1963: Jan & Dean released the single "Surf City". And off we went.
1964: The Rolling Stones record tracks for their upcoming album 12 x 5 at Chess Studios in Chicago.
1964: The Beatles released both the single "A Hard Day's Night" and the album of the same name.
1966: The Beatles became the first act to feature reversed tape in the background of the song "Rain".
1966: Janis Joplin performed for the first time as lead singer for Big Brother & the Holding Company.
1967: Bob Dylan and the Band began recording The Basement Tapes.
1967: "Casino Royale" was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a second week for Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
The Airplane flew up to #7
.
1967: More of the Monkees remained at #1 for the 18th week in a row on the album survey. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin held steady at #2 while the comedy album Revenge by Bill Cosby was third. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from #101 to #4 with yet another big seller--Sounds Like. The rest of the Top 10: The Mamas & the Papas Deliver, Born Free from Andy Williams up to #6, Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane at #7, the Soundtrack to "Doctor "Zhivago" at 8, Paul Revere & the Raiders from Boise, Idaho moved from 15 to 9 with their Greatest Hits album while The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful was the 10th biggest album.
1967: The 5th Dimension had a smash with "Up, Up and Away", moving up on the chart from 83 to 44.
1967: Two new songs reached the Top 10 on this date--"She'd Rather Be With Me" by the Turtles moved from 14-7 while the Music Explosion shot up from 17 to 8 with "Little Bit O' Soul".
1967: It was week #4 at #1 for Aretha Franklin on the R&B chart with "Respect".
1969: Gary Lewis & the Playboys were on "The Tonight Show".
1969: Jefferson Airplane, Dionne Warwick, the Doors, Smokey Robinson and the Byrds perform at the Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival in California.
1972: Jethro Tull enjoyed having the #1 album (Thick as a Brick) for a second week with the former #1 First Take from Roberta Flack remaining at #2. Harvest by Neil Young remained at #3 with Manassas from Stephen Stills fourth. The rest of the Top 10: Joplin in Concert by Janis Joplin was at #5 posthumously, Graham Nash/David Crosby was #6 (giving the former members of CSNY three of the Top 10 albums, A Lonely Man by the Chi-Lites was #7, History of Eric Clapton came in at #8, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway was #9 and the Rolling Stones debuted at 10 with Exile On Main Street.
1972: "The Candy Man" from superstar Sammy Davis, Jr. took over at #1 from "I'll Take You There" by the Staple Singers, which enjoyed a brief one-week stint at the top. "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites slipped to #3 but Neil Diamond rocketed up from 12 to 4 with "Song Sung Blue". The rest of the Top 10: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show as they called themselves back then, had #5 with "Sylvia's Mother", Gallery's One-Hit Wonder "Nice To Be With You" was song #6, Roberta Flack's former #1 smash "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was now at #7, Cat Stevens slipped to 8 with "Morning Has Broken", Billy Preston's instrumental "Outa-Space" soared from 17 to 9 and the 5th Dimension placed at #10 with their 24th career hit "(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All".
1974: Paper Lace released the single "The Night Chicago Died".
1974: The Who appeared at the first of four concerts in New York City's Madison Square Garden.
1975: The Eagles released the great album One of These Nights.
1976: Paul McCartney & Wings set an indoor record when they performed before 67,100 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.
1978: The Rolling Stones opened a tour in Lakewood, Florida and Bill Wyman became the latest Stone to roll off the stage.
1978: "Even Now" by Barry Manilow was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the third week in a row.
1978: "You're the One That I Want", the lead single from the movie "Grease" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, raced up to #1. "Shadow Dancing" was runner-up for Andy Gibb while the former #1 "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams fell to 3. Chuck Mangione moved up to 4 with "Feels So Good" and former Stealers Wheel frontman Gerry Rafferty appeared to have a huge hit with "Baker Street" moving from 14-5. The rest of the Top 10: Bonnie Tyler had #6--"It's a Heartache", George Benson was at #7 with "On Broadway", ABBA had another Top 10 with "Take a Chance On Me", Wings was down to 9 "With a Little Luck" and Player's excellent "This Time I'm In It For Love" rounded out the list.
1978: The count was up to 21 weeks in a row for the monumental "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack, the album that had dislodged Rumours from its stranglehold at the top on January 21. Fleetwood Mac had spent 31 weeks at #1. London Town by Wings would never get higher than #2 while Chuck Mangione was enjoying the publicity with Feels So Good at #3. Showdown by the Isley Brothers was the #4 album, followed by a solid effort from Jefferson Starship--Earth. The rest of the Top 10: Slowhand by Eric Clapton, Champagne Jam, an underrated album by Atlanta Rhythm Section, the " at #8, You Light Up My Life by Johnny Mathis at #9 and Heatwave's Central Heating at #10.
1981: Andy Gibb played the role of Frederic in a Los Angeles production of "Pirates of Penzance".
1982: Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and John Wetton formed the group Asia.
1985: With "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" at #1, Tears For Fears released the single "Shout".
1989: Howard Jones held down the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart for a second week with "Everlasting Love".
1989: "Wind Beneath My Wings", the great song from Bette Midler, moved to #1.
1990: Two members of 2 Live Crew were arrested and charged with obscenity after performing "songs" in Hollywood, Florida.
1991: The funeral for David Ruffin of the Temptations was held with Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder in attendance.
1995: "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" from Bryan Adams was #1 for a second week.
1998: In today's "The Inmates Run Rap Music" segment, rapper DMX was arrested for rape, sodomy and unlawful imprisonment.
2003: Radiohead released the album Hail to the Thief.
2003: The Eagles were in concert at the Next Stage in Grand Prairie, Texas.
2004: Peter Garret, former lead singer of Midnight Oil, announced he would run for the Australian parliament as a Labour Party candidate.
2004: Ray Charles died at the age of 73 from complications of liver disease.
Born This Day:
1941: Shirley Owens of the Shirelles was born in Henderson, North Carolina
1964: Jimmie Chamberlain, drummer of the Smashing Pumpkins, was born in Joliet, Illinois
1967: Darren Robinson of the Fat Boys
1971: Joel Hailey of Jodeci and also K-Ci & Jojo was born in Charlotte, North Carolina
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1964: The Rolling Stones record tracks for their upcoming album 12 x 5 at Chess Studios in Chicago.
1964: The Beatles released both the single "A Hard Day's Night" and the album of the same name.
1966: The Beatles became the first act to feature reversed tape in the background of the song "Rain".
1966: Janis Joplin performed for the first time as lead singer for Big Brother & the Holding Company.
1967: Bob Dylan and the Band began recording The Basement Tapes.
1967: "Casino Royale" was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a second week for Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
The Airplane flew up to #7
.
1967: More of the Monkees remained at #1 for the 18th week in a row on the album survey. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin held steady at #2 while the comedy album Revenge by Bill Cosby was third. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from #101 to #4 with yet another big seller--Sounds Like. The rest of the Top 10: The Mamas & the Papas Deliver, Born Free from Andy Williams up to #6, Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane at #7, the Soundtrack to "Doctor "Zhivago" at 8, Paul Revere & the Raiders from Boise, Idaho moved from 15 to 9 with their Greatest Hits album while The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful was the 10th biggest album.
1967: The 5th Dimension had a smash with "Up, Up and Away", moving up on the chart from 83 to 44.
1967: Two new songs reached the Top 10 on this date--"She'd Rather Be With Me" by the Turtles moved from 14-7 while the Music Explosion shot up from 17 to 8 with "Little Bit O' Soul".
1967: It was week #4 at #1 for Aretha Franklin on the R&B chart with "Respect".
1969: Gary Lewis & the Playboys were on "The Tonight Show".
1969: Jefferson Airplane, Dionne Warwick, the Doors, Smokey Robinson and the Byrds perform at the Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival in California.
1972: Jethro Tull enjoyed having the #1 album (Thick as a Brick) for a second week with the former #1 First Take from Roberta Flack remaining at #2. Harvest by Neil Young remained at #3 with Manassas from Stephen Stills fourth. The rest of the Top 10: Joplin in Concert by Janis Joplin was at #5 posthumously, Graham Nash/David Crosby was #6 (giving the former members of CSNY three of the Top 10 albums, A Lonely Man by the Chi-Lites was #7, History of Eric Clapton came in at #8, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway was #9 and the Rolling Stones debuted at 10 with Exile On Main Street.
1972: "The Candy Man" from superstar Sammy Davis, Jr. took over at #1 from "I'll Take You There" by the Staple Singers, which enjoyed a brief one-week stint at the top. "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites slipped to #3 but Neil Diamond rocketed up from 12 to 4 with "Song Sung Blue". The rest of the Top 10: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show as they called themselves back then, had #5 with "Sylvia's Mother", Gallery's One-Hit Wonder "Nice To Be With You" was song #6, Roberta Flack's former #1 smash "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was now at #7, Cat Stevens slipped to 8 with "Morning Has Broken", Billy Preston's instrumental "Outa-Space" soared from 17 to 9 and the 5th Dimension placed at #10 with their 24th career hit "(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All".
1974: Paper Lace released the single "The Night Chicago Died".
1974: The Who appeared at the first of four concerts in New York City's Madison Square Garden.
1975: The Eagles released the great album One of These Nights.
1976: Paul McCartney & Wings set an indoor record when they performed before 67,100 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.
1978: The Rolling Stones opened a tour in Lakewood, Florida and Bill Wyman became the latest Stone to roll off the stage.
1978: "Even Now" by Barry Manilow was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the third week in a row.
1978: "You're the One That I Want", the lead single from the movie "Grease" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, raced up to #1. "Shadow Dancing" was runner-up for Andy Gibb while the former #1 "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams fell to 3. Chuck Mangione moved up to 4 with "Feels So Good" and former Stealers Wheel frontman Gerry Rafferty appeared to have a huge hit with "Baker Street" moving from 14-5. The rest of the Top 10: Bonnie Tyler had #6--"It's a Heartache", George Benson was at #7 with "On Broadway", ABBA had another Top 10 with "Take a Chance On Me", Wings was down to 9 "With a Little Luck" and Player's excellent "This Time I'm In It For Love" rounded out the list.
1978: The count was up to 21 weeks in a row for the monumental "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack, the album that had dislodged Rumours from its stranglehold at the top on January 21. Fleetwood Mac had spent 31 weeks at #1. London Town by Wings would never get higher than #2 while Chuck Mangione was enjoying the publicity with Feels So Good at #3. Showdown by the Isley Brothers was the #4 album, followed by a solid effort from Jefferson Starship--Earth. The rest of the Top 10: Slowhand by Eric Clapton, Champagne Jam, an underrated album by Atlanta Rhythm Section, the " at #8, You Light Up My Life by Johnny Mathis at #9 and Heatwave's Central Heating at #10.
1981: Andy Gibb played the role of Frederic in a Los Angeles production of "Pirates of Penzance".
1982: Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and John Wetton formed the group Asia.
1985: With "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" at #1, Tears For Fears released the single "Shout".
1989: Howard Jones held down the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart for a second week with "Everlasting Love".
1989: "Wind Beneath My Wings", the great song from Bette Midler, moved to #1.
1990: Two members of 2 Live Crew were arrested and charged with obscenity after performing "songs" in Hollywood, Florida.
1991: The funeral for David Ruffin of the Temptations was held with Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder in attendance.
1995: "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" from Bryan Adams was #1 for a second week.
1998: In today's "The Inmates Run Rap Music" segment, rapper DMX was arrested for rape, sodomy and unlawful imprisonment.
2003: Radiohead released the album Hail to the Thief.
2003: The Eagles were in concert at the Next Stage in Grand Prairie, Texas.
2004: Peter Garret, former lead singer of Midnight Oil, announced he would run for the Australian parliament as a Labour Party candidate.
2004: Ray Charles died at the age of 73 from complications of liver disease.
Born This Day:
1941: Shirley Owens of the Shirelles was born in Henderson, North Carolina
1964: Jimmie Chamberlain, drummer of the Smashing Pumpkins, was born in Joliet, Illinois
1967: Darren Robinson of the Fat Boys
1971: Joel Hailey of Jodeci and also K-Ci & Jojo was born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1973: Faith Evans was born in Lakeland, FloridaSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-day-in-rock-music-history-june-10.html
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