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Today In R&R History June 26th
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, weekday mornings on KSRQ in Three River Falls, Minnesota, KIYU in Galena, Alaska, KPUP in Patagonia, Arizona, WIZU in Newark, Delaware, KSLU at St. Louis University.
Rock and Roll Birthdays
June 26th
- June 26th Birthday, Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, born Andreas Cornelius van Kujik in 1909 in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands. He died on January 21st, 1997.
- June 26th Birthday, 5thDimension singer and solo artist Billy Davis Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1938.
- June 26th Birthday, British pop and jazz singer and keyboardist Georgie Fame, born Clive Powell in Lancashire, England in 1943.
- June 26th Birthday, The Surfaris drummer Ron Wilson, born in 1944 in Los Angeles, California.
- June 26th Birthday, Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-leader of The Clash, Mick Jones, born Michael Jones in Wandsworth, London, England in 1955.
- June 26th Birthday, Singer and actor Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California in 1956.
- June 26th Birthday, Scandal singer and solo artist Patty Smyth, born in New York City in 1957.
- June 26th Birthday, Runaways and Orchids bassist Laurie McAllister, born Laurie Holt in 1957. She passed away on August 25th, 2011.
- June 26th Birthday, Berlin singer and solo artist Teri Nunn, born in Baldwin Hills, California in 1961.
Today In Rock and Roll History
June 26th
- June 26th, 1961 Roy Orbison records “Crying” at RCA Victor Studio B in Nashville. Produced by Fred Foster, the session featured Floyd Cramer on piano, Buddy Harmon on drums and Boudleaux Bryant, Harold Bradley and Scotty Moore on guitar. The song was co-written by Orbison and Joe Melos. Monument Records released the song as a single on July 31st. “Crying” peaked at No. 2 on October 14th.
- June 26th, 1963 Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas record “Bad To Me” with producer George Martin at EMI Studios in London. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon and Paul McCartney, Parlophone Records released the song as a 45 on July 26th, where it went to No. 1. In America, Imperial Records released the single on April 9th, 1964. “Bad To Me” entered the singles charts in May and it peaked at No. 9 on June 7th.
- June 26th, 1964 Decca Records release The Rolling Stones’ cover of Bobby and Shirley Womack’s “It’s All Over Now” on 45 in Britain. First released by the Womack Brothers band The Valentinos, when radio DJ Murray The K introduced The Stones to the song on their 1964 American Tour, the band took an instant liking to it. Recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago with Andrew Loog Oldham producing, “It’s All Over Now” was released July 24th and peaked at No. 26 on September 19th.
- June 26th, 1964 Decca Records in Britain release “Tobacco Road” by The Nashville Teens. Written and performed originally as a folk song by John Loudermilk, the arrangement followed the model producer Mickie Most achieved with The Animals. Jimmy Page is credited with session guitar work on the track. The record went to No. 6 in England, and No. 12 in America after it entered the US charts in September and peaked on November 7th.
- June 26th, 1964 Decca Records in Britain release Marianne Faithfull’s version of the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards tune “As Tears Go By.” Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, the record went to No. 9 and launched Faithfull’s career as a major star in Britain. It was the first Jagger/Richards song to chart that wasn’t a Rolling Stones record. “As Tears Go By” entered the US singles charts in November and peaked at No. 22 on January 9th, 1965.
- June 26th, 1964 Philips Records in Britain release “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” on 45 by Dusty Springfield. Co-written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Chuck Jackson in 1962, Johnny Franz produced the Springfield version at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, England. Big Jim Sullivan and Bobby Graham both played guitar on the track. Philips Records in America released the song as a single in October 1965, where Springfield sang it on the TV shows Hullabaloo and Shindig! “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” peaked at No. 3 on the British singles charts.
- June 26th, 1965 Atco Records release “I Got You Babe” by Sonny And Cher. The record entered the charts on July 10th, one week after Cher’s first solo single “All I Really Want To Do” entered the same charts. Written and produced by Sonny Bono, it was the first of the duo’s singles released as Sonny and Cher. In the studio, members of The Wrecking Crew played on the track, including drummer Hal Blaine. The record hit No. 1 on August 14th and sold over a million copies. The single lead the UK chart two weeks later and become a Top Ten hit in nine other countries.
- June 26th, 1967 London Records release The Rolling Stones’ “Flowers” album. The record was a compilation of three previously unreleased songs, “My Girl”, “Ride On, Baby” and “Sittin On A Fence.” Other tracks on the album had been released in England as singles or songs that had not appeared on the Stones’ US albums. The record went to No. 3 on August 12th.
- June 26th, 1968 Deram Records in Britain release the third studio album by The Moody Blues. “In Search Of The Lost Chord” was produced by Tony Clarke at Decca Studios in London. In contrast to their previous album, “Days Of Future Passed”, which incorporated a full orchestra, The Moodies played all of the instruments themselves on the sessions. The record went to No. 5 in Britain and No. 23 in the US, on December 7th.
- June 26th, 1968 Island Records in Britain release “It’s All About”, the debut album by Spooky Tooth. Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with producer Jimmy Miller, the album came out in the US in August on Bell Records, but didn’t chart.
- June 26th, 1968 Columbia Records release “Save The Country” by Laura Nyro as a stand-alone single. Produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Laura Nyro and Bob Alcivar, Nyro was inspired to write the song after the June 5th assassination of Robert Kennedy, composing the song within forty-eight hours of hearing the news. She released another version of the song on her 1969 album “New York Tendaberry.” The song was reissued on 45 by Columbia on January 9th, 1970, but the new single was the “New York Tendaberry” LP version with a slower arrangement, co-produced by Nyro and Roy Halee.
- June 26th, 1969 United Artists Records pick up “Keem-O-Sabe” by The Electric Indian for national distribution. The song was co-written by Bernard Binnick and Bernice Borisoff. Issued earlier in 1969 on the independent Marmaduke Records, “Keem-O-Sabe” had gained regional airplay in the Philadelphia area, attracting the attention of United Artists. The Electric Indian were a studio group assembled and produced by The Dovells’ lead singer Len Barry, included a pre-fame Daryl Hall on keyboards and a number of studio musicians that would work in Sigma Sound Studios in Philly for the Gamble and Huff production team. An early example of “The Sound Of Philadelphia”, “Keem-O-Sabe” reached the Top Twenty in the US, peaking at No. 16 on September 27th. The single’s B-side “Land Of A Thousand Dances” charted as well at No. 95 on December 13th.
- June 26th, 1970 Island Records in Britain release “Fire And Water”, the third studio album by Free. Recorded at Trident and Island Studios in London, it was the group’s commercial breakthrough after two previous albums didn’t chart. The LP featured the hit single “All Right Now.” The record entered the US charts in September following an August release on A&M Records. “Fire And Water” peaked at No. 17 on October 31st.
- June 26th, 1971 “She Didn’t Do Magic” by Lobo enters the singles charts following a release on Big Tree Records earlier in June. Written by Lobo under his given name Kent Lavoie and produced by Phil Gernhard, Lobo’s second chart hit peaked at No. 46 on July 31st.
- June 26th, 1971 “Just As I Am” by Bill Withers enters the album charts following a May release on Sussex Records. Produced by Booker T. Jones, MG’s Al Jackson Jr. and Donald Dunn play on the LP, as well as Stephen Stills, Jim Keltner and Chris Ethridge. The album peaked at No. 39 on September 25th. The album featured two hit singles, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Grandma’s Hands.”
- June 26th, 1971 “Moon Shadow” by Cat Stevens enters the singles charts on A&M Records. Written by Stevens, “Moon Shadow” was recorded in July, 1970 at Morgan Studios in Willesden, London with producer Paul Samwell-Smith. The record reached No. 30 on August 14th.
- June 26th, 1972 Shelter Records release “Carney”, the third album by Leon Russell. Recorded at Shyhill Studios in Hollywood, Muscle Shoals in Sheffield, Alabama and Paradise Studios in Tia Juana, Oklahoma with Russell and Denny Cordell co-producing, session players include Jim Keltner, Don Preston and Carl Radle. Featuring the hit single “Tight Rope”, the record peaked at No. 2 on October 7th.
- June 26th, 1972 David Bowie records “John, I’m Only Dancing” at Olympic Studios in London with Bowie and Ken Scott co-producing. The track was issued as a single in Britain on September 1st. The song was reworked twice and appears as three different versions of the same song in Bowie’s catalog.
- June 26th, 1974 Swan Song Records release the self-titled first album by Bad Company. The record was recorded at Headley Grange in East Hampshire, England with Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio the previous November with the band self-producing. Mel Collins played saxophone on the song “The Way I Choose.” The LP featured two hit singles, “Can’t Get Enough” and “Movin On.” The record charted for sixty-four weeks and peaked at No. 1 on September 28th.
- June 26th, 1974 Warner Brothers Records release “Eyes Of Silver” by The Doobie Brothers on 45. Written and sung by Doobies’ guitarist Tom Johnston, keyboardist Bill Payne from Little Feat plays on the track. The record was produced by Ted Templeman, released as the second single from the band’s “What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits” LP. “Eyes Of Silver” peaked at No. 52 on August 31st.
- June 26th, 1975 Columbia Records release “The Basement Tapes” by Bob Dylan and The Band. Essentially an archival release, sessions for the album were recorded at various locations from 1967 through 1975. The recordings were the basis of infamous bootleg Dylan albums, and the official release was only a portion of the unreleased material recorded. “The Basement Tapes” peaked at No. 7 on September 6th.
- June 26th, 1976 “Silly Love Songs” by Paul McCartney’s Wings is the No. 1 record in the US.
- June 26th, 1976 Peter Frampton’s live version of “Baby, I Love Your Way” enters the Pop Singles charts on A&M Records. Originally issued as a studio track from his “Frampton” LP, the live version came from “Frampton Comes Alive” album, written and produced by Peter Frampton. “Baby, I Love Your Way” peaked at No. 12 on August 28th.
- June 26th, 1976 “Steppin Out” by Neil Sedaka enters the singles charts on Rocket Records. Sedaka co-wrote the song with Phil Cody and co-produced the track with Robert Appere. The record peaked at No. 36 on July 31st.
- June 26th, 1976 “Another Rainy Day In New York City” by Chicago enters the singles charts on Columbia Records. The song was written by Chicago keyboardist Robert Lamm and the track, produced by Jim Guercio. The band used steel drum players Othello Molineaux and Leroy Williams on the track. The record, released as the lead single from the band’s “Chicago X” LP, peaked at No. 32 on August 7th.
- June 26th, 1976 “Better Place To Be (Parts 1&2)” by Harry Chapin enters the singles charts. The song was written by Chapin and produced by Fred Kewley. Originally released in December 1972, the single was reissued by Elektra Records and peaked at No. 86 on July 10th.
- June 26th, 1982 Crosby, Stills and Nash’s “Wasted On The Way” enters the Pop Singles charts. Written by Graham Nash, the track featured the backing vocals of The Eagles’ Timothy B. Schmidt. The track was co-produced by Crosby, Stills and Nash with Stanley Johnson and Steve Gursky. Released earlier in the month, the single would reach No. 9 on August 21st.
- June 26th, 1989 Epic Records release the self-titled debut album by Bad English. Featuring former Babys singer John Wait, and Journey guitarist and keyboardist Neil Schon and Jonathan Cain, the LP was produced by Richie Zito at six different studios in California. “Bad English” peaked at No. 21 on November 25th.
- June 26th, 1990 DGC Records release “Goo” the sixth album by Sonic Youth. The record was recorded at Sorcerer Sound Recording Studios and Greene Street Recording in New York City. After the band released their previous albums “Daydream Nation” and “The Whitey Album” credited to The Ciccone Youth, they became frustrated with their label, Enigma Records, over their handling of the records. This led to their signing with Geffen Records, who placed them on the label’s new DGC imprint. The result was the band’s highest charting album. The record is considered a classic of the alternative rock genre. “Goo” peaked at No. 96 on September 1st.
Miscellaneous June
- June 1963 Mercury Records release “Donna, I Understand,” credited to Johnny Niles, it was the first single by Harry Nilsson. The songwriting credit went to Harry Neilsen. The record was produced by Jack Tracy, arranged by Jerry Long. Spindle Top Records rereleased the single in 1965 credited to Harry Nilsson.
- June 1965 Hollywood, California’s Mustang Records release “Let Her Dance” by the Bobby Fuller Four as the group’s second single. The song was written by Bobby Fuller. Liberty Records picked up the 45 for national distribution and released the song nationally in July. Marshall Crenshaw recorded a version of the song, released on his 1986 album “Good Evening.”
- 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 Tower Records release “She’s Yours” backed with “Growin’ Up” by Harry Nilsson on 45. The song was written by Nilsson and producer J.R. Shanklin, the son of performer, composer, arranger and producer Wayne Shanklin. Harry Nilsson wrote the B-side. Both sides were co-produced by Gil Garfield and Perry Botkin.
- 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 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 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 1984 Atlantic Records release “Parting Would Be Painless” by Roger Daltrey on 45. The song was written by Kit Hain. The song came from the Mike Thorne produced “Parting Should Be Painless album.
- June 1985 A&M Records in Britain release “Last Time Forever” by Squeeze on 45. Co-written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the record was produced by Laurie Latham from the band’s “Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti” LP.
- June 1989 Atlantic Records release “A Friend Is A Friend” by Pete Townshend on 45. Written and produced by Townshend, the song came from the album “The Iron Man: The Musical.” The single’s B-side “Man Machines,” also from the LP, is credited to Pete and his brother Simon Townshend.
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