June 9, 1962: A Great Day on the Charts for Mary Wells...

June 9, 1962:  Mary Wells hits #2 on the R'nB chart and #8 (6/09) on the pop chart with

 "The One Who Really Loves You"

On that same date she’s also at  #1 on the R'nB chart and #9 (9/22) on the pop chart with

 "You Beat Me To the Punch" 

As well as #1 on the R'nB chart and #7 (1/19) on the pop chart with

"Two Lovers”…

Not a bad day on the charts 
for Ms. Wells…

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JUNE 8th in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

JUNE 8^th Releases:

1960: Roy Orbison   

    "Only the Lonely"

1963: The Essex
 "Easier Said Than Done"

  THE ESSEX founding members Walter Vickers (guitar) and Rodney Taylor (drums) were members or the United States Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After being transferred to Camp LeJeune in North Carolina, they enlisted fellow Marines Billy Hill and Rudolph Johnson as group members. Next they added a female lead singer, Anita Humes, another Marine…

1964: The Dave Clark Five
"Can't You See That She's Mine"

1966: Elvis Presley
 "Love Letters"

1968: The Rolling Stones
 "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

1970: Bob Dylan
 Self Portrait

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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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May 27, 1967 and May 27, 1972 on the R 'n B side of The Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…

May 27, 1967: 

Otis Redding's backup band, The Bar-Kays, enter the US charts with "Soul Finger", an instrumental that will peak at #3 R&B and #17 Pop...

 Six months later, four members of the band died in the plane crash that killed Redding…

  

May 27, 1972:

 The Chi-Lites hit #1 with "Oh Girl"… 

Bar-Kays

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