Today is June 19th and it’s time to open the musical history books. Lets do this. From Bob Dylan To Taylor Swift, we’ve got ya covered.
2020
Bob Dylan released his 39th studio album Rough and Rowdy Ways. It became Dylan’s highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 in more than a decade
2014
Gerry Goffin, who penned chart-topping songs with his then-wife Carole King died at the age of 75 in Los Angeles.
2013
Slim Whitman the American country music and western music singer/songwriter and instrumentalist died aged 90. Known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth high octave falsetto, he sold in excess of 120 million records during his career.
2011
Amy Winehouse was booed by crowds in Serbia’s capital Belgrade after appearing to be too drunk to perform
2006
Taylor Swift released her debut single ‘Tim McGraw’ as the lead single from her self-titled debut album
1990
Prince played the first of 12 sold-out nights at Wembley Arena in London
1987
Guns N’ Roses made their UK live debut at a sold out Marquee Club in London. For the first few songs the band were pelted with plastic beer cups thrown from the audience
Happy Birthday
- 1983, American rapper, Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore
- 1976, Scott Avett, lead singer and founding member of the folk-rock band The Avett Brothers.
- 1963, Paula Abdul, American singer, songwriter, voice actress, dancer, choreographer
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1963, Simon Wright, drummer, AC/DC.
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1959, Mark DeBarge singer from American family group DeBarge
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