On June 22, 1968, the Jeff Beck group made its debut. Singer Rod Stewart was so shy he hid behind speakers for the first few songs.
In 1969, actor Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in London. She was 47.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing John Lennon outside Lennon’s New York apartment building.
In 1987, dancer Fred Astaire died at the age of 88.
In 1990, Billy Joel became the first rock artist to perform at Yankee Stadium.
In 2000, comedian Dennis Miller was added as an announcer on “Monday Night Football.”
In 2001, Doobie Brothers drummer Mike Hossack was in a serious motorcycle accident near Sacramento.
In 2003, actor Adam Sandler married model-actor Jackie Titone.
In 2018, guitarist Vinnie Paul of the bands Pantera and Hellyeah died of an enlarged heart and coronary artery disease at his home in Las Vegas. He was 54.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 87. Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 80. Journalist Brit Hume is 80. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 79. Singer Howard “Eddie” Kaylan of The Turtles is 76. Singer Todd Rundgren is 75. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds is 74. Actor Meryl Streep is 74. Actor Lindsay Wagner (“The Bionic Woman”) is 74. Actor Graham Greene (“Dances With Wolves”) is 71. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 70. Actor Chris Lemmon is 69. Bassist Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) is 67. Bassist Garry Beers of INXS is 66. Actor Bruce Campbell (“Evil Dead,” “The Adventures of Briscoe County Junior”) is 65. Bassist Alan Anton of Cowboy Junkies is 64. Actor Tracy Pollan (“Family Ties”) is 63. Keyboardist Jimmy Sommerville (Bronski Beat) is 62. Singer Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones is 59. Actor Amy Brenneman is 59. Singer Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies) is 53. Actor Michael Trucco (“How I Met Your Mother,” “Battlestar Gallactica”) is 53. Actor Mary Lynn Rajskub (“24″) is 52. TV personality Carson Daly is 50. Guitarist Chris Traynor (Helmet) is 50. Actor Donald Faison (FAY’-zon) (“Scrubs”) is 49. Actor Lecy Goranson (“The Connors,” “Roseanne”) is 49. Comedian Mike O’Brien (“Saturday Night Live”) is 47. TV personality Jai (JAY) Rodriguez (“Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”) is 44. Actor Lindsay Ridgeway (“Boy Meets World”) is 38. Singer Dinah Jane (Fifth Harmony) is 26.
The Litchfield City Council received information Tuesday regarding the 2024 Highway 12 resurfacing project which will be from Davis Avenue in Litchfield to Cokato. The project from Litchfield to Darwin will be able to be done under traffic as it is a mill and 3-inch overlay, but the portion from Darwin to Cokato will be concrete and will require a detour.
A culvert will be installed just east of County-State-Aid-Highway 34 in Litchfield which will require a detour for a period of time. Mayor Ron Dingmann says the project will begin after Watercade in July of 2024 and the portion over to Cokato should wrap up by Mid-October. He says the project next summer will not include an update to the busy Highway 34/12 intersection, but if the City and County want to pursue an improvement there in the future, Mn/DOT will work with them.
Dingmann says City Administrator David Czoik presented a priority list of projects as he does routinely and progress that is being made on each and a couple of the high priority, future projects include the Litchfield Area Recreation Center and the Wastewater Treatment Plant. He says the Council also addressed the structural issues that need to be remedied at the Library.
Dingmann says he, City Attorney Mark Wood and City Administrator Dave Czoik will be meeting with officials from Shady’s to find out their intent about purchasing the restaurant at the Golf Club and possibly leasing the golf course and maybe get something in writing.
The Minnesota State Patrol has released the names of the three people killed on Sunday morning in a crash on Kandiyohi County Road 2. The crash occurred in Roseville Township at 10:48 a.m. A car traveling southbound on County Road 2 collided with a northbound minivan just north of Highway 23. The driver of the car was 51-year-old Jill Diana Ellingson-Hegstrom of Hawick. The driver of the minivan was 72-year-old Douglas Franks and his passenger was 69-year-old Diana Farm-Franks – both of Monticello. All three died in the crash and the accident and subsequent fire remain under investigation.
On June 21, 1955, Johnny Cash released his first single, “Hey, Porter.”
In 1958, Bobby Darin recorded his first hit, “Splish Splash.”
In 1966, the Rolling Stones sued 14 New York hotels that had banned them. They claimed the move hurt their careers.
In 1970, Pete Townshend was detained at the Memphis Airport because he used the British slang term “bomb” to describe the success of The Who rock opera “Tommy.” The FBI thought it was a bomb threat.
In 1973, Bread performed for the last time, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 1979, guitarist Mick Taylor released his first solo album, four years after leaving the Rolling Stones.
In 1981, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker formally dissolved Steely Dan. They reunited in 1993.
In 1994, singer George Michael lost his lawsuit against Sony. He claimed that his 15-year contract with Sony was unfair because the company could refuse to release albums it thought wouldn’t be commercially successful.
In 1998, actor Macaulay Culkin married actor Rachel Miner when they were both 18. They have since separated.
In 2001, bluesman John Lee Hooker died of natural causes at his home outside San Francisco. He was 83. That same day, actor Carroll O’Connor died of a heart attack at a hospital near Los Angeles. He was 76.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bernie Kopell (“The Love Boat”) is 90. Actor Monte Markham is 88. Actor Mariette Hartley is 83. Comedian Joe Flaherty (“SCTV”) is 82. Musician Ray Davies of The Kinks is 79. Actor Meredith Baxter (“Family Ties”) is 76. Actor Michael Gross (“Family Ties”) is 76. Guitarist Joey Molland of Badfinger is 76. Drummer Joey Kramer of Aerosmith is 73. Guitarist Nils Lofgren is 72. Actor Robyn Douglass (TV’s “Galactica,” film’s “Breaking Away”) is 71. Actor Leigh McCloskey (“Dallas”) is 68. Cartoonist Berke Breathed (“Opus,” ″Bloom County”) is 66. Actor Josh Pais (PYS) (“Ray Donovan”) is 65. Country singer Kathy Mattea is 64. Actor Marc Copage (“Julia”) is 61. Actor Doug Savant (“Desperate Housewives,” ″Melrose Place”) is 59. Guitarist Porter Howell of Little Texas is 59. Actor Michael Dolan (“Hamburger Hill,” “Biloxi Blues”) is 58. Filmmaker Lana Wachowski (“The Matrix,” “Speed Racer”) is 58. Actor Carrie Preston (“The Good Wife”) is 56. Actor Paula Irvine (“Santa Barbara”) is 55. Country singer Allison Moorer is 51. Actor Juliette Lewis is 50. Actor Maggie Siff (“Mad Men”) is 49. Bassist Justin Cary (Sixpence None The Richer) is 48. Guitarist Mike Einziger of Incubus is 47. Actor Chris Pratt (“Jurassic World,” ″Guardians of the Galaxy”) is 44. Singer Brandon Flowers of The Killers is 42. Actor Jussie Smollett (“Empire”) is 41. Actor Michael Malarkey (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 40. Singer Kris Allen (“American Idol”) is 38. Singer Lana Del Rey is 38. Actor Jascha Washington (“Big Momma’s House” films) is 34. Bassist Chandler Baldwin of LANCO is 31. Singer Rebecca Black is 26.