TODAY IN HISTORY - June 5th
1937 - Born this day, Waylon Jennings, country singer.
1947 - Born this day, Tom Evans, Badfinger, 1970 UK No.4 and US No.7 single Come And Get It, committed suicide 23 November 1983.
1956 - Elvis Presley made his second appearance on Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theatre. Presley sang Heartbreak Hotel, his No.1 hit. The TV critics were not kind to Elvis' appearance on the show. They panned him, saying his performance looked 'like the mating dance of an aborigine'.
1956 - Born this day, [Butler Rep] Richard Butler, songwriter, rock singer, Psychedelic Furs, 1986 UK No.18 single Pretty In Pink.
1959 - Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community, because of his long sideburns and leather jacket. Soon, Zimmerman would be performing at coffee houses at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and later, in Greenwich Village in New York City. He would also change his name to Bob Dylan.
1964 - David Jones and The King Bees had their first record, Liza Jane, released by Vocalion Records of Great Britain. Less than a decade later, we came to know Jones better as David Bowie.
1965 - The soundtrack album to 'The Sound of Music' started a 10-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. It returned to the top of the charts on no less than 11 other occasions spending over 380 weeks on the chart.
1971 - Born this day, Marky Mark [Mark Wahlberg], musician, guitarist, rapper, actor, New Kids On The Block, solo, 1991 US No.1 single Good Vibrations.
1971 - Paul McCartney's second solo album Ram started a two week run at No.1 on the UK chart. Featuring the US No.1 single Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey.
1975 - During recording sessions for Wish You Were Here at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, Syd Barrett turned up out of the blue as Pink Floyd were listening to playbacks of Shine On You Crazy Diamond — a song that happened to be about Barrett. By that time, the 29-year-old Barrett had shaved off all of his hair (including his eyebrows), become overweight, and his ex-bandmates did not at first recognise him. Barrett eventually left without saying goodbye, and none of the band members ever saw him again.
1977 - Alice Cooper's boa constrictor, a co-star of his live act suffered a fatal bite from a rat it was being fed for breakfast, Cooper held auditions for a replacement and a snake named Angel, got the gig.
1979 - Born on this day, Pete Wentz, bassist, Fall Out Boy, (2007 US No.1 album ‘Infinity on High’).
1983 - During a 48-date North American tour U2 played at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver. The show was recorded and released as 'U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky.'
1988 - Eric Clapton's wife Pattie applied for a divorce, they had married in 1979.
1990 - Bobby Brown played the first of eight sold out nights at London's Wembley Arena.
1990 - American drummer Jim Hodder drowned in his swimming pool aged 42. He was the original drummer with Steely Dan and also worked with Sammy Hagar and David Soul.
1993 - Country singer Conway Twitty died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. He had the 1958 US & UK No.1 single 'It's Only Make Believe'. Until 2000, he held the record for the most Number One singles of any country act, with 45 No.1's. He lived in Hendersonville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, where he built a country music entertainment complex called Twitty City.
1993 - Mariah Carey married the President of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola in Manhattan, guest's included Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Ozzy Osbourne. (The couple separated in 1997).
1996 - Courtney Love announced that she was going to tear down the carriage house where her husband, rocker Kurt Cobain, committed suicide in April 1994. The building was on the grounds of their Seattle mansion and next door to Viretta Park, where fans had become a nuisance, leaving litter and drug paraphernalia daily. Love said she was paying $10,000 a month for guards outside her home.
1997 - Noel Gallagher married Meg Matthews at the Little Church Of The West in Las Vegas, where Elvis married Priscilla. The Oasis guitarist divorced Matthews in 2001.
1997 - Died this day, Ronnie Lane, musician, Small Faces, 1966 UK No.1 single All Or Nothing, 1967 UK No.3 and US No.16 Itchycoo Park, 1968 UK No.1 album Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, also with The Faces with Rod Stewart and with Slim Chance, 1974 UK No.11 How Come). Died from multiple sclerosis at the age of 51.
1998 - It was announced that Riverdance fans were getting something for which they hadn't bargained. The New York Post said audiences flocking to the wildly popular Irish dancing show heard more than taps - they'd been hearing tapes. Riverdance executive producer Julian Erskine affirmed that the troupe pre-recorded the sound of its tap-dancing. He stated that audiences had become so demanding, they expect perfection every night, which he said was impossible. Erskine also said since only the first few rows can hear the taps in large arenas, the recordings help those in the far-away seats.
2002 - Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin), bass guitarist with The Ramones died at his Hollywood, California apartment of a heroin overdose aged 49. He was the group's primary songwriter, penning songs such as 'Rockaway Beach', '53rd & 3rd', and 'Poison Heart'.
2003 - R. Kelly was banned from travelling to LA for a video shoot. He wasn't allowed to leave Chicago after being charged with 21 child porn offences last June over a video, which claimed to show him having sex with an underage girl.
2007 - Jurors in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector were shown the bloody revolver that was found at the feet of Lana Clarkson, the actress he was accused of killing at his home in the early hours of February 3rd, 2003. She had accompanied Spector to his Alhambra, California mansion after meeting him at her job as a hostess at the House of Blues just hours earlier.
2008 - Ozzy Osbourne accepted undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a UK newspaper claim that he was ill at the Brit Awards. The 59-year-old rocker sued over a story in the Daily Star that alleged he had toppled over twice just before the televised ceremony and that he was moved around the awards in an electric buggy.
2010 - Led Zeppelin were officially voted the nation’s favourite band by the BBC’s ‘I’m In A Rock ‘N` Roll Band’, Zeppelin coming ahead of both The Beatles and Queen in a phone-in vote. The show also featured Best Singer, Guitarist, and Drummer live phone-in votes which saw Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham all nominated in their categories. John Bonham was crowned top drummer ahead of Dave Grohl and Keith Moon, whilst Jimmy and Robert were runners up to Jimi Hendrix and Freddie Mercury respectively.
2012 – The Queen’s 60th Diamond Jubilee Celebrations are in full swing in London with a major concert headlined by Sir Elton John, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue etc.
1937 - Born this day, Waylon Jennings, country singer.
1947 - Born this day, Tom Evans, Badfinger, 1970 UK No.4 and US No.7 single Come And Get It, committed suicide 23 November 1983.
1956 - Elvis Presley made his second appearance on Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theatre. Presley sang Heartbreak Hotel, his No.1 hit. The TV critics were not kind to Elvis' appearance on the show. They panned him, saying his performance looked 'like the mating dance of an aborigine'.
1956 - Born this day, [Butler Rep] Richard Butler, songwriter, rock singer, Psychedelic Furs, 1986 UK No.18 single Pretty In Pink.
1959 - Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community, because of his long sideburns and leather jacket. Soon, Zimmerman would be performing at coffee houses at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and later, in Greenwich Village in New York City. He would also change his name to Bob Dylan.
1964 - David Jones and The King Bees had their first record, Liza Jane, released by Vocalion Records of Great Britain. Less than a decade later, we came to know Jones better as David Bowie.
1965 - The soundtrack album to 'The Sound of Music' started a 10-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. It returned to the top of the charts on no less than 11 other occasions spending over 380 weeks on the chart.
1971 - Born this day, Marky Mark [Mark Wahlberg], musician, guitarist, rapper, actor, New Kids On The Block, solo, 1991 US No.1 single Good Vibrations.
1971 - Paul McCartney's second solo album Ram started a two week run at No.1 on the UK chart. Featuring the US No.1 single Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey.
1975 - During recording sessions for Wish You Were Here at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, Syd Barrett turned up out of the blue as Pink Floyd were listening to playbacks of Shine On You Crazy Diamond — a song that happened to be about Barrett. By that time, the 29-year-old Barrett had shaved off all of his hair (including his eyebrows), become overweight, and his ex-bandmates did not at first recognise him. Barrett eventually left without saying goodbye, and none of the band members ever saw him again.
1977 - Alice Cooper's boa constrictor, a co-star of his live act suffered a fatal bite from a rat it was being fed for breakfast, Cooper held auditions for a replacement and a snake named Angel, got the gig.
1979 - Born on this day, Pete Wentz, bassist, Fall Out Boy, (2007 US No.1 album ‘Infinity on High’).
1983 - During a 48-date North American tour U2 played at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver. The show was recorded and released as 'U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky.'
1988 - Eric Clapton's wife Pattie applied for a divorce, they had married in 1979.
1990 - Bobby Brown played the first of eight sold out nights at London's Wembley Arena.
1990 - American drummer Jim Hodder drowned in his swimming pool aged 42. He was the original drummer with Steely Dan and also worked with Sammy Hagar and David Soul.
1993 - Country singer Conway Twitty died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. He had the 1958 US & UK No.1 single 'It's Only Make Believe'. Until 2000, he held the record for the most Number One singles of any country act, with 45 No.1's. He lived in Hendersonville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, where he built a country music entertainment complex called Twitty City.
1993 - Mariah Carey married the President of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola in Manhattan, guest's included Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Ozzy Osbourne. (The couple separated in 1997).
1996 - Courtney Love announced that she was going to tear down the carriage house where her husband, rocker Kurt Cobain, committed suicide in April 1994. The building was on the grounds of their Seattle mansion and next door to Viretta Park, where fans had become a nuisance, leaving litter and drug paraphernalia daily. Love said she was paying $10,000 a month for guards outside her home.
1997 - Noel Gallagher married Meg Matthews at the Little Church Of The West in Las Vegas, where Elvis married Priscilla. The Oasis guitarist divorced Matthews in 2001.
1997 - Died this day, Ronnie Lane, musician, Small Faces, 1966 UK No.1 single All Or Nothing, 1967 UK No.3 and US No.16 Itchycoo Park, 1968 UK No.1 album Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, also with The Faces with Rod Stewart and with Slim Chance, 1974 UK No.11 How Come). Died from multiple sclerosis at the age of 51.
1998 - It was announced that Riverdance fans were getting something for which they hadn't bargained. The New York Post said audiences flocking to the wildly popular Irish dancing show heard more than taps - they'd been hearing tapes. Riverdance executive producer Julian Erskine affirmed that the troupe pre-recorded the sound of its tap-dancing. He stated that audiences had become so demanding, they expect perfection every night, which he said was impossible. Erskine also said since only the first few rows can hear the taps in large arenas, the recordings help those in the far-away seats.
2002 - Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin), bass guitarist with The Ramones died at his Hollywood, California apartment of a heroin overdose aged 49. He was the group's primary songwriter, penning songs such as 'Rockaway Beach', '53rd & 3rd', and 'Poison Heart'.
2003 - R. Kelly was banned from travelling to LA for a video shoot. He wasn't allowed to leave Chicago after being charged with 21 child porn offences last June over a video, which claimed to show him having sex with an underage girl.
2007 - Jurors in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector were shown the bloody revolver that was found at the feet of Lana Clarkson, the actress he was accused of killing at his home in the early hours of February 3rd, 2003. She had accompanied Spector to his Alhambra, California mansion after meeting him at her job as a hostess at the House of Blues just hours earlier.
2008 - Ozzy Osbourne accepted undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a UK newspaper claim that he was ill at the Brit Awards. The 59-year-old rocker sued over a story in the Daily Star that alleged he had toppled over twice just before the televised ceremony and that he was moved around the awards in an electric buggy.
2010 - Led Zeppelin were officially voted the nation’s favourite band by the BBC’s ‘I’m In A Rock ‘N` Roll Band’, Zeppelin coming ahead of both The Beatles and Queen in a phone-in vote. The show also featured Best Singer, Guitarist, and Drummer live phone-in votes which saw Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham all nominated in their categories. John Bonham was crowned top drummer ahead of Dave Grohl and Keith Moon, whilst Jimmy and Robert were runners up to Jimi Hendrix and Freddie Mercury respectively.
2012 – The Queen’s 60th Diamond Jubilee Celebrations are in full swing in London with a major concert headlined by Sir Elton John, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue etc.