June 25th

Musical birthdays today include soul singer Eddie Floyd (86), Carly Simon (80), ex-Split Enz frontman Tim Finn (71), Iron Butterfly keyboardist Martin Gerschwitz (71), Toto keyboardist David Paich (69), Pop Culture Suicides lead guitarist Tim 'Zim Zum' Linton (54), and Argentine pop singer Chenoa [née María Falomir] (48). 

Shoutout to the Great Beyond for jazz guitarist Johnny Smith, born on this day in 1922... for Zydeco accordionist Clifton Chenier, born in 1925... for original Moody Blues bassist Clint Warwick, who would have been 81... for Blue Öyster Cult founding member Allen Lanier and King Crimson and Foreigner co-founder Ian McDonald, both of whom who would have been 77... for George Michael, who would have been 60... for composer Georg Philipp Telemann, who died on this date in 1767... for songwriter & Capitol records co-founder Johnny Mercer, who died in 1976... for songwriter Boudleaux Bryant, who passed away in 1987... for longtime Atlantic Records producer & arranger Arif Mardin, who died in 2006... and for Michael Jackson, who left us today in 2009.  

Also on June 25: Wagner's opera Die Walküre is staged for the first time in Munich (1870)... 19-year-old Arturo Toscanini makes his conducting debut, when the conductor of the orchestra of the opera company with which he is touring as a chorus master is fired two hours before the curtain is to go up on a production of Aida in Rio de Janeiro (1886)... The Dave Brubeck Quartet convene at Columbia's 30th St. Studios in NYC for the first of the sessions that will produce the Time Out album (1959)... Jackie Wilson is arrested for inciting a riot and refusing to obey a lawful order at a nightclub in Port Arthur, TX. Wilson had a crowd of 400 whipped into a frenzy and refused to stop singing when requested to do so by police. He is later convicted of drunkenness and fined $30 (1966)...  During a North American tour, The Jimi Hendrix Experience give a free afternoon concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They then play another two shows in the evening at the Fillmore West... An estimated 200 million people see The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love' live via satellite as part of the 'Our World' global TV link-up. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds provide backing vocals (1967)... The Hollies record 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother'. The ballad was written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell (who had terminal lymphatic cancer). The pair met in person only three times, but managed to collaborate on the song. The track also features a then largely unknown session pianist named Elton John (1969)... Marvin Gaye has his third US № 1 single with 'Got to Give It up' (1977)... The Police have the top album in both the US nd the UK with Synchronicity (1983)... Debbie Gibson becomes the youngest woman ever to write, record and produce a US № 1 single when 'Foolish Beat' tops the stateside chart (1988)... Bruce Springsteen is a surprise guest on David Letterman's farewell show as host of NBC's Late Night... The annual Glastonbury Festival opens in SW England. Headliners at the three-day event include Suede, Belly, Lemonheads, The Orb, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Verve, Porno For Pyros and Teenage Fan Club. Tickets cost £58 for the full three days... Country singer Lyle Lovett marries Julia Roberts at St. James Lutheran Church in Marion, IN (1993)... Rapper DMX is arrested on charges that he and another man tried to steal a car from JFK Airport. DMX [né Earl Simmons] and Jackie Hudgins were detained after the city's Port Authority police interrupted a dispute. The pair are arrested on charges of attempted robbery, criminal impersonation and criminal mischief. A spokesman said a preliminary investigation indicates that Mr. Simmons may have identified himself as a federal agent (2004)... Country star Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are married in a small private ceremony in Sydney, Australia (2006).