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6-20-02, 10:31 PM
1940 The lead singer of the Kinks, Ray Davies is born in Muswell Hill, England.
1948 Columbia Records begin mass-producing the 33 1/3 RPM album.
1950 Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is born in New York.
1951 Grin guitarist and occasional E Street cohort Nils Lofgren is born in Chicago.
1957 Mark Brzezicki of Big Country is born on this date.
1969 Stevie Wonder enters the chart with "My Cherie Amour." The song peaks at No. 4.
1970 The FBI begins a search of Memphis International Airport after a bystander hears Who guitarist Pete Townshend talking about "the bomb." It turns out he was only referring to his new album Tommy.
1975 Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore announces he's quitting Deep Purple to start Rainbow. At England's Wembley Stadium, Elton John headlines the killer bill of the Eagles, the Beach Boys, Rufus, and future Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh.
1981 Steely Dan dissolve themselves, although Becker and Fagen continue to work together on occasion until their official 1993 re-formation.
1986 Another victory for pop music as Pet Shop Boys crash into the singles chart with "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)."
1986 Nanci Griffith scores her first American country hit with "Once In A Very Blue Moon".
1987 People celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Summer of Love with a parade through the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco.
1988 Chicago release 19. On the same day, the Rascals ("People Got to Be Free") kick off their reunion tour. Pink Floyd perform at Versailles, France, a concert that is later released as the Delicate Sound of Thunder video.
1989 New Kids on the Block release their future No. 1 "Hangin' Tough."
1993 The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal from John Fogerty. He's hoping to recoup legal fees from a copyright battle with the other members of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
1994 A British court declares that George Michael's contract with Sony is still valid, although Michael accused the label of holding him in "professional slavery."
1948 Columbia Records begin mass-producing the 33 1/3 RPM album.
1950 Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is born in New York.
1951 Grin guitarist and occasional E Street cohort Nils Lofgren is born in Chicago.
1957 Mark Brzezicki of Big Country is born on this date.
1969 Stevie Wonder enters the chart with "My Cherie Amour." The song peaks at No. 4.
1970 The FBI begins a search of Memphis International Airport after a bystander hears Who guitarist Pete Townshend talking about "the bomb." It turns out he was only referring to his new album Tommy.
1975 Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore announces he's quitting Deep Purple to start Rainbow. At England's Wembley Stadium, Elton John headlines the killer bill of the Eagles, the Beach Boys, Rufus, and future Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh.
1981 Steely Dan dissolve themselves, although Becker and Fagen continue to work together on occasion until their official 1993 re-formation.
1986 Another victory for pop music as Pet Shop Boys crash into the singles chart with "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)."
1986 Nanci Griffith scores her first American country hit with "Once In A Very Blue Moon".
1987 People celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Summer of Love with a parade through the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco.
1988 Chicago release 19. On the same day, the Rascals ("People Got to Be Free") kick off their reunion tour. Pink Floyd perform at Versailles, France, a concert that is later released as the Delicate Sound of Thunder video.
1989 New Kids on the Block release their future No. 1 "Hangin' Tough."
1993 The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal from John Fogerty. He's hoping to recoup legal fees from a copyright battle with the other members of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
1994 A British court declares that George Michael's contract with Sony is still valid, although Michael accused the label of holding him in "professional slavery."