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Rock and Roll Birthdays
June 12th
- June 12th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Roy Harper, born in Rusholme, Manchester, England in 1941.
- June 12th Birthday, The Troggs singer and songwriter Reg Presley, born Reginald Maurice Ball in 1941 in Andover, Hampshire, England. He died February 4th, 2013 at the age of 71.
- June 12th Birthday, Jazz pianist Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1941. Corea died on February 9th, 2021 at the age of 79.
- June 12th Birthday, Singer, record producer Len Barry, born Leonard Borisoff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942.
- June 12th Birthday, The Atlanta Rhythm Section guitarist Barry Bailey, born in 1948 in Decatur, Georgia. Bailey died in his sleep on March 13th, 2022, after suffering from multiple sclerosis.
- June 12th Birthday, King Crimson, Asia bassist and singer John Wetton, born in Willington, Derbeyshire, England in 1949. He died on January 31st, 2017.
- June 12th Birthday, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, born Brad M. Carlson in Rockford, Illinois in 1950.
- June 12th Birthday, Boston lead singer Brad Delp, born in Peabody, Massachusetts in 1951. He died by suicide on March 9th, 2007 at the age of 55.
- June 12th Birthday, Lead singer of the Rossington-Collins Band, Dale Krantz, born in 1952.
- June 12th Birthday, The Pretenders bassist Pete Farndon, born in 1952 in Hereford, England. Farndon died April 13th, 1983 of a drug overdose. He was 30 years old.
- June 12th Birthday, Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1977.
Today In Rock and Roll History
June 12th
- June 12th, 1958 Chuck Berry records his next two singles, “Beautiful Delilah” and “Carol” for Chess Records at Sheldon Studios in Chicago, Illinois. Co-produced by Leonard and Phil Chess, the session featured Chuck Berry on vocal and guitars, Paul Gayten on piano, Willie Dixon on double bass and Odie Payne on drums. Berry cut seven tracks that day. “Beautiful Delilah” was released as a 45 in July and “Carol” was issued in August.
- June 12th, 1959 Chess Records release the “Go Bo Diddley” album by Bo Diddley.
- June 12th, 1959 Chess Records release the “Chuck Berry Is On Top” album by Chuck Berry.
- June 12th, 1963 The Beach Boys record “Surfer Girl” and “Little Deuce Coup” at United Western Recorders, Hollywood. It was the first song Brian Wilson ever wrote and the first one which credited him as the records’ producer. Released July 22nd, 1963 on Capitol Records, “Surfer Girl” would climb to No. 7 in the US on September 14th and earn a Gold Record for over a million copies sold. “Little Deuce Coup” became the highest charting Beach Boys single B-side, peaking at No. 15 on September 28th.
- June 12th, 1964 Decca Records in Britain release “You Came Along” by Accrington band The Warriors on 45. The band were brothers Tony and John Anderson, later known as Jon Anderson, lead singer of Yes on vocals, Rod Hill and Michael Brereton on guitar, David Foster on bass (later in the band Badger) and Ian Wallace (later of King Crimson) on drums. The song was co-written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. The record was produced by Ivor Raymonde.
- June 12th, 1964 The Zombies tape “She’s Not There” at their first recording session at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London. Group keyboardist and songwriter Rod Argent built the lyrics of “She’s Not There” from a John Lee Hooker song, whose title – “No One Told Me” – became a part of the tracks opening phrase. The single would reach No. 2 on December 12th. In Britain, “She’s Not There” came out on July 24th and peaked at No. 12.
- June 12th, 1964 London Records release The Rolling Stones’ “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)” on 45. Several versions of the song were recorded through January and February with and without original group pianist Ian Stewart, at Regent Sound Studios in London. The record entered the charts on July 4th and became the first A-side single co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to be released in the US, where it went to No. 24 on August 8th.
- June 12th, 1965 Parrot Records release The Zombies’ “I Want You Back Again” on 45. Written by keyboardist Rod Argent, the single peaked at No. 95 on July 10th. The song was championed by Tom Petty, who added it to his live sets in the 1990’s. When The Zombies reformed in 2015, they rerecorded the song for their “Still Got That Hunger” LP.
- June 12th, 1965 Six weeks after it entered the singles charts, “Back In My Arms Again” becomes The Supremes’ fifth consecutive No. 1 hit.
- June 12th, 1965 Champion Records, a subsidiary label of Vee Jay Records, release “My Bad Boy’s Coming Home” backed with “Tainted Love” by Gloria Jones on 45. Recorded in 1964, both songs were written by Four Preps bassist Ed Cobb and produced by Lincoln Mayorga. Neither side became a hit but “Tainted Love” achieved status as a hidden gem of the Northern Soul genre. The song became a hit redone by synth-duo Soft Cell in 1979.
- June 12th, 1965 Dial Records release “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show” by Joe Tex on 45. Written and recorded in 1950 by jump blues guitarist Stick McGhee and His Buddies, the song has a long history of artists who covered it, Big Maybelle, The Animals, Honey Cone and others. The Joe Tex version entered the singles charts on June 26th and peaked at No. 65 on July 10th.
- June 12th, 1967 Tamla Records release “Your Unchanging Love” by Marvin Gaye on 45. Backing Gaye on the track were The Funk Brothers with The Andantes on vocals. Co-produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier and co-written by the pair with Eddie Holland, the record entered the singles charts in July 1st and peaked at No. 33 on August 5th.
- June 12th, 1969 Atco Records release “In The Time Of Our Lives” by Iron Butterfly on 45. Co-written by Butterfly’s Ron Bushey and Doug Ingle, produced by Jim Hilton, the record entered the singles charts on July 12th and peaked the next week at No. 96.
- June 12th, 1970 Mercury Records in Britain release “Memory Of A Free Festival” parts 1&2 over both sides of a single. Written by Bowie, the single was produced by Tony Visconti. The first version of the song appeared on the “David Bowie”/”Space Oddity” LP. The single version with Mick Ronson on guitar was a remake specifically for the 45’s release, splitting the song in two halves on the record.
- June 12th, 1970 Mercury Records release “Gasoline Alley,” the second solo album by Rod Stewart. Sessions for the LP featured Stewart’s band mates in Faces, Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane and Kenny Jones. The album was a combination of Stewart originals and covers of songs by Ewan McColl, Elton John, Mike D’abo and Bob Dylan.” Gasoline Alley” spent over a year on the US charts and peaked at No. 27 on August 8th.
- June 12th, 1970 Epic Records release “As The Years Go By,” the debut single by Canadian band Mashmakhan. The track was recorded in Columbia B Studios in Nashville with producer Billy Jackson. The record went to No. 1 in Canada and sold over a million copies in Japan. “As The Years Go By” charted for eighteen weeks in the US and peaked at No. 31 on November 21st.
- June 12th, 1971 The Rolling Stones Records label release “Wild Horses” on 45. Directors Albert and David Maysles captured footage of the Stones recording the song during December 1969 sessions at Muscle Shoals Studios in Alabama. Footage from the recordings was included in the film Gimme Shelter. Session man Jim Dickinson plays piano on the track. The single reached No. 28 in America on July 24th.
- June 12th, 1971 Reprise Records release “Take My Hand” by Kenny Rogers And The First Edition on 45. Rogers wrote the song, arranged the recording of it and co-produced the session with Jimmy Bowen. The record entered the charts on June 26th and peaked the following week at No. 91.
- June 12th, 1971 “Do You Know What Time It Is?” by The P-Nut Gallery enters the singles charts on Buddah Records. Also issued later in the year with the artist listed as Circa 58 and The P-Nut Gallery, the lyrics of the song, co-written and produced by Bobby Flax and Lanny Lambert, recalled the characters from the 1950’s children’s TV show Howdy Doody. The record peaked at No. 62 on July 10th.
- June 12th, 1971 “Burrito Deluxe,” the second album by The Flying Burrito Brothers, enters the album charts. It was the last Burrito’s LP to feature Gram Parsons before he was dismissed from the group. It contains the first issued version of the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards’ co-written song “Wild Horses,” released almost a year before The Rolling Stones own take on it appeared on the Stones’ “Sticky Fingers” album. The record peaked at No. 176 on July 10th.
- June 12th, 1971 “Want Ads” by Honey Cone is the No. 1 record in the US.
- June 12th, 1971 Bang Records release Neil Diamond’s “I’m A Believer” on 45. Recorded before The Monkees’ version that hit No. 1, Diamond’s early recordings were in full re-release mode by his former label as his stock as a solo performer rose. The single went to No. 51 on July 31st.
- June 12th, 1972 Motown Records release “Ben” by Michael Jackson on 45. Co-written by Don Black and Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name, the song was offered to Donny Osmond to sing, but Osmond was touring and unavailable for the recording. The record was co-produced by Motown’s “The Corporation,” Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards. “Ben” became Michael Jackson’s first No. 1 as a solo artist on October 14th.
- June 12th, 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono released “Some Time In New York City” in the US. The record was a part-studio, part-live double album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band that included backing by the American rock band Elephants Memory. Co-produced by Lennon, Ono and Phil Spector, the album’s lyrics are politically charged, tackling political and social issues and topics such as sexism, incarceration, colonialism and racism. In America, the record peaked at No. 48 on August 12th. The LP came out in Britain three months later, September 15th.
- June 12th, 1973 Epic Records release The Edgar Winter Group’s “Free Ride” on 45. The single version has a significantly different mix from the LP version, although both are taken from the same studio take. Produced by Rick Derringer, written by rhythm guitarist and singer Dan Hartman, the lead guitarist on the track was Ronnie Montrose. “Free Ride” peaked at No. 14 on October 13th.
- June 12th, 1973 Grand Funk Railroad record “We’re An American Band” with producer Todd Rundgren. Released as a single July 2nd by Capitol Records, the song was written and sung by group drummer Don Brewer. “We’re An American Band” became Grand Funk’s first No. 1 single on September 22nd.
- June 12th, 1976 “Silly Love Songs” by Paul McCartney and Wings is the No. 1 song in the US.
- June 12th, 1976 “Framed” by Cheech and Chong enters the singles charts following a May release on Ode Records. A cover of the Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong added new lyrics for the recording. Produced by Lou Adler, the song was featured in the Cheech and Chong feature film Up In Smoke. “Framed” peaked at No. 41 on July 3rd.
- June 12th, 1976 “I’d Really Like To See You Tonight” by England Dan and John Ford Coley enters the singles charts following a May release on Ode Records. Written by Parker McGee and produced by Kyle Lehning, the record peaked at No. 2 on September 25th.
- June 12th, 1978 Capitol Records release “I’ve Had Enough” by Paul McCartney and Wings on 45, with a British release four days later. Written by Paul McCartney, the record peaked at No. 25 on August 5th. “I’ve Had Enough” reached No. 42 in the British charts.
- June 12th, 1979 Elektra Records release “Let’s Go,” the first 45 from the second Cars LP “Candy O,” and like the first Cars album, was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Written by Ric Ocasek and sung by Cars’ bassist Ben Orr, the song’s hook was inspired by The Routers hit “Let’s Go (Pony)” in 1962. The Cars’ record peaked at No. 14 on September 8th.
- June 12th, 1981 Mushroom Records in Australia release “I Don’t Wanna Dance” by Split Enz on 45. It was the second single released from the “Corraboree” LP, written by Tim Finn and produced by David Tickle at AAV Studios in Melbourne, Australia. The two single B-sides, “Shark Attack” and “What’s The Matter With You” were live recordings from The Hammersmith, Odeon in London, England.
- June 12th, 1982 Arista Records release “Eye In The Sky,” the sixth album by The Alan Parsons Project. The Project’s core group remained in place with Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Ian Bairnson on guitar, Stuart Tosh on drums and David Patton on bass. Guest vocalists Chris Rainbow, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zaketec and Elmer Gantry all sang on the album, with Mel Collins on saxophone. “Eye In The Sky” spent forty-one weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 7 on October 9.
- June 12th, 1990 Atco Records release “Holy Water,” the ninth album by Bad Company and their third with singer Brian Howe. The record featured the hits “If You Needed Somebody” and “Walk Through Fire.” The album spent seventy-five weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 35 on August 4th.
Miscellaneous June
- June 1948 Recorded in April, Aristocrat Records release “I Can’t Be Satisfied” backed with “I Feel Like Going Home” by Muddy Waters on 78 rpm record. Both songs were written by Muddy Waters, who most likely reworked the song from earlier standards with slide guitar work in the style of Robert Johnson.
- June 1960 Warwick Records release “Shy” backed with “Just A Boy” by Jerry Landis on 45. Landis was one of a few different stage names used by Paul Simon early in his music career. Both songs were written by Simon as Jerry Landis and produced by Morty Croft.
- June 1961 Emmy Records release “Sixteen Tons” backed with “Breaktime” by The Masters on 45. Produced by Gary Price at PAL Studios in Cucamonga, California, the A-side was a cover version of the Merle Travis song. The B-side was co-written by Ronnie Williams, Paul Buff and Frank Zappa and features Zappa on guitar, Williams on drums and bass and Buff on piano.
- June 1963 “Mr. Clean” backed with “Jessie Lee” by Mr. Clean is recorded at PAL Studios in Cucamonga, California. The tracks were issued on 45 on Original Sound Records later that month. Both songs were written by Frank Zappa, who actually was Mr. Clean. Zappa plays guitar, drums and backing vocals on Mr. Clean” and plays guitar, drums and percussion on the B-side. Paul Buff played bass guitar on the songs and electric piano on the A-side.
- June 1963 Vigah! Records release “Hey Nelda” backed with “Surf Along” by Ned and Nelda on 45. The A-side was a parody of “Hey Paula” by Paul and Paula. Both songs were co-written by Frank Zappa and Ray Collins. Collins sang co- lead vocals with Zappa, who plays guitar and drums with Paul Buff on piano, organ and bass. The song was recorded in May at PAL Recording Studio in Cucamonga, California.
- June 1964 Snap Records out of Niles, Michigan release “Pretty Little Redbird” backed with “Penny Wishing Well” by The Shondells.
- The A-side was written by producer J.D. Deafenbaugh. “Pretty Wishing Well” was written by Tommy (James) Jackson.
- June 1965 RIC Records release “Boss Barracuda” by The Catalinas on 45. Written and produced by Bobby Darin, the studio band included Bruce Johnston, Hal Blaine, and other members of The Wrecking Crew.
- June 1965 Elektra Records release “Bleeker and McDougal,” the first album by folk-rock pioneer Fred Neil. Produced by Gordon Anderson and engineered by Paul Rothchild, Felix Pappalardi and John Sebastian both played sessions for the LP.
- June 1966 Penthouse Records release “Reconsider Baby” by Bobby Jamerson on 45. Written by Jameson, the recording session was produced and arranged by Frank Zappa, although the label credited Norm Ratner with producing the disc. Jameson wrote the song as a response to Percy Sledge’s “When A Man Loves A Woman.”
- June 1967 Buddah Records release “Safe As Milk,” the debut album by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. The LP was co-produced by Richard Perry and Bob Krasnow at RCA Studios in Los Angeles in the Spring of 1967.
- June 1971 Atlantic Records release “Album II” by Loudon Wainwright III. The record was recorded at Intermedia Sounds in Boston, Massachusetts with Wainwright and Milton Kramer co-producing. Kate McGarrigle sings on the song “Old Paint.”
- June 1972 Reprise Records release “Henry The Human Fly,” the first solo album by Fairport Convention guitarist Richard Thompson. Co-produced by Thompson and John Wood at Sound Techniques Studio in London, Fairport band mates Sandy Denny and Ashley Hutchins both make guest appearances on the LP.
- June 1974 Island Records release LP “In Search Of Eddie Riff” by Roxy Music saxophone player Andy MacKay. The record was produced by Andy MacKay at Island Studios in London in January 1974. Playing on the LP were Eddie Jobson, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson from Roxy Music, Deep Purple’s Roger Glover and others.
- June 1976 Private Stock Records release “X Offender” backed with “In The Sun,” the first single by Blondie. The A-side was co-written by singer Debbie Harry and Bassist Gary Valentine. In The Sun” was written by guitarist Chris Stein. The record was co-produced by Craig Leon and Richard Gottehrer, “X Offender” was a different take from the one issued on the band’s debut LP.
- June 1977 German electronic music duo Cluster, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius record sessions with Brian Eno at Conny Plank’s Studios in Cologne, Germany. Joined on the sessions by bassist Holger Czukay from the band Can and Asmus Tietchens on synthesizer, Sky Records released an LP from the recordings, the ambient “Cluster and Eno” album later in 1977.
- June 1979 Virgin Records release “Force Majeure,” the ninth LP by Tangerine Dream. Produced by Edgar Froese and Chris Frank at Hansa Studios in Berlin in August and September 1978, the album reached No. 26 on the British charts.
- June 1979 “Capricorn Records release “Can’t Take It With You” by The Allman Brothers Band on 45. The song was co-written by Dickie Betts and Don Johnson. Produced by Tom Dowd, the record peaked at No. 105 in July.
- June 1981 A&M Records in the US release “One Step Ahead” by Split Enz on 45. The song was written by Neil Finn, produced from the LP “Waiata” by David Tickle.
- June 1982 Warner Brothers Records release the title track from The B-52’s “Mesopotamia” EP as a 45. The song was co-written by band members Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson, Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson. “Mesopotamia” was produced by David Byrne form Talking Heads.
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