This Day in Music History – June 20
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Check out what happened this day in music history June 20, featuring Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, John Taylor.
| 2003 | R&B and pop legend Lionel Richie celebrated his 54th birthday and was also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson’s ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, was released and in a gesture to commemorate the release, MTV became “MJTV” for a week to celebrate. |
| 1988 | Bobby Brown’s breakthrough album Don’t Be Cruel was released via MCA Records. The album was a huge success, spending six weeks atop the Billboard 200 albums chart and earned the spot as best-selling album of 1989 in the U.S. |
| 1960 | John Taylor, bassist and co-founder of legendary pop/rock group Duran Duran, was born Nigel John Taylor in Solihull, Warwickshire, England. Taylor would also achieve success in the rock supergroup The Power Station. |
| 1949 | Lionel Richie was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Richie was a member of the Commodores before skyrocketing to fame as a solo artist in the 80’s. |
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