1956: Doris Day signed a five-year recording contract with Columbia Records for $1 million.
1957: Elvis Presley released the single "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear".
1957: Sam Cooke recorded "Summertime" in Hollywood.
1959: Elvis released the single "A Big Hunk O' Love".
1959: Paul Anka released "Lonely Boy".
1959: "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton moved into the #1 position vacated by Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City". Bobby Darin owned #3 with "Dream Lover".
1961: Elvis Presley posted his eighth #1 song in the U.K. with "Surrender".
1963: The Chiffons released their classic "One Fine Day".
1963: "It's My Party" shot up from #9 to #1, giving Lesley Gore her only #1 song. Jimmy Soul dropped to 2 with "If You Wanna' Be Happy" and Al Martino closed with "I Love You Because". The Beach Boys were on their way down with "Surfin' U.S.A." and the Crystals had a monster hit moving from 13 to 5--"Da Doo Ron Ron". The rest of the Top 10: Lou Christie at 6 with "Two Faces Have I", the Dovells "You Can't Sit Down" entering the Top 10 at #7, Little Peggy March with her former #1 "I Will Follow Him", Brenda Lee had #9--"Losing You" and Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" moved from 20 to 10.
1964: Dolly Parton knew where she wanted to be. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee one day after she graduated from high school.
1964: The Rolling Stones arrived at Kennedy Airport in New York City to begin their first tour of the United States.
1966: The Beatles recorded overdubs on "Yellow Submarine".
1966: The Stones release their album Aftermath.
1967: Fairport Convention debuted live at St. Michael's Hall in Golders Green.
1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in Britain. The album was certified gold on its first day.
1968: Guitarist Dave Mason rejoined Traffic after quitting the group just six months prior.
1968: Hugo Montenegro held down #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
James & the Shondells had another smash
1968: A very famous day in the Rock Era has "Mrs. Robinson", one of the Top Songs of the Rock Era*, reached #1 for Simon & Garfunkel. Hugo Montenegro had a winner with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". The Rascals remained at 3 with "A Beautiful Morning" and former #1 "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & the Drells found itself at #4. Another classic--"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro was still in the top 10 and Ohio Express moved from 24-6 with their hit "Yummy Yummy Yummy". Tommy James & the Shondells entered the Top 10 with "Mony Mony". The rest of the Top 10: "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" from Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Cowboys To Girls" by the Intruders at #9 and Dionne Warwick was stuck at 10 with "Do You Know the Way To San Jose".
1970: The single "Tighter, Tighter" was released by Alive and Kicking
1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the single "Teach Your Children".
1971: Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel remained #1 on the album chart and the Soundtrack to "The Graduate" was still #2.
1971: Harry Nilsson began recording his great album Nilsson Schmilsson in London.
1971: The birthplace of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi was opened to the public.
1971: Joni Mitchell released the album Blue.
1971: Chicago performed at the Royal Albert Hall on London.
1972: Pink Floyd worked on their "Dark Side of the Moon" album at Abbey Road Studios in London.
1973: Paul McCartney & Wings released the single "Live and Let Die" from the James Bond movie of the same name.
1974: Linda Ronstadt began recording her album Heart Like a Wheel in Los Angeles, California.
1974: ABBA released their first hit "Waterloo".
1974: John Denver released "Annie's Song".
1974: George McCrae released the classic "Rock Your Baby".
1974: Steely Dan appeared at the Kursall Ballroom in Southend, England.
1974: Gordon Lightfoot had his second Top 10 song with "Sundown".
1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrive finally reached the Top 10 with Bachman-Turner Overdrive II in its 20th week on the album chart. The album contained the hit "Takin' Care Of Business".
1974: The Carpenters' great song "I Won't Last a Day Without You" was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1975: The Rolling Stones introduced their new guitarist Ron Wood on his first tour with the Stones, playing their first show at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1977: James Taylor released the album JT.
1978: U2 performed at the Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland.
1980: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin bought Michael Caine's mansion for 900,000 pounds.
1982: Madness had the #1 U.K. song with "House of Fun".
1983: The Police released the album Synchronicity.
1985: Sting released his solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
1985: Bruce Springsteen was in concert at the Slane Castle in Dublin, Ireland.
Sade had her first hit
1985: It was a pretty solid Top 10 on this date. Wham! had #1 with "Everything She Wants" but Tears For Fears were headed there with "Everybody Wants To Rule the World". Harold Faltermeyer stood ready at #3 with "Axel F". Simple Minds' song from "The Breakfast Club" was on its way down at #4 while the smooth voice of Billy Ocean was evident on "Suddenly". Talking about smooth, Sade's "Smooth Operator" was at #6 and Bryan Adams burst into the Top 10 with "Heaven". Howard Jones had song #8--"Things Can Only Get Better" while Mary Jane Girls were at 9 with "In My House" and Kool & the Gang" slipped inside the Top 10 with "Fresh".
1985: "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1991: Paul Abdul released the album Spellbound, and it debuted at #5.
1991: R.E.M. had a #1 album in Out Of Time. Time, Love & Tenderness, the great Michael Bolton album, fell to #2 and Mariah Carey was still there at #3 after 49 weeks on the chart.
1991: Wilson Phillips released their great song "The Dream Is Still Alive".
1991: The Scorpions released their classic "Wind Of Change".
1991: Seal owned the #1 album in the U.K. with his self-titled album.
1991: Sting was a guest on the debut of a new Soviet television show "Rock Steady".
Mariah back when she gave us great classics
1991: Mariah Carey held on to #1 for a second week with her great song "I Don't Wanna' Cry". Extreme was making their move with "More Than Words" at #3.
1991: David Ruffin of the Temptations died from cocaine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1994: Matt Sorum, drummer of the Cult and Guns N' Roses, filed for divorce from wife Kai.
1996: Jewel released her classic debut song "Who Will Save Your Soul".
1997: Kenny Rogers married Wanda Miller in Athens, Georgia.
1998: Deja vu for Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots. He was arrested again for drug possession in New York City.
1999: Blink 182 released their great album Enema of the State.
2000: The movie "Honest", starring the members of All Saints, was pulled from theaters after disastrous box office results.
2000: The Dixie Chicks performed at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
2003: Paul McCartney finished a world tour at the place where it all started for the Beatles--Liverpool, England.
2003: Paul Gray, bass guitarist of Slipknot, was arrested in multiple drug and alcohol charges after running a red light and hitting another car in Des Moines, Iowa. Gray failed two alcohol tests and was arrested for not only drunk driving but possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia. In other words, a little more than license, registration and proof of insurance was found in his car.
2004: Sum 41, trying to help the Congo by making a documentary drawing attention to that country's problems, were forced to leave after an outbreak of rebel violence in the Congo's civil war.
2006: Jack White of the White Stripes married Karen Elson, a model who appeared in the "Blue Orchid" video. The couple was married in a canoe at the confluence of the Amazon, Rio Negro and Solimones rivers.
2006: Snow Patrol had to cancel three dates after singer Gary Lightbody got laryngitis.
2006: Chamillionaire had the #1 song with "Ridin'".
Artists including Bryan Adams, Oasis and the Fray worked with original engineer Geoff Emerick to record their own versions of the songs on the epic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its release.
Born This Day:
1921: Nelson Riddle was born in Oradell, New Jersey; arranged for Frank Sinatra, worked with Linda Ronstadt and wrote the theme to the "Batman" television show.
1934: Pat Boone was born in Jacksonville, Florida
1945: James William McCarty, who played guitar for Bob Seger and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
1947: Ron Wood, guitarist of the Jeff Beck Group, Faces and later the Rolling Stones, was born in Hillingdon, London, England
1950: Graham Russell of Air Supply was born in Nottingham, England
1959: Alan Wilder, vocalist of Depeche Mode, was born in Acton, West London, England
1960: Simon Gallup, bass guitarist of the Cure, was born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England
1963: Mike Joyce, drummer of the Smiths, was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, England.
1974: Alanis Morissette was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canda. Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-june-1.html
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1957: Elvis Presley released the single "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear".
1957: Sam Cooke recorded "Summertime" in Hollywood.
1959: Elvis released the single "A Big Hunk O' Love".
1959: Paul Anka released "Lonely Boy".
1959: "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton moved into the #1 position vacated by Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City". Bobby Darin owned #3 with "Dream Lover".
1961: Elvis Presley posted his eighth #1 song in the U.K. with "Surrender".
1963: The Chiffons released their classic "One Fine Day".
1963: "It's My Party" shot up from #9 to #1, giving Lesley Gore her only #1 song. Jimmy Soul dropped to 2 with "If You Wanna' Be Happy" and Al Martino closed with "I Love You Because". The Beach Boys were on their way down with "Surfin' U.S.A." and the Crystals had a monster hit moving from 13 to 5--"Da Doo Ron Ron". The rest of the Top 10: Lou Christie at 6 with "Two Faces Have I", the Dovells "You Can't Sit Down" entering the Top 10 at #7, Little Peggy March with her former #1 "I Will Follow Him", Brenda Lee had #9--"Losing You" and Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" moved from 20 to 10.
1964: Dolly Parton knew where she wanted to be. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee one day after she graduated from high school.
1964: The Rolling Stones arrived at Kennedy Airport in New York City to begin their first tour of the United States.
1966: The Beatles recorded overdubs on "Yellow Submarine".
1966: The Stones release their album Aftermath.
1967: Fairport Convention debuted live at St. Michael's Hall in Golders Green.
1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in Britain. The album was certified gold on its first day.
1968: Guitarist Dave Mason rejoined Traffic after quitting the group just six months prior.
1968: Hugo Montenegro held down #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
James & the Shondells had another smash
1968: A very famous day in the Rock Era has "Mrs. Robinson", one of the Top Songs of the Rock Era*, reached #1 for Simon & Garfunkel. Hugo Montenegro had a winner with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". The Rascals remained at 3 with "A Beautiful Morning" and former #1 "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & the Drells found itself at #4. Another classic--"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro was still in the top 10 and Ohio Express moved from 24-6 with their hit "Yummy Yummy Yummy". Tommy James & the Shondells entered the Top 10 with "Mony Mony". The rest of the Top 10: "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" from Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Cowboys To Girls" by the Intruders at #9 and Dionne Warwick was stuck at 10 with "Do You Know the Way To San Jose".
1970: The single "Tighter, Tighter" was released by Alive and Kicking
1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the single "Teach Your Children".
1971: Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel remained #1 on the album chart and the Soundtrack to "The Graduate" was still #2.
1971: Harry Nilsson began recording his great album Nilsson Schmilsson in London.
1971: The birthplace of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi was opened to the public.
1971: Joni Mitchell released the album Blue.
1971: Chicago performed at the Royal Albert Hall on London.
1972: Pink Floyd worked on their "Dark Side of the Moon" album at Abbey Road Studios in London.
1973: Paul McCartney & Wings released the single "Live and Let Die" from the James Bond movie of the same name.
1974: Linda Ronstadt began recording her album Heart Like a Wheel in Los Angeles, California.
1974: ABBA released their first hit "Waterloo".
1974: John Denver released "Annie's Song".
1974: George McCrae released the classic "Rock Your Baby".
1974: Steely Dan appeared at the Kursall Ballroom in Southend, England.
1974: Gordon Lightfoot had his second Top 10 song with "Sundown".
1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrive finally reached the Top 10 with Bachman-Turner Overdrive II in its 20th week on the album chart. The album contained the hit "Takin' Care Of Business".
1974: The Carpenters' great song "I Won't Last a Day Without You" was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1975: The Rolling Stones introduced their new guitarist Ron Wood on his first tour with the Stones, playing their first show at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1977: James Taylor released the album JT.
1978: U2 performed at the Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland.
1980: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin bought Michael Caine's mansion for 900,000 pounds.
1982: Madness had the #1 U.K. song with "House of Fun".
1983: The Police released the album Synchronicity.
1985: Sting released his solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
1985: Bruce Springsteen was in concert at the Slane Castle in Dublin, Ireland.
Sade had her first hit
1985: It was a pretty solid Top 10 on this date. Wham! had #1 with "Everything She Wants" but Tears For Fears were headed there with "Everybody Wants To Rule the World". Harold Faltermeyer stood ready at #3 with "Axel F". Simple Minds' song from "The Breakfast Club" was on its way down at #4 while the smooth voice of Billy Ocean was evident on "Suddenly". Talking about smooth, Sade's "Smooth Operator" was at #6 and Bryan Adams burst into the Top 10 with "Heaven". Howard Jones had song #8--"Things Can Only Get Better" while Mary Jane Girls were at 9 with "In My House" and Kool & the Gang" slipped inside the Top 10 with "Fresh".
1985: "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1991: Paul Abdul released the album Spellbound, and it debuted at #5.
1991: R.E.M. had a #1 album in Out Of Time. Time, Love & Tenderness, the great Michael Bolton album, fell to #2 and Mariah Carey was still there at #3 after 49 weeks on the chart.
1991: Wilson Phillips released their great song "The Dream Is Still Alive".
1991: The Scorpions released their classic "Wind Of Change".
1991: Seal owned the #1 album in the U.K. with his self-titled album.
1991: Sting was a guest on the debut of a new Soviet television show "Rock Steady".
Mariah back when she gave us great classics
1991: Mariah Carey held on to #1 for a second week with her great song "I Don't Wanna' Cry". Extreme was making their move with "More Than Words" at #3.
1991: David Ruffin of the Temptations died from cocaine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1994: Matt Sorum, drummer of the Cult and Guns N' Roses, filed for divorce from wife Kai.
1996: Jewel released her classic debut song "Who Will Save Your Soul".
1997: Kenny Rogers married Wanda Miller in Athens, Georgia.
1998: Deja vu for Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots. He was arrested again for drug possession in New York City.
1999: Blink 182 released their great album Enema of the State.
2000: The movie "Honest", starring the members of All Saints, was pulled from theaters after disastrous box office results.
2000: The Dixie Chicks performed at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
2003: Paul McCartney finished a world tour at the place where it all started for the Beatles--Liverpool, England.
2003: Paul Gray, bass guitarist of Slipknot, was arrested in multiple drug and alcohol charges after running a red light and hitting another car in Des Moines, Iowa. Gray failed two alcohol tests and was arrested for not only drunk driving but possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia. In other words, a little more than license, registration and proof of insurance was found in his car.
2004: Sum 41, trying to help the Congo by making a documentary drawing attention to that country's problems, were forced to leave after an outbreak of rebel violence in the Congo's civil war.
2006: Jack White of the White Stripes married Karen Elson, a model who appeared in the "Blue Orchid" video. The couple was married in a canoe at the confluence of the Amazon, Rio Negro and Solimones rivers.
2006: Snow Patrol had to cancel three dates after singer Gary Lightbody got laryngitis.
2006: Chamillionaire had the #1 song with "Ridin'".
Artists including Bryan Adams, Oasis and the Fray worked with original engineer Geoff Emerick to record their own versions of the songs on the epic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its release.
Born This Day:
1921: Nelson Riddle was born in Oradell, New Jersey; arranged for Frank Sinatra, worked with Linda Ronstadt and wrote the theme to the "Batman" television show.
1934: Pat Boone was born in Jacksonville, Florida
1945: James William McCarty, who played guitar for Bob Seger and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
1947: Ron Wood, guitarist of the Jeff Beck Group, Faces and later the Rolling Stones, was born in Hillingdon, London, England
1950: Graham Russell of Air Supply was born in Nottingham, England
1959: Alan Wilder, vocalist of Depeche Mode, was born in Acton, West London, England
1960: Simon Gallup, bass guitarist of the Cure, was born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England
1963: Mike Joyce, drummer of the Smiths, was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, England.
1974: Alanis Morissette was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canda. Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-june-1.html
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