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Friday, June 01, 2007

Calendar - June

1 June
1914–41: Sonny Boy Williamson <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
1947: Ronnie Wood<o:p></o:p>
1967: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club by the Beatles to be officially released in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>. 
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2 June
1941: Charlie Watts <o:p></o:p>
1964: The Beatles’ second album (With The Beatles in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>) becomes the quickest album to make No.1 on the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> charts – in its second week of release.
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3 June
1924: James ‘Jimmy’ Rodgers<o:p></o:p>
1942: Curtis Mayfield<o:p></o:p>
1946: John Paul Jones (John Baldwin)<o:p></o:p>
1964: The Beatles embark on a world tour – leaving Ringo behind suffering from exhaustion and tonsillitis. He joins them in time for some of the Australian shows. 
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4 June
1937: Freddie Fender<o:p></o:p>
1965: The Rolling Stones’ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ – their first US No.1 hit - enters the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> charts.
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5 June
1954: Billboard reports that from next month major record labels will supply radio stations with 45  rpm singles rather than the popular 78 rpm singles.
1957: Dale Hawkins‘Suzie Q’debuts on the pop charts and peaks at No.29. Creedence Clearwater Revival revive it 11 years later.  
1959: Bob Zimmerman graduates from <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hibbing</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:State w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:State> enrols at the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Minneapolis</st1:place></st1:City>.
1976: The eponymous debut album by <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> punk pioneers, The Ramones, enters the album charts.
1979: Muddy Waters, aged 64, marries Mavis Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday.
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6 June
1939: <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City> ‘US’ Bonds <o:p></o:p>
1944–73: Clarence White<o:p></o:p>
1952: Dwight Twilley<o:p></o:p>
1956: Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps’ first and biggest hit, ‘Be Bop A Lula’, is released. 
1962: The Beatles, following an unsuccessful audition for Decca Records, audition for EMI producer George Martin at Parlophone Studios in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>.
1971: John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on stage for the first time since 1969, joining Frank Zappa for a jam at the Fillmore East. 
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7 June
1921: Tal Farlow<o:p></o:p>
1940: Tom Jones<o:p></o:p>
1958: Prince (Rodgers Nelson)
1963: Decca Records releases ‘C’mon/I Want to be Loved’ – the Rolling Stones’ first record release. 
1969: The Who’s rock opera Tommy enters the charts.
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8 June
1940: Nancy Sinatra<o:p></o:p>
1944: Boz Scaggs<o:p></o:p>
1946: James Harman<o:p></o:p>
1969: Brian Jones announces his departure from the Rolling Stones. Jones’ replacement is Mick Taylor, ex–John Mayall guitarist.
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9 June
1902: Nehemia ‘Skip’ James<o:p></o:p>
1929: Johnny ‘Ace’ Alexander<o:p></o:p>
1934–84: Jackie Wilson<o:p></o:p>
1944: Jon Lord (Deep Purple)<o:p></o:p>
1947: Mitch Mitchell <o:p></o:p>
1972: John Hammond of Columbia Records signs a singer/songwriter from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Asbury Park</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:State></st1:place>, Bruce Springsteen.
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10 June
1910–76: Howlin’ Wolf<o:p></o:p>
1964: The Rolling Stones record at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>’s Chess Recording Studio.
1966: The Beatles’ ‘Rain’ – their first song to use the reversed-tape effect – is released. 
1967: In <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Woodstock</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>, Bob Dylan and the Band begin recording the long–unreleased sessions that eventually become The Basement Tapes.
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11 June
1920: Shelly Manne, drummer<o:p></o:p>
1965: The Rolling Stones EP Got Live if You Want It is released in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
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12 June
1932: Charlie Feathers <o:p></o:p>
1941: Chick Corea, pianist/composer<o:p></o:p>
1941: Reg Presley of the Troggs<o:p></o:p>
1947: Rocky Burnette<o:p></o:p>
1965: The Beatles are awarded their MBEs at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Buckingham</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Palace</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
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13 June
1905: Doc Cheatham, jazz trumpeter<o:p></o:p>
1940: Bobby Freeman (‘Do You Want to Dance’)<o:p></o:p>
1972: <st1:place w:st="on">Clyde</st1:place> McPhatter dies (born 15 November 1933)
1986: Benny Goodman dies aged 87.
1970: The Beatles’ last No.1 single in US, ‘The Long and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Winding Road</st1:address></st1:Street>’.
1980: The Blues Brothers movie released in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
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14 June
1943: Muff Winwood <o:p></o:p>
1949: Alan White<o:p></o:p>
1964: The Beatles arrive in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:place></st1:City> for their Australia–NZ tour.
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15 June
1939: Waylon Jennings<o:p></o:p>
1941: Harry Nilsson<o:p></o:p>
1965: Bob Dylan records ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ at Columbia A Studio in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>.
1968: Peter Green leaves the Bluesbreakers.
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16 June
1941: Lamont Dozier<o:p></o:p>
1964: The Beatles appear at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:place></st1:City>’s Festival Hall. Rhythms Editor encounters Ringo’s Teddy Bear in elevator.
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17 June
1928: James Brown <o:p></o:p>
1944: Chris Spedding<o:p></o:p>
1966: Peter Green joins John Mayall’s Blues Breakers.
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18 June
1942: James Paul McCartney <o:p></o:p>
1938: Don ‘Sugarcane’ Harris<o:p></o:p>
1948: Nick Drake (died 25 Nov 1974)<o:p></o:p>
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19 June
1957: Jerry Lee Lewis records ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’.
1965: Lee Dorsey’s ‘Ride Your Pony’ enters the R&B chart in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
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20 June
1928: Eric Dolphy, jazz reedman<o:p></o:p>
1933: Leslie ‘Lazy Lester’ Johnson <o:p></o:p>
1942: Brian Wilson<o:p></o:p>
1949: Bob Andrews (currently working in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:City>)<o:p></o:p>
1964: The Rolling Stones release ‘Not Fade Away’ in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
1965: The Beatles open their tour of Europe in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:City>.
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21 June
1941: Jon Hiseman <o:p></o:p>
1944: Ray Davies (the Kinks)<o:p></o:p>
1981: Steely Dan disbands.
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22 June
1937: Kris Kristofferson<o:p></o:p>
1948: Todd Rundgren<o:p></o:p>
1979: Mick <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:City> releases first solo LP.
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23 June
1910: Milt Hinton, bassist<o:p></o:p>
1940: Adam Faith (Jerry Nelhams)<o:p></o:p>
1848: The saxophone patented by Antoine Joseph Sax.
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24 June
1944: Jeff Beck<o:p></o:p>
1945: Colin Blunstone of the Zombies<o:p></o:p>
1947: Mick Fleetwood<o:p></o:p>
1960: The second annual Newport Folk Festival opens with Joan Baez, John Lee Hooker, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, the Weavers and Mahalia Jackson.
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25 June
1925: <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Clifton</st1:place></st1:City> Chenier<o:p></o:p>
1935: Eddie Floyd<o:p></o:p>
1966: The Yardbirds release ‘Over, Under, Sideways, Down.’
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26 June
1893: Big Bill Broonzy<o:p></o:p>
1937: Reggie Workman, bassist<o:p></o:p>
1942: Larry Taylor<o:p></o:p>
1956:Chris Isaak<o:p></o:p>
1942: CBS introduces 33–1/3 RPM records.
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27 June
1929: Big Moose Walker<o:p></o:p>
1944: Bruce Johnston – the Beach Boys <o:p></o:p>
1971: Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East after three years.
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28 June
1969: Jimi Hendrix announces a new basisst, Billy Cox, and a new approach.
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29 June
1948: Ian Paice (Deep Purple)<o:p></o:p>
1975: Tim Buckley dies.
1979: Lowell George of Little Feat dies at age 34 of a heart attack related to drug problems and obesity. 
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30 June
1936: Dave Van Ronk<o:p></o:p>
1951: Stanley Clarke<o:p></o:p>
1961: Johnny O’Keefe quits the rock show Six O’Clock Rock on the ABC after hosting it for three years.
1975: Skyhooks’ ‘Ego is Not a Dirty Word’ is released. The opinions expressedin on this page are the views of the Website Editor and do not reflect the opinion of Rhythms Magazine.

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