The single "Personality" by Lloyd Price hit #1 on the R&B Chart on June 29, 1959. The tune remained at the top of the chart for 4 consecutive weeks. This was the second of three number one hits Price achieved in 1959 ("Stagger Lee" and "I'm Gonna Get Married" were the others). "Personality" reached #2 on the Pop Chart.
1982
Etta James, Dr. John, and Allen Toussaint were featured on the PBS concert series "Soundstage" on June 29, 1982. Watch the entire concert here.
1997
R&B singer, musician and songwriter Li'l Millet (McKinley James Millet) passed away on June 29, 1997 at age 61. The New Orleans native worked with Edgar Blanchard & the Gondoliers and The Hawketts before recording on his own as Li'l Millet and the Creoles in 1955. His songwriting credits included "All Around the World" (a Top 20 R&B hit for Little Richard in 1956) and "Rich Woman" (a 2008 Grammy winning cover by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant). Read more here. Listen to Li'l Millet music on YouTube.
1999
Drummer Brian Richburg Jr. was born in New Orleans on June 29, 1999. He has worked with Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison Jr., Ellis Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Amina Figarova, Joanne Bracken, and many others. Watch Brian Richburg Jr. videos on YouTube.
