This Day in Music History
June 17

What happened in history on this day: June 17? On June 17 in ... Births on June 17 1910 - Birth of Red Foley AKA Clyde Julian Foley in Blue Lick, Kentucky, USA; country singer/songwriter ("Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy", "Old Shep", "Sugarfoot Rag", "Tennessee Saturday Night", "Peace in the Valley"), TV host (Ozark Jubilee), actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. 1912 - Birth of Don Gillis in Cameron, Missouri, USA; composer (Symphony 5 1/2). 1915 - Birth of Stringbean AKA David Akeman in Jackson County, Kentucky, USA; country comedian/banjo player (Grand Ole Opry radio show, Ozark Jubilee TV show, Hee Haw TV show). 1922 - Birth of Jerry Fielding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Lively Ones). 1939 - Birth of Gerry Granahan AKA Dickie Doo; singer (Dickie Doo & the Don'ts). 1942 - Birth of Norman Kuhlice in England; rocker (Swinging Blue Jeans - "You're No Good"). 1946 - Birth of Barry Manilow in New York City, New York, USA; singer ("Mandy"). 1949 - Birth of Russell Smith; lead singer/guitarist (Amazing Rhythm Aces). 1957 - Birth of Philip Chevron; musician (The Pogues). 1969 - Birth of Kevin Thornton, vocalist (Color Me Badd - "I Want to Sex You Up"). 1985 - Birth of Herculeez; actor, rapper (Herculeez and Big Tyme). 2005 - Death of Karl Mueller at age 41 of throat cancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; bassist (Soul Asylum). Deaths on June 17 1954 - Death of Danny Cedrone of a broken neck from falling down a staircase; guitarist ("Rock Around The Clock"). 1986 - Death of Kate Smith of diabetes at age 79 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; singer (Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"), radio host in 1930s-40s. 1988 - Death of Jack Leonard at age 73 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; vocalist (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - "Marie", "All the Things You Are"). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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