Events in Music
- Jun 13 Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton's musical "Shangri-La", based on Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon", and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 21 performances
- Jun 14 "New Faces of 1956" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
Music History
Jun 19 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years, and 16 films
- Jun 23 "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvous peaks at #8
Music History
Jun 24 "Steve Allen Show" returns on NBC-TV
- Jun 30 Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton's musical "Shangri-La", based on Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon", and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
Musical Finale
Jun 30 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Pipe Dream", based on John Steinbeck's novel "Sweet Thursday", closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 245 performances, and a Tony Award for costume design
Birthdays in Music
- Jun 1 Lisa Hartman Black, American actress (Tabitha; Knots Landing), and singer, born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 3 Danny Wilde [Thomas], American rock singer-songwriter (The Rembrandts - "I’ll Be There For You"), born in Houlton, Maine
- Jun 4 Reeves Gabrels, American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tin Machine/David Bowie, 1987-99; The Cure, 2012-), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jun 5 Kenny G [Gorelick], American smooth jazz saxophonist (Duotones; Breathless), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jun 5 Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter ("Five Miles From Hope"; "Coming Home"), born in Long Island City, New York (d. 2005)
- Jun 5 Richard Butler, English rock singer (Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty In Pink"), born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England
- Jun 8 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 10 Mickey Curry, American session and touring drummer (Bryan Adams; Hall & Oates; Sam Phillips), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Jun 10 Stefania de Kenessey, Hungarian-American composer (Autumn Elegy), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 11 Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York
- Jun 14 King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Danish heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate; King Diamond), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jun 18 John Scott, English organist and choirmaster, born in Wakefield, England (d. 2015)
- Jun 19 Doug Stone, American singer
- Jun 22 Derek Forbes, rocker (Simple Minds-Water Front)
- Jun 22 Green [Gartside], rock vocalist (Scritti Politti-Flesh & Blood)
- Jun 23 Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, and record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey) and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chris Isaak (66 years old)
Jun 26 American rock singer-songwriter ("Wicked Game"), born in Stockton, California
- Jun 28 Paul Meyers, American jazz and Brazilian guitarist (Andy Bey, Jon Hendricks ), composer (Welcome Home; Blues for the Millennium), and educator, born in New York City
- Jun 30 Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
- Jun 30 [Philip] Adrian Wright, British composer and keyboard player (Human League - "Don't You Want Me"; "Human"), born in Wakefield, England
Deaths in Music
- Jun 4 Max Kowalski, German singer, composer, singing teacher, and concentration camp survivor, dies at 73
- Jun 13 Reginald Goss-Custard, British organist, arranger and composer (Chelsea Fayre), dies at 79
- Jun 23 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
- Jun 26 Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter and composer (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
