JUNE 2 in The Evolution of Rock 'n Roll: Charlie Watts, Ray Charles, Patti LaBelle, Joe Tex, Rare Earth, Alice Cooper and Wild Cherry...

June 2: Happy Birthday Charlie Watts!

Charlie Watts

Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts is an English drummer, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones. He is also the leader of a jazz band, a record producer, commercial artist, and horse breeder. (According to Wikipedia)

  Born: June 2, 1941 (age 73),

 Kingsbury, London, United Kingdom

Music groups: The Rolling Stones,
 Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated  

Albums: Jamming With Edward!,

 Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project 

June 2, 1962: 

 Ray Charles hits #1 with

 "I Can't Stop Loving You”…

A Blue-Belles cover of The Starlets’

“I Sold My Heart To the Junkman"

goes to #15...  

June 2, 1971: Detroit’s Rare Earth hits #7 with "I Just Want to Celebrate”… 

June 2, 1972: - Joe Tex hits #2 with

"I Gotcha"…

 

June 2, 1973: Detroit’s Alice Cooper hits #25 with

"No More Mr. Nice Guy"….

June 2, 1976: Wild Cherry hits #1 with

 "Play That Funky Music"…

June 2, 1993: A LifetimeAchievement Award is awarded to Ray Charles by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, with Billy Joel as his presenter…   

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June 2nd in the Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…

June 2, 1962: Ray Charles hits #1 with

 "I Can't Stop Loving You"…  

 

 

June 2, 1962: 

"I Sold My Heart To the Junkman" 

by the Blue-Belles goes to #15…

Although the lead vocal is sung by someone else,this version is credited to

Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles…

June 22, 1971: Rare Earth hits #7 with

"I Just Want to Celebrate"…

June 2, 1972: Joe Tex hits #2 with

 "I Gotcha"…

June 2, 1973: Alice Cooper hits #25 with

 "No More Mr. Nice Guy"…

June 2, 1976: Wild Cherry hits #1 with

 "Play That funky Music"…

June 2, 1993: A Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to Ray Charles by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, with Billy Joel as his presenter…

 Recorded and on top of the chart in 1962, On Top of the WORLD in 1993...

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Sept 13, 1969: John Lennon put a band together for the Rock 'n' Roll Revival Concert in Toronto, Canada that included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman (bass player from Manfred Mann) and drummer Alan White (who would later join Yes). Also on the bill were Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, Alice Cooper and The Doors…

 

The concert would produce a live album called "Live Peace in Toronto1969"…

 

Some Concert Highlights…

ChuckBerry  

 

BoDiddley 

  

Alice Cooper

TheDoors 

     

John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band

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