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What happened in history on this day: June 9?
On June 9 in ...
- 1969 - Brian Jones quits the Rolling Stones.
- 1974 - Supergroup Blind Faith (Eric Clapton, Steve Windwood, Baker) performs first concert.
Births on June 9
- 1892 - Birth of Cole Porter in Peru, Indiana, USA; songwriter-composer ("Anything Goes", "Kiss Me Kate", "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "Let's Do It").
- 1900 - Birth of Fred Waring in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA; choirmaster/bandleader (The Pennsylvanians), inventor (Waring blender).
- 1915 - Birth of Lester William Polsfuss AKA Les Paul in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; guitarist ("Mockin' Bird Hill", "How High the Moon", "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise"). guitar designer (marketed by the Gibson company), built the first eight-track tape recorder, invented "sound-on-sound" recording or overdubbing.
- 1934 - Birth of Jackie Wilson in Detroit, Michigan, USA; soul singer ("Night" (1960), "Lonely Teardrops"), inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987).
- 1941 - Birth of John Lord in England; keyboardist (Deep Purple - "Hush", Whitesnake).
- 1948 - Birth of Nathaniel Rosen in Altadena, California, USA; cellist (Tchaikovsky Gold 1978).
- 1951 - Birth of Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins]; rocker ("Total Eclipse of the Heart").
- 1962 - Birth of Eddie Lundon; rocker (China Crisis - "Christian").
- 1967 - Birth of Dean Felber; bassist (Hootie and the Blowfish).
- 1967 - Birth of Dean Dinning; bassist (Toad the Wet Sprocket).
- 1969 - Birth of Mitch McLee [Douglas Lee Mitchell] in Miles, Michigan, USA; drummer (Southgang).
- 1970 - Birth of Ed Simons; musician (Chemical Brothers).
Deaths on June 9
- 1995 - Death of Frank Chacksfield at age 81; English arranger/orchestra leader ("Ebb Tide", "Limelight").
- 2004 - Death of Barbara Whiting at age 73 of cancer; singer (Junior Miss radio show), actress (Those Whiting Girls TV show).
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