June 10, 2019 ~ The 50th edition of Pinkpop takes place in Landgraaf, the Netherlands ~ Day 3 of 3. Included on today's, Monday the 10th's bill would include the BossHoss, Indian Askin, Jett Rebel, Coldrain, Bring Me The Horizon, the 1975, Coely, Tenacious D, the Pretenders, David Keenan, Slash, Palaye Royale, the Dropkick Murphys, Duncan Laurence, Bastille, the Marcus King Band, Major Lazer, Michael Kiwanuka, and Fleetwood Mac
June 10, 2018 ~ Oseloke Augustine Onwubaya, commonly known as reggae singer Ras Kimono, passed away in Lagos, Nigeria ~ Member of the Jastix. Shot to immediate stardom with his 1989 solo debut album Under Pressure spawning continental hits Under Pressure, Natty Get Jail and Rhumba Style ~ Onwubuya was born in 1958
June 10, 2016 ~ The 47th edition of Pinkpop takes place in Landgraaf, the Netherlands ~ Day 1 of 3. Mostly sunny and warm, this year's edition would draw some 116,750 visitors in total. Included on today's, Friday the 10th's bill would be the Common Linnets, Bastille, James Bay, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gary Clark Jr, Years & Years, Major Lazer, Storsky, Lukas Graham, the Bear's Den, de Staat, the Struts, Sara Hartman, One Ok Rock, Skip & Die, and Clean Pete
June 10, 2012 ~ Producer Will Hoebee passed away in Hasselt, Belgium ~ Started in Dutch radio, assisting Joost den Draaijer on 3FM. Would go on to work for various labels, notably Phonogram working closely with Peter Koelewijn. Has produced or co-produced recordings by Saskia & Serge, Rob de Nijs, Anny Schilder, André van Duin, Nana Moskouri, Vicky Leandros, and Gheorghe Zamfir. Best known as producer for girl pop trio Luv', later marrying the band's José Hoebee with whom he has one son ~ Houbee was born in 1947
June 10, 2009 ~ Keyboardist, producer Barry Beckett, full name Barry Edward Beckett, passed away in Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA ~ Co-founded the famed Muscle Shoals Studios and served as member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Appears on recordings by Etta James, Bob Seger, Joan Baez, Vince Gill, Kim Carnes, Boz Scaggs, Mark Knopfler, Mavis Staples, Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper, Levon Helm, Aretha Franklin, John Prine, Kenny Chesney, Chely Wright, Paul Simon, JJ Cale, Rosanne Cash, Michael Martin Murphey, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, and Bob Dylan. A&R executive for Warner Bros Records, Nashville division in the 1980s ~ Beckett was born in 1943
June 10, 2009 ~ Composer Henri Bourtayre passed away in Yvelines, France ~ Operettas, film composer, songwriter. Had his songs recorded by Tino Rossi, Raymond Legrand, Georges Guétary, Marie José, Maurice Chevalier, Luis Mariano, Elyane Célis, Charles Trenet, Jacques Hélian, Guy Berry, Lina Margy, Jean Faustin, André Dassary, Robert Lamoureux, and Yvonne Printemps ~ Bourtayre was born in 1915
June 10, 2009 ~ Jazz, swing, dixieland singer, banjoist, guitarist Huey Long passed away in Houston, Texas, USA ~ Active since the mid-1920s. Worked with the Louisiana Jazz Band Houston, Texas Guinan, Lil' Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson. Briefly a member of renowned vocal group the Ink Spots, replacing Bernie Mackey and remaining with the band for about 9 months in 1945. Long would later be involved with several Spots tribute bands during the 1960s before retiring from music ~ Long was born in 1904
June 10, 2009 ~ Jazz saxophonist Jack Nimitz passed away in Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Dubbed “the Admiral” and active since the 1950s, initially serving in ensembles led by Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, and Herbie Mann. Co-founding member of the Charlie Parker tribute band Supersax, remaining with the band for about two decades starting with its inception in the early-1970s. As a session musicians remained in-demand from the 1960s well into the 1990s, appearing on albums by Nat Pierce, Quincy Jones (This Is How I Feel About Jazz), Charles Mingus, the Beach Boys (Pet Sounds), Oliver Nelson, the Monkees, Neil Diamond, Horace Silver, Captain & Tennille, Herbie Hancock, Prince (Parade (Music From The Motion Picture Under The Cherry Moon)), Toni Tennille, and Diane Schuur ~ Nimitz was born in 1930
June 10, 2004 ~ Guitarist Graeme Kelling, full name Graeme Hunter Kelling, passed away in Glasgow, UK ~ Original guitarist with pop band Deacon Blue, present on all the band's four albums before their initial split. Co-wrote Loaded, the band's sophomore single taken of the Raintown debut album ~ Kelling was born in 1957
June 10, 2004 ~ Ray Charles Robinson, commonly known as pianist, singer, songwriter Ray Charles, passed away in Beverly Hills, California, USA ~ Hugely influential R&B, soul pianist. Influenced by Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan and Charles Brown. Pioneered soul by drawing from blues, jazz, R&B, pop and gospel music. Discovered Betty Carter. Discovered Stevie Wonder. Has recorded over 40 albums, starting with the eponymous Ray Charles in 1957. Especially acclaimed for the albums Ray Charles At Newport, The Genius of Ray Charles, and Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music. Well-known songs include I Got A Woman, What I'd Say (Part I & II), Hallelujah I Love Her So, Georgia On My Mind, Hit The Road Jack, One Mint Julep, and Unchain My Heart ~ Charles was born in 1930
June 10, 2000 ~ The 31st edition of Pinkpop takes place in Landgraaf, the Netherlands ~ Day 1 of 3. Extremely sunny and warm, this year's edition would draw a crowd of in total 66,300 visitors. Included on today's, Saturday the 10th's bill would be Tea Party, Bush, Oasis, Dead Punk Society, the Get Up Kids, and Caesar
June 10, 1998 ~ Country guitarist, keyboardist, mandolinist, banjoist, singer Steve Sanders passed away in Cape Coral, Florida, USA ~ Best known as member of the Oak Ridge Boys, joining the band in 1987 replacing William Lee Golden and remaining through 1995. Present on songs such Gonna Take A Lot Of River, Bridges And Walls, Beyond Those Years and Lucky Moon ~ Sanders was born in 1952
June 10, 1995 ~ Jazz, rock drummer, actor Bruno Lawrence, full name David Charles Lawrence, passed away in Wellington, New Zealand ~ Founded Blerta in the early-1970s, a theatrical co-operative touring New Zealand and Australia. Has also worked with Max Merritt & the Meteors, Quincy Conserve, and the Crocodiles. Also well known as an actor for TV, short films, and feature films, notably in the 1981 Smash Palace drama ~ Lawrence was born in 1941
June 10, 1993 ~ Colaratura soprano Arleen Auger, full name Joyce Arleen Auger, passed away in Leusden, the Netherlands ~ Associated with the Vienna State Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York City Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera ~ Auger was born in 1939
June 10, 1992 ~ Jazz pianist, composer Hachidai Nakamura passed away ~ Chinese-born Japanese pianist and composer. Member of the Big Four, alongside Hidehiko Matsumoto, George Kawaguchi, and Mitsuru Ono. Has composed for Kyu Sakamoto and Saburo Kitajima. Known in the US mostly for co-penning Sakamoto's Sukiyaki, a 1963 Billboard No.1 hit ~ Nakamura was born in 1931
June 10, 1992 ~ Pianist, arranger Nat Pierce, full name Nathaniel Pierce Blish Jr, passed away in Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Leader and sideman. Perhaps best known for his association with Woody Herman, serving as Herman's pianist and arranger from 1951 through 1955. Has also worked with Charlie Mariano, Pee Wee Russell, Lester Young, Emmett Berry, Ruby Braff, Buck Clayton, Gus Johnson, Paul Quinichette, Quincy Jones, and Coleman Hawkins ~ Pierce was born in 1925
June 10, 1989 ~ Eurodance singer, songwriter Alexandra Stan, full name Alexandra Ioana Stan, born in Constanta, Romania ~ Internationally best known for her 2010 hit single Mr Saxobeat which would be included on her Saxobeats debut album released the next year. Known in her native Romania for top 20 hits such as Lollipop (Param Pam Pam), Get Back (ASAP), 1,000,000 featuring Carlprit, I Did It Mama, Ecoute featuring Havana and Obsessi
June 10, 1989 ~ In its fifteenth week on the charts, Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler hits No.1 Billboard Hot 100 ~ Initially written as a mid-tempo song by Nashville songwriters Jeff Silber and Larry Henley, slowed down to a ballad by their music publisher, Silbar and Henley would have a hard time finding anyone to record the song. It would be a full year before Roger Whittaker recorded it for his 1982 album of the same name. The following year both Lou Rawls and Gary Morris recorded their respective covers, the former scoring a minor hit with it on the Billboard R&B charts while the latter's reached No.10 Billboard Country. However, when Bette Midler covered the song for the soundtrack of Beaches, a comedy-drama in which she also starred, it became a worldwide hit and reached top 10 in several countries including the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and America. Midler's definitive hit version would also win Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Wind Beneath My Wings would be Midler's first and only Billboard Hot 100 charttopper
June 10, 1987 ~ Mitchell W Wood, commonly known as jazz trombonist Booty Wood, passed away in Dayton, Ohio, USA ~ Active since the late-1930s. Sporadically recorded as a leader. Closely associated with Duke Ellington and Count Basie, recording over half a dozen albums with each. Has also guested on albums by Willis Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton (Swing Low Sweet Clarinet), Johnny Hodges, Maria Muldaur, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lionel Hampton ~ Wood was born in 1919
June 10, 1985 ~ R&B, pop, bluegrass bassist, singer, songwriter Bridget Kearney, full name Bridget Ellen Kearney, born in Iowa City, Iowa, USA ~ Co-founding member of Lake Street Dive, with whom she recorded over half a dozen albums starting with In This Episode released in 2006. Kearney has also worked with Joy Kills Sorrow, the Fundies, Benjamin Lazar Davis, and BB Wisely, and recorded as a solo artist, releasing her Won't Let You Down solo debut album in 2017
June 10, 1983 ~ Alexis Vélez Alberio, commonly known as Christian hip-hop, reggaeton rapper, songwriter Alex Zurdo, born in Trujillo, Puerto Rico ~ Wrote his first rap song at age 11. Took up the piano at age 13. Over a dozen albums to his name, starting with Nada Es Mio released in 2004. Especially noted for his 2018 album Quién Contra Nosotros, which earned Zurdo a Dove Award and a Latin Grammy Award nomination
June 10, 1982 ~ R&B singer Addie Harris passed away in Atlanta, Georgia, USA ~ Member of 1960s girl-group the Shirelles, known for songs such as Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Dedicated To The One I Love, Mama Said, Baby It's You, Soldier Boy and Foolish Little Girl ~ Harris was born in 1940
June 10, 1981 ~ Twin siblings drummer Hannah Blilie and singer Jordan Blilie born ~ Hannah served as drummer for indie rock band Gossip, replacing original drummer Kathy Mendonça in 2004 and remaining with the band until its initial disbandement in 2016, recording five albums starting with 2001's That's Not What I Heard. Jordan is best known as co-founding member, co-lead singer for post-hardcore outfit the Blood Brothers, with whom he recorded from 2000 through 2006 including their acclaimed Crimes, and has also worked with supergroup Head Wound City and Past Lives
June 10, 1981 ~ Hoku Christian Ho, mononymously known as singer, actress Hoku, born in Oahu, Hawaii, USA ~ Daughter of singer Don Ho. Best known for her 2000 hit single Another Dumb Blonde from the soundtrack to Snow Day, and for Perfect Day from the soundtrack to Legally Blonde. Hoku released her eponymous Hoku debut album in 2000, and has acted for film and TV
June 10, 1979 ~ Country singer, guitarist, songwriter Lee Brice born in Sumter, South Carolina, USA ~ In-demand songwriter since the mid-2000s, his songs recorded by the likes of Sister Hazel, Garth Brooks (More Than A Memory), Cory Morrow, Jason Michael Carroll, Tim McGraw (Still), Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney (Seven Days), Josh Kelley, the Eli Young Band (Crazy Girl), Jerrod Niemann, Tyler Farr, and Faith Hill (Boy). As a singer Brice released his A Love Like Crazy debut album in 2010 and has recorded to commercial success since. Songs such as A Woman Like You, Hard To Love, I Drive Your Truck, Drinking Class, Rumor, and One Of Them Girls, have all reached top 10 Billboard Country
June 10, 1975 ~ Funk, R&B outfit the Average White Band release Cut The Cake, their third studio album ~ The followup to their immensely successful AWB album, which had brought the band international stardom with the surprise Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hit Pick Up The Pieces, the recording of Cut The Cake was plagued by artistic differences within the band with band members walking out on several occasions. Producer Arif Mardin had even considered pulling the plug, yet persevered. It paid off, the title track Cut The Cake would be the band's second and final Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit, peaking at No.10, and would earn the band a Grammy Award nomination. Two other singles off the album, If I Ever Lose This Heaven and School Boy Crush, reached top 40 on the American pop charts, peaking respectively at No.39 and No.33
June 10, 1975 ~ Sibling outfit the Jackson 5 release Forever Came Today, lead single off their Moving Violation album ~ A disco remake of the 1966 Billboard Hot 100 top 30, and Billboard R&B top 20 hit by Diana Ross & the Supremes, the cover by the Jackson 5 would be their last charting single on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, where it stalled at No.60, and their last top 10 hit on the Billboard R&B charts, where it reached No.6. Despite disappointing chart success, critics had welcomed the disco remake by the Jackson 5, with Record World adding that the band “(took) the opportunity to salute their initial career sparker (Diana Ross) with a smash in return”. The siblings would release one more single for Motown, the poorly-charting All I Do Is Think Of You off the same parent album, before leaving the label and continuing at Epic Records as the Jacksons
June 10, 1975 ~ Disco group KC & the Sunshine Band release That's The Way (I Like It), lifted off their eponymous KC & the Sunshine Band sophomore album ~ Preceded by Get Down Tonight, this became the second of five Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hits for the band. A 1975 TIME article cited That's The Way (I Like It) as an example of sexually suggestive songs, along with Love To Love You Baby, that were all the rage. Bassist Richard Finch, who co-wrote the song with Harry Wayne Casey, later stated they were inspired by Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg and how the song initially included more suggestive “uh-huhs”, but they toned it down, making them cries of jubilation rather than moans of pleasure: “Back then you had to watch what you say. Not like today. People come on the radio and cuss and say all kinds of shit, but back then, you had to watch your mouth. You can be suggestive in a poetic way”
June 10, 1973 ~ Faith Renée Jordan, commonly known as hip-hop, R&B singer Faith Evans born in Lakeland, Florida, USA ~ Sang backup for Al B Sure and Christopher Williams. First female artist to be signed to Bad Boy Entertainment. Widow of the Notorious BIG. Best known for her first two solo albums, 1995's Faith and 1998's Keep The Faith
June 10, 1973 ~ Stanley Howse, commonly known as rapper Flesh-n-Bone, born ~ Founding member of hip-hop group Bone Thugs 'n Harmony, which also included Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone. The group would be discovered by NWA's Eazy E and release a debut EP in 1994 which spawned the hit Thuggish Ruggish Bone featuring Shatasha Williams. Subsequent hits included 1st Of Da Month, Tha Crossroads, Look Into My Eyes and I Tried featuring Akon
June 10, 1973 ~ Jamie Graham Appleby, commonly known as alternative rock, electronic keyboardist, guitarist, DJ James Ash, born in Windsor, UK ~ Co-founded electro-rock, electropunk outfit the Rogue Traders, where he plays keyboards and guitar. The band took their name from the 1998 psychological drama film Rogue Trader and is best known for their 2005 Here Come The Drums sophomore album. It would spawn the hits Voodoo Child, Way To Go, and Watching You, which all reached top 10 in the band's native Australia. Other hits include Don't You Wanna Feel and I Never Liked You
June 10, 1971 ~ Mark Potsic, commonly known as DJ, producer DJ Nu-Mark, born in Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Member of the Jurassic 5. Released his Bend Crafters Volume One solo debut album in 2004. Has collaborated with artists such as J-Live, Aloe Blacc, Charles Bradley, and Freddie Foxxx
June 10, 1971 ~ Joel Hailey, commonly known as R&B, new jack swing singer Joel JoJo Hailey, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA ~ Along with his brother K-Ci co-lead singer of new jack swing group Jodeci, enjoying popularity during the first half of the 1990s topping the Billboard R&B charts with the singles Forever My Lady, Stay, Come & Talk To Me, and Cry For You. The siblings also enjoyed success as the duo K-Ci & JoJo, topping the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 with All My Life of their 1997 Love Always debut album
June 10, 1970 ~ Post-bop double bassist Dwayne Burno, full name Dwayne Allen Burno, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Took up the bass in his mid-teens, to become a fixture and first-call session musician on the New York jazz scene. First gained attention in the early-1990s, barely out of his teens, backing Betty Carter. Burno would go on to appear on albums by the likes of Eric Reed, Greg Gisbert, Jesse Davis (As We Speak), Vincent Herring, Bob Belden, Digable Planets (Blowout Comb), Stephen Scott, Pete Yellin, Don Braden, Greg Osby (Zero), Justin Robinson, Benny Golson, Roy Haynes, Stefon Harris (A Cloud Of Red Dust), Xavier Davis, Eric Alexander, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Braden, John Hicks, Jason Lindner (Premonition), Duane Eubanks, Mike DiRubbo, Monday Michiru (4 Seasons), David Weiss, Peter Leitch, Roy Hargrove, Jeremy Pelt (November), Joe Chambers (Horace To Max), and Lisa Kirchner. Diagnosed with kidney disease in the mid-2000s, Burno would eventually receive a kidney transplant yet succumbed at age 43, two days after his last gig with his own quartet at the Small Jazz Club, New York ~ Burno passed away in 2013
June 10, 1968 ~ Tracy Lynn Curry, commonly known as rapper the DOC, born in Dallas, Texas, USA ~ Member of the Fila Fresh Crew. Known for his association with NWA. Worked with Dr Dre on Dre's 1992 The Chronic debut album. Released his own No One Can Do It Better solo debut album in 1989 which spawned the hits It's Funky Enough and The DOC And The Doctor
June 10, 1967 ~ Bassist Charnett Moffett born in New York, New York, USA ~ Worked with Far East, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Dizzy Gillespie, Ellis Marsalis, Sonny Sharrock, Stanley Jordan, Wallace Roney, Arturo Sandoval, Courtney Pine, David Sanborn, David Sánchez, Dianne Reeves, Frank Lowe, Harry Connick Jr, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Kenny Garrett, Kenny Kirkland, Kevin Eubanks, Lew Soloff, the Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Melody Gardot, Mulgrew Miller, Stanley Jordan, Tony Williams, Rachel Z, Cindy Blackman, Geri Allen, Cyrus Chestnut, Erin McPherson, Yungchen Lhamo, Scott Tixier, Mark Whitfield, Jana Herzen, and Kenny Drew Jr ~ Moffett passed away in 2022
June 10, 1967 ~ Shoegazing guitarist, singer, songwriter Emma Anderson, full name Emma Victoria Jane Anderson, born in Wimbledon, UK ~ Member of 1990s shoegazing, Britpop outfit Lush, with whom she recorded four albums starting withy Gala released in 1990. Anderson wrote a substantial amount of the band's material including Single Girl, one of their best known
June 10, 1967 ~ The KFRC Fantasy Fair & Magic Mountain Music Festival held in Marin County, California, USA ~ One-time event. Day 1 of 2. Would serve as a template for rock festivals and as the start of the Summer Of Love. In total some 36,000 visitors would attend the two-day festival. Today's bill included the Charlatans, Mount Rushmore, Rodger Collins, Dionne Warwick, the Doors, Lamp Of Childhood, Canned Heat, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Spanky & Our Gang, Blackburn & Snow, the Sparrows, Every Mothers Son, Kaleidoscope, the Chocolate Watchband, Mojo Men, and the Merry-Go-Round
June 10, 1965 ~ Jazz guitarist Carl Kress passed away in Reno, Nevada, USA ~ Leader and sideman. Known for late-1930s recordings such as Peg Leg Shuffle, Helena, Love Song, Sutton Mutton and Afterthoughts. Worked with Paul Whiteman, the Boswell Sisters, the Dorsey Brothers, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, Miff Mole, Red Nichols, Adrian Rollini, Frankie Trumbauer, Eddie Lang, Tony Mottola, Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee Russell, and Muggsy Spanier ~ Kress was born in 1907
June 10, 1964 ~ Christian David Hayes, commonly known as alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock guitarist, singer, songwriter Bic Hayes, born in Westminster, UK ~ Member of the Cardiacs, present on their 1992 Heaven Born And Ever Bright album for which he co-wrote Goodbye Grace. Guitarist for 1990s rock outfit Levitation, with whom he recorded the albums Need For Not and Meanwhile Gardens. Frontman of psychedelic rock outfit Dark Star, known for their 1999 Twenty Twenty Sound album. Hayes has also recorded as a solo artist, going by the moniker Mikrokosmos, starting with In The Heart Of The Home released in 2007
June 10, 1964 ~ Drummer, singer, songwriter Jimmy Chamberlin born in Joliet, Illinois, USA ~ Co-founding member, drummer for alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, a quintessential 1990s band especially acclaimed for the albums Gish, Siamese Dream, and Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Following the band's initial disbandement at the turn of the century Chamberlin would join bandmate Billy Corgan in supergroup Zwan, form his own the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, and work with Skysaw through 2012
June 10, 1964 ~ British rockers the Rolling Stones record It's All Over Now at Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois ~ Originally recorded by Womack's R&B outfit the Valentinos. Written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack. The Stones version would become the better known version though. Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Released later the same month, paired with Good Times Bad Times on the B-side. Line-up: Mick Jagger lead vocals, Keith Richards lead guitar, Brian Jones 12 string rhythm guitar, Bill Wyman bass, Charlie Watts drums
June 10, 1961 ~ Jazz, avant-garde saxophonist, flutist Gary Thomas born in Baltimore, USA ~ Leader and sideman. Perhaps best known for his association with Jack DeJohnette. Has also worked with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Dave Holland, Greg Osby, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Coltrane, Cassandra Wilson, Wallace Roney, Miles Davis, Steve Coleman, and Lonnie Plaxico
June 10, 1961 ~ Twin sisters guitarist Kelley Deal and bassist Kim Deal born in Dayton, Ohio, USA ~ Kelley is best known for her work with the Last Hard Men, Kim for her work with the Amps and the Pixies. Both siblings have also worked with the Breeders
June 10, 1961 ~ Max Alfred Elliott, commonly known as reggae fusion singer Maxi Priest, born in Lewisham, UK ~ Mixes reggae and R&B. Influenced by reggae artists such as Dennis Brown, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Gregory Isaacs, and by pop and R&B artists such as Marvin Gaye, Al Green, the Beatles, Phil Collins and Frank Sinatra. Scored American top hits duetting with Roberta Flack on Set The Night To Music, with Shaggy on That Girl, and solo with Close To You. Has also collaborated with Sly & Robbie, Beres Hammond, Jazzie B, Apache Indian, Shurwayne Winchester, Shabba Ranks and Lee Ritenour
June 10, 1958 ~ Singer Elvis Presley records A Big Hunk O' Love in RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee ~ Under the supervision of producer Steve Sholes Presley recorded Big Hunk O' Love with regular backing vocalists the Jordanaires and drummer DJ Fontana, along with Nashville session musicians Chet Atkins and Hank Garland on guitar, Bob Moore on double bass, Buddy Harman on drums and Floyd Cramer on piano. The single, featuring My Wish Came True on the B-side, would be released the next year. During the same session Elvis recorded Now And Then There's A Fool Such As I, to be initially released in 1959 as the B-side to I Need Your Love Tonight
June 10, 1957 ~ Singer, actress Midori Kinouchi born ~ First gained attention in 1972 winning the talent contest Miss Teen Contest aired on Nippon TV. Known for songs such as Mezame and Yokohama Eleven. Also ventured into acting. Married to songwriter Tsugutoshi Goto from 1978 through 1982. Married actor, comedian, singer Naoto Takenaka in 1990
June 10, 1956 ~ Barrington Scott Henderson, commonly known as R&B, soul singer Barrington Bo Henderson, born in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Latter-day member of R&B, funk outfit Lakeside, appearing on the band's last two albums. Subsequently briefly worked with the Dramatics, and sang lead for the Temptations from 1998 through 2003 prior to releasing his Best Kept Secret solo debut album in 2003
June 10, 1953 ~ Violinist, conductor, composer Grzegorz Fitelberg passed away in Katowice, Poland ~ Alongside Karol Szymanowski, Ludomir Rózycki, and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz part of a generation of Polish artists dubbed the Young Poland Group, known for their promotion of neo-romaticism, impressionism and art nouveau. Of Jewish descent fled Europe during World War, several of his family members interned and murdered in the Holocaust, to return after the war. Best known as a conductor active since the early-1900s, working with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Warsaw Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Teatro Colón, and perhaps most notably the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra ~ Fitelberg was born in 1879
June 10, 1952 ~ Country, country-pop singer, songwriter Thom Schuyler born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA ~ One third of S-K-O, alongside Fred Knobloch and Paul Overstreet. Revered songwriter wrote or co-wrote songs such as Point Of Light (Randy Travis), Love Will Turn You Around (Kenny Rogers), Long Line Of Love (Michael Martin Murphey) and Years After You (John Conlee). Other artists who have recorded Schuylers songs include Lacy J Dalton, Leon Everette, Levon Helm, Eddie Rabbitt, Dan Seals, the Forester Sisters, Judy Rodman, Tom Wopat, Clint Black, and LeAnn Rimes
June 10, 1951 ~ Bassist, violinist, pianist Tom Fowler born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA ~ Best known for his association with Frank Zappa, appearing on well over a dozen of Zappa's albums since the mid-1970s including the acclaimed Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe, and One Size Fits All. Fowler also played with Air Pocket, which among others included several of his siblings, and has appeared on recordings by a wide array of artists in jazz, rock, R&B, and experimental music including It's A Beautiful Day, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty (Imaginary Voyage), Steve Hackett (Please Don't Touch), Kim Angelis, Don Preston, and Ray Charles. As a solo artist, Fowler is best known for his Heartscapes album released in 1992. Upon hearing of his death, fellow Zappa alumnus Arthur Barrow commented: “He was a hero to me, (…) he was an inspiration for me to buy a bass and start practising” ~ Fowler passed away in 2024
June 10, 1950 ~ Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar, commonly known as guitarist, songwriter Guinga, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ~ Dubbed Guinga for his pronounciation of “Gringo”, his nickname as a child for his pale skin. Classically trained guitarist, drawing from choro, samba, balão, waltz, foxtrot, blues, classical music, and jazz. Accompanied artists such as Beth Carvalho, João Nogueira, Cartola, and Clara Nunes. As a songwriter, often teaming up with poet, lyricist Paulo César Pinheiro, had his songs recorded by the likes of Elis Regina, Nelson Gonçalves, Miúcha, José Milton (Bolero De Satã), and Michel Legrand. As a singer has recorded about a dozen albums. Especially acclaimed for the albums Delirio Carioca and Simples E Absurdo, both released in 1994
June 10, 1950 ~ Country singer, guitarist Tommy Alverson born in Itasca, Texas, USA ~ Considered a legend in his native Texas for helping define the Texan country. Has recorded over half a dozen studio and live albums, starting with Texasongs released in 1995 which consisted of material previously released on cassette records. It would not be until his 1999 sophomore effort, Me And The Jukebox which gave him the regional hit Una Mas Cerveza, that Alverson would be able to quit his day job of three decades working for the Miller Brewing Company and focus on his music career fulltime. Alverson would be held in the highest regards by fellow Texan singers, including Ray Wylie Hubbard, Larry Joe Taylor, Michael Martin Murphey, and Willie Nelson, many of whom he collaborated with. Alverson is also well known for founding the Texas Music Family Gathering in the late 1990s, which grew from a small event to one of the most legendary annual gatherings in Texas music around. Alverson has also produced Shadows Where The Magic Was, the 1999 debut album for fellow Texas icon James Hand, and has guested on recordings by Gary P Nunn, Brian Burns (Highways Heartaches & Honky-Tonks), Ed Burleson, Johnny Bush, and Ed Burleson. Upon hearing of Alverson's passing, close friend and fellow musician Dallas Wayne commented: “We lost one of the best today. I'm not talking about his songwriting, singing or his guitar playing. Although he was amazing at all those things. I'm talking about him as a man, father, husband and a friend. Alverson was all about kindness, heart and compassion” ~ Alverson passed away in 2024
June 10, 1944 ~ Lutenist Anthony Rooley born ~ Founded early music ensemble the Consort Of Musicke in 1969, serving as its director since. The group has released over a 100 recordings and at times included members such as sopranos Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb, and tenors Paul Agnew, Andrew King, and Joseph Cornwell. Rooley is also noted for several collaborative albums with James Tyler. As an author known for Performance (Revealing The Orpheus Within), published in 1990
June 10, 1944 ~ Bassist Rick Price, full name Richard Gordon Price, born in Birmingham, UK ~ Member of a number of Birmingham-based bands starting with Sight & Sound, and subsequently with the Move from 1969 through 1971 and perhaps most notably Wizzard from 1972 through 1975 scoring the UK No.1 hits See My Baby Jive and Angel Fingers. Briefly played with the Electric Light Orchestra, though his bass parts would not make it to the band's 1971 eponymous Electric Light Orchestra debut album. Married to singer Dianne Lee of the 1970s duo Peters & Lee ~ Price passed away in 2022
June 10, 1942 ~ Chantal de Guerre, commonly known as singer, actress Chantal Goya, born in Saigon, French Indochina ~ Initially a yé-yé singer during the mid-1960s, merging girl group pop with chansons. Would switch to children's music by the mid-1970s working with her husband songwriter Jean-Jacques Debout. Also known as an actress, notably for her role as Madeleine in the 1966 Masculin film by Jean-Luc Godard
June 10, 1941 ~ Singer Janet Vogel born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Original member of doo-wop outfit the Skyliners, known for songs such as This I Swear, Pennies From Heaven, It Happened Today, Close Your Eyes, Comes Love and their best known Since I Don't Have You, the latter reaching the Billboard top 20 in 1958 ~ Vogel passed away in 1980
June 10, 1941 ~ Singer, songwriter Shirley Owens born in Pasaic, New Jersey, USA ~ Member of 1960s girl group the Shirelles, known for songs such as Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Dedicated To The One I Love, Mama Said, Baby It's You, Soldier Boy and Foolish Little Girl
June 10, 1940 ~ Jazz, free jazz drummer John Stevens, full name John William Stevens, born in Brentford, UK ~ Considered a key figure in British free improvisation, perhaps best known for co-founding the Spontaneous Music Ensemble with Trevor Watts, The band, an influential loose collective, at one time or another included most of the UK's top experimental jazz musicians. Stevens was notably present on albums such as Karyobin, Face To Face, and Mouthpiece. Stevens has also recorded as a solo artist, noted especially for the albums For You To Share, Chemistry, Away, and SMO all released during the mid-1970s. Stevens has also worked with Amalgam, Steve Lacy, Dudu Pukwana, John Martyn (Live At Leeds), Ralph McTell, Charlie Watts, Detail, and Dick Heckstall-Smith ~ Stevens passed away in 1994
June 10, 1934 ~ Classical composer Frederick Delius, full name Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, passed away in Grez, France ~ Influenced by European composers such as Edvard Grieg and Richard Wagner as well as African-American music encountered during a stay in Florida as manager of an orange plantation. Enjoyed popularity in Germany from the 1890s and in his native England from the 1900s onwards. Best known for his cantata Mass Of Life based on the Friedrich Nietzsche-novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra and the opera A Village Romeo And Juliet ~ Delius was born in 1862
June 10, 1933 ~ Operatic soprano Cecilia Fusco, full name Maria Cecilia Fusco, born in Rome, Italy ~ Daughter of film composer Giovanni Fusco and pianist Adriana Dante. Active since the late-1950s, debuting in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto in the role of Gilda. Best known for her longtime association with La Scala. Has also worked with opera houses and orchestras such as La Fenice, Teatro Comunale Di Bologna, Teatro Regio Di Parma, La Monnaie, the Cairo Opera House, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Teatro Real, the Washington National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera ~ Fusco passed away in 2020
June 10, 1931 ~ João Gilberto Prado Pereira, commonly known as guitarist, singer João Gilberto born in Juazeiro, Brazil ~ Leading figure in Bossa nova, acclaimed for late-1950s, early-1960s albums such as Chega De Saudade and O Amor O Sorriso E A Flor. Especially known for his collaboration with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz on the 1964 Getz/Gilberto album, merging Latin music with jazz, which spawned the hit The Girl From Ipanema featuring Astrud Gilberto ~ Pereira passed away in 2019
June 10, 1926 ~ Singer, acress Brita Borg, full name Brita Kerstin Gunvor Borg, born in Stockholm, Sweden ~ Internationally perhaps best known for representing her native Sweden at the 1959 Eurovision Songfestival, reaching 9th place with Augustin ~ Borg passed away in 2010
June 10, 1926 ~ Jazz guitarist Joe Negri born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Taught jazz guitar at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for nearly five decades. Negri has been performing since a young age, appearing on the radio as young as age 3, shared stages with his brother pianist Bobby Negri, performed on the children's educational TV show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for nearly four decades, has recorded as a leader, and collaborated with Buddy DeFranco, and Michael Feinstein
June 10, 1923 ~ Country singer, guitarist, songwriter Paul Brunelle born in Granby, Canada ~ Considered the pioneer of Quebec country music, especially influential on Willie Lamothe. Known for songs such as Cruel Destiny, On This White Rock, In A Night Of Stars, The Song Of The Vagabond, and In The Distance (There In My Prairie). To American audiences best known for his 1955 novelty yodeling hit The Cowboy Of The Mountains ~ Brunelle passed away in 1994
June 10, 1922 ~ Frances Ethel Gumm, commonly known as singer, actress Judy Garland, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA ~ Child star. Would go on to enjoy a career spanning over four decades. Mother of singer Liza Minnelli. Noted for her role as Dorothy in the 1939 Wizard Of Oz film, in which she also sang Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Her 1961 Judy At Carnegie Hall album made her the first female to be awarded a Grammy Award for Album of the Year ~ Garland passed away in 1969
June 10, 1921 ~ Jazz alto, tenor saxophonist Porter Kilbert born ~ Worked with Nat Towles, Benny Carter, Willard Brown, Curly Russell, Max Roach, Oscar Bradley, Ulysses Livingston, Sonny White, Teddy Brannon, Bumps Myer, Gene Porter, Alton Moore, JJ Johnson, Shorty Haughton, Claude Dunson, Snooky Young, Freddie Webster, Gerald Wilson, Jake Porter, Roy Eldridge, Red Saunders, Coleman Hawkins, Fats Navarro, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Clarence Samuels, Horace Henderson, Quincy Jones, Phil Woods, and Carmen McRae ~ Kilbert passed away in 1960
June 10, 1910 ~ Chester Arthur Burnett, commonly known as blues guitarist, singer, songwriter Howlin' Wolf, born in White Station, Mississippi, USA ~ Best remembered for his influence in electric blues alongside rival bluesman Muddy Waters. Known for songs such as Smokestack Lightnin', Killing Floor and Spoonful, all of which regarded as blues, blues rock classics and of major influence on a generation of rock artists ~ Burnett passed away in 1976
June 10, 1910 ~ Pianist, conductor, arranger, songwriter Leon Carr born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Wrote or co-wrote songs recorded by the likes of Harry James, Pearl Bailey (Hug Me A Hug Kiss Me A Kiss), Teresa Brewer, the Blossoms, the Cinderellas, Patti Page (Two Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Three Miles), Craig Alden, Brook Benton (Hotel Happiness), the Tymes, Ruby & the Romantics (Hey There Lonely Boy), Bobby Vinton, Bonnie Guitar, Tom Jones (The Young New Mexican Puppeteer), and Eydie Gormé ~ Carr passed away in 1976
June 10, 1907 ~ William Wells, commonly known as jazz trombonist Dicky Wells, born in Centerville, Tennessee, USA ~ Brother of trombonist Henry Wells. Worked steadily behind the likes of Cecil Scott, Spike Hughes, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Carter before rising to fame playing with Count Basie. About half a dozen albums as a leader, noted for Goin' To Kansas City released in 1960. Has also worked with Jimmy Rushing, Jelly Roll Morton (Mr Jelly Roll), Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Booty Wood, Nancy Harrow, James Brown (Live At The Apollo), and Jimmy Rushing ~ Wells passed away in 1985
June 10, 1905 ~ Jazz clarinetist Willie Lewis, full name Willie Meria Tawlton Lewis, born in Cleburne, Texas, USA ~ Served in ensembles led by Will Marion Cook and Sam Wooding through the early-1930s. Led his own band for the next decade finding popularity in Europe, the band including sidemen such as Herman Chittison, Benny Carter, Garneth Clark, and June Cole. Returning to New York by 1941 and with his fortunes in decline Lewis would only sparsely perform since, working as an actor and bartender to pay the bills ~ Lewis passed away in 1971
June 10, 1901 ~ Friedrich Lowe, commonly known as composer Frederick Loewe, born in Berlin, Germany ~ Best known as frequent collaborator of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, co-writing Broadway musicals such Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Camelot and perhaps their best known My Fair Lady ~ Lowe passed away in 1988
June 10, 1899 ~ Romantic composer Ernest Chausson, full name Amédée-Ernest Chausson, passed away in Limay, France ~ Died at age 44 in a biking accident, just as his career was about to take off. Influenced by Jules Massenet, with traces of Johannes Brahms. Known for orchestral works such as Viviane, Symphony In B Flat, and Poème for Violin & Orchestra, and his sole opera Le Roi Arthus ~ Chausson was born in 1855
June 10, 1893 ~ Actress, comedian, singer, songwriter Hattie McDaniel born in Wichita, Kansas, USA ~ Worked as a singer in minstrel shows and radio, while maintaining manual day jobs, prior to venturing into acting. Has appeared in over an estimated 300 films, though only credited in about 80. Best known for portraying the role of Mammy in the 1939 Gone With The Wind, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress making her the first African-American woman to win an Oscar. McDaniel experienced racism and racial segregation throughout her career and was even actually unable to attend the premiere of Gone With The Wind because it was held at a whites-only theater. Her final wish to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery was denied due to the graveyard being restricted to whites-only at the time ~ McDaniel passed away in 1952
June 10, 1886 ~ Martin Abraham, commonly known as jazz guitarist, tubist Chink Martin born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ Best known as a tubist. Father of bassist Martin Little Chink Abraham. Worked with Papa Jack Laine, the New Orleans Harmony Kings, Leon Roppolo, the Halfway House Orchestra, the New Orleans Harmony Kings, the New Orleans Swing Kings, the Dukes Of Dixieland, Sharkey Bonano, Santo Pecora, Pete Fountain, and Al Hirt ~ Abraham passed away in 1981
June 10, 1849 ~ Pianist, composer Friedrich Kalkbrenner, full name Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, passed away in Paris, France ~ Composed over 200 piano works as well as concertos and operas. Had a profound influence on Frédéric Chopin, who dedicated his first piano concerto to Kalkbrenner ~ Kalkbrenner was born ca.1785