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Levi Stubbs (singer, The Four Tops) is 71
Gary "U.S." Bonds (singer-songwriter) is 68
Joe Stampley (country singer) is 64
Robert Englund (actor, "Freddy Krueger" in A Nightmare on Elm Street) is 58
Dwight Twilley (singer) is 56
Harvey Fierstein (actor-playwright) is 53
Sandra Bernhard (actress-comedian) is 52
Bjorn Borg (tennis player) is 51
Colin Quinn (comedian) is 48
Jimmy Jam (record producer) is 48
Steve Vai (guitarist, VY) is 47
Jason Isaacs (actor, "Lucius Malfoy," Harry Potter films) is 44
Sean Ysealt (bassist, White Zombie) is 41
Paul Giamatti (actor, "Miles" in Sideways) is 40
Max Casella (actor, "Vinnie" on Doogie Howser M.D.) is 40
Damion Hall (singer, Guy) is 39
Bardi Martin (bassist, Candlebox) is 38
James "Munky" Shaffer (guitarist, Korn) is 37
Uncle Kracker (singer) is 33
Staci Keanan (actress, "Dana Foster" on Step By Step) is 32
THE EVENTS OF JUNE 6th
In 1962...In London, The Beatles auditioned for EMI's George Martin at the Abbey Road studios. They played their compositions "Love Me Do" and "Ask Me Why."
In 1968...The Rolling Stones added new lyrics to their soon-to-be-released single "Sympathy for the Devil," which referred to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
In 1969...Rod Stewart signed as a solo artist to Mercury Records.
In 1970...Syd Barrett played his first solo concert since leaving Pink Floyd.
In 1971...Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention were joined onstage at the Fillmore East by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
In 1971...The last broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show aired. Ed's final musical guest was Gladys Knight & the Pips.
In 1977...The Doobie Brothers pioneered the Fairway to Heaven format with a golf classic and concert to benefit The United Way.
In 1982...Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks and Bonnie Raitt played The Peace Sunday: We Have a Dream concert for nuclear disarmament at Pasadena, California's Rose Bowl.
In 1986...Bob Dylan performed at the Amnesty International concert at Los Angeles' Forum.
In 1987...Michael Jackson officially severed his ties with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
In 1992...After it had been determined that the vows they traded in Switzerland did not constitute a legal marriage, David Bowie and his supermodel spouse Iman repeated their wedding ceremony in Florence, Italy.
In 1993...At the Tony Awards, Pete Townshend picked up a Best Original Score award for Tommy. The show also won the Best Director, Scenic Design, Lighting Design and Choreography awards.
In 1997...Following Phil Collins' departure, Genesis announced that his replacement was Ray Wilson, formerly with the band Stiltskin.
In 2003...A fan was electrocuted and died while walking barefoot on a wet concrete stairway at a Red Hot Chili Peppers/Snoop Dogg concert in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In 2003...Dave Rowberry, keyboardist with '60s hitmakers The Animals, was found dead in his East London flat. He was 62.
In 2003...Officials at Six Flags in Darien Lakes, New York banned Marilyn Manson's Ozzfest appearance in August. The amusement park invoked a contract clause that allows them to restrict artists from performing.
In 2004...ZZ Top was nearly swept offstage by a rainstorm at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival in Dallas. Other performers included James Taylor, Santana, John Mayer and Robert Randolph, as well as Clapton himself.
In 2005...Something Corporate singer Andrew McMahon announced he was being treated for leukemia. The band canceled their Warped Tour appearance.
In 2006...Billy Preston, the so-called "Fifth Beatle" died aged 59. Preston played keyboards on "Get Back," and during the 1970's, scored solo number ones with "Nothing From Nothing" and "Will It Go Round in Circles."
MOVIE MINUTE: OCEAN'S THIRTEEN
Ocean's Thirteen marks the return of the George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Casey Affleck and Scott Caan. Clooney told us that the reason the gang gets back together in this new flick has a little bit to do with Elliott Gould's character "Reuben." "There's a really good reason for everybody to come back together, which is that 'Reuben' gets hurt by somebody. And so this is a film about revenge, which I like a lot. We always like revenge films, so it's about getting even with somebody, not about getting rich." "Reuben" indeed gets hurt by casino owner "Willie Bank," played by the legendary Al Pacino, and he explained why he took the role. "The reason I did it was because it was a good script. Not that I was surprised, it was just you don't expect something that good when something's already been done and it's a franchise and it's the third one, so it was surprisingly good." Ocean's Thirteen was directed by Steven Soderbergh and it rolls into theaters on Friday.
U2 are currently in Africa writing new music. According to U2.com, Bono and the gang have set up a studio in Morocco and are writing songs with longtime producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. The site reports that the band has been up day and night writing the new material, which is most likely for their upcoming new album. Stay tuned for details...
Despite reports that Carrie Underwood and Tony Romo were taking a break from their relationship, new information has surfaced that the two are still happily together. The pair was spotted together at a Dallas restaurant over the weekend looking like a happy couple in a photo snapped by a fan. In Touch Weekly even reports that Carrie recently tried on several wedding gowns made by her favorite designer, Badgely Mischka, at a private fitting in Los Angeles...
Fall Out Boy shot a video in Brooklyn, New York this weekend for the track "The Take Over, The Breaks Over." Bassist Pete Wentz said they plan to premiere the video pretty soon and that fans can expect a more low-key clip this time out. He describes the video as "Think The Science of Sleep meets The Dog Whisperer." Fall Out Boy play Holmdel, New Jersey tonight...
The road has been a rough beast for Lily Allen. According to Yahoo! Music, her life on the road has caused an unhealthy consumption of alcohol. The British singer says she needs to get in the studio and start recording so she can get herself straightened out. Lily proclaimed, "I'm an alcoholic now. It's not good and that's why I want to get back into the studio. I've actually pulled myself aside and said it will kill me if I keep it up. I've got to stop abusing myself because as far as I'm concerned every loon hates me now."...
The High School Musical soundtrack was a chart-topping success without a physical single, but Disney is switching it up for the sequel. According to MTV News, "What Time Is It" will be released as a CD single on July 17th, ahead of the August television premiere of High School Musical 2. The track features Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Zac Efron, and Lucas Grabeel...
Coming up with a cool band name isn't as easy as it once was - so many of the really good ones seem to have been taken. So singer Ronnie Winters says his group decided to just go for the totally ridiculous... and came up with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. "We were sitting around and we were trying to figure out a band name and really, when we started the band, it was all just about seriously just having a good time. So we didn't care, we were like, 'Whatever, we'll call ourselves The Unnamed.' We joked around and we named a bunch of names on a board and we voted and the one that won, because it was just so friggin' retarded, was Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. And I remember saying to, I think it was Duke, I was like, 'I like everything but the 'Apparatus.' Can we get rid of that?' But they didn't want to get rid of it. So there is no meaning, there's no crazy concept, we just don't care." Don't You Fake It, the debut album by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, is in stores now...
Billy Joel purchased a new home in Long Island, New York and the owner is really happy. According to New York Newsday, Joel bought Jaws actor Roy Scheider's five-bedroom oceanfront mansion. Scheider said, "I'm so happy that Billy Joel is buying it, because it's the perfect house for him. He can put his piano on the second floor, overlook the beach and the farmland, and write beautiful music for all of us." The sale price for the five-bedroom, five-bath, four-fireplace home is being kept under wraps, but the one-acre property was last listed at 18.75-million dollars. Scheider said the final price was "close" to the list price...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, London's Working Title Films has optioned the rights for a documentary titled Young@Heart. The film centers around a group of "rock-song-singing senior citizens." The documentary was shown in the U-K last year, but Working Title hope to adapt the film for the big screen. Young@Heart follows a group of elderly people as they rehearse for a showcase where they perform renditions of songs from The Clash, Coldplay, Talking Heads and more. The Young at Hearts Chorus formed 25 years ago...
It's been awhile since we've heard from Scottish dance rock act Franz Ferdinand, but the guys are back with new tunes in hand. Franz debuted five new songs, "Anyone in Love," "New Thrill," "An English Goodbye," "Favorite Lie" and "Turn it On," at a secret gig in their hometown of Glasgow this week. New Yorkers may be in for a treat next week as Franz is rumored to be playing a secret gig at the Bowery Ballroom on June 13th...
Cameos galore fill the new UGK video for "International Players Anthem." As previously reported, the video was shot a few weeks back in Los Angeles. Three Six Mafia's Juicy J produced the track and Outkast are featured on it. Aside from the two aforementioned rap duos, also prominently featured in the clip - which has surfaced on the Web - are T-Pain as a choir director, David Banner as a passenger in Bun B's car, Big Gipp and actor Lucas Haas as groomsmen. Fonzworth Bentley, Bishop Magic Don Juan, the video's director Bryan Barber, comedians DeRay Davis and Alex Thomas and Chamillionaire also turn up. That joint is featured on UGK's long-delayed album Underground Kingz, which is now due in July...
Universal Records just released a line-up of upcoming urban albums that will drop in the coming months. Swizz Beats' One Man Band Man is getting pushed back to hit shelves on August 21st. And although Lil' Wayne recently told MTV Radio that he's looking to get his highly-anticipated Tha Carter III album out, it still has no release date, but Nelly's new album, which he hasn't nailed down a title for will drop on August 28th. Other noteworthy titles include Ali & Gipp's much delayed Kinfolk LP is due July 31st and Mya's Liberation will land in stores on August 14th...
XXLmag.com reports that E-40 will be launching the E-40 Presents Hip-Hop 201 mobile trivial game. The game is a continuation of DJ Kid Capri's Hip-Hop 101 and will include over 100 questions about hip-hop artists, music and culture. Players will compete to win an exclusive ring tone from E-40...
Saigon has made his displeasure with the long delay of his debut, The Greatest Never Told, known via his MySpace page. The former Entourage actor's latest blog entry dated June 1st reads: "Pleassssse don't believe that the hold up of my album has ANYTHING to do with me or my work ethic or my rate of producing GREAT music...If you go to YOUTUBE and type in JBTV Saigon you will hear snippets of my album that Atlantic doesn't seem to have the desire to release...I just think the once great Atlantic Records has been belittled down to a home of ringtone making artists, like they sign the great jingle writers and real artist like Myself don't get a chance to showcase my musical abilities...I feel like Tupac now...Its me against the world.. Thank God artist such as Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin (Atlantic artist) weren't signed in this day in time.They would've never seen the light of day," he charged. The New York MC said that his fans will be able to hear his album soon, as in this summer, "whether they put it out or not."...
Queens of the Stone Age have announced that they'll head out on their "Duluth" tour starting on July 22nd in Costa Mesa, California. The trek is in support of their upcoming album Era Vulgaris. The tour will hit smaller towns along the way because according to singer Josh Homme, "We want to play to people who hardly ever get shows and just burn the house down." The band will head out on a major market tour sometime in September...
Ken Davitian is best known for playing the rotund manager in last year's comedic triumph Borat. Who could forget that hotel room fight scene? Well, he will next be seen in the remake of the classic 1960's TV sitcom Get Smart. We caught up with Davitian and he told us all about it. "I play 'Shtarker,' who is one of the original KAOS members and Terence Stamp plays 'Siegfried' and The Rock is in it and Alan Arkin and Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell." Get Smart is being directed by Peter Segal, who also helmed Anger Management, 50 First Dates and The Longest Yard remake. It is set to open in theaters next June...
Russell Crowe has been slated for the role of "Sheriff of Nottingham" in a new "Robin Hood" film Nottingham. The film will be a variation on the familiar "Robin Hood" tale with the sheriff being portrayed in a sympathetic light, up against a less-than-perfect "Hood." It's set to be directed by Sir Ridley Scott and is being written by L.A. Confidential writer Brian Helgeland. Fans can expect it in theatres 2009...
According to the Associated Press, Prince William and Prince Harry are urging a British television channel not to use some of the photographs of their mother, Princess Diana's, fatal car accident. The photos are set to be included in a new documentary Diana: The Witness in the Tunnel, airing on the channel today. A statement was released on behalf of the boys on why they did not want the photos broadcast, "The princes reluctantly feel that they have been left no choice but to make it clear publicly that they believe the broadcast of these photographs to be wholly inappropriate, deeply distressing to them and to the relatives of the others who died that night, and a gross disrespect to their mother's memory." The channel has said it will broadcast the photos...
Two years ago, fast-rising stars Justin Long, Anna Faris, Dane Cook, Andy Milonakis and Ryan Reynolds came together for a flick about disgruntled restaurant workers. Now, some of them are making plans to reunite, determined to show the world once again that they're Still Waiting. According to MTV News, Still Waiting is a sequel to the 2005 restaurant worker gross-out comedy, Waiting.... While on the red carpet at this year's MTV Movie Awards, co-stars Andy Milonakis and Alana Ubach said that you can expect to see Justin Long, Anna Faris and Dane Cook in the new film. Milonakis revealed that all of the original cast, except Ryan Reynolds — will return for "at least a cameo." Still Waiting is expected to start shooting this summer...
Lindsay Lohan is in rehab and likely won't have to face the music regarding her new racy pictures spreading across the Web, but the other lady in the picture might have to. The New York Post has identified the mystery brunette posing with a knife at Lohan's throat as former MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo. In the photos, Minnillo holds a knife towards Lohan's chest and is seen pulling down the pop star's tank top. The Post reports that Minnillo, who is no longer working with either Entertainment Tonight or MTV's popular video countdown show, did not have a contract renewal because of "diva behavior." Her rep quickly denied those rumors, though, saying, "She chose to leave 'ET' because her contract ended. This is the first I've heard about any bad behavior." The rep did not comment on the pictures...
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