Born: June 05, 1925

Died: January 12, 2024

Screen and TV actor, and country-pop singer with the memorable "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" (#1, 1955) and three other minor hits in the late 50s, acting credits included dozens of films and TV drama series. best known for portraying con artist Doug Williams in over 2,100 episodes of the daytime drama TV show Days Of Our Lives from 1970 until just prior to his death from undisclosed causes on 1/12/2024, age 98.

Born: June 05, 1941

Died: April 29, 1990

Vocalist for pop-rock vocal group The Friends Of Distinction, "Grazing In The Grass" (#3, 1969), died after a heart attack on 4/29/1990, age 48

Born: June 05, 1942

Died: June 28, 2017

Lead singer on the one hit wonder but enduring sports anthem "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" (#1, 1969), a song attributed to the non-existent pop-rock band Steam, died from metastatic lung cancer on /28/2017, age 75

Born: June 05, 1943

Died: February 17, 2012

Punk rock and heavy metal bass guitarist best known as an original member of Detroit proto-punk rockers MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams," 1969), spent time in the 70s in a federal corrections facility on drug charges, paroled and wrote and performed with art noise Destroy All Monsters and other bands, became a visual and design artist, died of liver failure on 2/17/2012, age 68

Born: June 05, 1945

Died: 0000-00-00

Lead vocals in country-gospel-pop crossover harmonic quartet The Statler Brothers ("Flowers On The Wall," #4, Country #2, 1965), he and older brother Harold were the only brothers in the group and no one was named Statler, wrote or co-wrote over 300 songs for the band and others over his career, following the band's retirement in 2002 began writing fiction novels and autobiographies, published a complete anthology of the Statlers' songs, The Music of the Statler Brothers, in 2020.

Born: June 05, 1946

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitarist with his brother Sly and sisters Rosie and Vet in funk-rock Sly & The Family Stone, "Family Affair" (#1, 1971), now a California pastor

Born: June 05, 1946

Died: September 21, 2011

Progressive rock guitarist, played with several hard rock bands and founded psych-rock Andromeda in the 60s, joined Atomic Rooster ("The Devil's Answer," UK #4, 1971) in 1970, then tried a solo career ("Don't Be A Dummy," UK #33, 1979) in between stints for Thin Lizzy and a reformed Atomic Rooster, died from a heart attack on 9/21/2011, age 65

Born: June 05, 1947

Died: 0000-00-00

Multimedia avant-garde performance artist and one hit wonder pop-rock singer, "O Superman" (UK #2, 1981)

Born: June 05, 1947

Died: November 09, 1983

Bass, vocals and founding member of Brit beat The Iveys, which evolved into power pop Badfinger, "Day After Day" (#4, 1972), committed suicide amidst the band's legal and financial troubles on 11/9/1983, age 36

Born: June 05, 1948

Died: March 01, 1991

Keyboards for Aussie light pop-rock Air Supply, "The One That You Love" (#1, 1981), died on 3/1/1991, age 42

Born: June 05, 1950

Died: November 10, 1990

Lead actor/singer in the Broadway musical Hair, "Good Morning Starshine" (#3, 1969) and then Philly soul balladeer, "(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" (#8, R&B #9, 1970), died from heart failure on 11/10/1990, age 40

Born: June 05, 1954

Died: 0000-00-00

Drummer for Brit heavy metal Iron Maiden, "Flight Of Icarus" (Mainstream Rock #8, 1983)

Born: June 05, 1954

Died: 0000-00-00

Session percussionist and journeyman jazz and jazz-rock fusion session drummer, worked with Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report and the Brecker Brothers, among others

Born: June 05, 1956

Died: 0000-00-00

Grammy-winning, hugely successful smooth jazz/adult contemporary saxophonist, composer and bandleader, "Songbird" (#4, 1987)

Born: June 05, 1956

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals and frontman for Brit New Wave post-punk The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty In Pink" (#41, 1981), then formed Love Spit Love, "Am I Wrong?" (#83, 1994)

Born: June 05, 1964

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitar and vocals for all-girl New Wave pop-punk quartet Fuzzbox (originally We've Got A Fuzz Box And We're Gonna Use It), "International Rescue" (UK #11, 1989)

Born: June 05, 1965

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for Swedish alt rock The Wannadies, "You And Me Song" (UK #18, 1996)

Born: June 05, 1969

Died: 0000-00-00

Multi-instrumentalist producer and R&B/smooth soul singer and songwriter, "Back At One" (#1, 1999), collaborator with Mariah Carey, Vanessa Williams, Rascal Flatts, Christina Aguilera and many others, former talk radio host

Born: June 05, 1970

Died: 0000-00-00

Keyboardist for Danish dance-pop Aqua, "Barbie Girl" (#7, 1997), which drew a lawsuit from Mattel for its sexual content

Born: June 05, 1971

Died: 0000-00-00

Early member (with brother Donnie) of 90s teen-pop boy band New Kids On The Block, "Step By Step" (#1, 1990), left to front hip hop/pop-rap Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch, "Good Vibrations (#1, 1991), now an acclaimed film actor in Boogie Nights (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), The Shooter (2007), The Fighter (2010) and others

Born: June 05, 1974

Died: 0000-00-00

Lead guitar and backing vocals for post-Brit-pop hard rock Mansun, "Wide Open Space" (Modern Rock #25, 1997).

Born: June 05, 1974

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for alt-rock reggae-rap-metal 311, "All Mixed Up" (Modern Rock #4, 1996), solo, producer

Born: June 05, 1979

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for alt rock/punk-pop Fall Out Boy, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" (#2, 2007)

Born: June 05, 1981

Died: 0000-00-00

Rhythm guitar and backing vocals for French-Canadian pop-punk Simple Plan, "Perfect" (#24, Canada #5, 2003)

Born: June 05, 1990

Died: 0000-00-00

Keyboardist, songwriter and arranger known for his long-time association with punk-rock Patti Smith Group ("Because The Night," #13, 1978), also session work with Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen and others, composed the score to the punk-rock docudrama Final Reward (1978)

Born: June 05, 1941

Died: April 16, 2025

Nashville-based rock and country songwriter, session guitarist, solo artist and record producer, co-wrote the enduring country-pop “Everlasting Love,” the song has been recorded by multiple non-country artists over the years, including UK boy band Love Affair (UK #1, 1968) and Carl Carlton’s R&B/disco version (#6, R&B #11, 1974), played guitar on Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde album (#9, 1966) and did session work with Linda Ronstadt, The Pointer Sisters and J.J. Cale, among others, during the rise of Nashville as a recording hub, after the mid-90s retreated to a life of spirituality and occasional recording, issuing a final album in 2020, died from complications of Parkinson’s disease on 4/16/2025, age 83.