From the MCRFB music calendar:
Events on this date: JUNE 28
1957: Jerry Lee Lewis makes his U.S. television debut, performing “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On” on the Steve Allen Show, on NBC-TV, achieving superstar status for his appearance on the show.
1965: Dick Clark’s latest rock and roll variety show, Where The Action Is, premieres on ABC-TV, featuring performances by Jan and Dean, Dee Dee Sharp, and Linda Scott, and also introduces a new house band by the name, Paul Revere & The Raiders. Meanwhile, over on CBS-TV, influential New York DJ Murry The K’s variety special It’s What’s Happening, Baby! features performances by the Supremes, The Ronettes, The Temptations, Martha and The Vandellas, The Righteous Brothers, The Drifters, The Miracles, Tom Jones, The Dave Clark Five, Patti Labelle & The Bluebells, and Gary Lewis & The Playboys.
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1968: At NBC studios in Hollywood, Elvis Presley tapes the “gospel medley” portion of his “68 Comeback” special, as well as a controversial “bordello” scene that was never broadcast: NBC television censors had no objections, but the sponsor, Singer Sewing Machines, didn’t want to upset the viewers, objecting instead.
1968: Aretha Franklin is featured on the cover of Time magazine, under a banner headed ‘The Sound Of Soul.’
1973: Helen Reddy begins her own NBC-TV “summer replacement” series called, naturally enough, The Helen Reddy Show.
1973: Following it’s highly successful “Fifties Revival” oldies show the year before, Madison Square Garden holds a British Invasion-themed version, featuring Gerry and The Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, The Searchers, and Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders.
1975: Tim Buckley gives what is to be his last concert in Dallas, tragically overdosing on heroine and morphine and found dead the following day.
1980: Roy Orbison begins an amazing Eighties comeback by making the country music charts with “That Lovin’ You Feeling Again,” with EmmyLou Harris.
1988: Berry Gordy sells Motown to MCA for $61 million, effectively ending the golden era of independent ownership.
1993: Wilson Pickett pleads guilty to drunk driving in New Jersey after hitting a pedestrian in April of the previous year. He is sentenced to a year in jail and five years probation, a well as a $5,000 fine and 200 hours of community service.
1997: George Harrison secretly undergoes surgery to have a cancerous lump removed from his throat. Although it turns out to be benign, the ex-Beatle will eventually succumb to the disease in 2001.
Deaths: None.
Releases: 1969: ‘Crosby, Stills & Nash,’ LP; Crosby, Stills & Nash. 1969: “Sweet Caroline,” Neil Diamond. 1972: “Obscured By Clouds,” Pink Floyd. 1975: “Fame,” David Bowie.
Recordings: 1962: “Up On The Roof,” The Drifters. 1966: “There’s So Much World To See,” Elvis Presley. 1968: “Good Night,” The Beatles (White Album).
Charts: 1969: “Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet,” Henry Mancini; hits No. 1 on the charts. 1975: ‘One Of These Nights,’ Eagles; LP hits No. 1.
Certifications: 1968: “A Beautiful Morning,” Rascals; certified gold by the RIAA.
And that’s just a few of the events which took place in pop music history, on this day . . . . J U N E 2 8
