Posted on 06/06/2008 5:14:58 PM PDT by Caramelgal
Today In Music History - June 06
2006 - Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own series of hit singles, including "Outta Space" and "Nothing From Nothing," dies at the age of 59.
2006 - Jazzman Hilton Ruiz has dies from complications following an accident in New Orleans. Ruiz had turned 54 barely a week earlier.
2002 - Founding Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby succumbs to AIDS after an eight-year battle with the disease. Crosby, who co-wrote many of the pop-metal band's best-known songs, is 42.
2001 - Spiller takes top honors at the DanceStar 2001 Awards in London. The group wins best house act, best chart act, and worldwide record of the year for its cut "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" featuring vocals by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
2000 - Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood checks himself into rehab in London. Wood, who is accompanied by his wife, is admitted to the Priory Clinic in an effort to overcome his addiction to alcohol before the Rolling Stones launch another world tour.
1995 - Pink Floyd releases its two-CD live album, ``Pulse.'' 1994 - A son, Evan Shane, is born in Los Angeles to Paul and Pamela Bowen Stanley. Paul Stanley is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock group Kiss.
1992 - David Bowie marries model and actress Iman in a church ceremony in Florence, Italy. The couple wed in a civil ceremony in May.
1991 - Jazz tenor saxophonist Stan Getz dies of liver cancer in Malibu, Calif., at age 64. His album ``Jazz Samba'' hit No. 1 on Billboard's pop album chart in 1962. The song ``The Girl from Ipanema'' (with Astrud Gilberto) reached No. 5 on the singles chart in 1964.
1990 - U.S. District Judge Jose Gonzalez in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., rules that 2 Live Crew's rap album ``As Nasty as They Wanna Be'' is obscene.
1987 - Michael Jackson severs his ties with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
1971 - Gladys Knight & the Pips are musical guests on the final episode of CBS-TV's ``Ed Sullivan Show.''
1966 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Paint It Black,'' The Rolling Stones.
1944 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``I'll Get By (as Long as I Have You),'' Harry James Orchestra/Dick Haynes.
1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Anderson) is born in Jacksonville, Fla. His biggest hit is the No. 1 song ``Quarter to Three.''
Billy Preston - Nothing from nothing 1975
Hilton Ruiz - Mr Kenyatta
Flight of the Conchords - Ep 6 Bowie's In Space
Stan Getz-Autumn Leaves
The Rolling Stones – Paint it Black
Chicchi plays the Ventures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzNajPghYrI
Best 9 year old rock guitarist ever, I would guess. Lots of Chicchi vids at youtube.
I just put up a thread too! I reported myself for abuse asked and them to remove it. LOL!
Speaking of music, WRKP is on WGN on DirecTV channel 307 RIGHT NOW - the Turkey bit is playing. I think they have altered the soundtrack to get past all the clearance problems they had.
In honor of the first HOT weekend of the year, I would like to present Hot Summer Nights by Night.
Now not many people will remember this song but it got heavy airplay in the Boston area during the summer of 1979. That was a special summer for me. I was just 17 years old and had gotten my driver's license that year and I drove up and down Revere Beach that summer on HOT SUMMER NIGHTS with the windows rolled down in my father's car. Had lots of fried clams at Kelly's Roast Beef and this song (along with "My Sharona") seemed to be blasting out of every radio speaker all that summer long.
The Plimsouls 1983 (two songs on this clip):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJYglXknEMA
Soul Asylum 1995:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQrMIgzpYb8
Emmylou Harris 1992:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEcipBGS—k
Joe Ely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llBXulSo2eU
Warren Zevon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Rwu5yPUrc
Don Henley - Dirty Laundry (1993 BJ Clinton Inauguration!)
One of the best concerts I ever attended: Stan Getz and Grover Washington, Jr at the Hollywood Bowl. Sadly they are both deceased now.
From the other thread...
I love Joe walsh. Those are all great songs.
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