Paul Sexton

On May 30, 1966, Rick Nelson unveiled his fully-fledged conversion to country with the album 'Bright Lights and Country Music.'

Much respected fiddle player Johnny Gimble was a key figure in western swing with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys and elsewhere.

Released on May 31, 1983, the album ‘Wrap Your Arms Around Me’ peaked on the Billboard LP chart at No.102 for Agnetha from ABBA.

We remember the late 1960s heyday of the mighty Dells, when they recorded the memorable medley of 'I Can See A Rainbow' and 'Love Is Blue.'

'Tales of Brave Ulysses,' the first song Eric Clapton ever wrote, reimagined the story of Odysseus from Greek mythology.

The Carpenters brilliantly combined past and present with their fifth album, ‘Now & Then,’ which entered the Billboard chart on June 2, 1973.

The Billboard issue of June 2, 1973 made great reading for Paul McCartney and Wings, as 'My Love' and 'Red Rose Speedway' both hit No.1.

Jimmy McCulloch packed more into his 26 years than many do three times that lifespan. He was born in Dumbarton, Scotland on June 4, 1953.

'Crises,' the eighth studio set by Mike Oldfield and the one featuring 'Moonlight Shadow,' debuted on the UK charts on June 4, 1983.

Michelle Phillips, who since Denny Doherty’s death in 2007 is the last surviving member of the Mamas and the Papas, was born on June 4, 1944.