June 27th: On this Day In Music History

June 27th: On this Day In Music History

 

 

1885, Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter applied for a patent on their invention the gramophone.

1954, David Whitfield featuring Mantovani were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Cara Mia'. The song spent ten weeks at No.1.

1960, Connie Francis started a two-week run at No.1 on the US chart with 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool', a No.5 hit in the UK.

1964, Peter and Gordon went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Lennon & McCartney song 'A World Without Love', also a No.1 in the UK. Peter Asher went on to become James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt's manager.

1967, Mick Jagger was found guilty of illegal possession of two drugs found in his jacket at a party given by Keith Richards. He was remanded overnight at Lewes jail, England (prison number 7856). Jagger requested books on Tibet and modern art and two packs of Benson & Hedges cigarettes. 1968, Elvis Presley appeared on an NBC TV show that was billed as his "comeback special". The show featured the king performing on a small, square stage, surrounded by a mostly female audience. Presley was outfitted in black leather and performed many of his early hits. 1968, Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles recorded seven takes of 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey' for their forthcoming White album. 1969, The Moody Blues, Colosseum, Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band and Orange Bicycle all appeared at Exeter University Summer Ball, in Exeter, England 1969, During a North American tour Jimi Hendrix appeared at Boston Gardens, Boston, Massachusetts. 1969, The Doors appeared at the Forum, Mexico City, Mexico. 1970, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Jefferson Airplane, Johnny Winter, Frank Zappa And The Mothers of Invention, Dr. John, The Moody Blues and Fairport Convention all appeared at the 3-day Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England, tickets £1.10s. 1970, The Jackson Five started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Love You Save', the group's third No.1 of the year, it made No.7 in the UK. 1970, The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (better known as the Festival Express) set off. The tour was unique in that rather than flying to each city, most of the acts traveled on a chartered CN train. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Buddy Guy Blues Band all traveled together on the train playing shows in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Calgary. 1970, Freddie Mercury made his live debut with Smile (guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylors' group) at Truro City Hall, Cornwall, England. 1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin collapsed on stage during a gig in Nuremberg, West Germany. 1981, Michael Jackson had his first solo UK No.1 with 'One Day In Your Life' a song recorded by Jackson for his 1975 album, Forever, Michael. 1981, Motorhead scored their only UK No.1 album with 'No Sleep Til Hammersmith'. 1987, Whitney Houston became the first women in US history to enter the album chart at No.1 with 'Whitney' she also became the first woman to top the singles chart with four consecutive releases when 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' hit No.1. 1987, Madonna played the first date on the North American leg of her Who's That Girl World Tour at the Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida. 1988, The Fat Boys filed a $5 million (£2.94 million) lawsuit against The Miller Beer Company following a TV commercial featuring three overweight rappers clad in Fat Boys-style Davy Crockett hats. 1989, Tom Jones was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. 1991, Carlos Santana was arrested at Houston Airport when officials found Cannabis in his luggage. 1992, Michael Jackson played the first night on his Dangerous World tour at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. The tour consisted of 69 concerts to approximately 3.9 million fans across three continents. All profits made from the tour were donated to various charities including the Heal the World Foundation, Jackson's main reason for conducting the tour. 1994, Aerosmith became the first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet. 1996, During a free concert by The Fugees in Harlem a man started to fire shots from a gun injuring 22 people. 1997, Radiohead, Cast, The Bluetones, Manson, The Chemical Brothers, Ash, The Seahorses, Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy, Beck, Sheryl Crow, Sting, Dodgy, Travis, Ray Davies, Kula Shaker, Steve Winwood all appeared at the 3-day Glastonbury Festival. 1998, After spending 30 weeks on the UK album chart The Corrs went to No.1 with 'Talk On Corners'. It went on to be the best selling UK album of 1998 spending 142 weeks on the chart. 1998, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot and Bryan Adams each officially received a granite star on Canada's Walk of Fame, on King Street in Toronto. They were the first three pop artists to be honoured into the newly recognized group of Canadian stars. 1999, The Chemical Brothers went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Surrender', their second No.1 album. 2000, Following months of speculation, ex-Take That star Gary Barlow was dropped by his record label. A RCA spokesperson said the decision was made by 'mutual consent'. 2003, R.E.M. David Gray, Suede, The Music, Mogwai, De La Soul, Echo and The Bunnymen, Inspiral Carpets and The Darkness all appeared at this years UK Glastonbury Festival.   2003, Rapper Mystikal pleaded guilty to charges that he forced his hairstylist to perform sex acts on him and two bodyguards. Mystikal, (real name Michael Tyler), had been charged with aggravated rape. He agreed to plead guilty and was sentenced to five years' probation. 2004, Beastie Boys were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'To The 5 Boroughs.' the rappers fourth US No.1. Mike Skinner scored his first UK No.1 album when The Streets album 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' went to the top of the charts. 2008, Kings of Leon, The Fratellis, Editors, The Gossip, The Feeling, KT Tunstall, Kate Nash, Jay Z, Amy Winehouse, The Raconteurs, James Blunt, Crowded House, Seasick Steve, Martha Wainwright, The Verve, Leonard Cohen, The Ting Tings, Goldfrapp, Neil Diamond, Pete Doherty, Scouting for Girls, Mark Ronson, Duffy, The Zutons, Groove Armada and John Mayer all appeared at this year's 3 day UK Glastonbury Festival. 2009, Black Eyed Peas went to No.1 on the US album charts with 'The E.N.D.' the group's fifth studio album. The album's lead single, 'Boom Boom Pow' topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, the second single, 'I Gotta Feeling' replaced 'Boom' and spent 14 weeks at No.1. giving the group 26 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts. June 27th: Born on this day 1935, Born on this day, Doc Pomus, US songwriter. Wrote many early 60's hits with Mort Shuman including, 'Sweets For My Sweet', 'Teenager In Love', 'Save The Last Dance For Me," and many for Elvis Presley,' He died on March 14th 1991. 1944, Born on this day, Bruce Johnson, vocals, guitar, The Beach Boys, (1966 UK & US No.1 single 'Good Vibrations', plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles). 1951, Born on this day, Gilson Lavis, drums, Chuck Berry, Squeeze, Jools Holland, (1979 UK No.2 single 'Up The Junction'). 1958, Born on this day, Lisa Germano, American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, 1994 album 'Geek the Girl.' Also worked with John Mellencamp, Simple Minds, David Bowie, Neil Finn, Sheryl Crow, Iggy Pop, Jewel and Eels. 1961, Born on this day, Margo Timmins, vocals, Cowboy Junkies, (1989 album 'The Trinity Session'). 1962, Born on this day, Michael Ball, UK singer, (1989 UK No.2 single 'Love Changes Everything'). 1970, Born on this day, Laurence Colbert, drums, Ride, (1992 UK No.9 single 'Leave Them All Behind'). 1976, Born on this day, Leigh Nash, singer, Sixpence None The Richer, (1999 UK No.4 single, 'Kiss Me', 1999 US No.8 single 'There She Goes'). 1983, Born on this day, Evan David Taubenfeld, guitarist and singer with Avril Lavigne and The Black List Club.     Died on this day   1999, Brian O'Hara, singer and guitarist with The Fourmost hung himself aged 56. The Liverpool group who were managed by Brian Epstein had the 1964 UK No.6 single 'A Little Loving'.   2002, One day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died aged 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Entwistle had gone to bed that night with a stripper, who woke at 10am to find Entwistle cold and unresponsive. The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.

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