1961 – Pat Boone went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Moody River’, the single reached No.18 in the UK.
1962 – Nat “King” Cole recorded the single “Ramblin’ Rose”.
1965 – “Crying In The Chapel” by Elvis Presley reigned supreme on the Easy Listening chart for the fifth week in a row.
1965 – The Who, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Spencer Davis Group, Marianne Faithful, Long John Baldry, The Birds, (featuring a young Ronnie Wood), Dave Witting and the Ray Martin Group all appeared at Uxbridge Blues Festival, England. Tickets cost from 7/6 to 10/6.
1965 – The Four Tops went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Can’t Help Myself’.
1968 – The Rolling Stones scored their seventh UK No.1 single when ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’ hit the top of the charts.
1971 – “Rainy Days And Mondays” was #1 for the fourth consecutive week for the Carpenters on the Adult chart.
1971 – Carole King started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘It’s Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move’. Both songs were from her ‘Tapestry’ album.
1972 – The Carpenters released the single “Goodbye To Love”.
1973 – Edgar Winter’s US No.1 hit ‘Frankenstein’ was awarded a Gold record. Winter named the song because of how many cuts and patches were contained in the original studio tape.
1974 – The Delinquents a band featuring Mick Jones (later of The Clash) made their debut at the Students union bar, Queen Elizabeth College, Kensington.
1976 – Future Smiths singer Steve Morrissey had a letter published in this weeks music magazine Record Mirror and Disc asking the editor why the paper had not included any stories on The Sex Pistols.
1976 – “Never Gonna’ Fall in Love Again” by Eric Carmen was the new #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1980 – US singer Donna Summer became the first act to be signed by David Geffen to his new Geffen record label.
1981 – On Monday, June 19, 1981, Diana Ross & Lionel Richie released the single “Endless Love” to radio stations.
1982 – Asia rose to #1 with their self-titled album
1982 – Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney made it six weeks in a row at #1 with “Ebony and Ivory”
1987 – Guns N’ Roses made their UK live debut at a sold out The Marquee Club in London.
1988 – Over 3,000 East Germans gathered at the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson. Jackson was performing a concert on the other side of the wall in West Berlin.
1990 – Prince played the first of 12 sold-out nights at Wembley Arena in London, England on his current Nude European tour.
1992 – The Greenpeace Stop Sellafield, campaign concert took place at G-Mex in Manchester, England with U2, Big Audio Dynamite II, Public Enemy and Kraftwerk.
1993 – “Have I Told You Lately” by Rod Stewart was #1 for the fourth week on the AC chart.
1998 – Sinead O’Connor opened the second annual Lilith Fair in Portland, Oregon.
1998 – Loretta Lynn appeared on the Friday Night Opry. She performed “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’,” “We’ve Come a Long Way Baby,” “How Great Thou Art” and “The Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
2000 – Eminem was to be immortalised in animation, with a new cartoon series, which would be hosted on a new web site. 26 weekly ‘webisodes’ would be broadcast on the site, featuring Eminem providing all the voices.
2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 5 billion songs sold.
“TV/Radio”
1934 – The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate radio and TV broadcasting (later).
1946 – Gillette Razor Company became the first company to be a television Network sponsor. They sponsored the Joe Louis vs. Bill Conn heavyweight boxing match.
1952 – “I’ve Got a Secret” debuted on CBS-TV.
1960 – The Kingston Trio debuted their radio show on CBS Radio
1971 – BBC-TV aired “Parkinson” for the first time.
1973 – Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC television special Roberta Flack…The First Time Ever.
1976 – Bette Midler appeared on the HBO television show Standing Room Only.
1976 – Rhythm Heritage performed “S.W.A.T. Theme” and “Barretta Theme” on “American Bandstand.”
1998 – Loretta Lynn appeared on the Friday Night Opry.
“Other Important Events…”
1862 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories.
1910 – The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1912 – The U.S. government established the 8-hour work day.
1939 – In Atlanta, GA, legislation was enacted that disallowed pinball machines in the city.
1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate.
1973 – Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) got his 2,000th career hit.
1973 – The stage production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened in London.
1978 – Garfield was in newspapers around the U.S. for the first time.
1981 – “Superman II” set the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it took in $5.5 million.
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1998 – A study released said that smoking more than doubles risks of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s.
1999 – Stephen King was struck from behind by a mini-van while walking along a road in Maine.
1999 – The Dallas Stars won their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six.
2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 5 billion songs sold.