1960: Paul Anka became the youngest former (age 20) to perform at the Copacabana in New York City.
1960: Eddie Cochran hit #1 in the U.K. with "Three Steps To Heaven" three months after he had been killed in a car crash.
1962: Orlons moved from 60 to 30 with "The Wah Watusi".
1962: The Soundtrack to "West Side Story" was #1 on the U.K. album chart.
1962: Ray Charles made it four straight weeks at #1 for "I Can't Stop Loving You".
1965: The Supremes recorded the track "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart".
1965: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles released the single "Tracks of My Tears".
1965: The television favorite "Shindig!" featured the Byrds, the Kingsmen and Billy Preston.
1965: The Yardbirds were in concert at City Hall in Salisbury, England.
1966: The Beatles left for Germany for what would be their final world tour.
1966: The Beatles made it 10 #1 songs in a row in their native U.K. as "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" reached the top spot.
1967: Aretha Franklin recorded "Chain of Fools".
1967: John Entwistle of the Who married Alison Wise.
1970: Chubby Checker was arrested in Niagara Falls after marijuana and drug capsules were discovered in Checker's car.
1972: Smokey Robinson performed with the Miracles for the final time in Washington, D.C.
1973: B.W. Stephenson recorded the great song "My Maria".
1973: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Bette Midler took over at the top of the Adult Contemporary chart.
1973: The Spinners remained on top of the R&B chart for a third week with their great song "One of a Kind (Love Affair)".
1973: George Harrison's album Living in the Material World became the new #1, taking the place of Red Rose Speedway from Paul McCartney & Wings. Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin was #3 with There Goes Rhymin' Simon from Paul Simon fourth. The rest of the Top 10: The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) was #5, Diamond Girl from Seals & Crofts was at 6, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was in its 15th week on the chart, Made in Japan by Deep Purple was #8, They Only Come Out At Night by the Edgar Winter Group was #9 and Call Me from Al Green was #10.
1973: The Doobie Brothers' smash "Long Train Runnin'" first hit the Top 10 on this date.
1975: Jefferson Starship released the album Red Octopus.
1975: Barry Manilow released the single "Could It Be Magic".
1975: Alice Cooper fell off the stage in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and broke six ribs. Welcome to his nightmare.
1976: Paul McCartney & Wings performed at the Forum in Inglewood, California. It would be Sir Paul's last live appearance for 13 years.
1977: Keith Moon of the Who joined Led Zeppelin onstage in Los Angeles, playing tympani on "Moby Dick" and "Rock and Roll".
1977: The Eagles performed in concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
1979: "Shadows in the Moonlight" by Anne Murray remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
1979: After a week at #2, Supertramp wasn't going away; they returned to #1 with Breakfast in America.
1979: Donna Summer was about the hottest thing going, keeping her single "Hot Stuff" at #1 while also seeing the follow-up "Bad Girls" move from 11-5. Sister Sledge had the #2 song "We Are Family", Anita Ward had #3 with "Ring My Bell" and Randy Vanwarmer had his only hit with "Just When I Needed You Most". The rest of the Top 10: Supertramp at 6 with "The Logical Song", Rickie Lee Jones had #7--"Chuck E.'s in Love", Kenny Rogers remained at #8 with "She Believes In Me", Earth, Wind & Fire and the Emotions teamed for the #9 song "Boogie Wonderland" and Rex Smith moved into the Top 10 with "You Take My Breath Away".
1981: Robert Fripp announced a new King Crimson lineup as Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew and Tony Levin join Fripp in the group.
1984: The late great Dan Fogelberg had the #1 Adult Contemporary song on this date--"Believe in Me".
1984: The album Born in the U.S.A. debuted at #9 on the album chart, kickstarting Bruce Springsteen's career. In fact, there were some great albums out at the same time (competition is important in evaluating success). The Soundtrack to "Footloose" was #1, followed closely by Sports from Huey Lewis & the News at #2 after 38 weeks of release. Can't Slow Down, the solid winner from Lionel Richie, was #3 with Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual sitting at #4. The rest of the Top 10: The Cars' great album Heartbeat City was at #5, Love at First Sting from the Scorpions was at #6, followed by Van Halen with 1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Thriller, still at #8 for Michael Jackson after 79 weeks, and Duran Duran remained at 10 with Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
1984: Duran Duran reached #1 with "The Reflex" in a pretty good Top 10. Cyndi Lauper slipped after three weeks at the top with "Time After Time", Deniece Williams had #3 with "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and Bruce Springsteen moved from 9-4 with "Dancing in the Dark". The rest of the Top 10: "Self Control" from Laura Branigan, Huey Lewis & the News held steady at #6 with "The Heart of Rock & Roll", the Pointer Sisters were climbing with "Jump (For My Love)", Prince was up 9 spots with "When Doves Cy", Steve Perry's first solo hit "Oh Sherrie" was at #9 and Billy Idol edged into the Top 10 with his great song "Eyes Without a Face".
1986: Madonna released the single "Papa Don't Preach".
1987: Tiffany appeared in concert at the Bergen Mall in Paramus, New Jersey.
1989: Michael Bolton released the great album Soul Provider.
1989: George Michael received the Silver Clef Award for outstanding contributions to British music.
1990: "U (sic) Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer was #1 on the R&B chart.
1990: Elton John reached #1 in the U.K. when the double-sided "Sacrifice" and "Healing Hands" topped the chart.
1990: Actor Gary Busey, who played Buddy Holly in the movie "The Buddy Holly Story", purchased one of Holly's guitars that was offered in an auction for $242,200.
1990: "Across the River" was the highest debuting song (#63) by Bruce Hornsby & the Range.
1990: Soul Provider
1994: "Copacabana", a musical based on the career of Barry Manilow, opened in London.
1995: Alan White made his debut as drummer with Oasis at the Glastonbury Festival. Robbie Williams of Take That also appeared with the band onstage.
1996: Bryan Adams had the top album in the U.K. with 18 'Til I Die.
1998: Aqua released the home video for "The Diary".
2000: Neil Young was honored with a star on the Canada Walk of Fame.
2002: Nelly began seven weeks at #1 with "Hot In Here".
2004: Dave Navarro's website put forth a statement that Jane's Addiction had split for good.
2004: The debuting was easy by this time in the Rock Era as the Beastie Boys had no problem getting to #1 with To the 5 Boroughs in its first week.
2004: Bob Dylan was given a "Doctor of Music" by St. Andrews University in Scotland.
2009: Chris Brown plead guilty to assault on his former girlfriend Rihanna. Brown was sentenced to five years probation and six months community service.
2010: Gregg Allman had a liver transplant in Jacksonville, Florida.
Born This Day:
1937: Niki Sullivan, one of the members of Buddy Holly's backing band the Crickets, was born in South Gate, California; co-wrote several of Buddy's hits; died April 6, 2004 of a heart attack at his home in Independence, Missouri
1940: Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist and the "fifth Beatle", was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; died of a brain hemorrhage in Germany at the age of 22
1941: Robert Hunter, who wrote the lyrics for Grateful Dead, was born in Arroyo Grande, California
1962: Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth was born in Midland, Michigan
1965: Paul Arthurs, guitarist for Oasis, was born in Burnage, Manchester, EnglandSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-day-in-rock-music-history-june-23.html
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