1953: Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Wonder if they had the foresight to vote him "Most Likely to Succeed".
1957: Johnnie Ray had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Yes Tonight Josephine".
1962: "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles was the new #1 song, replacing "Stranger on the Shore".
1962: "Stranger on the Shore" was #1 for the 7th week on the Adult Contemporary chart for Mr. Acker Bilk.
1963: The Rolling Stones released their first single "Come On". It did not make the Top 100.
1964: The Rolling Stones made their American debut at a high school football stadium in Lynn, Massachusetts.
1965: Bob Dylan and girlfriend Sara Lowdnes returned to the United States after living in Britain for a while.
1966: The Who were in concert at the Grona Lund in Stockholm, Sweden.
1967: David Bowie released his first album called David Bowie.
1967: A historic day as the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
1969: Tommy James & the Shondells released the classic single "Crystal Blue Persuasion".
1969: Kenny Rogers & the First Edition released "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town".
1971: Pink Floyd were in concert at Edinburgh University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1972: Dion reunited with the Belmonts at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1973: The Carpenters released "Yesterday Once More".
1973: Paul Simon watched as his "Kodachrome" rapidly moved up the chart, moving from 57 to 28.
1973: ELO began their first tour of the United States in San Diego, California.
1973: "My Love" from Paul McCartney & Wings moved to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1973: Red Rose Speedway, the new album from Paul McCartney & Wings, pulled away from the competition in its fourth week of release, moving from 13 to 1. The album it displaced at #1 was the Beatles/1967-1970 (the "Blue" album).
1973: Paul McCartney & Wings made it a triple crown with the new #1 song "My Love". Elton John found himself at #2 with his biggest hit to that point with "Daniel". Edgar Winter Group tumbled to 3 with "Frankenstein" while Sylvia's solo hit "Pillow Talk" was at #4.
1978: Bruce Springsteen released the album Darkness on the Edge Of Town".
1978: Crystal Gayle hosted Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers on "The Midnight Special".
1979: The debut album from previously unknown Rickie Lee Jones was generating talk and moved into the Top 10 on this date.
1979: "Hot Stuff" gave Donna Summer her third #1 song after "Last Dance" and "MacArthur Park".
1984: Prince released the single "When Doves Cry".
1984: Aerosmith played at the Capitol Theater in Concord, New Hampshire.
1984: Wham! reached #1 in the U.K. with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go").
1984: "Time After Time" from newcomer Cyndi Lauper distanced itself on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching the #1 position.
1984: Huey Lewis & the News had the fastest-rising song within the Top 10 with "The Heart of Rock & Roll".
1986: Peter Cetera released "Glory of Love".
1989: 48 year-old Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones married 19 year-old Mandy Smith. He couldn't find anyone close to his own age who would have him.
1990: We were introduced to a new young singer with a powerful voice on this date as Mariah Carey first appeared on the scene with "Vision of Love", her first chart hit.
1990: "Do You Remember" by Phil Collins moved into the #1 slot on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1992: Freedom Williams left C+C Music Factory, filing a $10 million suit against the group alleging fraud and breach of contract.
2002: Hannah Spearitt announced that she was leaving S Club 7.
2008: Bo Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida at the age of 79.
Born This Day:
1937: Jimmy Jones ("Good Timin'" from 1960) was born in Birmingham, Alabama
1941: Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones, was born in London
1941: William Guest of Gladys Knight & the Pips
1944: Marvin Hamlisch, pianist and composer, was born in New York City
1949: Anthony Jones of Humble Pie was born in Ada, Oklahoma
1950: Antone Tavares of the sibling group Tavares
1954: Michael Steele of the Bangles was born in Pasadena, California
1959: Tony Hadley, vocalist of Spandau Ballet, was born in Islington, England
1962: Thor Eldon, guitarist of the Sugarcubes, was born in Reykjavik, Iceland Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-day-in-rock-music-history-june-2.html
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