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Rock and Roll Birthdays
June 13th
- June 13th Birthday, Motown house band The Funk Brothers drummer Uriel Jones, born in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He died on March 24th, 2009.
- June 13th Birthday, The Miracles’ guitarist Marv Tarplin, born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1941. He died on September 30th, 2011 at the age of 70.
- June 13th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Dennis Locorriere, born in 1949 in Union City, New Jersey.
- June 13th Birthday, Heart guitarist Howard Leese, born in Hollywood, California in 1951.
- June 13th Birthday, Weezer singer, songwriter and guitarist Rivers Cuomo, born in 1970 in New York City.
Today In Rock and Roll History
June 13th
- June 13th, 1964 “A World Without Love” by Peter and Gordon is the No. 1 record in the US.
- June 13th, 1964 Amy Records release “Handy Man” by Del Shannon on 45. Co-written by singer Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell, the Del Shannon version also credits Charles Merenstein as a co-writer. Originally recorded in 1959 by The Sparks Of Rhythm, a group Jones had been a member of. When Jones recorded it as a solo artist, he gave the song a new melody and rearranged it from a minor key to a major. The Del Shannon single entered the US charts in July and reached No. 22 on August 22nd.
- June 13th, 1964 Philles Records release “Do I Love You?” by The Ronettes on 45. Co-written by Phil Spector, Vince Poncia and Pete Andreoli and produced by Spector, the studio session was arranged by Jack Nitzsche. The record peaked at No. 34 on August 1st.
- June 13th, 1965 Epic Records release “For Your Love,” the first stateside album by The Yardbirds. Issued while the band were prepping for their first American tour, the record is a mix of US-only tracks and previously released singles. The LP peaked at No. 96 on August 21st.
- June 13th, 1966 Columbia Records release “Distant Shores” by Chad and Jeremy on 45. Written by Jim Guercio, the song was one of three tracks on the “Distant Shores” LP that the duo recorded in California with producer Larry Marks. The record entered the singles charts in July and rose to No. 30 on August 20th.
- June 13th, 1966 Columbia Records release “5D (Fifth Dimension)” by The Byrds on 45. Produced by Allen Stanton, the song was written by guitarist Jim McGuinn, who described the lyrics as an attempt to explain Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity and as having been directly inspired by the book 1-2-3-4, More, More, More, More by author Don Landis. The record entered the singles charts in July and peaked at No. 44 on July 30th.
- June 13th, 1967 Gordy Records release “You’re My Everything” by The Temptations on 45. The song was co-written by Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield and Rodger Penzabene. Eddie Kendricks sings lead on the song with David Ruffin singing lead on the song’s bridge. Cornelius Grant played guitar with The Funk Brothers on the Motown Studio A session in Detroit. The record peaked at No. 6 on September 16th.
- June 13th, 1969 Columbia Records in Britain release the third album by Pink Floyd, a movie soundtrack called “More.” The band recorded the music for the film at Pye Studios in London in January and February with The Floyd producing the record themselves and was their first LP recorded without any input from founding member Syd Barrett. Tower Records in the US released the record on August 9th where it charted for seven weeks, peaking at No. 153 on September 29th.
- June 13th, 1969 Deram Records release Cat Stevens’ “Where Are You” on 45 in Britain, produced by Mike Hurst.
- June 13th, 1970 “Make It With You” by Bread enters the singles charts on Elektra Records following an April release. Written and produced by group member David Gates, who with drummer Mike Botts, are the only two members of the band actually on the record. “Make It With You” charted for seventeen weeks and peaked at No. 1 on August 22nd.
- June 13th, 1970 Mercury Records release the Buddy Miles cover version of Neil Young’s “Down By The River.” Co-produced by Miles and Robin McBride, the record entered the singles charts in July and peaked at No. 68 on August 22nd. On the same day, Mercury release “Them Changes,” the third album by Buddy Miles. The LP peaked at No. 35 on September 19th.
- June 13th, 1970 British jug band Mungo Jerry’s debut single, “In The Summertime” is released on 45. Out in May in Britain, the song was written and composed by its lead singer, Ray Dorset. Recorded at Pye Studios in Marble Arch, London with producer Barry Murray, the record entered the singles charts in July and went to No. 3 on September 12th.
- June 13th, 1970 Scepter Records release “I Just Can’t Help Believing” by B.J. Thomas on 45. The song was recorded in Memphis at American Sound Studios. Co-written by the hit songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, the record entered the charts a week later and went to No. 9 on August 22nd, No. 6 in Britain.
- June 13th, 1970 “Canned Ham” by Norman Greenbaum enters the charts on Reprise Records following a May release. Written by Norman Greenbaum and produced by Eric Jacobsen, the record charted for six weeks and peaked at No. 46 on July 4th.
- June 13th, 1970 The Beatles’ “The Long And Winding Road” hits No. 1.
- June 13th, 1970 Christine McVie releases a solo album as Christine Perfect and then announced that she was retiring from music, if only for a brief period. McVie would soon join her husband John in Fleetwood Mac.
- June 13th, 1970 The last official single released by The Monkees in the 1970’s “Oh My My,” co-written by the track’s producer Jeff Barry with Andy Kim, enters the singles charts on Colgems Records. With Mickey Dolenz on drums and lead vocals, the record peaked at No. 98 a week later, the band’s last charting single until 1986.
- June 13th, 1970 Vertigo Records in Britain release “Very ‘umble - - - Very ‘eavy,” the first album by Uriah Heep. The album was recorded at Lansdowne Studios in London from July 1969 through April 1970 with producer Gerry Bron.
- June 13th, 1972 A&M Records release “A Song For You” by the Carpenters. The record was recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood. Session musicians included Louie Shelton, Red Rhodes, Buddy Emmons, Joe Osborn, Hal Blaine and Tim Weisberg. The album peaked at No. 4 on August 12th.
- June 13th, 1975 Jefferson Starships’ LP “Red Octopus” is released on Grunt Records. The album, recorded in February at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, marked the full-time return of singer Marty Balin to the band after guesting on the previous album, “Dragon Fly.” Co-produced by the band and Larry Cox, “Red Octopus” went to No. 1 on September 6th in the US and became the band’s biggest selling album.
- June 13th, 1979 Asylum Records release “Mingus,” the tenth studio album by Joni Mitchell. The album was a collaboration between Mitchell and jazz artist Charles Mingus. The record was released months before Mingus’ death, becoming his last recorded work. Members of the band Weather Report played on the LP, as well as saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock. The album peaked at No. 17 on September 1st.
- June 13th, 1979 Elektra Records release “Candy-O,” the second album by The Cars. The LP was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. The record peaked at No. 3 on August 25th.
- June 13th, 1980 Atco Records in Britain release Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open The Door” from his second solo album “Empty Glass.” Written by Pete Townshend and produced by Chris Thomas, it was Townshend’s only top ten solo hit, reaching No. 9 in America on August 16th, No. 11 in Britain.
- June 13th, 1980 Billy Joel’s “Glass Houses” hits No. 1 for the first of six weeks on the LP charts.
- June 13th, 1980 F Beat Records in Britain release the four-song “New Amsterdam” EP by Elvis Costello and The Attractions as a seven-inch record. “New Amsterdam” was a solo Costello demo that he produced prior to the “Get Happy!” sessions, written about the New World and New York. The three other tracks on the record, “Dr. Luther’s Assistant,” “Ghost Train” and “Just A Memory” were, at that time, non-LP tracks only available on the EP.
- June 13th, 1980 Parlophone Records in Britain release “Waterfalls” by Paul McCartney. Written and produced by McCartney as part of the “McCartney II” album. The B-side was a non-LP cut called “Check My Machine.” Twelve-inch singles of the pairing were issued as well, with “Check My Machine” clocking in at nearly nine minutes long. Columbia Records in the US issued the seven-inch version on July 22nd, where it peaked at No. 106.
- June 13th, 1983 Epic Records release “Texas Flood,” the debut album Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. The record was recorded without overdubs in two days at Jackson Browne’s recording studio in Los Angeles on November 23rd and 24th, 1982, self-produced with Richard Mullen. After they signed with Epic Records, the label advanced them sixty-five thousand dollars to remix and master the tapes for release. The record peaked at No. 38 on July 23rd.
- June 13th, 1987 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2 enters the singles charts following a May release on Island Records. Written collectively by the band, the track was co-produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Issued as the second single from U2’s “The Joshua Tree” LP, the record hit No. 1 on August 8th.
- June 13th, 1988 Virgin Records release a remix of the song “Limbo” by Bryan Ferry on 45. Originally from the Ferry album “Bête Noire,” the song was co-written and produced by Ferry and Patrick Leonard. The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr plays guitar on the track.
- June 13th, 1988 EMI Records release “One Slip” backed with “Terminal Eyes” by Pink Floyd on 45 in Britain. The song was written by Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera.
- June 13th, 1995 “Jagged Little Pill,” the third studio album by Alanis Morissette is released. The album featured the hits “You Oughtta Know,” “Hand In My Pocket” and “Ironic.” The record charted for one hundred and twenty-seven weeks and went to No. 1 on October 7th.
- June 13th, 2000 B.B. King and Eric Clapton release “Riding With The King.” The pair had first played together at Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in 1967. Clapton’s band backed them in the studio, with Clapton choosing the material and co-producing with Simon Climie. The album went to No. 3 in the US and won a Grammy Award for best traditional blues album.
- June 13th, 2005 Paul McCartney and DJ Freelance Hellraiser, alias Roy Kerr, release the remix album “Twin Freaks.” The album consisted of twelve songs re-worked from Paul’s back catalog.
- June 13th, 2011 Stevie Wonder was inducted into the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame in New York City, the same venue where he began his professional career as a twelve-year-old in 1962.
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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