Music History for June 71939 - Larry Clinton and his orchestra recorded In a Persian Market. 1963 - The Rolling Stones' first record, Come On, was released. 1966 - Roy Orbison's first wife Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident. 1969 - Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV. 1969 - Blind Faith made its British debut with a free concert at London's Hyde Park. 1972 - The musical Grease opened on Broadway. It had been playing off-Broadway for about 4 months. 1976 - Capitol Records released the Beatles package Rock 'N' Roll Music. Today in Beatles History 1978 - Prince's first single Soft and Wet was released. 1979 - Chuck Berry was charged with 3 counts of tax evasion. 1979 - Chuck Berry performed at the White House at the request of U.S. President Carter. 1982 - Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis, TN, opened as a tourist attraction. Today in Elvis History 1991 - Jimmy Osmond married Michelle Larson. 1993 - The ground breaking ceremony was held for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH. 1993 - Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol (). 2000 - The "Prince: A Celebration" party began at Paisley Park Studios. The weeklong event was in celebration of The Artist reclaiming his name "Prince" after a 7-year battle with Warner Brothers. 2002 - In Chicago, IL, R. Kelly was booked on child pornography charges. He had been arrested two days before and released after posting bond. 2014 - In Arlington, TX, about 105,000 people attended George Strait's final concert at AT&T stadium. The show set a record for the largest crowd for an indoor concert in North American history. |