NOLA brass band pioneer, trumpeter, bandleader and jazz patriarch Ernest "Doc" Paulin was born in Wallace, LA on June 22, 1907. Paulin begain playing in the 1920's, and was still playing as of his 100th birthday. He passed away on November 20, 2007 at age 100. Read more here and here. Listen to Doc Paulin music on YouTube.
The single "Indian Lake" by family pop group The Cowsills entered the Billboard Top 40 on June 22, 1968. The group included a very young Susan Cowsill, a singer and songwriter now based in New Orleans. The song reached No. 10 on the chart and remained in the Top 40 for 9 weeks.
1985
Hank Williams Jr.'s album "Five-O" hit #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on June 22, 1985. It held on to the top spot for the next 6 weeks. Three singles from the album hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart: "I'm for Love" (#1); "This Ain't Dallas" (#4); and "Ain't Misbehavin'" (#1). "Ain't Misbehavin'" also received a Grammy nomination.
Blues and zydeco guitar great Harry Hypolite was killed in an auto accident near Baton Rouge on June 22, 2005. He was 68 years old. He was a longtime member of the Red Hot Louisiana Band backing Clifton Chenier and C.J. Chenier. He also played with Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas (Nathan Williams was his nephew). Read more here and here. Listen to Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite music on YouTube.
2005
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was profiled by radio personality and folklorist Nick Spitzer on NPR's "All Things Considered" on June 22, 2005. Listen to the 8 minute "Gatemouth Brown Plays Through Cancer" here.
