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums

• 1980 - Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (2 weeks)
• 1986 - A Kind of Magic - Queen (1 week)
• 1997 - Wu-Tang Forever - Wu-Tank Clan (1 week)
• 2003 - You Gotta Go There to Come Back - Stereophonics (1 week)
• 2008 - 22 Dreams - Paul Weller (1 week)