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On June 18, 1977, a gang armed with knives slashed the face and hands of Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten. They apparently objected to the band’s song “God Save The Queen.” The next day, guitarist Paul Cook was beaten up. Rotten was attacked again three days after his first attack.

In 1980, “The Blues Brothers” movie opened. Music stars making cameo appearances included James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.

In 1987, a woman sued Motley Crue for $5,000, claiming she lost part of her hearing because the concert was too loud. The case was settled out of court.

Also in 1987, Bruce Springsteen officially separated from his wife, model-actor Julianne Phillips, after barely two years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in March 1989.

In 2004, David Bowie was hit in the eye with a lollipop thrown onto the stage while he was performing in Oslo, Norway. He was not seriously hurt.

In 2011, sax player Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band died from complications from a stroke. He was 69.

Today’s Birthdays: Musician Paul McCartney is 82. Actor Constance McCashin (“Knots Landing”) is 77. Actor Linda Thorson (“The Avengers”) is 77. Actor Carol Kane is 72. Actor Isabella Rossellini is 72. Actor Brian Benben (“Private Practice,” “Dream On”) is 68. Singer Alison Moyet is 63. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses) is 61. Country singer-guitarist Tim Hunt (Yankee Grey) is 57. Singer Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men is 53. Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne is 51. Rapper Silkk The Shocker is 49. Actor Alana de la Garza (“Law and Order”) is 48. Country singer Blake Shelton is 48. Guitarist Steven Chen of Airborne Toxic Event is 46. Actor David Giuntoli (“Grimm”) is 44. Drummer Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots is 36. Actor-singer Renee Olstead (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “Still Standing”) is 35. Actor Jacob Anderson (“Game of Thrones”) is 34. Actor Willa Holland (“Arrow”) is 33.

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On June 11, 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis performed one of two scheduled shows at a New York club. He went home before the second show because the press had been openly hostile toward him, and the show had poor ticket sales.

In 1965, the Rolling Stones released the album “Got Live If You Want It.” Screams from the audience nearly drowned out the music.

In 1966, Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company for the first time in San Francisco.

Also in 1966, European radio stations falsely reported that Roger Daltrey of The Who was dead. The truth was that Pete Townshend had minor injuries from a car accident a few days earlier and the stations reported bad information.

In 1969, David Bowie released “Space Oddity” as a single, to coincide with the first lunar landing.

In 1976, Wild Cherry released the single “Play That Funky Music.”

In 1978, the Rolling Stones released the album “Some Girls,” which caused controversy because of raunchy lyrics in the title song.

In 1979, actor John Wayne died of cancer at the age of 72.

In 1993, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” the movie based on Tina Turner’s autobiography, was released nationwide.

In 1999, actor DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. McCoy on “Star Trek,” died outside Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 79.

In 2002, Paul McCartney married Heather Mills at a castle in Ireland. They have since divorced.

Also in 2002, “American Idol” premiered on Fox.

In 2007, the final episode of “The Sopranos” aired on HBO.

In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne led a crowd of more than 52,000 at Dodger Stadium in a 60-second scream to set a world record for longest scream by a crowd.

Today’s Birthdays: Singer Joey Dee of Joey Dee and the Starliters is 84. Actor Roscoe Orman (“Sesame Street”) is 80. Actor Adrienne Barbeau (“Maude”) is 79. Drummer Frank Beard of ZZ Top is 75. Singer Graham Russell of Air Supply is 74. Singer Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special and of Van Zant is 72. Actor Peter Bergman (“The Young and the Restless”) is 71. Actor Hugh Laurie (“House”) is 65. Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz (“The Dr. Oz Show”) is 64. Singer Gioia Bruno of Expose’ is 61. Bassist Dan Lavery of Tonic is 58. Country singer Bruce Robison is 58. Actor Clare Carey (“Jericho,” “Coach”) is 57. Actor Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) is 55. Bassist Smilin’ Jay McDowell (BR5-49) is 55. Actor Lenny Jacobson (“Nurse Jackie”) is 50. Bassist Tai Anderson of Third Day is 48. Actor Joshua Jackson (“Fringe,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 46. Actor Shia LaBeouf is 38.

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On June 10, 1964, the Rolling Stones met two of their idols during a recording session when they ran into bluesmen Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters at Chicago’s Chess studios.

Also in 1964, The Beatles released the album and the single “A Hard Day’s Night.”

In 1966, a Beatles record featuring a new audio effect was released. “Rain” used a tape played in reverse. John Lennon said the reverse-tape effect wasn’t planned; the tape was just put on the wrong way.

In 1967, actor Spencer Tracy died, just weeks after he finished filming “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” He was 67.

Also in 1967, Bob Dylan and The Band began recording sessions that remained unreleased for a long time but eventually surfaced as an album titled “The Basement Tapes.”

In 1972, Joe Strummer and Topper Headon of The Clash were arrested for painting their band’s name on a London wall.

In 1982, singer Micki Harris of The Shirelles died after suffering a heart attack during a performance in Atlanta. She was 42.

In 1990, the band 311 played their first gig, opening for Fugazi in Omaha, Nebraska.

In 1992, a Texas law enforcement agency called for a national boycott of “Cop Killer” by Ice-T. Sales of the song skyrocketed.

In 1993, actor Burt Reynolds filed for divorce from actor Loni Anderson after five years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

In 1995, 100,000 people gathered in New York’s Central Park to see a free sneak preview of “Pocahontas.”

In 2004, singer Ray Charles died of liver disease at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 73.

In 2011, singer Jack White and his wife, Karen Elson, announced their divorce on their sixth wedding anniversary. They held a party to celebrate.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Alexandra Stewart (“Under the Cherry Moon,” “Frantic”) is 85. Singer Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles is 83. Actor Jurgen Prochnow (“The English Patient,” “Das Boot”) is 83. Actor Frankie Faison (“The Village,” “The Wire”) is 75. Actor-producer Andrew Stevens (“Dallas”) is 69. Bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders is 63. Singer Maxi Priest is 63. Actor Gina Gershon is 62. Actor Jeanne Tripplehorn is 61. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins is 60. Actor Kate Flannery (“The Office”) is 60. Model-actor Elizabeth Hurley is 59. Guitarist Joey Santiago of The Pixies is 59. Actor Doug McKeon (“On Golden Pond”) is 58. Guitarist Emma Anderson (Lush) is 57. Country guitarist Brian Hofeldt of The Derailers is 57. Rapper The D.O.C. is 56. Singer Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) is 54. Singer JoJo of K-Ci and JoJo is 53. Singer Faith Evans is 51. Actor Hugh Dancy is 49. Singer Lemisha Grinstead of 702 is 46. Actor DJ Qualls (“Memphis Beat,” ″Hustle and Flow”) is 46. Actor Shane West (“ER,” ″Now and Again”) is 46. Country singer Lee Brice is 45. Singer Hoku is 43. Actor Leelee Sobieski is 42. Bassist Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive is 39. Actor Titus Makin (TV’s “The Rookie”) is 35. Actor Tristin Mays (2018′s “MacGyver,” ″The Vampire Diaries”) is 34. Actor Eden McCoy (“General Hospital”) is 21.

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On June 7, 1954, Bill Haley and his Comets recorded the single “Shake, Rattle and Roll.” Big Joe Turner’s version was just about to hit number one on the R&B chart.

In 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson, who became the musician Prince, was born in Minneapolis.

In 1963, the Rolling Stones made their debut on British television on the show “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” They also released their first single, “Come On.”

In 1966, Roy Orbison’s first wife, Claudette, was killed in a motorcycle accident near Bristol, Tennessee, that Orbison witnessed.

In 1969, the two-record rock opera “Tommy” hit the U.S. album chart. It would become the first Who album to make it into the U.S. top 10.

Also in 1969, the band Blind Faith made its debut at a free concert in London’s Hyde Park.

In 1972, the musical “Grease” opened on Broadway. It had played at a small New York theater for four months.

In 1979, Chuck Berry was charged with three counts of income tax evasion.

In 1982, Graceland, Elvis Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tennessee, opened for public tours.

In 1993, a New York judge handed down a ruling in the Woody Allen-Mia Farrow custody case. Farrow won custody of a biological son, Satchel (now known as Ronan Farrow), and two adopted children, Dylan and Moses.

Also in 1993, ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, seven years after the city won the right to build it. Pete Townshend and Chuck Berry were among those on hand for the ceremony.

Also in 1993, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.

In 1996, Wal-Mart discontinued sales of the Goo Goo Dolls album “A Boy Named Goo” because of complaints that the little boy on the cover appeared to be abused. The band said what appeared to be blood on the boy’s face was really blackberry juice.

In 2009, singer Bret Michaels of Poison fractured his nose and cut his lip when a piece of scenery hit him in the face at the Tony Awards.

Today’s Birthdays: Director James Ivory (“A Room With A View,” “Howard’s End”) is 96. Actor Virginia McKenna (“Born Free”) is 93. Singer Tom Jones is 84. Talk show host Jenny Jones is 78. Actor Liam Neeson is 72. Actor Colleen Camp (“Die Hard: With A Vengeance”) is 71. Actor William Forsythe is 69. Record producer L.A. Reid is 68. Latin pop singer Juan Luis Guerra is 67. Singer-guitarist Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes is 61. Drummer Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots is 58. Guitarist Dave Navarro is 57. Actor Helen Baxendale (“Friends”) is 54. Actor Karl Urban (2009′s “Star Trek”) is 52. TV personality Bear Grylls (“Man Vs. Wild”) is 50. Guitarist-keyboardist Eric Johnson of The Shins is 48. Actor Adrienne Frantz (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” “The Young and the Restless”) is 46. Comedian Bill Hader (“The Mindy Project,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 46. Actor Anna Torv (“Fringe”) is 45. Actor Larisa Oleynik (“3rd Rock From The Sun,” ″Boy Meets World) is 43. Actor Michael Cera (“Juno,” ″Arrested Development”) is 36. Actor Shelley Buckner (“Summerland”) is 35. Rapper Iggy Azalea is 34. Model-actress Emily Ratajkowski (“Gone Girl”) is 34. Rapper Fetty Wap is 34.

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On June 6, 1933, the first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden, New Jersey.

In 1960, Tony Williams left The Platters for a solo career. Williams was the lead singer on The Platters’ hits “Only You,” “The Great Pretender” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”

In 1962, The Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at EMI Records in London. He signed them to a contract the following month.

In 1968, the Rolling Stones recorded the song “Sympathy for the Devil.”

In 1969, Rod Stewart signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. He had previously sung for the Jeff Beck Group.

In 1971, the “Ed Sullivan Show” was canceled after 23 years. It was TV’s longest-running variety show.

In 1977, Stevie Wonder delivered an unannounced lecture to a class at UCLA studying the record industry.

In 1990, a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, declared that 2 Live Crew’s “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” was obscene. Two days later, a record store owner was charged for selling the hit rap album.

Today’s Birthdays: Singer-songwriter Gary “U.S.” Bonds is 85. Country singer Joe Stampley is 81. Jazz pianist Monty Alexander is 80. Actor Robert Englund (Freddie Krueger) is 77. Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein is 72. Actor-comedian Sandra Bernhard is 69. Record producer and musician Jimmy Jam (The Time) is 65. Actor Amanda Pays is 65. Comedian Colin Quinn is 65. Guitarist Steve Vai is 64. Singer-bassist Tom Araya of Slayer is 63. Actor Jason Isaacs (“Harry Potter” films) is 61. Bassist Sean Ysealt (White Zombie) is 58. Actor Max Casella (“Analyze This,” ″Doogie Howser, M.D.”) is 57. Actor Paul Giamatti is 57. Singer Damion Hall of Guy is 56. Guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer of Korn is 55. Country singer Lisa Brokop is 51. Singer Uncle Kracker is 50. Actor Sonya Walger (“Lost”) is 50. Actor Staci Keanan (“Step By Step,” ″My Two Dads”) is 49. Jazz singer Somi is 48. Actor Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (“Modern Family”) is 17.

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On June 5, 1956, Elvis Presley did his hip-gyrating act on the “Milton Berle TV Show.” From then on, cameras would only show him from the waist up.

In 1959, Bob Dylan graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. The name on his diploma was Robert Zimmerman. He had been the leader of a high school band called the Golden Chords.

In 1974, singer Sly Stone married model-actor Kathy Silva during a Sly and the Family Stone concert in New York. They separated two years later.

Also in 1974, Patti Smith made her first recording, a version of “Hey Joe.”

In 1977, Alice Cooper’s pet boa constrictor was bitten by a rat it was trying to eat for breakfast. The snake died. Cooper held a public audition a week later to find a replacement for the snake, which was featured in his act.

In 1979, bluesman Muddy Waters, age 64, married Marva Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday.

In 1982, actor Sophia Loren was released from a 17-day prison sentence for tax evasion in Italy.

In 1983, U2 performed a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. The concert was recorded and released as an EP and a video, both called “Under A Blood Red Sky.” Footage was also used in the “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” video.

In 1988, “The Phantom of the Opera” won seven Tony Awards, including best musical. “M. Butterfly” won best play.

In 1993, country star Conway Twitty died of a ruptured blood vessel in his stomach after completing a show in Branson, Missouri. He was 59.

Also in 1993, singer Vicki Carr married Dr. Pedro de Leon in what was supposed to be a private ceremony in San Antonio, Texas. She was mobbed by fans as she tried to enter the cathedral where the wedding was held.

In 1995, guitarist Kelley Deal of The Breeders pleaded guilty to drug possession charges. She was sentenced to treatment in a rehabilitation center.

In 1996, an arrest warrant was issued for Rob Pilatus (pih-LAY’-tus) of Milli Vanilli after he disappeared from a drug treatment facility in Los Angeles. He turned up at another treatment center six days later.

In 1999, singer Mel Torme (tor-MAY’) died of complications from a minor stroke in Los Angeles. He was 73.

In 2002, singer R. Kelly was arrested in central Florida on 21 counts of child pornography, stemming from a video allegedly of Kelly having sex with an underage girl. He was later acquitted.

Also in 2002, guitarist Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. He was 50.

In 2004, singer-actor Jennifer Lopez married singer Marc Anthony at her home in Beverly Hills, California. They divorced in 2014.

Today’s Birthdays: News correspondent Bill Moyers is 90. Country singer Don Reid of the Statler Brothers is 79. Singer-performance artist Laurie Anderson is 77. Guitarist Fred Stone of Sly and the Family Stone is 77. Country singer Gail Davies is 76. Financial expert Suze Orman (“The Suze Orman Show”) is 73. Drummer Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden is 72. Jazz drummer Peter Erskine (Steps Ahead, Weather Report) is 70. Singer Richard Butler of Psychedelic Furs is 68. Saxophonist Kenny G is 68. Actor Beth Hall (“Mom,” ″Mad Men”) is 66. Actor Jeff Garlin (“The Goldbergs,” ″Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 62. Actor Ron Livingston (“Sex and the City,” ″The Practice”) is 57. Singer Brian McKnight is 55. Musician Claus Norreen (Aqua) is 54. Actor-singer Mark Wahlberg is 53. Actor Chad Allen (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 50. Bassist P-Nut of 311 is 50. Actor Navi Rawat (“Numb3rs”) is 47. Actor Liza Weil (“How To Get Away With Murder,” ″Gilmore Girls”) is 47. Bassist Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is 45. Guitarist Seb Lefebvre of Simple Plan is 43. Actor Chelsey Crisp (“Fresh Off The Boat”) is 41. Actor Amanda Crew (“Silicon Valley”) is 38. Musician Harrison Mills of Odesza is 35. Musician DJ Mustard is 34. Actor Sophie Lowe (“Once Upon A Time In Wonderland”) is 34. Actor Hank Greenspan (“The Neighborhood”) is 14.

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