This Day in Music: June 4th

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Born on this day:
1974, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews Band
1944, Roger Ball, sax, Average White Band
1952, Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist,  Thunderclap Newman, Wings
1956, Reeves Gabrels, guitarist, David Bowie

1942, Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the U.S. The label became home to such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Steve Miller, Dr. Hook, Bob Seger, Tina Turner, Heart and countless others. Wallichs was the man who invented the art of record promotion by sending copies of new releases to disc jockeys.

1967, Procol Harum, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Denny Laine all appeared at The Saville Theatre London, England.

1970, Elvis Presley began five days of recording at RCA’s studio B in Nashville, starting each day at 6pm and working until dawn.

1974, David Bowie kicked off his 73-date Diamond Dogs Tour at the Montreal, Forum in Canada.

1976, live recordings were made at the new wave venue GBGBs of performances from Blondie, Mink DeVille, Talking Heads, Laughing Dogs and Tuff Darts. The tracks featured on the album Live At CBGBS New York.

1983, The Police started a four week run at #1 in the U.K. with “Every Breath You Take” the group's fifth and final No.1 single. Taken from the bands album Synchronicity, Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance for the song at the 1984 Grammy Awards.

1984, Bruce Springsteen released the album, Born in the USA, which went on to top the U.S. chart for 7 weeks and spawned 7 Top 10 singles.

1992, The U.S. Postal Service announced the results of a poll conducted to see which picture of Elvis Presley should be used on a commemorative stamp. The young Elvis beat the older Vegas Elvis.

1993, Kurt Cobain was arrested after a dispute at his house in Seattle; the disagreement allegedly concerned the Nirvana's guitarist's collection of firearms.

1997, ex-Small Faces, Faces and leader of Slim Chance, Ronnie Lane died aged 51 after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis. For more on this, see This Day in Music Spotlight.

1997, Jeff Buckley’s body was discovered floating in the Mississippi River. A passenger on a tourist boat spotted the body near the southern tip of Mud Island. The singer, songwriter had disappeared when swimming on May 29th.

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