Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jun23,1400 | Johannes Gutenberg | #BTD Jun23,1400 #JohannesGutenberg RIP inventor, printer, publisher introduced printing to Europe. 1455 Gutenberg completed his 42-line Bible | |
| BTD Jun23,1929 | June Carter | #BTD Jun23,1929 #JuneCarter (Valerie June Carter) RIP Country singer, guitarist, banjo, harmonica 1964 US Country #4 & UK #28 "It Ain't Me Babe", 1967 US Country #2 "Jackson", +5 Country Top40s & solo 1971 US Country #27 "A Good Man" & won 5 Grammys. The wife of Johnny Cash | |
| BTD Jun23,1937 | Niki Sullivan | #BTD Jun23,1937 #NikiSullivan RIP guitar, singer, original member of #BuddyHolly's backing group The #Crickets 1957 US & UK #1 That'll Be the Day. After The Crickets Dec1,1957 gig on The Ed Sullivan Show, Niki left the group. 2012 inducted in @rockhall of Fame with the Crickets | |
| BTD Jun23,1940 | Adam Faith | #BTD Jun23,1940 #AdamFaith (Terence Nelhams-Wright) RIP singer, actor 1959 UK #1 "What Do You Want", 1960 UK #1 "Poor Me", +22 other UK Top40 singles with 7 in the Top5 | |
| BTD Jun23,1941 | Robert Hunter | #BTD Jun23,1941 #RobertHunter (Robert Burns) RIP lyricist, singer, songwriter worked with the #GratefulDead 1987 US #9 & #1 Mainstream Rock "Touch of Grey" & Hunter collaborated with Bob Dylan on multiple occasions. 1994 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame with the Grateful Dead | |
| BTD Jun23,1944 | Rosetta Hightower | #BTD Jun23,1944 #RosettaHightower (Also known as Rosetta Hightower Green) RIP lead singer of the 1960s group The #Orlons 1962 US #2 "The Wah-Watusi", 1962 US #4 "Don't Hang Up", 1963 US #3 "South Street" | |
| BTD Jun23,1948 | Myles Goodwyn | #BTD Jun23,1948 #MylesGoodwyn (Miles Francis Goodwin) #Canadian producer, guitarist, lead singer, main songwriter, founding member of #AprilWine 1972 CAN #2 & US #32, You Could Have Been a Lady, +20 CAN Top40s; longest member of April Wine @AprilWineBand #HBday | |
| BTD Jun23,1956 | Randy Jackson | #BTD Jun23,1956 #RandyJackson (Randall Darius Jackson) bass guitarist, producer, judge on the original American Idol; 1986-1987 musician with #Journey #HBday @YO_RANDYJACKSON | |
| OTD Jun23,1951 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Jun23,1951 #NatKingCole starts a 5wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Too Young" written by Sidney Lippman with lyrics by Sylvia Dee. The Nat King Cole single will become the #1 song of the year on the US charts | |
| OTD Jun23,1956 | Jimmy Durante | #OTD Jun23,1956 The #JimmyDurante Show airs for the last time. The sitcom/variety show ran on the NBC network from 1954 to 1956, then on CBS during 1957 and sponsored by Old Gold cigarettes. Durante a popular singer, actor from the 1920s until the 1970s | |
| OTD Jun23,1960 | Eddie Cochran | #OTD Jun23,1960 #EddieCochran starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Three Steps To Heaven" written by Eddie Cochran and his brother Bob Cochran. A posthumous #1, Eddie was killed 3 months earlier on Apr17,1960 in a car crash | |
| OTD Jun23,1960 | Pat Boone | #OTD Jun23,1960 The ABC Network airs the Chevy Showroom for the last time. Singer #PatBoone is the host at the age of 23. Boone hosted the show for 115 episodes from 1957–1960 @Pat_Boone | |
| OTD Jun23,1962 | Ray Charles | #OTD Jun23,1962 #RayCharles is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Can't Stop Loving You" for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jun23,1962 | Ray Charles | #OTD Jun23,1962 #RayCharles starts a 14wk run at #1 on the US album chart with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" Musicians: Ray Charles piano, vocals, producer; Hank Crawford alto saxophone; Gil Fuller, Gerald Wilson arrangements band; Marty Paich arrangements strings | |
| OTD Jun23,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Jun23,1962 The #Beatles are playing at Victory Memorial Hall, Northwich 25mi SE of Liverpool, promoter Lewis Buckley books dances, so the group hopes to impress | |
| OTD Jun23,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Jun23,1963 The #Beatles tape an appearance on the UK ABC Network program "Lucky Stars: Summer Spin" | |
| OTD Jun23,1965 | Yardbirds | #OTD Jun23,1965 The #Yardbirds appear at The City Hall, Salisbury, England, admission is 10 shillings ($1.40) | |
| OTD Jun23,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Jun23,1966 The #Beatles start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart; Beatles 10th consecutive UK #1 single with "Paperback Writer" written primarily by Paul McCartney; credited to Lennon–McCartney and B-side "Rain" written by John Lennon; credited to Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD Jun23,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Jun23,1967 The #Beatles are in recording Studio 3 at #EMI with another recording session. Recording orchestra overdubs for "All You Need Is Love" written by John Lennon; credited to Lennon–McCartney | |
| OTD Jun23,1968 | Small Faces | #OTD Jun23,1968 The #SmallFaces start a 6wk run at #1 on the UK album chart with "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" Small Faces Personnel: Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan | |
| OTD Jun23,1973 | George Harrison | #OTD Jun23,1973 #GeorgeHarrison reaches #1 on the US album charts with "Living in the Material World" Personnel: George Harrison, Nicky Hopkins, Gary Wright, Klaus Voormann, Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr, Jim Horn, Zakir Hussain, John Barham, Leon Russell, Jim Gordon and Pete Ham | |
| OTD Jun23,1973 | Paul McCartney and Wings | #OTD Jun23,1973 #PaulMcCartney and #Wings are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "My Love" for the last week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Jun23,1974 | Charles Aznavour | #OTD Jun23,1974 #CharlesAznavour (considered France's Frank Sinatra) starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "She" written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer. The song was written in English as a theme tune for the British TV series "Seven Faces of Woman" | |
| OTD Jun23,1975 | Alice Cooper | #OTD Jun23,1975 #AliceCooper falls from the stage & breaks 6 ribs in Vancouver, British Columbia #Canada during his "Welcome To My Nightmare" tour @alicecooper | |
| OTD Jun23,1975 | Bob Marley | #OTD Jun23,1975 #BobMarley & The #Wailers start their 1st of 14 shows over 7 nights at Paul's Mall #Jazz Workshop Boston, MA the "Natty Dread Tour" | |
| OTD Jun23,1976 | Paul McCartney and Wings | #OTD Jun23,1976 #PaulMcCartney & #Wings play their last date on the "Wings Over America" tour at the Forum in Los Angeles | |
| OTD Jun23,1979 | Donna Summer | #OTD Jun23,1979 #DonnaSummer is back at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Hot Stuff" for the last week of her latest 2wk run at #1. Already a #1 on Jun2 for 1wk. Eventually staying at #1 for 3 total weeks | |
| OTD Jun23,1984 | Duran Duran | #OTD Jun23,1984 #DuranDuran starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Reflex" written by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes. Duran Duran's first US #1 | |
| OTD Jun23,1990 | Roxette | #OTD Jun23,1990 #Roxette is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "It Must Have Been Love" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 @TheRealRoxette | |
| OTD Jun23,2009 | Ed McMahon | #OTD Jun23,2009 #EdMcMahon (Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr) dies at the age of 86. Actor, host McMahon was Johnny Carson's sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962-1992. McMahon was also the host of the TV show Star Search | |
| OTD Jun23,2011 | Peter Falk | #OTD Jun23,2011 #PeterFalk RIP dies at the age of 83. Actor film/TV, movies such as 1961 Murder, Inc, 1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods; TV 1965–66 The Trials of O'Brien, 1968–03 Columbo as Lt Columbo. 1st actor to be nominated for an Oscar & Emmy in same year 1961 @TheAcademy @TheEmmys | |
| OTD Jun23,2015 | Dick Van Patten | #OTD Jun23,2015 #DickVanPatten RIP actor dies at the age of 86. A comic character actor in TV series "Eight is Enough" as Tom Bradford and The "Love Boat" as ONeil the Doctor and a commentator for the World Series of Poker from 1993 to 1995 |