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Released 14 Jun 1971, #Tarkus by ELP. Side 1 featured the 20-minute conceptual title track written by Keith Emerson, the opening of which created friction between Lake and Emerson that almost split the group, but Lake agreed to pursue it and contributed musical ideas for it and wrote the lyrics.

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Born 14 June 1955, comedian Paul O'Grady. Among many other roles, he presented Radio 2's Paul O'Grady on the Wireless from 2009 to 2022. Like his fellow presenter Liza Tarbuck, he was sharp, cheeky, irreverent and sentimental. We always listened between 5 & 7pm every Sunday. #PaulOGrady #teampog

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Born 14 Jun 1969 & known for her footwork and forehand drive, former world No. 1 tennis star Steffi Graf has won 22 Grand Slam titles, the 3rd all-time record. She became the 1st player to win 4 Grand Slams and Olympic gold in a year. She is married to fellow player Andre Agassi. #SteffiGraf

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Born 14th June 1931, multi-instrumentalist (primarily saxophonist) Junior Walker. In 1972 he had a No. 16 hit in the UK with "Walk in the Night" with his backing group The All Stars. I remember buying it, and still have it upstairs. #JuniorWalker

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Released 13 June 1972, A Song for You was the 4th studio album by the Carpenters. According to Richard Carpenter, A Song for You was intended to be a concept album (of sorts) with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections comprising the 'song'. " #Carpenters

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Who remembers 70s platforms? #70srule

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Linus nails it... #Peanuts #70srule

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Radio 1 DJ's all together enjoying Christmas lunch in 1980. Only one woman in the whole group! Can you name them all? #Radio1 #70srule

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Paul McCartney meets Kate Bush. #KateBush #PaulMcCartney

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Released 13 Jun 1972, 'School's Out' by Alice Cooper. The iconic album cover had the sleeve opening in the manner of a wooden school desk. The vinyl record inside was wrapped in a pair of panties, though this was later discontinued as the paper panties were found to be flammable. #SchoolsOut

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13th June 1970, "The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' twentieth and last U.S. Number 1 song, though it is never released as a single in Britain. 'Let It Be' is also No 1 in the US album chart. #Beatles

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Born 13 June 1964, actress/director Kathy Burke. Amomgst many leading acting roles, she played Waynetta Slob opposite Harry Enfield in an ongoing sketch within Enfield's comedy show. Her oft repeated line (especially in our house) "I am 'aving a fag' is always useful if you're busy. #KathyBurke

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13 Jun 1975 - Peter Frampton played the first of 2 nights at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco. Recordings from these 2 shows were used as part of his No.1 double album 'Frampton Comes Alive'. It was the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 6 million copies in the US. #PeterFrampton

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Born 13 Jun 1943, Malcolm McDowell’s journey from waiting tables at his parents’ pub to becoming a Hollywood veteran is truly inspirational. Best known as Alex DeLarge from Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange", McDowell is loved for his villainous roles. #MalcolmMcDowell

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UK Album Chart 12 June 1973 No.1 PURE GOLD VARIOUS ARTISTS No.2 TOUCH ME GARY GLITTER No.3 ALADDIN SANE DAVID BOWIE No.4 THE BEATLES - 1967 TO 1970 No.5 THE BEATLES - 1962 TO 1966 No.6 20 FANTASTIC HITS VOL.3 VARIOUS ARTISTS No.7 RED ROSE SPEEDWAY WINGS N0.8 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON PAUL SIMON

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12 June 1989, the #ElvisPresley Autoland Museum opened at Graceland. The museum contained over 30 cars which were owned by Presley including his Pink Cadillac, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Stutz Blackhawks, a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, & the red MG that Elvis drove in the film Blue Hawaii.

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Released 12 June 1972, the album "Some Time in New York City" was released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The album's lyrics are politically charged compared to its predecessors, addressing political and social issues and topics such as sexism, incarceration, colonialism, and racism. #JohnLennon

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Released 12 June 1970, Gasoline Alley was the 2nd solo studio album from Rod Stewart. It was a collection of covers combined with Stewart's own compositions. Like many of his solo albums from the period, it featured significant contributions from the other members of the Faces. #GasolineAlley

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Born 12 June 1958, Jenilee Harrison is an American actress who appeared as Cindy Snow, a cousin of and replacement for blonde roommate Chrissy Snow on the hit sitcom 'Three's Company', between 1980 and 1982. She went on to play Jamie Ewing Barnes on Dallas from 1984 to 1986. #JenileeHarrison

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Born 12 Jun 1941 Roy Harper, folk rock singer, songwriter & guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (& 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing & lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions. #RoyHarper

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12th June 1970 - David Bowie released the single 'Memory of a Free Festival', which featured guitarist Mick Ronson & drummer Mick Woodmansey's studio debut with Bowie, bringing together the famous line-up. The track also featured Marc Bolan on lead guitar & backing vocals. #Bowieforever

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12th June 1972, with the help of her mother, a bare footed Ronnie Spector left her husband Phil's Beverly Hills mansion for the last time, leaving behind adopted sons, 3 year old Donté & 6 year old twins, Louis and Gary. Within days she filed for a divorce that got granted in 1974. #RonnieSpector

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I think I'm gonna get me one of these! And it's only $2,999! #Tandy

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The funniest thing about Monty Python was the utter brilliance of the use of language. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our 3 weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our four...no... amongst our weapons...." #MontyPython

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Born 11 Jun 1948, singer/songwriter, Lynsey De Paul. She had the 1972 No.5 single 'Sugar Me' & became the first woman to win an Ivor Novello song-writing award. She represented the UK in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest, coming second. She died, aged just 66 in 2014. #LynseyDePaul

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Born 11 June 1933 and perhaps the most loved Willy Wonka of them all, Gene Wilder was one of the main reasons for the popularity of the iconic character, which he played in the 1971 film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. #GeneWilder

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Born 11 June 1959 and a Guinness record holder for the most-watched leading man on TV, Hugh Laurie played Dr Gregory House in the US series of that name for 8 years. He was also Prince Regent in Blackadder the Third, He has also dabbled in blues music and written a novel. #HughLaurie

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"Through her deafened ears the cash machines were shrieking on the counter As her escort asked her softly for her name And a crowd of honest people rushed to help a tired old lady Who had fainted to the whirling wooden floor" God Knows I'm Good from the album Space Oddity - David Bowie #BowieForever

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10 June 1975, The Eagles released their 4th studio album "One of These Nights" which became the Eagles' first No.1 album on Billboard's chart. The album produced three top 10 singles 'One of These Nights', 'Lyin' Eyes' and 'Take It to the Limit'. #Eagles #Oneofthesenights

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10 June 1972, the Rolling Stones double album Exile on Main Street went to No.1 on the UK chart. It was the band's 7th UK No.1 album. In 2010, the re-released album entered the UK chart at No.1, almost 38 years to the week after it first occupied that position. #RollingStones

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Gordon Burns (born 10th June 1942) is a journalist and broadcaster. He was the host of The Krypton Factor for its original 18-year run (1977–1995) and was the chief anchorman for the BBC regional news programme North West Tonight from January 1997 to October 2011. #GordonBurns

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Born 10 Jun 1926, actor Lionel Jeffries. He built a successful career in UK films mainly in comic character roles & as he was prematurely bald he often played characters older than himself, such as the role of father to Caractacus Potts in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). #LionelJeffries

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Born 10 June 1965 and best known for her roles in the Austin Powers franchise, Bedazzled and The Royals, Elizabeth Hurley began her career as an Estee Lauder model. A trained ballerina, she has also been in the news for her past relationship with Hugh Grant. #LizHurley

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Cover of Record Mirror, 4th June 1977. Marc Bolan had commenced writing a weekly column for the newspaper. #MarcBolan #TRex

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Sad to hear the news of the death of Sly Stone, earlier today. He had a string of hits in the late 60s & early 70s with Sly and the Family Stone, including "(It's a) Family Affair" in 1971 which made No 1 on the Billboard Top 100 and reached No 15 in the UK. I loved the single. #SlyStone

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Born 9th June 1941, Jon Lord, keyboardist with rock band Deep Purple, who had the 1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night', and the 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water'. He also played with Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord and The Flower Pot Men. He died of cancer in July 2012. #JonLord

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The wonderful Rik Mayall died 11 years ago today. One of his famous quotes was "The bathroom’s free! Unlike the country under the Thatcherite junta!” as Rick from The Young Ones. #RikMayall

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Born 9 June 1950, Trevor Bolder, bassist with the Spiders From Mars and Uriah Heep. He appeared on the albums Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Pin Ups. He joined Uriah Heep in 1976, replacing John Wetton. He died in May 2013 aged only 62. #TrevorBolder

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9 June 1972, Elvis Presley made entertainment history by performing 4 sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. Harrison, Lennon, Bowie, Dylan & Art Garfunkel were among the stars that saw him. The shows were recorded & became 'Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden' ElvisPresley #

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Born 8 Jun 1934, #MillicentMartin had her own BBC TV series between 1964 & 1966, titled Mainly Millicent. For this she won the TV Society Award. In 1 episode, she & guest star Roger Moore performed a comedy skit in which Moore played secret agent James Bond, years before he was cast in the role.

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Facts of Life was the 5th studio album by musician Bobby Womack & was released 8 June 1973 by United Artists. The album made No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. It included the hit single "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out". #BobbyWomack

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Released 8 June 1970, the double album 'Self Portrait' by Bob Dylan. It was his 2nd double album (after Blonde on Blonde), and features many cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. Also included are a handful of instrumentals and original compositions. It received extremely poor reviews.

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Bravo Magazine 7th June 1972. #MarcBolan

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Born 8 June 1953 - Bonnie Tyler, (recently made an MBE) Welsh singer, who scored the 1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart', as well as hits with 'Lost in France' (1976) and 'It's a Heartache' (1978). #BonnieTyler

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Born 8th June 1940, singer and actress Nancy Sinatra who scored the 1966 UK & US No.1 single 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'. With father Frank she became the first father and daughter team ever to score a UK No.1 single with the 1967 hit 'Somethin' Stupid'. #NancySinatra

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8 June 1974 - Paul McCartney and Wings went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Band On The Run'. George Harrison unwittingly contributed the 1st line of part of the song: "If we ever get out of here" when he said it during one of the many Beatles' business meetings. #Wings

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8 June 1974, Dolly Parton was at No.1 on the US country chart with 'I Will Always Love You'. Elvis indicated that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was interested until Colonel Tom Parker told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over 50% of her rights. #DollyParton

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Born 8 June 1933 and famous for her controversial persona, Joan Rivers was a television host and comedian. She broke stereotypes by hosting a late-night television talk show and making various comedy appearances where she told ribald and startling jokes. Man, she was funny! #JoanRivers

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