This Day in Rock Music History: June 19

    1960:  The Kingston Trio debuted their radio show on CBS Radio.
    1961:  Pat Boone had the #1 song with "Moody River".
    1962:  Nat "King" Cole recorded the single "Ramblin' Rose".
    1965:  The Uxbridge Blues Festival in England was a great event with the Who, the Spencer Davis Group, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Zoot Money, Long John Baldry and Marianne Faithful among the performers.
    1965:  It should have been obvious to most where this song was headed on the chart--the Biggest Mover on this date was from the Rolling Stones (67-26) with "Satisfaction".
    1965:  The Kinks and the Moody Blues made their American debut on this date at the Academy of Music in New York City.





    1965:  "Crying in the Chapel" by Elvis Presley reigned supreme on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth week in a row.
    1965:  "I Can't Help Myself", one of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era by the Four Tops, moved into the #1 position in only its sixth week of release, holding off "Mr.. Tambourine Man" from the Byrds.  the former #2 smash "Woolly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs was hanging on to #3.  "Crying in the Chapel" by Elvis came in fourth and the former #1 "Back in My Arms Again" by the Supremes was #5.  The rest of an excellent Top 10:  "Wonderful World" by Herman's Hermits, "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys, "Engine Engine #9" from Roger Miller was #8, the Yardbirds crashed the Top 10 with "For Your Love" and "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" by Patti Page made the list.
    1967:  It was one of the best years in the history of music and  'The Summer of Love", as it would become known, was just getting geared up.  How'd you like to be a radio station Music Director and have these two 45's show up on your desk Monday morning?  On this date, Jefferson Airplane released "White Rabbit" and Procol Harum released their single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".
    1968:  The Rolling Stones reached #1 in the U.K. for the seventh time with "Jumpin' Jack Flash".
    1969  The Doors were in concert at the PNE Garden Auditorium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.





    1971:  "Rainy Days and Mondays" was #1 for the fourth consecutive week for the carpenters on the AC chart.
    1971:  Carole King scored a double-sided hit as "It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move" climbed from #6 to #1, heading a tremendous Top 10 on this date.  "It's Too Late" separated itself and wound up as one of The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era*.  The Carpenters made a move with "Rainy days and Mondays" at #2 while "Want Ads" by the Honey Cone slipped to 3 after just one week at the top.  "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones was on its way down.  The rest of the Top 10:  Ringo Starr at #5 with "It Don't Come Easy", "Treat Her Like a Lady" from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose moved up to #6, the Raiders from Boise, Idaho moved from 11 to 7 with their classic "Indian Reservation", the song that was previously #1 for 6 weeks in a row--"Joy To the World" by Three Dog Night was still in the Top 10 at #8, the Partridge family was #9--"I'll Meet You Halfway" and Donny Osmond had #10 with "Sweet and Innocent".
    1971:  Tapestry by Carole King moved to the #1 position for the first time in its 11th week of release.
    1972:  It was a Monday on this date and that meant the release of new songs.  Two future smashes were released on this date although the latter took a while to get there.  The Hollies' 45 "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) and Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" arrived at radio stations on this date.
    1973:  Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC television special Roberta Flack...The First Time Ever.
    1974:  The Jackson Five played two shows at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland.



    1960:  The Kingston Trio debuted their radio show on CBS Radio.
    1961:  Pat Boone had the #1 song with "Moody River".
    1962:  Nat "King" Cole recorded the single "Ramblin' Rose".
    1965:  The Uxbridge Blues Festival in England was a great event with the Who, the Spencer Davis Group, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Zoot Money, Long John Baldry and Marianne Faithful among the performers.
    1965:  It should have been obvious to most where this song was headed on the chart--the Biggest Mover on this date was from the Rolling Stones (67-26) with "Satisfaction".
    1965:  The Kinks and the Moody Blues made their American debut on this date at the Academy of Music in New York City.


    1965:  "Crying in the Chapel" by Elvis Presley reigned supreme on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth week in a row.
    1965:  "I Can't Help Myself", one of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era by the Four Tops, moved into the #1 position in only its sixth week of release, holding off "Mr.. Tambourine Man" from the Byrds.  the former #2 smash "Woolly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs was hanging on to #3.  "Crying in the Chapel" by Elvis came in fourth and the former #1 "Back in My Arms Again" by the Supremes was #5.  The rest of an excellent Top 10:  "Wonderful World" by Herman's Hermits, "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys, "Engine Engine #9" from Roger Miller was #8, the Yardbirds crashed the Top 10 with "For Your Love" and "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" by Patti Page made the list.
    1967:  It was one of the best years in the history of music and  'The Summer of Love", as it would become known, was just getting geared up.  How'd you like to be a radio station Music Director and have these two 45's show up on your desk Monday morning?  On this date, Jefferson Airplane released "White Rabbit" and Procol Harum released their single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".
    1968:  The Rolling Stones reached #1 in the U.K. for the seventh time with "Jumpin' Jack Flash".
    1969  The Doors were in concert at the PNE Garden Auditorium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


    1971:  "Rainy Days and Mondays" was #1 for the fourth consecutive week for the carpenters on the AC chart.
    1971:  Carole King scored a double-sided hit as "It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move" climbed from #6 to #1, heading a tremendous Top 10 on this date.  "It's Too Late" separated itself and wound up as one of The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era*.  The Carpenters made a move with "Rainy days and Mondays" at #2 while "Want Ads" by the Honey Cone slipped to 3 after just one week at the top.  "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones was on its way down.  The rest of the Top 10:  Ringo Starr at #5 with "It Don't Come Easy", "Treat Her Like a Lady" from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose moved up to #6, the Raiders from Boise, Idaho moved from 11 to 7 with their classic "Indian Reservation", the song that was previously #1 for 6 weeks in a row--"Joy To the World" by Three Dog Night was still in the Top 10 at #8, the Partridge family was #9--"I'll Meet You Halfway" and Donny Osmond had #10 with "Sweet and Innocent".
    1971:  Tapestry by Carole King moved to the #1 position for the first time in its 11th week of release.
    1972:  It was a Monday on this date and that meant the release of new songs.  Two future smashes were released on this date although the latter took a while to get there.  The Hollies' 45 "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) and Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" arrived at radio stations on this date.
    1973:  Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC television special Roberta Flack...The First Time Ever.
    1974:  The Jackson Five performed the first of two shows at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland.
    1974:  The Eagles performed at the Ozark Music Festival in Sedia, Missouri.
    1976:  The Bay City Rollers kicked off their first American tour in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
    1976:  Bette Midler appeared on the HBO television show "Standing Room Only".
    1976:  "Never Gonna' Fall in Love Again" by Eric Carmen was the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    1976:  Wings at the Speed of Sound was the new #1 album, sending Black and Blue by the Rolling Stones tumbling to #3.  Frampton Comes Alive! reached #2.  The rest of the Top 10:  Here and There from Elton John was #4, Aerosmith's Rocks was 5, the album Diana Ross came in sixth, the self-titled Fleetwood Mac album was moving back up to #7 after 47 weeks, George Benson had #8 with Breezin', Led Zeppelin's Presence was #9 and Rastaman Vibration was #10 from Bob Marley & the Wailers.

                       The Brothers Johnson had a huge summer hit

    1976:  "Silly Love Songs" made it two weeks in a row for Wings at the top.  Silver Convention's second Top 10 song "Get Up and Boogie" was #2 followed by "Misty Blue" from Dorothy Moore.  Diana Ross's former #1 "Love Hangover" came in fourth, followed by Hall & Oates with "Sara Smile" and "Shannon" from Henry Gross.  The rest of the Top 10:  "Shop Around by Captain & Tennille, "More, More, More (Pt. 1) by the Andrea True Connection, the Starland Vocal Band rocketed up from 25 to 9 with "Afternoon Delight" and the Brothers Johnson had their first Top 10 with "I'll Be Good To You".
    1977:  Tom Petty and the Boomtown Rats performed at the Rainbow in London.
    1978:  The Rolling Stones were in concert at the Palladium in New York City.



    1981:  On Monday, June 19, 1981, Diana Ross & Lionel Richie released the single "Endless Love" to radio stations.
    1982:  "Any Day Now" by Ronnie Milsap took over at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    1982:  Asia rose to #1 with their self-titled album, replacing Paul McCartney's Tug of War.  Van Halen remained at 3 with Diver Down while Stevie Wonder's Original Musicquarium I was fourth.  The rest of the Top 10:  Dare from the Human League, Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson at #6, Toto's landmark about Toto IV at #7, Aldo Nova reached #8, Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet by Rick Springfield fell to #9 and Chariots of Fire from Vangelis was #10.
    1982:  Fleetwood Mac debuted at #33 with the single "Hold Me".


    1982:  John Cougar (John Mellencamp) scored the first Top 10 hit of his career on this date as "Hurts So Good" moved form 17 to 9.
    1982:  Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney made it six weeks in a row at #1 with "Ebony and Ivory".  The Human League rose to #2 with "Don't You Want Me" and Toto's "Rosanna" was #7.
    1984:  Tickets for 10 shows by Bruce Springsteen at the Meadowlands in New Jersey went on sale.  24 hours later, 202,000 tickets had been purchased.
    1987:  Guns N' Roses performed at the Marquee Club in London.
    1988:  Danny Spitz of Anthrax married girlfriend Valerie.
    1988:  Over 3,000 East Germans crowded against the Berlin Wall so they could hear the Michael Jackson concert, which was being performed freely on the other side.
    1989:  Monday fell on June 19, and that meant release date for new singles.  Don Henley released the title song from his album The End of the Innocence on this date.
    1990:  Prince lined up 12 sold-out shows at Wembley Arena in London.
    1993:  "Have I Told You Lately" by Rod Stewart was #1 for the fourth week on the AC chart.

                 Stone Temple Pilots scored a Top 10 album

    1993:  janet by Janet Jackson topped the album chart for a third week, holding off Unplugged...and Seated by Rod Stewart.  Dr. Dre moved to #3 with The Chronic and the former #1 Soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" was at #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Kenny G with Breathless, Aerosmith had the #6 album in Get a Grip, the Spin Doctors came in seventh with Pocket Full of Kryptonite, Luther Vandross debuted at #8 with Never Let Me Go, SWV remained at #9 with It's About Time and Core from the Stone Temple Pilots edged into the Top 10.
    1993:  Janet Jackson spent a sixth week atop the singles chart with "That's the Way Love Goes".
    1995:  It was a Monday, and that meant new songs on the desks of radio stations.  Seal's breakthrough single "Kiss From a Rose" was released on this date, as was "Colors of the Wind" from Vanessa Williams.


    1997:  Bobby Helms ("Jingle Bell Rock" died from emphysema and asthma at the age of 63 at his home just outside Martinsville, Indiana.
    1998:  Sinead O'Connor opened the second annual Lilith Fair in Portland, Oregon.
    2000:  Bob Dylan added Professor Patrick Ladd to his concert in Portland, Oregon.  Ladd signed Dylan's lyrics for the hard of hearing (as well as the thousands of fans who couldn't understand Dylan).
    2004:  In today's segment of "Inmates Run Rap Music", convicted rapper T.I. turned up at Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash in Atlanta.  His performance was short-lived; after he began insulting Lil' Flip, the plug was pulled on T.I. and the entire concert was canceled.  And all was right with the world.
    2005:  Coldplay owned the #1 album in the U.K. with X & Y.

    Born This Day:
    1932:  Saxophonist Mel Collins (a member of Alexis Korner, King Crimson and the Rolling Stones and a musician for Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bad Company, Gerry Rafferty, Tears for Fears, 10cc and others) was born in the Isle of Man
    1936:  Tommy Devito of the 4 Seasons was born in Belleville, New Jersey
    1936:  Shirley Goodman of Shirley and Company ("Shame, Shame, Shame" from 1975) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana; died July 5, 2005
    1939:  Al Wilson ("Show and Tell" in 1973) was born in Meridian, Mississippi
    1942:  Elaine McFarlane of Spanky and Our Gang was born in Peoria, Illinois
    1944:  Robin Box of White Plains ("My Baby Loves Lovin'" from 1970) 


    1950:  Ann Wilson of Heart was born in San Diego, California
    1953:  Larry Dunn, trumpet player with Earth, Wind & Fire,was born in Denver, Colorado
    1959:  Mark DeBarge of DeBarge was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan


    1963:  Paula Abdul was born in Los Angeles, California
    1963:Simon Wright, one-time drummer of AC/DC, was born in Oldham, Manchester, England
    1970:  Brian Welch, guitarist of Korn, was born in Torrance, California
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