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What happened in history on this day: June 21?
On June 21 in ...
- 1971 - 50,000 attend Celebration of Life rock concert, McCrea, Louisana.
- 1990 - Little Richard receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Births on June 21
- 1891 - Birth of Hermann Scherchen in Berlin, Germany; conductor (Nature of Music).
- 1921 - Birth of Frank Scott in Fargo, North Dakota, USA; pianist (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1928 - Birth of Judith Raskin in New York City, New York, USA; soprano (Susanna - Le Nozze di Figaro).
- 1944 - Birth of Ray Davies; singer/guitarist (The Kinks - "Come Dancing").
- 1947 - Birth of Joe Molland; guitarist (Badfinger, "Come and Get it").
- 1948 - Birth of Don Airey; rock musician (Deep Purple).
- 1950 - Birth of Joey Kramer in New York City, New York, USA; rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Janie Got a Gun").
- 1957 - Birth of Mark Brzezicki; rocker (Big Country - "Wonderland").
- 1967 - Birth of Tim Simenson; rocker (Bomb the Bass).
- 1975 - Birth of Justin Cary; musician ("Sixpence None The Richer").
- 1976 - Birth of Mike Einziger; guitarist (Incubus).
- 1981 - Birth of Brandon Flowers; American singer and keyboardist (The Killers).
- 1987 - Birth of Kim Ryeowook; Korean singer (Super Junior).
Deaths on June 21
- 1980 - Death of German bandleader and composer Bert Kaempfert of a stroke on the Mediterranean island of Majorca at age 56. Kaempfert had a No. 1 song in 1961 with "Wonderland By Night,' and released more than 50 albums.
- 1990 - Death of June Christy in Los Angeles of kidney failure at age 64; jazz and big band singer (Stan Kenton Orchestra).
- 1997 - Death of Arthur Prysock at age 74; Grammy-nominated rhythm-and-blues singer ("Teach Me Tonight").
- 1999 - Death of Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (born 1973).
- 2001 - Death of John Lee Hooker natural causes at 83; veteran bluesman ("I'm in the Mood", Grammy award 1990, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991).
- 2002 - Death of Matt Dennis at age 88; singer/songwriter (Tommy Dorsey band - "Everything Happens to Me", "Let's Get Away from It All", "The Night We Called It a Day"), musical director for the Dick Haymes radio show.
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