Today in Oldies Music History: June 29

Today In Oldies Music History: June 29

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Births

1901: Nelson Eddy
1910: Frank Loesser
1911: Bernard Herrmann
1922: Elmer J. "Mousey" Alexander
1922: Ralph Burns
1935: Leonard Lee (Shirley and Lee)
1938: Billy Storm (The Valiants, The Alley Cats)
1940: L. Russell Brown
1942: Gilberto Gil
1943: Roger Ruskin Spear (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band)
1945: Little Eva
1947: Carlo Santanna (Paper Lace)
1948: Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
1948: Derv Gordon (The Equals)
1948: Lincoln Gordon (The Equals)
1954: Billy Hinsche (Dino, Desi and Billy)
1960: Evelyn "Champagne" King

Deaths

1969: Shorty Long
1975: Tim Buckley
1979: Lowell George (Little Feat)
1998: Horst Jankowski
2002: Rosemary Clooney
2007: George McCorkle (Marshall Tucker Band)

Events

1957: The government of Iran officially bans rock and roll after declaring rock dancing "as harmful to health." The ban would stay in place until the 1990s.
1959: Dick Clark announces his first series of four "Caravan of Stars" concerts over the course of the next year, with his first being headlined by the Skyliners of "Since I Don't Have You" fame.
1966: Neil Diamond makes his first television appearance on ABC-TV's American Bandstand, performing his hit "Cherry, Cherry."
1967: Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is sentenced to a year in jail and lead singer Mick Jagger to a full year after a raid of Richards' home in February turned up cannabis residue. After a public outpouring of sympathy, including a famous essay in the London Times defending the pair ("Who Breaks A Butterfly Upon A Wheel?" July 1, 1967), Richards' charges are dropped and Jagger's reduced to probation.
1967: While on tour with the Hollies, Graham Nash writes a song called "Marrakesh Express," which will later find a home (and a hit) with his new band, Crosby Stills and Nash.
1969: The Jimi Hendrix Experience play their last gig together at the Denver Pop Festival.
1970: NBC-TV presents the Liza Minnelli special Liza, also starring songwriters Anthony Newley, Jimmy Webb, and Randy Newman.
1973: Deep Purple "Mark II," the most famous incarnation of the band, comes to an end after tonight's show in Osaka, Japan, with lead singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover abruptly quitting the group.
1974: Neil Peart replaces John Rutsey as the drummer for Rush.
1975: Elton John appears onstage with the Doobie Brothers in Oakland, CA, for an impromptu duet on the Doobies hit "Listen To The Music."
1976: The Memphis City Council votes to change Elvis' home street, Highway 51 South, to "Elvis Presley Boulevard."
1978: While driving with his girlfriend in the Bahamas, Peter Frampton crashes and severely injures himself, breaking his arm, cracking several ribs, causing a concussion, and cutting short his rise to superstardom as he mends in a local hospital for months.
1985: New York's Cooper-Hewitt museum fetches a record $2,299,000 for John Lennon's "Roller," a 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V painted groovy psychedelic colors by Apple associates The Fool.
1985: In order to create a new single as part of the massive Live Aid series of concerts, Mick Jagger and David Bowie rush into a recording studio and produce their hit cover of Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing In The Street" in under 12 hours. As with the concerts, all proceeds go to feed victims of the Ethiopian hunger crisis.
1988: Brenda Richie, wife of former Commodore and current solo star Lionel, is arrested for assault after allegedly striking her husband after finding him in bed with another woman. She is later released on $5,000 bail.
1994: Barbra Streisand sets a new record after grossing $16 million for a series of Madison Square Garden comeback shows.
1995: Ringo Starr's first-ever TV commercial, for Pizza Hut, debuts in the US, as does a similar spot by the newly-reformed Monkees.
1998: George Harrison shocks the world with an announcement that he is currently undergoing chemotherapy for throat cancer, assuring his fans that he's fine and that "I'm not going to die on you folks just yet." Harrison would succumb to the disease three years later.
1999: Former teen heartthrob Leif Garrett is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of cocaine.
2000: The casket holding Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt is stolen from its mausoleum in Jacksonville, FL, but left after vandals were unable to open it; member Steve Gaines' ashes are spilled from his urn, which is also stolen.
2001: Dream A Little Dream: The Almost-True Story Of The Mamas And The Papas, a stage musical penned by former Papas member Denny Doherty, premieres in Toronto.

Releases

1959: Elvis Presley, "A Big Hunk O' Love"
1963: Elvis Presley, "(You're The) Devil In Disguise"
1968: Pink Floyd, A Saucerful Of Secrets

Recording

1956: Johnnie Ray, "Just Walking In The Rain"
1957: Buddy Holly, "Peggy Sue"
1966: Elvis Presley: "Double Trouble," "I Love Only One Girl," "It Won't Be Long," "Long Legged Girl"
1968: Elvis Presley: Live Studio Performances for "'68 Comeback Special" ("Standup Show"): "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "One Night," "All Shook Up," "Can't Help Falling In Love," "Jailhouse Rock," "Don't Be Cruel," "Blue Suede Shoes," "Love Me Tender," Intro: "Trouble / Guitar Man," "If I Can Dream""Double Trouble," "I Love Only One Girl," "It Won't Be Long," "Long Legged Girl"

Charts

1968: Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" enters the charts
1974: Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" hits #1

Certifications

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