Events in Music
Event of Interest
Jun 7 During the Queen's Jubilee, the Sex Pistols attempt to perform on a boat on the River Thames, but are forced to stop by the police
Steve Jones
- Jun 11 "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)" by Joe Tex hits #12
- Jun 11 "Dance & Shake Your Tambourine" by Universal Robot Band peaks at #93
- Jun 11 "I Need A Man" by Grace Jones peaks at #83
- Jun 11 "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC & Sunshine Band peaks at #1
- Jun 11 "Lonely Boy" by Andrew Gold peaks at #7
- Jun 11 "The Pretender" by Jackson Browne peaks at #58
- Jun 11 "Watch Closely Now" by Kris Kristofferson peaks at #52
- Jun 12 "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1944 performances
- Jun 16 "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway
- Jun 18 Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten & Paul Cook, beaten and robbed by London pub
Event of Interest
Jun 26 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, the last performance of his career
Elvis Presley
- Jun 30 Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss
Kanye West
Jun 8 Kanye West, American rapper and record producer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Kanye West
- Jun 10 Takako Matsu, Japanese singer and actress
- Jun 10 Adam Darski, Polish musician most known for being the leader of Behemoth
- Jun 12 Kenny Wayne Shepherd [Brobst], American blues-rock guitarist, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Jun 17 Roger Manganelli, American bassist (Less Than Jake)
- Jun 23 Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter
- Jun 28 Harun Tekin, Turkish musician, Mor ve Ötesi
Deaths in Music
- Jun 2 Henri D Gagnebin, Belgian-Swiss organist and composer, dies at 91
- Jun 5 "Sleepy" John Estes, American Blues musician ("Drop Down Mama"), dies at 78
- Jun 22 Peter Laughner, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu), dies at 24
- Jun 25 Endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65
- Jun 25 Petko Staynov, composer, dies at 80
- Jun 26 Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43