TODAY IN HISTORY – JUNE 8TH
1940 - Born this day, Nancy Sinatra, singer, actress, in Jersey City, New Jersey, 1966 UK and US No.1 single These Boots Are Made For Walking, with her father Frank she became the only father and daughter team ever to score a UK No.1 single.
1944 - Born this day, [William] Boz Scaggs, musician, singer, songwriter, was a member of The Marksmen with Steve Miller, also The Wigs, solo, 1976 US No.3 single Lowdown, 1977 US No.11 and UK No.13 single Lido Shuffle, (Fly Like A Bird).
1950 - Born this day, Alex Van Halen, musician, drummer.
1953 - Born this day, Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins), in Skewen, near Swansea, South Wales, singer, 1983 UK and US No.1 single Total Eclipse Of The Heart, 1976 UK No.9 single Lost in France, 1978 UK No.4 single It's A Heartache, 1984 UK No.5 single Rockin' Good Way with Shakin' Stevens (billed as Shaky and Bonnie), 1985 UK No.2 single Holding Out For A Hero, plus 7 other top 75 singles. 1983 UK No.1 album Faster Than The Speed Of Night, 1990 UK No.9 album Heaven and Hell with Meatloaf, album featured solo recordings by Bonnie and Meatloaf. She has also had five other top 100 album entries.
1960 - Born this day, Mick Hucknall, singer, songwriter, Simply Red, 1986 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Holding Back The Years, 1995 UK No.1 single Fairground and 1991 UK No.8 single Stars, world-wide No.1 1991 album Stars. 1987 UK No.11 single Every Time We Say Goodbye.
1962 - Born this day, Nick Rhodes [Bates], musician, keyboards, Duran Duran, 1983 UK No.1 single Is There Something I Should Know, plus 25 other UK top 40 singles, 1984 US No.1 single The Reflex, with Arcadia, 1985 UK No.7 single Election Day.
1965 - Born this day, Robert Pilatus, vocals, Milli Vanilli, 1989 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Girl I'm Gonna Miss You. Died of a drug and alcohol overdose on 2 April 1998.
1967 - The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band went to No.1 in the UK, costing £25,000 to produce, it was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. The album spent 27 weeks at No.1 and was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve.
1967 - Procol Harum were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale', the group's only UK No.1. In 2004 the song was named the most played record of the past 70 years. More than 900 recorded versions by other artists are known.
1969 - Founder member of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, announced that he was leaving the group, saying that he no longer saw 'eye to eye' with the rest of the band.
1970 - Deep Purple had their van and equipment impounded by East German police while on an European tour, after mistakenly driving too close to the border.
1974 - Dolly Parton was at No.1 on the US country chart with I Will Always Love You, it was written by Parton and was later a worldwide hit for Whitney Houston in 1992.
1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Band On The Run, his third solo US No.1, it made No.3 in the UK.
1974 - David Bowie started a four-week run at the top of the UK charts with his third No.1 album 'Diamond Dogs'. The cover art features Bowie as a striking half-man, half-dog grotesque painted by Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid's genitalia. Very few copies of this original cover made their way into circulation at the time of the album's release.
1977 - Born on this day, Kayne West, US rapper, producer, worked with Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris. Solo, (2005 US No.1 single 'Gold Digger', 2005 US No.1 album 'Late Registration', 2007 World-wide No.1 album 'Graduation').
1985 - Tears For Fears started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Everybody Wants To Rule The World, the groups first US No.1.
1987 - Yogi Horton a session drummer with Luther Vandross, jumped to his death from a 17th floor hotel window, having told his wife he was tired of Living in the shadow of Vandross Also worked with The B-52's, Diana Ross and Debbie Harry.
1989 - At a Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior's press conference, vegetarian Chrissie Hynde claimed that she once firebombed a McDonalds Restaurant. The following day a McDonalds in Milton Keynes was firebombed and Hynde was threatened with legal action.
1991 - Extreme went to No.1 on the US singles chart with More Than Words. It was a No.2 hit in the UK.
1991 - Bruce Springsteen married Patti Scialfa, at their Beverley Hills home.
1998 - Robbie Williams and Nicole Appleton from All Saints became engaged.
2002 - Months of secrecy surrounding Sir Paul McCartney’s wedding plans were blown when John Leslie the owner of the 17th century Castle Leslie in Co Monaghan, let slip to reporters that Sir Paul had booked the Castle.
2003 - Evanesence started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Bring Me To Life.
2007 - George Michael was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and banned from driving for two years at Brent Magistrates court, north London. The 43-year-old who was arrested last October after being found slumped at the steering wheel of his car pleaded guilty to driving while unfit, blaming "tiredness and prescribed drugs" for the offence.
2008 - Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the Top 50 guitar songs of all time. No.5 was ‘Brown Sugar’ by The Rolling Stones, No.4 , ‘You Really Got Me’ By The Kinks, No.3, ‘Crossroads’, by Cream, No.2 ‘Purple Haze’, by Jimi Hendrix and No.1 ‘Johnny B Goode’, Chuck Berry.
2012 - Lauryn Hill was charged with willfully failing to file income tax returns in the US. Authorities said the singer earned more than $1.6m (£1.03m) during the three years that she failed to file returns. US prosecutors said her main source of income during the period 2005 - 2007 was royalties from her music and films. According to court papers, the 37-year-old owned four corporations - Creations Music, Boogie Tours, LH Productions 2001 and Studio 22.
1940 - Born this day, Nancy Sinatra, singer, actress, in Jersey City, New Jersey, 1966 UK and US No.1 single These Boots Are Made For Walking, with her father Frank she became the only father and daughter team ever to score a UK No.1 single.
1944 - Born this day, [William] Boz Scaggs, musician, singer, songwriter, was a member of The Marksmen with Steve Miller, also The Wigs, solo, 1976 US No.3 single Lowdown, 1977 US No.11 and UK No.13 single Lido Shuffle, (Fly Like A Bird).
1950 - Born this day, Alex Van Halen, musician, drummer.
1953 - Born this day, Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins), in Skewen, near Swansea, South Wales, singer, 1983 UK and US No.1 single Total Eclipse Of The Heart, 1976 UK No.9 single Lost in France, 1978 UK No.4 single It's A Heartache, 1984 UK No.5 single Rockin' Good Way with Shakin' Stevens (billed as Shaky and Bonnie), 1985 UK No.2 single Holding Out For A Hero, plus 7 other top 75 singles. 1983 UK No.1 album Faster Than The Speed Of Night, 1990 UK No.9 album Heaven and Hell with Meatloaf, album featured solo recordings by Bonnie and Meatloaf. She has also had five other top 100 album entries.
1960 - Born this day, Mick Hucknall, singer, songwriter, Simply Red, 1986 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Holding Back The Years, 1995 UK No.1 single Fairground and 1991 UK No.8 single Stars, world-wide No.1 1991 album Stars. 1987 UK No.11 single Every Time We Say Goodbye.
1962 - Born this day, Nick Rhodes [Bates], musician, keyboards, Duran Duran, 1983 UK No.1 single Is There Something I Should Know, plus 25 other UK top 40 singles, 1984 US No.1 single The Reflex, with Arcadia, 1985 UK No.7 single Election Day.
1965 - Born this day, Robert Pilatus, vocals, Milli Vanilli, 1989 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Girl I'm Gonna Miss You. Died of a drug and alcohol overdose on 2 April 1998.
1967 - The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band went to No.1 in the UK, costing £25,000 to produce, it was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. The album spent 27 weeks at No.1 and was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve.
1967 - Procol Harum were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale', the group's only UK No.1. In 2004 the song was named the most played record of the past 70 years. More than 900 recorded versions by other artists are known.
1969 - Founder member of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, announced that he was leaving the group, saying that he no longer saw 'eye to eye' with the rest of the band.
1970 - Deep Purple had their van and equipment impounded by East German police while on an European tour, after mistakenly driving too close to the border.
1974 - Dolly Parton was at No.1 on the US country chart with I Will Always Love You, it was written by Parton and was later a worldwide hit for Whitney Houston in 1992.
1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Band On The Run, his third solo US No.1, it made No.3 in the UK.
1974 - David Bowie started a four-week run at the top of the UK charts with his third No.1 album 'Diamond Dogs'. The cover art features Bowie as a striking half-man, half-dog grotesque painted by Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid's genitalia. Very few copies of this original cover made their way into circulation at the time of the album's release.
1977 - Born on this day, Kayne West, US rapper, producer, worked with Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris. Solo, (2005 US No.1 single 'Gold Digger', 2005 US No.1 album 'Late Registration', 2007 World-wide No.1 album 'Graduation').
1985 - Tears For Fears started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Everybody Wants To Rule The World, the groups first US No.1.
1987 - Yogi Horton a session drummer with Luther Vandross, jumped to his death from a 17th floor hotel window, having told his wife he was tired of Living in the shadow of Vandross Also worked with The B-52's, Diana Ross and Debbie Harry.
1989 - At a Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior's press conference, vegetarian Chrissie Hynde claimed that she once firebombed a McDonalds Restaurant. The following day a McDonalds in Milton Keynes was firebombed and Hynde was threatened with legal action.
1991 - Extreme went to No.1 on the US singles chart with More Than Words. It was a No.2 hit in the UK.
1991 - Bruce Springsteen married Patti Scialfa, at their Beverley Hills home.
1998 - Robbie Williams and Nicole Appleton from All Saints became engaged.
2002 - Months of secrecy surrounding Sir Paul McCartney’s wedding plans were blown when John Leslie the owner of the 17th century Castle Leslie in Co Monaghan, let slip to reporters that Sir Paul had booked the Castle.
2003 - Evanesence started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Bring Me To Life.
2007 - George Michael was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and banned from driving for two years at Brent Magistrates court, north London. The 43-year-old who was arrested last October after being found slumped at the steering wheel of his car pleaded guilty to driving while unfit, blaming "tiredness and prescribed drugs" for the offence.
2008 - Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the Top 50 guitar songs of all time. No.5 was ‘Brown Sugar’ by The Rolling Stones, No.4 , ‘You Really Got Me’ By The Kinks, No.3, ‘Crossroads’, by Cream, No.2 ‘Purple Haze’, by Jimi Hendrix and No.1 ‘Johnny B Goode’, Chuck Berry.
2012 - Lauryn Hill was charged with willfully failing to file income tax returns in the US. Authorities said the singer earned more than $1.6m (£1.03m) during the three years that she failed to file returns. US prosecutors said her main source of income during the period 2005 - 2007 was royalties from her music and films. According to court papers, the 37-year-old owned four corporations - Creations Music, Boogie Tours, LH Productions 2001 and Studio 22.