Rock Till Ya Drop On June 29th

The month of June is just about to be over and It's time Rock Till Ya Drop On June 29th. From R Kelly To Bruce Springsteen, Let's rock the history books, Ya Wanna?

History For June 19th

2022 - R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women.

2020 - Singer and songwriter Benny Mardones died at age 73

2019 - Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was taken to hospital after stabbing himself.

2016 - Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie filed for divorce from her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood, just months after the couple celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary

2004 - Courtney Love was reprimanded by Los Angeles Judge Melissa Jackson for turning up five hours late to a hearing.

2002 - Singer and actress Rosemary Clooney died of lung cancer

2000 - Eminem mother went to court claiming defamation of character in a $10 million dollar civil suit, after taking exception to the line "My mother smokes more dope than I do" from her son's single 'My Name Is'.

1999 - Michael Jackson suffered severe bruising after falling over 50 feet when a bridge collapsed during a concert at Munich's Olympic stadium

1988 - Brenda Richie, the wife of Lionel Richie was arrested in Beverly Hills, California after allegedly hitting the singer and a young woman after she found them in bed together. She was released on $5,000 bail and charges against her were eventually dropped.

1985 - David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded a version of the Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 1964 hit 'Dancing In The Street' for the forthcoming Live Aid fundraising event

1985 - John Lennon's 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine, with psychedelic paintwork, sold for a record sum of $3,006,385

1984 - Bruce Springsteen kicked off the first leg of his Born in the USA Tour with a three night run at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Springsteen would play a total of 156 shows ending on October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles.

Happy Birthday To You

1953 - Dokken frontman and namesake Don Dokken

1953 - Men at Work frontman Colin Hay is born in Kilwinning, Scotland

1960 - Disco singer Evelyn "Champagne" King

1978 - Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls

1948 - Ian Paice, the drummer of Deep Purple

Benny Mardones

In 2020, Singer and songwriter Benny Mardones died at age 73

Eminem

In 2000, Eminem's mother went to court claiming defamation of character in a $10 million dollar civil suit, after taking exception to the line "My mother smokes more dope than I do" from her son's single 'My Name Is'.

Bowie and Jagger

In 1985, David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded a version of the Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 1964 hit 'Dancing In The Street' for the forthcoming Live Aid fundraising event

In 1988, Brenda Richie, the wife of Lionel Richie was arrested in Beverly Hills, California after allegedly hitting the singer and a young woman after she found them in bed together. She was released on $5,000 bail and charges against her were eventually dropped.

Chris O'KelleyEditor