June 24 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Jeff Beck!



Musicians Born On June 24

1944 Jeff Beck (Hi-Ho Silver Lining)
1944 Arthur Brown (Fire)
1944 Chris Wood (Traffic)
1945 Colin Blunstone (Zombies)
1947 Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
1948 Patrick Moraz (Yes/Moody Blues)
1957 Astro (UB40)
1959 Alan McClusky (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
1961 Curt Smith (Tears for Fears)
1970 Glen Medeiros (Nothing's Gonna Change my Love for You)

Happy Birthday Mick Fleetwood!



Number 1 In The Charts On June 24

1965 Hollies: I'm Alive : UK 45
1989 Soul II Soul: Back to Life : UK 45
1989` Paul McCartney: Flowers in the Dirt : UK LP
1990 New Kids On The Block : Step By Step : US LP
1995 Pink Floyd : Pulse : US LP
1995 Michael Jackson : HIStory - Past Present and Future Book 1 : UK LP

Happy Birthday Arthur Brown!



Various Music Events On June 24

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis debuts on US chart with Whole Lotta Shakin' going On

1960 Second Newport Folk Festival begins, with Joan Baez and John Lee Hooker

1964 Sam Cooke begins two-week engagement at Copacabana Club in New York. A 72-foot billboard is erected in Times Square to advertise the gig

1965 John Lennon publishes A Spaniard in the Works, his second book

1967 Jefferson Airplane hit US chart with White Rabbit

1972 Beach Boys' Carl and the Passions hits UK LP chart

1973 Blues Project, with Al Kooper, Steve Katz, Roy Blumenfeld, Danny Kalib and Andy Kulberg (only Tommy Flanders was missing) reunite for a concert in New York's Central Park. They are filmed for documentary called Reunion

1978 Rolling Stones enter UK chart with Some Girls LP

1990 Roger O'Donnell quits The Cure


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June 24 - Today in Beatles History

1963
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's 'Side By Side' broadcast (recorded 4 July 1963).

The Playhouse Theatre, London. 5.30-6.30pm. Recording for BBC's 'Saturday Club'; 'I Got To Find My Baby'; 'Memphis, Tennessee'; 'Money (That's What I Want)'; 'Till There Was You'; 'From Me To You'; 'Roll Over Beethoven'.

1964
'With The Beatles', 31st week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).

Concert in Auckland, New Zealand.

Broadcast of 'Let's Find Out', with appearance of Brian, recorded 20 May 1964.

1965
'A Spaniard In The Works' is published.

Morning. Press conference in Milan. 4.30pm, 9.30pm. Concert at the Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy.

An interview to John about 'A Spaniard In The Works' is broadcast on ITV's 'Today'.

1966
Marriage of George Martin and Judy.

Arrival in Munich. Start of tour of Germany. Concert at the Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich.
Hours before the concert, the police discovers a ticket falsification.

It is reported that Klaus Voormann may replace Jack Bruce in the group Manfred Mann.

1967
'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' LP number 8 in USA.

Alley to the left of Abbey Road Studios. Photographic session of the Beatles wearing sandwich boards, promoting 'All You Need Is Love'.

Studio 1. 5.00-8.00pm. Recording: 'All You Need Is Love' (takes 44-47 as overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.

Late morning. Abbey Road studios are opened to over 100 reporters and photographers.
2.00-4.00pm. Recording for the BBC.
5.00-8.00pm. Today's session intended for orchestra overdub, due to the decision---taken this day--- of releasing 'All You Need Is Love' as a single.



1968
Start of George's sessions producing Jackie Lomax.

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June 23 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Steve Shelley!



Musician's Born On June 23

1929 June Carter (Carter Family)
1940 Adam Faith (What Do You Want)
1940 Stuart Sutcliffe (The 5th Beatle)
1957 Lee John (Imagination)
1962 Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth)


Number 1 In The Charts On June 23

1960 Eddie Cochran: Three Steps to Heaven UK 45
1962 West Side Story soundtrack UK LP
1962 Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western US LP
1966 Beatles: Paperback Writer UK 45
1973 George Harrison; Living in the Material World US LP
1973 10CC: Rubber Bullets UK 45
1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes UK 45
1984 Duran Duran: The Reflex US 45
1990 Pavarotti : The Essential Pavarotti : UK LP
1997 Puff Daddy / Faith Evans : I'll Be Missing You : UK single

Various Music Events On June 23

1848 Antoine Joseph Sax granted patent for his invention, the saxophone

1956 Cadets release Stranded in the Jungle

1959 In a session at Goldstar Studios in Los Angeles, Eddie Cochran records Something Else

1967 Arthur Conley receives gold disc for Sweet Soul Music

1967 John Entwistle marries Alison Wise

1970 Ringo Starr begins sessions in Nashville for country Beaucoups of Blues LP

1973 George Harrison replaces Paul McCartney at top of US LP chart with Living in the Material World

1981 Robert Fripp announces reformation of King Crimson after seven years

1984 Alison Moyet debuts solo on UK chart with Love Resurrection

1984 Lionel Richie's Stuck On You hits UK chart

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June 23 - Today in Beatles History

1940
Stuart Sutcliffe is born, in Edinburgh.

1963
10.31-11.30am. BBC's 'Easy Beat' broadcast (recorded 19 June 1963).



1964
Concert in Wellington, New Zealand.

1965
Broadcast of 'Londra Ultima Ora', Italian radio programme, with interview to the Beatles (recorded 18 June 1965).

Night. The Beatles arrive in Milan central starion, platform 3, on the Trans Europe Express from Lyon, France. A car takes them to the hotel.

1966
Flight to Munich, with Brian and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, also included in the tour.

Opening night of the club Sibylla's, London.



1967
Studio 1. 8.00-11.00pm. Recording: 'All You Need Is Love' (tape reduction take 10, takes 34-43 as overdub onto take 10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
Orchestra overdub for 'All You Need Is Love'.

1982
Santa Barbara Sound studios, Santa Barbara, USA. Mixing for 'Old Wave' [either of these: 'Alibi', 'I Keep Forgettin' ', 'Going Down'; 'Everybody's In A Hurry But Me'; 'In My Car']. Producer: Jim Nipar (assisted by Terry Nelson). Joe Walsh is in attendance.



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The Newport 69 Pop Festival, June 20-22, 1969

Attended by 150,000 fans, it was the largest pop concert up to that time and is considered the more famous of the two Newport Pop Festivals, possibly because of the appearance of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, which got top billing at the venue.[4] Devonshire Downs was a racetrack at that time but now is part of the North Campus for California State University at Northridge.



The Newport Pop Festival was originally billed as "Newport 69," and was held over the three-day weekend of June 20-22, 1969 in Northridge, California at Devonshire Downs. In published writings over the last 40 years, this latter event has been referred to as the "Newport 69 Pop Festival," the "Newport Pop Festival 1969" and simply the "Newport Pop Festival." Subsequently, much confusion has been created over the years between the 1968 and 1969 events. Some of this confusion was generated by the participating musicians themselves who, later, in their interviews, kept getting the two events mixed up.



Though the latter event was organized by a different set of concert promoters and had no connection what so ever to Newport Beach, it is believed that the 1969 Festival was intended to be the spiritual successor to the Orange County event, hoping to capitalize on the brand name and market momentum generated by the 1968 festival. Unfortunately, this move of venue was necessary because the 1968 event had fallen in disfavor with the local community leaders. Three days after the 1968 event, the Costa Mesa City Council vowed to prevent a Newport Pop Festival encore. "To say that we would not like it back here would be the understatement of the year," Costa Mesa Mayor Alvin Pinkley was quoted as saying.



Friday, June 20, 1969

Albert King, Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joe Cocker, Southwind, Spirit and Taj Mahal.






Saturday, June 21, 1969

Albert Collins, Brenton Wood, Buffy Ste. Marie, Charity, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eric Burdon, Friends of Distinction, Jethro Tull, Lee Michaels, Love, Steppenwolf and Sweetwater.



Jimi Hendrix & Buddy Miles On Stage



Sunday, June 22, 1969

Booker T & the MGs, Chambers Brothers, Flock, Grass Roots, Johnny Winter, Marvin Gaye, Mother Earth, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles, Mother Earth, Eric Burdon (jam), Poco (formerly Pogo), The Byrds, The Rascals and Three Dog Night .

Eric Burden On Stage



Video Of Jimi Hendrix Playing at Newport 69




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June 22 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Todd Rundgren!



Musician's Born On June 22

1936 Kris Kristofferson (Why me)
1944 Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon)
1947 Howard Kaylan (Turtles/Mothers)
1948 Todd Rundgren (I Saw the Light)
1949 Alan Osmond (Osmonds)
1953 Cyndi Lauper (Time After Time)
1956 Derek Forbes (Simple Minds)
1957 Gary Beers (INXS)
1959 Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat)
1961 Green (Scritti Politti)
1962 Ruby Turner (I'm In Love)
1964 Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones)
1965 Jimmy Cunningham (Wet Wet Wet)
1970 Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies)



Number 1 In The Charts On June 22

1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers: I Like It UK 45
1968 Otis Redding: Dock of the Bay UK LP
1968 Herb Alpert: This Guy's in love with You US 45
1974 Gary Glitter: Always Yours UK 45
1985 Bryan Adams: Heaven US 45
1985 Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack US LP
1991 Eurythmics : Greatest Hits : UK LP
1996 Bryan Adams : 18 Til I Die : UK LP



Various Music Events On June 22

1959 Chuck Berry enters US chart with Back in the USA

1963 Stevie Wonder scores his debut US chart hit with Fingertips, on its way to No. 1

1973 Dingwalls Club opens in Camden Town, London

1979 Mick Taylor (who once referred to himself as 'The only person to quit the Rolling Stones and live'!) releases first solo LP

1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to charges of first-degree murder for the shooting of John Lennon six months earlier

1986 Simple Minds, Lloyd Cole, Waterboys and Big Audio Dynamite play Milton Keynes Bowl



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June 22 - Today in Beatles History

1944
Peter Asher is born.

1962
Performance at the Cavern, with The Cyclones.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 7th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Paul, George and Ringo leave from London to Abergavenny in the group's van.
London. Mid-evening. Westland Heliport. John boards a chartered chopper and flies to Abergavenny.
Couple of hours later. Performance at the Town Hall, Abergavenny.

BBC Television Theatre, London. John tapes an appearance as jury on BBC-TV's 'Juke Box Jury'.



1964
Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00-11.30am. Mono mixing: 'Any Time At All' (remix 2, for the UK, from take 11); 'Any Time At All' (remix 3, from the USA, from take 11); 'When I Get Home' (remix 2, for the UK, from take 11); 'When I Get Home' (remix 3, for the USA, from take 11); 'I'll Be Back' (remix 2, for the UK, from take 16); 'I'll Be Back' (remix 3, for the USA, from take 16); 'And I Love Her' (remix 2, from take 21).
Studio 1 (control room only). 11.30am-1.00pm. Stereo mixing: 'And I Love Her' (from take 21); 'When I Get Home' (from take 11); 'Any Time At All' (from take 11); 'I'll Be Back' (from take 16); 'If I Fell' (from take 15); 'A Hard Day's Night' (from take 9); 'I Should Have Known Better' (from take 22); 'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You' (from take 4); 'I Call Your Name' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 5, 7). Editing: 'I Call Your Name' (from stereo remixes 1, 2).
Studio 1 (control room only). 2.30-5.30pm. Stereo mixing: 'Can't Buy Me Love' (from take 4); 'You Can't Do That' (from take 9); 'Tell Me Why' (from take 8); 'Things We Said Today' (from take 3); 'Matchbox' (from take 5); 'Slow Down' (from take 6); 'Long Tall Sally' (from take 1); 'I'll Cry Instead' (Section A) (from take 6); 'I'll Cry Instead' (Section B) (from take 8). Editing: 'I'll Cry Instead' (of stereo remixes from takes 6, 8).
Studio 2 (control room only). 5.45-9.00pm. Tape copying: 'Slow Down' (copy of 4 June mono remix); 'Matchbox' (copy of 4 June mono remix); 'Things We Said Today' (copy of June 22 stereo remix). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. End of 'A Hard Day's Night' sessions.

Concert in Wellington, New Zealand.

1965
Concert at the Palais d'Hiver, Lyon, France.



1966
'Rubber Soul', 29th and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Paperback Writer' number 1, 1st week (UK New Musical Express chart).

Private launch party for the club Sibylla's, London, with attendance of the Beatles.

Studio 3 (control room only). 7.00pm-1.30am. Mono mixing: 'Eleanor Rigby' (remixes 4, 5, from take 15); 'She Said She Said' (remix 4, from take 4); 'Good Day Sunshine' (remix 7, from take 1). Stereo mixing: 'Eleanor Rigby' (remix 1, from take 15); 'She Said She Said' (remix 1, from take 4); 'Good Day Sunshine' (remix 1, from take 1); 'Yellow Submarine' (remixes 1, 2, from take 5); 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (remixes 1-6, from take 3); 'Got To Get You Into My Life' (remix 1, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys.
End of 'Revolver' sessions.

UK single release: 'You Make Me Feel Like Someone', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.



1968
John interview for BBC-TV. Among other subjects, he explains the different stages he lived when writing his two books.

Apple purchases the freehold of 3 Savile Row for 500,000 pounds, from band-leader Jack Hylton.

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