1960: Paul Anka and Frankie Avalon appeared on the "Coke Time" television special on ABC.
1963: Billy Kramer recorded "Bad To Me".
1964: The Rolling Stones served as panelists on the BBC-TV show "Juke Box Jury".
1964: "People" by Barbra Streisand topped the Adult Contemporary chart.
1966: The Mamas & Papas released the 45 "I Saw Her Again".
1967: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was found guilty of illegal possession of drugs at Keith Richard's party. Jagger was kept at Lewes jail in England.
1968: Elvis Presley began filming her first television special that launched his comeback after serving in the military--"Elvis" at NBC Studios in Burbank, California.
1969: The Moody Blues were in concert at the Exeter Summer Ball in Exeter, England.
1969: Jimi Hendrix appeared at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
1969: The Doors performed at the Forum in Mexico City, Mexico.
1970: The group Smile changed their name to Queen and performed under that name in Cornwall, England.
1970: Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, the Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, the Byrds, Steppenwolf, Canned Heat, Johnny Winter, Dr. John, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Fairport Convention appeared at the three-day Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England.
1970: Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, the Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers traveled together on a transcontinental train to perform in Toronto, Winnipeg, Sakatoon and Calgary, Canada.
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1970: Let It Be, the final studio album from the Beatles, was #1 for a third week on this date. McCartney, Paul's solo effort, was #2 followed by the Soundtrack to "Woodstock". Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's great album Deja Vu was #4 with The 5th Dimension's Greatest Hits at #5. The rest of the Top 10: Live At Leeds from the Who, Chicago II at #7, ABC from the Jackson 5 moving into the Top 10 at #8, Band of Gypsys from Jimi Hendrix dropping to #9 in its ninth week and The Isaac Hayes Movement at #10.
1971: The Fillmore East in New York City was closed. The Beach Boys and the Allman Brothers gave the final concert.
1973: Al Green appeared on the ABC-TV special "Chicago in the Rockies".
1976: After years of harassment and lawsuits, John Lennon was finally given his green card and granted American citizenship.
1977: The Brothers Johnson released "Strawberry Letter 23" as a single.
1980: John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin, collapsed onstage in Nurememberg, West Germany.
1981: Michael Jackson reached #1 in the U.K. with "One Day in Your Life".
1981: Mistaken Identity gave Kim Carnes a #1 album, raking over from Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon which was finally toppled after 15 weeks. AC/DC came in third with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and another former #1--Paradise Theater from Styx was #4. The rest of the Top 10: Fair Warning from Van Halen, Hard Promises by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at #6, the Moody Blues moved from 16-7 with their comeback Long Distance Voyager, Phil Collins remained at #8 with Face Value, Santana had Zebop! at #9 and Rush remained at 10 with Moving Pictures.
1981: "America" by Neil Diamond was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week.
1982: Sting and Virgin Records reached an out-of-court settlement regarding a 1977 contract.
1987: Madonna was in concert at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
1987: "Diamonds" by Herb Alpert & Janet Jackson was the new #1 on the R&B chart.
1987: Genesis owned the top AC song for a third week with "In Too Deep".
1987: Whitney Houston debuted at #1 on the album chart with Whitney.
1988: Robert Palmer released the single "Simply Irresistible".
1988: MCA Records bought Motown Records for $61 million.
1988: Cyndi Lauper received her high school diploma from Richmond High in New York City.
1988: Debbie Gibson earned her high school diploma from Calhoun High on Long Island, New York.
1989: Cher released the album Heart of Stone.
1989: The Who performed "Tommy" in its entirety for the first time at Radio City Music Hall in New York City to benefit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a charity.
1989: Tom Jones was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1992: Michael Jackson kicked off his Dangerous tour at Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. Jackson donated all the money from the 69-concert tour (to an audience of nearly four million people) to charities, including his Heal the World charity.
1995: Neil Young and Pearl Jam release their collaborative album Mirror Ball.
1996: The Eagles performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Canada.
1997: Sting, Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood, the Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, the Chemical Brothers, Ray Davies and Beck performed at the three-day Glastonbury Festival.
1998: The Corrs' album Talk on Corners reached #1 on the U.K. chart.
1998: Gordon Lightfoot, Bryan Adams and Anne Murray were the first three rock stars to be honored with a granite star on Canada's new Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario.
1999: The Chemical Brothers rose to #1 on the U.K. album chart with Surrender.
2000: Turns out the songs "Love in Vain" and "Stop Breakin' Down" by the Rolling Stones didn't belong to them. A San Francisco appeals court ruled that the Stones used the Robert Johnson songs without permission, thinking they were public domain.
2000: Marc Anthony played a benefit for the Ronald McDonald House at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
2000: Nelly released his debut album Country Grammar.
2006: Only a guy such as Axl Rose could have trouble with the good people of Sweden. The Guns N' Roses musician was arrested for brawling with a hotel security guard in Stockholm.
2002: John Entwistle was found dead at age 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada of a heart attack brought on by cocaine.
Bunnymen performed at the U.K. Glastonbury Festival.
2003: In today's segment of "Inmates Run Rap Music", Mystikal (real name Michael Tyler) was charged with aggravated rape.
2006: Mary J. Blige ("Be Without You") and Kanye West and Jamie Foxx ("Gold Digger" win the Video of the Year at the BET Awards.
2008: Neil Diamond, John Mayer, Crowded House, K.T. Tunstall, Jay Z, Amy Winehouse, the Raconteurs, the Verve and James Blunt were the star performers at the U.K. Glastonbury Festival.
2008: The Black-Eyed Peas topped the album chart with The E.N.D.
2009: Gale Storm, who starred in the popular television show "My Little Margie", in several movies and was a solo artist ("I Hear You Knocking") died in Danville, California at the age of 87.
Born This Day:
1935: Doc Pomus, who wrote hits such as "Teenager in Love" and "Save the Last Dance for Me" with songwriting partner Mort Shuman, was born in Brooklyn, New York; died March 14, 1991
1944: Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys was born in Peoria, Illinois
1951: Gilson Lavis, drummer for Squeeze ("Tempted") was born in Bedford, England
1958: Lisa Germano, singer, songwriter and musician, who worked with John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Neil Finn and David Bowie, was born in Mishiwaka, Indiana
1976: Leigh Nash, lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer ("Kiss Me", was born in New Braunfels, Texas
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1963: Billy Kramer recorded "Bad To Me".
1964: The Rolling Stones served as panelists on the BBC-TV show "Juke Box Jury".
1964: "People" by Barbra Streisand topped the Adult Contemporary chart.
1966: The Mamas & Papas released the 45 "I Saw Her Again".
1967: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was found guilty of illegal possession of drugs at Keith Richard's party. Jagger was kept at Lewes jail in England.
1968: Elvis Presley began filming her first television special that launched his comeback after serving in the military--"Elvis" at NBC Studios in Burbank, California.
1969: The Moody Blues were in concert at the Exeter Summer Ball in Exeter, England.
1969: Jimi Hendrix appeared at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
1969: The Doors performed at the Forum in Mexico City, Mexico.
1970: The group Smile changed their name to Queen and performed under that name in Cornwall, England.
1970: Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, the Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, the Byrds, Steppenwolf, Canned Heat, Johnny Winter, Dr. John, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Fairport Convention appeared at the three-day Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England.
1970: Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, the Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers traveled together on a transcontinental train to perform in Toronto, Winnipeg, Sakatoon and Calgary, Canada.
1970: Let It Be, the final studio album from the Beatles, was #1 for a third week on this date. McCartney, Paul's solo effort, was #2 followed by the Soundtrack to "Woodstock". Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's great album Deja Vu was #4 with The 5th Dimension's Greatest Hits at #5. The rest of the Top 10: Live At Leeds from the Who, Chicago II at #7, ABC from the Jackson 5 moving into the Top 10 at #8, Band of Gypsys from Jimi Hendrix dropping to #9 in its ninth week and The Isaac Hayes Movement at #10.
1971: The Fillmore East in New York City was closed. The Beach Boys and the Allman Brothers gave the final concert.
1973: Al Green appeared on the ABC-TV special "Chicago in the Rockies".
1976: After years of harassment and lawsuits, John Lennon was finally given his green card and granted American citizenship.
1977: The Brothers Johnson released "Strawberry Letter 23" as a single.
1980: John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin, collapsed onstage in Nurememberg, West Germany.
1981: Michael Jackson reached #1 in the U.K. with "One Day in Your Life".
1981: Mistaken Identity gave Kim Carnes a #1 album, raking over from Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon which was finally toppled after 15 weeks. AC/DC came in third with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and another former #1--Paradise Theater from Styx was #4. The rest of the Top 10: Fair Warning from Van Halen, Hard Promises by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at #6, the Moody Blues moved from 16-7 with their comeback Long Distance Voyager, Phil Collins remained at #8 with Face Value, Santana had Zebop! at #9 and Rush remained at 10 with Moving Pictures.
1981: "America" by Neil Diamond was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week.
1982: Sting and Virgin Records reached an out-of-court settlement regarding a 1977 contract.
1987: Madonna was in concert at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
1987: "Diamonds" by Herb Alpert & Janet Jackson was the new #1 on the R&B chart.
1987: Genesis owned the top AC song for a third week with "In Too Deep".
1987: Whitney Houston debuted at #1 on the album chart with Whitney.
1988: Robert Palmer released the single "Simply Irresistible".
1988: MCA Records bought Motown Records for $61 million.
1988: Cyndi Lauper received her high school diploma from Richmond High in New York City.
1988: Debbie Gibson earned her high school diploma from Calhoun High on Long Island, New York.
1989: Cher released the album Heart of Stone.
1989: The Who performed "Tommy" in its entirety for the first time at Radio City Music Hall in New York City to benefit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a charity.
1989: Tom Jones was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1992: Michael Jackson kicked off his Dangerous tour at Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. Jackson donated all the money from the 69-concert tour (to an audience of nearly four million people) to charities, including his Heal the World charity.
1995: Neil Young and Pearl Jam release their collaborative album Mirror Ball.
1997: Sting, Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood, the Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, the Chemical Brothers, Ray Davies and Beck performed at the three-day Glastonbury Festival.
1998: The Corrs' album Talk on Corners reached #1 on the U.K. chart.
1998: Gordon Lightfoot, Bryan Adams and Anne Murray were the first three rock stars to be honored with a granite star on Canada's new Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario.
1999: The Chemical Brothers rose to #1 on the U.K. album chart with Surrender.
2000: Turns out the songs "Love in Vain" and "Stop Breakin' Down" by the Rolling Stones didn't belong to them. A San Francisco appeals court ruled that the Stones used the Robert Johnson songs without permission, thinking they were public domain.
2000: Marc Anthony played a benefit for the Ronald McDonald House at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
2000: Nelly released his debut album Country Grammar.
2006: Only a guy such as Axl Rose could have trouble with the good people of Sweden. The Guns N' Roses musician was arrested for brawling with a hotel security guard in Stockholm.
2002: John Entwistle was found dead at age 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada of a heart attack brought on by cocaine.
Bunnymen performed at the U.K. Glastonbury Festival.
2003: In today's segment of "Inmates Run Rap Music", Mystikal (real name Michael Tyler) was charged with aggravated rape.
2006: Mary J. Blige ("Be Without You") and Kanye West and Jamie Foxx ("Gold Digger" win the Video of the Year at the BET Awards.
2008: Neil Diamond, John Mayer, Crowded House, K.T. Tunstall, Jay Z, Amy Winehouse, the Raconteurs, the Verve and James Blunt were the star performers at the U.K. Glastonbury Festival.
2008: The Black-Eyed Peas topped the album chart with The E.N.D.
2009: Gale Storm, who starred in the popular television show "My Little Margie", in several movies and was a solo artist ("I Hear You Knocking") died in Danville, California at the age of 87.
Born This Day:
1935: Doc Pomus, who wrote hits such as "Teenager in Love" and "Save the Last Dance for Me" with songwriting partner Mort Shuman, was born in Brooklyn, New York; died March 14, 1991
1944: Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys was born in Peoria, Illinois
1951: Gilson Lavis, drummer for Squeeze ("Tempted") was born in Bedford, England
1958: Lisa Germano, singer, songwriter and musician, who worked with John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Neil Finn and David Bowie, was born in Mishiwaka, Indiana
1976: Leigh Nash, lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer ("Kiss Me", was born in New Braunfels, Texas
1983: Evan David Taubenfeld, guitarist and vocalist with Avril Lavigne, was born in Baltimore, MarylandSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-day-in-rock-music-history-june-27.html
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