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06/06/2026

Birthday wishes to Gary U.S. Bonds – New Orleans R&B singer who danced til "Quarter to Three" in the 1960s and had an unlikely comeback in the '80s. His first big hit was "New Orleans." He has collaborated with artists like Steven Van Zandt. He changed his name so that he would be confused with government bonds and would get more air play. His first album was Dance 'Til Quarter to Three (U.S. #3). While he is known for achievements within rhythm and blues and rock and roll, he often transcends these genres, e.g., his song "She's All I Got" co-written by Jerry Williams, Jr. (better known as Swamp Dogg); it was nominated for the Country Music Association's "Song of the Year" in 1972 when it was a big hit for Johnny Paycheck (Freddie North also charted his only pop hit with a soul cover of the same song). He is a 1997 honoree of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Bonds is an accomplished golfer and often plays celebrity PGA Tour events. He guested in Blues Brothers 2000 in 1998 as part of a rival blues supergroup the Louisiana Gator Boys. Bruce Springsteen was featured on the album Bonds released in 2004 called “Back in 20.” "Quarter to Three" appears on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.

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06/06/2026

Happy Birthday Matthew Shafer - Known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, he released the double-Platinum album “Double Wide” featuring the song "Follow Me." He started spending a lot of time with Kid Rock after his brother competed against the musician in a turntable competition. Shafer’s music ranges from rap-rock to country-pop just like his mentor Kid Rock. He sang "Drift Away" which got to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 He was a DJ for Kid Rock as well as being one of his best friends. His singles "Follow Me" and "Drift Away" were top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. He has worked with artists such as Kenny Chesney.

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06/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Tom Araya (Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz) – Chilean American musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. He is ranked fifty-eighth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was employed as a respiratory therapist in the early 1980s and used his earnings to finance Slayer's debut album Show No Mercy. Much of his lyrical content is about serial killers, a subject he finds interesting. His first credited lyrical contribution was the vampire-themed track "At Dawn They Sleep" from 1985's Hell Awaits. He wrote the lyrics for the Grammy Award winning song "Eyes of the Insane" from Slayer's 2006 album Christ Illusion. The lyrics were inspired by an article in the Texas Monthly about the casualties of war and the experiences of soldiers coping with physical and psychological trauma.

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06/06/2026

Birthday wishes to Gin Wigmore - Featured singer on the Smashproof single "Brother," which stayed atop the New Zealand charts for nearly three months. She wrote the song "Hallelujah" in memory of her father who died from cancer. It won the International Songwriting Competition in 2004. She won the 2010 New Zealand Music Award for Best Pop album for Holy Smoke, and was nominated for Single of the Year with "Oh My." She was born Virginia Wigmore in Aucland, New Zealand. Her sister Lucy Wilgmore played Justine Jones in the soap opera Shortland Street. Her song "Hallelujah" was featured in the closing credits of an episode of One T Hill, starring Bethany Joy Lenz.

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06/06/2026

A Happy Birthday to Ross MacDonald – English bass, keyboards, synthesizers, sampler, backing vocals – he plays bass, keyboard and adds backup vocals as a member of the English indie rock group, The 1975, who released four EPs before finally releasing a full length debut album in September of 2013. He met fellow band members Matthew Healy, Adam Hann and George Daniel in high school. They began to play music together in 2004, beginning with punk-rock and pop covers before beginning to write their own music. He performed on The 1975's chart-topping, self-titled debut album. His interests include “penguins, the bass, turtlenecks and beards.”

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06/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Steve Vai – New York guitarist, songwriter, producer – a former stunt guitarist for Frank Zappa, Vai is a fast-fingered guitar god who's considered one of rock's greatest musicians. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, he started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, and Ozzy Osbourne. He has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, and the Experience Hendrix tour as well as headlining international tours. He is described as a "highly individualistic player" and part of a generation of "heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the prominence in the 1980s." He released his first solo album Flex-Able in 1984 while his most successful release, Passion and Warfare (1990), was described as "the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the '80s." He was voted the "10th Greatest Guitarist" by Guitar World magazine and has sold over 15 million records. Many of his songs are featured in video games, like Formula One for Playstation.

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06/06/2026

Today is the Birthday of Levi Stubbs (June 6, 1936–October 17, 2008) – Detroit baritone singer - best known as the lead vocalist of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted R&B group ,the Four Tops, a group known for a variety of Motown hit records and other songs created in the 1960s and 1970s. He has been regarded by some as one of the quintessential male soul singers. According to AllMusic's Ed Hogan, the vocalist had a "pleading urgency in his voice that perfectly captured the longing anxiousness of the songs written by the producing trio of Holland-Dozier-Holland." He was also a voice artist in film and animated television series, most famously having provided the voice of "Audrey II," the alien plant in the 1986 comedic horror film Little Shop of Horrors (an adaption of the stage musical of the same name), as well as Mother Brain in the 1989 TV series Captain N: The Game Master. He was admired by his peers for his impressive vocal range, and influenced later pop and soul artists, such as Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates. Although he was a natural baritone, most Four Tops' hits were written in a tenor range to give the lead a sense of urgency. He was diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and after suffering a stroke in 2000, he was no longer able to tour with the Four Tops. He died in his sleep in 2008.

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06/06/2026

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (Official Music Video) from the album 'Ocean Rain' (1984)Official Echo & The Bunnymen Website : https://Bunnymen.comOf...

06/06/2026

MUSICIAN’S QUOTE OF THE DAY

Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment.
Dimebag Darrell

06/06/2026

FROM THE ARCHIVES

1968.... #3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 CanadaOriginal live performance video edited, upscaled and remastered with HQ studio sound."A Beautiful Morning" is a s...