June 4th
1997: Ronnie Lane, bassist & songwriter for
The Faces died of pneumonia after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
1994: Mike Mills of R.E.M., Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs & Dave Grohl of Nirvana performed together at the MTV Movie Awards. It’s Grohl’s first public performance since the death of Kurt Cobain.
1992: Priscilla Presley announced that the image on the Elvis Presley stamp would be ’57 Elvis.
1986: The Conspiracy of Hope tour, which featured U2, Sting, Bryan Adams, Lou Reed & Peter Gabriel kicked off in San Francisco, CA at the Cow Palace.
1975: The Rolling Stones became the first Western rock band to receive royalties for record sales in Russia.
1942: Glenn Wallichs started Capitol Records. Wallichs was the first record company owner to send free copies of label’s records to radio stations in hopes of gaining airplay.
Birthdays:
Freddy Fender born in 1937
Michelle Phillips-singer for the Mamas and the Papas born in 1944
Jimmy McCulloch-guitarist for Wings born in 1953
Stefan Lessard-bassist for the Dave Matthews Band born in 1974
1994: Mike Mills of R.E.M., Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs & Dave Grohl of Nirvana performed together at the MTV Movie Awards. It’s Grohl’s first public performance since the death of Kurt Cobain.
1992: Priscilla Presley announced that the image on the Elvis Presley stamp would be ’57 Elvis.
1986: The Conspiracy of Hope tour, which featured U2, Sting, Bryan Adams, Lou Reed & Peter Gabriel kicked off in San Francisco, CA at the Cow Palace.
1975: The Rolling Stones became the first Western rock band to receive royalties for record sales in Russia.
1942: Glenn Wallichs started Capitol Records. Wallichs was the first record company owner to send free copies of label’s records to radio stations in hopes of gaining airplay.
Birthdays:
Freddy Fender born in 1937
Michelle Phillips-singer for the Mamas and the Papas born in 1944
Jimmy McCulloch-guitarist for Wings born in 1953
Stefan Lessard-bassist for the Dave Matthews Band born in 1974
