TODAY IN HISTORY – JUNE 27TH
1944 - Born this day, Bruce Johnston, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, rock musician, (Beachboys). Born in Peoria, Illinois, USA. 1966 UK and US No.1 single Good Vibrations, plus over 25 other UK top 40 singles.
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, then bailed for £7,000.
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.
1970 - The group Smile changed their name to Queen and performed for the first time with that name.
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.
1975 - Sonny and Cher (Bono) called it quits as husband and wife. They were divorced soon after their CBS-TV variety show was cancelled. Sonny went on to become mayor of Palm Springs and then a US Congressman from California. He was killed 5 January 1998 in a skiing accident. Cher married rock musician Gregg Allman just days after saying 'bye-bye' to Sonny. She continued her recording career and became an Academy Award-winning actress.
1980 - Led Zeppelin appeared at Messehalle, Nuremberg, Germany during their last ever tour. After the group had played just three songs, drummer John Bonham collapsed on stage, causing the remainder of the show to be cancelled.
1981 - The album, Hi Infidelity, by REO Speedwagon, was replaced at number one by the LP, Mistaken Identity, by singer Kim Carnes. Hi Infidelity had been number one on the album charts for 14 weeks.
1981- Motorhead scored their only UK No.1 album with 'No Sleep Til Hammersmith'. The live album was recorded at Leeds and Newcastle shows during their Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck tour in 1981. The name of the tour was a reference to the injury sustained by Phil Taylor when he was dropped on his head during some after-show horseplay. Despite the title of the album, the London venue the Hammersmith Odeon was not played on the tour.
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
1989 - Tom Jones got 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.
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.
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.
1944 - Born this day, Bruce Johnston, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, rock musician, (Beachboys). Born in Peoria, Illinois, USA. 1966 UK and US No.1 single Good Vibrations, plus over 25 other UK top 40 singles.
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, then bailed for £7,000.
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.
1970 - The group Smile changed their name to Queen and performed for the first time with that name.
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.
1975 - Sonny and Cher (Bono) called it quits as husband and wife. They were divorced soon after their CBS-TV variety show was cancelled. Sonny went on to become mayor of Palm Springs and then a US Congressman from California. He was killed 5 January 1998 in a skiing accident. Cher married rock musician Gregg Allman just days after saying 'bye-bye' to Sonny. She continued her recording career and became an Academy Award-winning actress.
1980 - Led Zeppelin appeared at Messehalle, Nuremberg, Germany during their last ever tour. After the group had played just three songs, drummer John Bonham collapsed on stage, causing the remainder of the show to be cancelled.
1981 - The album, Hi Infidelity, by REO Speedwagon, was replaced at number one by the LP, Mistaken Identity, by singer Kim Carnes. Hi Infidelity had been number one on the album charts for 14 weeks.
1981- Motorhead scored their only UK No.1 album with 'No Sleep Til Hammersmith'. The live album was recorded at Leeds and Newcastle shows during their Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck tour in 1981. The name of the tour was a reference to the injury sustained by Phil Taylor when he was dropped on his head during some after-show horseplay. Despite the title of the album, the London venue the Hammersmith Odeon was not played on the tour.
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
1989 - Tom Jones got 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.
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.
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.