June 1990

June 1990 in Music History

Events in Music

Event of Interest

Jun 7 Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains

King of Pop Michael Jackson — King of Pop
Michael Jackson

Jun 9 Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage
Jun 10 "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 52 performances
Jun 10 "Meet Me in St Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 253 performances
Jun 10 Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Florida for obscenity

Event of Interest

Jun 11 UN appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador

Singer and Actress Olivia Newton-John — Singer and Actress
Olivia Newton-John

Album Release

Jun 12 "Mariah Carey" debut album by Mariah Carey is released

Singer Mariah Carey — Singer
Mariah Carey

Jun 13 "Les Miserables" opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary
Jun 16 "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer peaks at #8
Jun 17 "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 62 performances
Jun 17 "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 45 performances

Event of Interest

Jun 21 Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame

Singer-Songwriter and Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Little Richard — Singer-Songwriter and Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer
Little Richard

Music Concert

Jun 22 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium

Pianist, Songwriter and Composer Billy Joel — Pianist, Songwriter and Composer
Billy Joel

Event of Interest

Jun 23 Police find marijuana at Chuck Berry's home

Rock Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Chuck Berry — Rock Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter
Chuck Berry

Birthdays in Music

Jun 27 Aselin Debison, Canadian singer (Bigger than me), born in Glace Bay, Canada

Deaths in Music

Jun 2 Walter Davis Jr., American hard bop pianist (Davis Cup, Illumination), dies of liver and kidney disease at 57
Jun 3 Stiv Bators, American musician (The Dead Boys) (b. 1949)
Jun 5 Jim Hodder, American drummer (Steely Dan), dies at 42
Jun 7 Barbara Baxley, American actress and singer (Norma Rae, Countdown), dies at 67 of a heart attack
Jun 11 Clyde McCoy, American jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86
Jun 14 Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
Jun 15 Carlo Prosperi, Italian composer, dies at 69
Jun 16 Eva Turner, British soprano, dies
Jun 19 Antonio Martinez, Spanish rock guitarist (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black", dies in a motorcycle accident at 44
Jun 21 June Christy, American jazz singer (Tampico), dies at 64
Jun 25 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77
Jun 30 Dudu Pukwana [Mtutuzel], South African saxophonist and composer, dies at 51