Music Birthdays, June 10

June 10th: Born on this day


Howlin Wolf (Chester Burnett), Blues singer, guitarist - 1910 (died January 1976)
Judy Garland, singer, actress - 1922 (died June 1969
Shirley Owens, The Shirelles - 1941

American Top 40, June 9, 1969

Continuing June's theme, today we’ll looks at what was on the charts this day in 1969:

 The Top 5 songs in the USA were:

1.  Get Back - Beatles
2. Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy
3. Grazing In The Grass - Friends Of Distinction
4. Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers
5. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

   

Other notables in the TOP 40 (at least from my standpoint)

•  In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley (#6)
• These Eyes - Guess Who (#9)
• Atlantis - Donovan (#12)
• Hair – Cowsills (#13)
• More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase (#15)

Music Birthdays, June 9

June 9th: Born on this day

• Les Paul, inventor of the Gibson Les Paul guitar - 1915 (died August 2009)
• Jon Lord, keyboards, Deep Purple - 1941
• Mitch Mitchell, drums, Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1947
• Trevor Boulder, bass, Spiders From Mars, Uriah Heep - 1950
• ,Dean Felber, bass, Hootie & The Blowfish - 1967

Music Birthdays, June 8

June 8th: Born on this day

Nancy Sinatra, singer, actress - 1940
Sherman Garnes, Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, - 1940
Chuck Negron, vocals, Three Dog Night, - 1942
Boz Scaggs, singer - 1944
Nick Rhodes, keyboards, Duran Duran - 1962

American Top 40, June 8, 1968

Continuing June's theme, today we’ll looks at what was on the charts this day in 1968:


The Top 5 songs in the USA were:

 

1. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
2. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
3. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
4. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra
5. Mony Mony - Tommy James and The Shondells

 

 

 

Other notables in the Top 40:

 

• Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express (#6)
• Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend And Lover (#23)
• Love Is All Around – Troggs (#31)
• Tip-Toe Through The Tulips With Me - Tiny Tim (#33)
• Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (#36)

 

 

 

 

 

American Top 40, June 7, 1967

Continuing June's theme, today we’ll looks at what was on the charts this day in 1967:

The Top 5 songs in the USA were:

1. Respect - Aretha Franklin
2. Groovin' - Young Rascals
3. I Got Rhythm - Happenings
4. Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) - Engelbert Humperdinck
5. Creeque Alley - Mamas & The Papas

 Hard week to pick only 5 other notables from the Top 40, but here you go:

• Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane (#9)
• She'd Rather Be With Me – Turtles (#14)
• Windy – Association (#28)
• On A Carousel – Hollies (#15)
• Little Bit O' Soul - Music Explosion (#17)

Notables bubbling below the Top 40:

• Light My Fire - Doors – The chart debut of their first single, destined for #1.

Music Birthdays, June 7

June 7th: Born on this day

Dean Martin, actor, singer - 1917 (died December 1995)
Tom Jones (Thomas Woodward) - 1940, Born on this day
Prince ( Prince Rogers Nelson), singer, guitar - 1950

American Top 40, June 6, 1966

Continuing June's theme...  Today is June 6. so here's what was on the charts in the first week of June in 1966

1. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
2. A Groovy Kind Of Love - Mindbenders
3. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
4. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? - Lovin' Spoonful
5. I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel

 There were all sorts of big name hits in the Top 40 this week in ’66, but here’s a few notables that make a nice little playlist. In fact, that’s what I’m going to do!

• Kicks - Paul Revere and The Raiders (#14)
• Good Lovin' – Young Rascals (#15)
• Cool Jerk – Capitols (#17)
• Gloria - Shadows Of Knight (#31)
• Red Rubber Ball – Cyrkle (#35)

Music Birthdays, June 6

June 6th: Born on this day

Levi Stubbs, vocals, The Four Tops - 1936 (died October 2008)
Gary U.S. Bonds, singer - 1939
Clarence White, guitar, The Byrds - 1944 (died July 1973)
Steve Vai, guitarist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake - 1960

American Top 40, June 5, 1965

Continuing June's theme, today is 1965.  What was on the charts this day?

• Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys
• Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs
• Back In My Arms Again - Supremes
• Crying In The Chapel - Elvis Presley
• Ticket To Ride – Beatles

Other notables in the Top 40:

Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits (#6)
I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops (#7)
It's Not Unusual Tom - Jones (#10)
Mr. Tambourine Man – Byrds (#37)
For Your Love – Yardbirds (#32)

 

RIP Dee Dee

June 5, 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'.

Music Birthdays, June 5

June 5th: Born on this day



June 5th: Born on this day

Floyd Butler, vocalist with The Friends Of Distinction, - 1941  Died April 1990
Freddie Stone, guitar, Sly and The Family Stone, - 1946
Tom Evans, bass, vocals, Badfinger - 1947.  Died November 1983

Music Birthdays, June 4

Stupid stupid blogger.  this was supposed to autopost at 5pm........ 

June 4th: Born on this day

Freddy Fender, (Baldemar Huerta) - 1937 (Died Oct 2006)
Michelle Gilliam (Phillips), The Mamas and the Papas - 1944
Roger Ball, sax, Average White Band - 1944
Stefan Lessard, bass, Dave Matthews Band - 1974

I'm Looking Through You

My son, peeking into a hole in a tree.  He didn't know that the back side was open, and I was waiting with camera.... 

The title is a pathetic refernce to the Beatles song.  I couldn't think of anything better.....

American Top 40, June 4, 1964

Continuing June's theme, today is 1964.  What was on the charts this day?

• Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups
• Love Me Do - Beatles
• My Guy - Mary Wells
• Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) - Ray Charles Singers
• Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong

 
Seems pretty typica for these early 60's songs (when I was a pre-schooler), I recognize 4 of the 5, but only have 2 (Beatles and Louis Armstrong) ...

Other notables in the Top 40:

• A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon (#6)
• P.S. I Love You – Beatles – (#10)
• I Get Around - Beach Boys – (#17)
• My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small (#27)
• Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley (#33)

And bubbling below the Top 40:

Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones, their first US hit, (which peaked at only #48).