From the MCRFB music calendar:
Events on this date: JUNE 25
1957: In response to several successful concerts and dance contests, Egypt bans rock and roll from public places and forbids the press from mentioning anything relating to as such; citing it as an “imperialistic plot,” and as a prime example of “Western degeneracy.”
1964: The British Invasion gets a taste of it’s own medicine when Roy Orbison becomes the first American to hit No. 1 in the U.K. in 47 weeks, scoring with his single, “It’s Over.”
1966: Neil Diamond makes his television debut, singing his hit, “Solitary Man,” on today’s broadcast of ABC-TV’s American Bandstand.
1966: Jackie Wilson’s performance tonight in a Port Arthur, Texas nightclub is so explosive, so effective in stirring up the crowd of 400, that he’s arrested for inciting a riot.
1967: The world’s first worldwide satellite broadcast entitled Our World, airs the live English portion of the program, as the Beatles introduce their new single, “All You Need Is Love.” Broadcast live from the Abbey Road Studios in London, it features the band singing and playing along to a per-recorded track. Joined in the studios as guests are Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richard, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Graham Nash and his wife, as well as others.
1970: The band Whole Oats, a duo consisting of Daryl Hall and John Oates, goes into the studios to record their first demo.
1977: Pink Floyd’s concert at Cleveland Stadium sets a single-concert record for attendance.
1980: Billy Joel becomes the first rock act to perform before 100,000 fans at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1984: Bruce Springsteen takes on a new backup singer named Patty Scialfa, who will eventually become his second wife after their affair leads up to the breakup of his first marriage to actress and model Julianne Phillips. Nine years later to the day, he becomes the last musical guest on the NBC-TV show Late Night With David Letterman.
2003: Boston’s mastermind, Tom Scholz, sues his record label for their failure to promote the band’s latest comeback album, ironically entitled, Corporate America.
2009: The music world is stunned when news is reported Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest in his home in Los Angeles.
Deaths: 1975: Tim Buckley. 1988: Jimmy Soul. 2007: Hank Medress (The Tokens). 2009: Sky Saxton (The Seeds). 2009: Michael Jackson.
Recordings: 1961: “(Marie’s Her Name) His Latest Flame,” Elvis Presley. 1969: “Hot Fun In The Summertime,” Sly and the Family Stone. 1969: “(He Ain’t Heavy) He’s My Brother,” The Hollies.
Charts: 1966: “Paperback Writer,” The Beatles, hit No. 1 on the charts. 1977: “Got To Give It Up,” by Marvin Gaye, hits No. 1.
Certifications: 1969:”These Eyes,” by the Guess Who, is certified gold by the RIAA.
And that’s just a few of the events which took place in pop music history, on this day…. JUNE 25.
