This week in Music History: June 6-12

June 6
1915 - Vincent Persichetti, composer, born in Philadelphia
1955 - Bill Haley and Comets "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1
1991 - Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist, dies at 64

June 7
1972 - The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway. It had been playing off-Broadway for about 4 months
1990 - Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains

June 8
1810 - Robert A Schumann, Zwickau Saxony Germany, composer
1949 - Emanuel Ax, pianist, born in Lvov Poland
1969 - Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
2000 - Sinead O'Connor revealed that she was a lesbian in an article that would later be published by "Curve" in their July-August 2000 issue.