On This Day in Music for June 22
Events in Music
- 1849 Stephen C Massett opens concert at San Francisco courthouse using only piano in California
- 1942 European broadcast première of Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony in London conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1959 "Along Came Jones" by The Coasters peaks at #9
- 1959 "Class" the first hit by Chubby Checker peaks at #38 in the US
- 1961 Beatles record "Ain't She Sweet", "Cry for a Shadow", "When the Saints Go Marching In", "Why", "Nobody's Child" & "My Bonnie", in Hamburg, Germany
- 1963 "Little" Stevie Wonder aged 13 releases his first single "Fingertips" (first live non-studio recording to go to No. 1 on Billboard)
- 1968 "Here Come Da Judge" by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88
- 1969 Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
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Darius Milhaud
Fred AstaireWeddings in Music
- 2008 Record producer Timbaland (37) weds Monique Idlett (33) in Aruba
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
June in Music History
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374The Ultimate Beatles Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Beatles Question? Including who was the original Beatles drummer? How about who wrote Hey Jude?
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