Music History for June 141923 - Fiddlin' John Carson recorded "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane". 1953 - Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, TN. 1961 - Patsy Cline sustained serious head injuries and a fractured hip in a car accident in Madison, TN. 1965 - Paul McCartney recorded the song "Yesterday." 1969 - Mick Taylor was introduced as the new guitarist for The Rolling Stones. 1970 - Grand Funk Railroad spent $100,000 for a block long billboard in New York's Times Square to advertise their album "Closer to Home." 1970 - Derek and the Dominoes made their live debut in London. 1970 - The Grateful Dead released their "Workingman's Dead" LP. 1971 - In London, the first Hard Rock Cafe opened. 1979 - A "No Nukes" concert took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. The acts included Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills and more. 1980 - The movie "Roadie," starring Meat Loaf, debuted. 1982 - The Pretenders fired Pete Farndon. 1988 - The Fat Boys filed a $5 million law suit against Miller Beer and Joe Piscopo for using their likeness in a Miller Lite "Rappin "Fats" Piscopo commercial. 1995 - Michael Jackson appeared on TV with his wife Lisa Marie Presley in a live interview with Diane Sawyer. Today in Michael Jackson History 2002 - In Lubbock, TX, a power failure ended a Britney Spears concert after only two songs. 2016 - "Kiss Rocks Vegas" was released on pay-per-view. |