From the MCRFB news archives:
Events on this date: JUNE 21
1962: As part of manager Brian Epstein’s plan to get the band wider exposure by having them open for established acts, the Beatles open for Bruce Chanel of “Hey Baby!” fame at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, England.
1966: The Rolling Stones sue fourteen New York City hotels who have refused to admit the band during their North American tour, disingenuously accusing them of “discrimination on account of national origin.”
1967: San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park celebrates the Summer Solstice with a free concert with entertainment by the Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service.
1968: Influenced by the recent assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Steve Binder, director of Elvis Presley upcoming NBC-TV special, asks musical director Bones Howe to write a “socially conscience” song for Elvis’ closing number, which had been slated to be the standard, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Howe writes the replacement song, “If I Can Dream,” that afternoon; after hearing it a half-dozen times, Elvis agrees the end with it.
1970: Who guitarist Pete Townsend, while waiting for his flight in Memphis, likens the band’s latest album, Tommy, to the atomic bomb, causing officials who misheard the remark to search the facilities for a real bomb.
1973: The band Bread, already having decided to break up, play their last live gig ever in Salt Lake City after one of its tour trucks flips over and destroys most of its gear and sound equipment.
1975: Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore leaves the rock band to form Rainbow.
1981: After a number of lawsuits, deaths, and accidents, the band Steely Dan break up, not to fully reform onstage until 2000.
1988: The Rascals reunite onstage for the first time since 1970.
1990: Little Richard is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles.
2003: Johnny Cash makes a surprise appearance live on stage in Hiltons, Virginia, near the birthplace of his recently-deceased wife June Carter Cash, saying “I don’t hardly know what to say tonight about being up here without her… the pain is so severe, there’s no way in describing it.”
2007: After dating her for a full eighteen years, Tony Bennett marries teacher Susan Crow.
Deaths: 1980: Bert Kaempfert; 2001: John Lee Hooker.
Releases: 1955: “Hey Porter,” Johnny Cash. 1958: “Splish Splash,” Bobby Darin.
Recordings: 1961: “Take Good Care Of My Baby,” Bobby Vee. 1966: “She Said She Said,” Beatles. 1967: “He’s Your Uncle, Not Your Dad,” Elvis Presley. 1968: “Revolution 1,” Beatles. 1968: “It Hurts Me,” “Little Egypt,” “Trouble,” “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, “Where Could I Go But To The Lord?,” Elvis Presley.
Charts: 1975: “Love Will Keep Us Together,” Captain and Tennille hits No. 1.
Certifications: 1972: “Outta Space,” Billy Preston, is certified gold.
And that just a few of the events which took place in pop music history, on this day…. 
