June 10th

Musical birthdays today include former Shirelles vocalist Shirley Owens (80), French pop singer Chantal Goya (80), Breeders lead guitarist Kelly deal (61), former Pixies bassist Kim Deal (61), reggae fusion singer Maxi Priest [né Max Elliot] (61), ex-Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (57), former Lush guitarist & vocalist Emma Anderson (55), rapper The D.O.C. [né Tracy Curry] (54), ex-Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty (52), rapper Flesh-n-Bone [né Stanley Howse] (49), R&B singer Faith Evans (49), and 702 vocalist LeMisha Grinstead (44).  

Shoutout to the Great Beyond for composer Frederick Loewe, born on this day in 1901... for Howlin' Wolf [né Chester Burnett], born in 1910... for Judy Garland [née Frances Gumm], born in 1922... for bossa nova guitarist João Gilberto, born in 1931... for free jazz drummer John Stevens, who would have been 82... and for Ray Charles, who left us on this date in 2004. 

Also on June 10th: Franz Liszt's London debut is the first classical piano concert to be billed as a 'recital' (1840)... The Rolling Stones record three songs at Chess Studios in Chicago. During breaks in the session, they meet Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy and Chuck Berry... On their first world tour, The Beatles take a flight from Hong Kong to Australia, making an unscheduled fuel stop in Darwin, where over 400 fans greet their aircraft. The Beatles then continue on to Sydney, where they arrive in the middle of a heavy downpour. The group are required to appear in an open-top truck in the pouring rain to wave at the thousands of fans who have come out to meet them (1964)... John Coltrane and the 'Classic Quartet' record the smaller ensemble pieces that will be divided up between the albums Kulu Sé Mama and Transition, the former the final Coltrane collection to appear in his lifetime (1965)... Steve Marriott collapses during a Small Faces appearance on the TV show Ready Steady Go! The group will be forced to cancel the following week's gigs (1966)... Sammy Davis Jr. has his only US № 1 single with 'The Candy Man'. The Rolling Stones are atop the UK album chart with Exile on Main Street (1972)... The Eagles release One of These Nights, which will go on to become their first US № 1 album (1975)... Joe Strummer and Nicky Headon of The Clash are each fined £5 by a London court for spray-painting the name of the band on a wall in London's West End (1977)... John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are at № 1 on the singles charts in both the US and Britain with 'You're the One That I Want' from the Grease soundtrack (1978)... Jerry Garcia goes into a five-day diabetic coma, forcing the Grateful Dead to cancel the remainder of their current tour (1986)... Sinead O'Connor takes out a full-page ad in the Irish Times asking the public to 'stop hurting me please.' She blames her troubled behaviour on abuse she suffered as a child. O'Connor is still being criticized for ripping up a picture of the Pope during an appearance on Saturday Night Live the previous October (1993)... Radiohead have the № 1 album on both sides of the Atlantic with Amnesiac (2001)... The surviving members of Led Zeppelin meet at a secret rehearsal space in England to run through songs for the forthcoming 02 Arena benefit tribute to the late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. It is the first time the three musicians have been in the same room with instruments since their four-song set at Led Zeppelin's 1995 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2006)... The Rolling Stones play their first UK festival in over 30 years when they appear at 'Isle of Wight '07'. The Stones arrive on the island via privately chartered ferry for their 200-strong entourage, including five Winnebago trailers and their own security team. The band's last UK festival appearance was at Knebworth Fair in 1976 (2007).