This Day in Music
On this day in music, June 12, 1964, The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia for their first and only tour of Oceania. As they deplaned, they were met by an estimated 300,000 fans, who lined a ten-mile route into the city center. Over the next two weeks, the band performed shows across Australia and New Zealand, including 3-night engagements in Sydney and Melbourne. The dates were part of the band’s 1964 World Tour, during which Ringo was hospitalized with tonsillitis, and replaced temporarily with drummer Jimmie Nicol. On June 15, Ringo flew into Sydney to complete the rest of the run.
In 1965, with “Back in My Arms Again,” The Supremes became the first act to score five consecutive No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The Motown classic also topped the Billboard R&B chart and went to No.1 in Canada.
In 1967, Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits broke the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. The album, which marked the singer-songwriter’s first compilation, featured a now-iconic backlit profile photo of Dylan, captured by Rowland Scherman at a 1965 show. The cover image later earned a Grammy Award, while the LP would become Dylan’s highest-selling title in the US.
In 1966, Pink Floyd had a lucky night at London’s Marquee Club, where manager Peter Jenner caught their show. Several months later, Jenner and Andrew King would sign a joint management contract with the British band.
In 2006, Prince, who was the first major artist to release an album exclusively online (1997’s Crystal Ball), received a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award.
BORN ON JUNE 12
1941: Reg Presley (The Troggs)
1941: Roy Harper
1941: Chick Corea
1951: Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
1951: Brad Delp (Boston)
1959: John Linnell (They Might Be Giants)
1979: Robyn
