JUNE 9 in the
EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…
1915: Les Paul was born…
Check out his bio here…
June 9, 1934:
Jackie Wilson was born in Detroit, MI…
More on Mr. Excitement here…
And, some more here…
1952: Ruth Brown hits #1 on the R&B chart with "5-10-15 Hours"
and #3 on the R 'n B chart with
"Daddy Daddy"...
"Daddy Daddy"...
Both singles are recorded on Atlantic Records…
1956: The Coasters reach #3 with "Searchin'"….
1958: "High School Confidential," the title track from a film aimed at the teen market, enters the Top Forty. Jerry Lee Lewis simultaneously takes out a full-page ad in Billboard. It reads, in part: "I confess that my life has been stormy....I hope that if I am washed up as an entertainer, it won't be because of this bad publicity”…
1962: Mary Wells hits #2 on the R&B chart and #8 (6/09) on the pop chart with
"The One Who Really Loves You"
#1 on the R 'n B chart and #9 (9/22) on the pop chart with
"You Beat Me To the Punch"
and #1 on the R 'n B chart and #7 (1/19) on the pop chart with
"Two Lovers"…
June 9 has been a very happening day in the
EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…
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