Day: June 11, 2011

Today in 1964, one day after the Rolling Stones recorded their “12×5” album in Chicago, Chicago police broke up their news conference. (Perhaps foreshadowing four years later when the Democratic Party came to town?)

The Stones could look back at that and laugh two years later when “Paint It Black” hit number one:

One year later, David Bowie released “Space Oddity” …

… on the same day that the Beatles’ “The Ballad of John and Yoko” reached number one in Great Britain:

Naked Eyes’ “Always Something There to Remind Me” peaked at number eight in 1983, a week after I graduated from high school:

Five years later, Hall and Oates’ “Everything Your Heart Desires” peaked at number three:

One year later, Cher’s musical comeback reached second base with “We All Sleep Alone”:

Birthdays start with Pookie (Pookie?!) Hudson of the Spaniels:

Joey Dee:

John Lawton of Uriah Heep:

Glenn Leonard of the Temptations …

… was born the same day as Richard Palmer-James of King Crimson and Supertramp:

Drummer Frank Beard (the guy who looks different from the other two) of ZZ Top:

Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special: