June 25

 

On this day in 2009, Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills...

 

Today in 1987, songwriter Boudleaux Bryant died. With wife Felice, wrote, 'Bye Bye Love', 'Wake Up Little Susie' among others...

 

Today in 1988, Hillel Slovak (The Red Hot Chili Peppers) died from a heroin overdose...

 

Today in 2006, Nicole Kidman married Keith Urban at ceremony in Sydney, Australia...

 

Singer, songwriter and heiress to the Simon & Schuster publishing firm, Carly Simon is 78 today...

 

The late George Michael was born today in 1963...

 

Today in 2006, music producer and arranger Arif Mardin died at age 74 from pancreatic cancer...

 

Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) was born on this date in 1946...

 

The Soundtrack to the movie Purple Rain was released today in 1984