June 30

Births

1917: Lena Horne (Jazz Singer)

1943: Florence Ballard (Vocals for The Supremes)

1944: Glenn Shorrock (Vocals for Little River Band)

1949: Andrew Scott (Guitarist for Sweet)

1951: Stanley Clarke (Jazz Bass player in Return To Forever & Solo)

1953: Hal Lindes (Guitar for Dire Straits)

1957: Doug Sampson (Drummer for Iron Maiden)

1963: Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Metal Guitarist)

1968: Philip Anselmo (Vocals for Pantera & Down)

1979: Matisyahu (Matthew Miller) (Reggae Artist)

1981: Andy Knowles (Drummer for Franz Ferdinand)

1982: Dan Jacobs (Guitar for Atreyu)

1984: Fantasia Barrino (Singer & American Idol winner)

Events

1939: Frank Sinatra made his first appearance with Harry James’ band.

1966: The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. The concert was filmed with The Beatles wearing black suits. The following day's first performance was also filmed; with The Beatles wearing white suits. There was a strict police presence with 3,000 police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 fans.

1966: The Supremes made the studio recording of "You Keep Me Hangin' On."

1975: Cher married Greg Allman four days after her divorcing Sonny Bono, the couple split after ten days, followed by a three year on and off marriage.

1975: The Jackson Five announced that they were leaving Motown Records for Epic Records. The brothers were forced to change their name to The Jacksons since Motown owned the other name.

1976: Police raided the home of Neil Diamond searching for drugs, they found less than one ounce of marijuana.

1976: Stuart Goddard (Adam Ant) placed the following ad in the classified section of the Melody Maker, 'Beat on a bass, with the B-Sides.' Andy Warren answered the ad and the pair went on to form Adam and The Ants.

1977: Marvel Comics launched a comic book based on the rock group Kiss using their own blood mixed in with the ink.

1978: United Artists released The Buzzcocks single 'Love You More', at 1 minute 29 seconds it was the second shortest single ever released. Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs 1960 hit 'Stay' was the shortest hit at one minute 28 seconds.

1978: The Sex Pistols' "My Way" was released.

1983: The Everly Brothers announced plans for a reunion tour, ten years after they had split up.

1989: Police were called in to control over 4,000 Bobby Brown fans trying to see him at the HMV Record store in London's Oxford Street, six fans were hospitalized and one had to be given the kiss of life.

1989: The Stone Roses played at Leeds Polytechnic in England. The gig almost didn't take place after a security man wouldn't let singer Ian Brown into the gig.

1990: Police raided Chuck Berry's estate and seized homemade porn videos, drugs and guns.

1995: American soul singer Phyllis Hyman committed suicide by overdosing on pentobarbital and secobarbital in her New York City apartment aged 45. She was found hours before she was scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theatre, in New York.

1995: Garth Brooks was given a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame. The Country singer buried the master tapes of his 'Hits' album under the star.

2000: Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) checked into a rehabilitation clinic in London to be treated for alcohol abuse.

2001: American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville aged 77. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves and Waylon Jennings. Was a major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler.

2001: Beach Boys member Al Jardine went to court in a bid to sue his former band mates, claiming he had been frozen out of the Beach Boys. The $4 million suit was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Superior Court. In 1998 a US judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name “Beach Boys Family And Friends” after representations from Mike Love and Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003.

2004: Kinks founder member Dave Davies was left paralyzed on the right-hand side of his body after suffering a stroke. The 57-year-old guitarist and brother of fellow Kinks star Ray Davies had been promoting his solo material when he collapsed.

2004: Pete Doherty was kicked out of from The Libertines due to his well known addiction problems specifically with crack cocaine and heroin.

2005: Nick Carter from The Backstreet Boys was fined $1,200 after admitting to drunk-driving in California. The 25-year-old singer was also put on probation for three years, ordered to attend an alcohol education course and banned from driving for 90 days.