June 6

BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 6
Steve Vai is 49; Tom Araya of Slayer is 48; Sean Yseult of White Zombie is 43; Bardi Martin formerly with Candlebox is 40; James "Munky" Shaffer of Korn is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1962 The Beatles audition for producer George Martin at Abbey road Studios in London. The rest is history
2004 Lars Ulrich of Metallica is put into the hospital and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith is also put into the hospital, both on the same day
2006 Billy Preston dies in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 59
2007 Bono of U2 meets with President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the start of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. That same day Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi checks into an L.A. detox facility following the taping of Bon Jovi's MTV Unplugged in New York