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Today In R&R History June 27th
Daily Rock and Roll History, Birthday and short music clips.
A year long, day by day look back at this date in Rock History in 3-5 minute segments. Now airing WRGG in Greencastle, PA.
Rock and Roll Birthdays
June 27th
- June 27th Birthday, Songwriter Jerome “Doc” Pomus. Born Jerome Solon Felder in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York City. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2012. Pomus died of cancer in New York on March 14th, 1991.
- June 27th Birthday, The Beach Boy vocalist and guitarist Bruce Johnston, born in Peoria, Illinois in 1942.
- June 27th Birthday, Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, born David Leslie Gilson Lavis in 1951 In Bedford, England. Lavis died November 5th, 2025 at the age of 74.
Today In Rock and Roll History
June 27th
- June 27th, 1956 The fourth consecutive day of recordings taped by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Ken Nelson. Taped that day were: "Bop Street," co-written by Blue Caps guitarist Cliff Gallup and Bill Davis, "Well, I Knocked Bim Bam" by Bobbie Carrol, "You Told a Fib" co-written by Cliff Gallup and Gene Vincent, and "Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back," written by Hadda Brooks.
- June 27th, 1960 Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” is released. Written and issued in 1958 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to their single “Teardrops on Your Letter,” the song became popular on a Baltimore, Maryland television dance show hosted by local DJ Buddy Deane. Deane recommended the song to Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand. When the song proved popular with his audience, Clark attempted to book Ballard to perform on the show. Ballard was unavailable so Clark searched for a local artist to record the song and found Chubby Checker, whose voice was very similar to Ballard’s. The record peaked at No. 1 on September 19th, the first record ever to hit No. 1 on two separate occasions.
- June 27th, 1966 Verve Records release the double album debut by The Mothers Of Invention “Freak Out.” A lyrically dark, satirical album with songs written by Frank Zappa and produced by Tom Wilson, the LP was recorded at TTG Studios in Hollywood during four days of sessions from March 9th through the 12th. Some of the tracks were recorded with Wrecking Crew musicians Gene Estes, Carol Kaye, Dr. John, Neil Levang and others. The record peaked at No. 130 on February 18th, 1967.
- June 27th, 1967 Gladys Knight and the Pips record “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” at Motown’s Studio A with Norman Whitfield producing. Co-written by Whitfield and Barrett Strong, Motown’s Soul Records imprint released the song on 45 on September 28th. “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” entered the charts in October and peaked at No. 2 on December 16th.
- June 27th, 1968 After The Beatles rehearsed the song in studio the day before, the group tape “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey” at EMI Studio Two in London with producer George Martin, recorded in six takes. The song was written by John Lennon after he’d begun his relationship with Yoko Ono in May 1968. The Beatles demo’d the song at Kinfauhns, George Harrison’s home in Surrey, England the same month. The tape was manipulated to play back at a faster speed and higher pitch. Additional overdubs were taped on July 1st and 23rdand mixed in October for inclusion on the group’s White Album.
- June 27th, 1968 Motown Records release “Yesterday’s Dreams” by the Four Tops on 45. The song was co-written by the track’s producer Vernon Bullock, with Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter and Pam Sawyer. The record entered the charts in July and peaked at No. 49 on August 10th, No. 23 in Britain.
- June 27th, 1969 Decca Records make one final attempt to promote Genesis, releasing “Where The Sour Turns Sweet” backed with “In Hiding” as a single. Group written and produced by Jonathan King, the record was issued over a year after the band’s previous record. Both songs came from the first Genesis album “From Genesis To Revelation.”
- June 27th, 1969 Pye Records in Britain release “Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)” by Donovan and The Jeff Beck Group on 45. Written by Donovan Leitch and produced by Mickie Most at Olympic Studios in London in May, .he song served as the title track of Donovan’s seventh studio LP. Bbacked in the studio by the Jeff Beck Group, the band were Mickey Waller on drums, Nicky Hopkins on piano, Ronnie Wood on bass, Beck on electric guitar and backing singers Leslie Duncan, Suzi Quatro and Madeline Bell. Epic Records in the US released the single on July 11th.
- June 27th, 1969 Island Records in Britain release “I’ll Be Creepin’,” the second single by Free. Co-written by Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser, the song served as the opening track on the band’s self-titled second album.
- June 27th, 1970 “Big Yellow Taxi,” a cover version of the Joni Mitchell song by The Neighborhood enters the singles charts on Big Tree Records. Produced by Jimmy Bryant, the record peaked at No. 29 on August 22nd.
- June 27th, 1970 Reprise Records release “Tell It All Brother” by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition on 45. Written by country music songwriter Alex Harvey, the song became the title track of the band’s sixth studio LP. “Tell It All Brother” entered the charts in July and peaked at No. 17 on August 29th.
- June 27th, 1970 “Eve Of Destruction” by The Turtles enters the singles charts on White Whale Records. The song was written by P.F. Sloan. Best known as a hit for Barry McGuire, The Turtles version was produced by Bones Howe and peaked that week at No. 100.
- June 27th, 1970 “The Love You Save” backed with “I Found That Girl” by The Jackson Five is the No. 1 record in the US.
- June 27th, 1970 Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York City following a show featuring The Allman Brothers, the Beach Boys, Edgar Winter and Country Joe McDonald.
- June 27th, 1973 Columbia Records release “Dream On” by Aerosmith on 45. The record entered the charts in October the first of two chart runs the song had. “Dream On” was written by Steven Tyler. Recorded at Intermedia Studios in Boston with producer Adrian Barber, the first time around, it peaked at No. 59. Re-released late in 1975, the song re-entered the charts in January and went to No. 6 on April 10th, 1976.
- June 27th, 1974 Grateful Dead Records release “From The Mars Hotel,” the seventh studio album by The Grateful Dead. The LP was recorded at CBS Studios in San Francisco in March and April 1974 with the band producing the sessions. The record peaked at No. 16 on August 24th.
- June 27th, 1975 Island Records in Britain release “You Go To My Head” by Bryan Ferry on 45. Co-produced by Ferry and Chris Thomas, the song was a cover version of a 1938 song by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. The Bryan Ferry version went to No. 33 in Britain. The B-side of the single was a solo remake of the Roxy Music song “Re-make/Re-model.” The track was included on the forthcoming Bryan Ferry LP “Let’s Stick Together,” issued in September.
- June 27th, 1981 Bronze Records in Britain release “No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith,” the first live album by Motorhead. Produced by Vic Maile, the tracks on the album were taped at shows the band played in Leeds and Newcastle. Out in September on Mercury Records in the US, the album peaked at No.1 in Britain but didn’t chart in America.
- June 27th, 1988 Chrysalis Records release the “20 Years Of Jethro Tull” box set. The record featured many rare tracks by Tull and some that were reworked versions of familiar tracks. The five-album box set peaked at No. 97 on September 17th.
- June 27th, 1989 Warner Brothers Records release “Cosmic Thing,” the fifth studio album by the B-52’s. Some tracks on the LP were produced by Nile Rodgers at Skyline Studios in New York City. Later sessions were recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in West Hurley, New York with producer Don Was. Session musicians Tommy Mandel, Sara Lee and Steve Ferrone were among the players on the record. “Cosmic Thing” featured two hits, “Love Shack” and “Roam,” and peaked at No. 4 on March 10th, 1990.
- June 27th, 1989 Geffen Records release “The End Of The Innocence,” the third solo album by Don Henley. The LP was recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood and The Complex in Los Angeles. Henley, Mike Campbell, John Corey, Bruce Hornsby, Danny Kortchmar and Stan Lynch are listed as co-producers of the sessions and all play on the album along with David Paich, Waddy Wachtell, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Jordan, Jim Keltner, Valerie Carter, Patty Smyth, Axl Rose, Ivan Neville, Edie Brickell, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow and J,D. Souther. The record featured the hits “The Heart Of The Matter,” “The Last Worthless Evening” and the LP’s title track. “End Of The Innocence” charted for one hundred and forty-eight weeks and peaked at No. 8 on September 23rd.
- June 27th, 1994 Keb’ Mo releases his self-titled album. His second album, it followed his first in 1980, released under his birth name Kevin Moore. Produced by John Porter at Red Zone Studios and Devonshire Studios in Burbank and Penguin Recording in Pasadena. The record peaked at No. 4 on the Blues charts.
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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