- Jun 1 Mike Levine, Canadian rock keyboardist, bassist (Triumph), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jun 3 Stephen Ruppenthal, American trumpet player (Electric Weasel Ensemble) and composer (Kakao - Poetic Lippudenies of the Ungumptious), born in Berkeley, California
- Jun 6 Edgar Warren Williams, American composer, born in Orlando, Florida
- Jun 6 Holly Near, American folk singer, actress and activist, born in Ukiah, California
- Jun 8 Emanuel Ax, Polish-American classical pianist, born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
- Jun 8 Jeffrey Mylett, American actor and songwriter, born in North Canton, Ohio (d. 1986)
- Jun 9 Francis Monkman, British film composer, musician and songwriter (Curved Air; Sky), born in Hampstead, North London
- Jun 9 George Bunnell, American rock songwriter, guitarist and bass player (Strawberry Alarm Clock - "Incense And Peppermints"), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Jun 11 Frank Beard, American blues-rock drummer (ZZ Top - "Legs"), born in Frankton, Texas
- Jun 12 John Wetton, British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia; King Crimson, 1972-74; Roxy Music, 1974-75; U.K.), born in Willington, England (d. 2017)
- Jun 13 Dennis Locorriere, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Dr. Hook - "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'"), born in Union City, New Jersey
- Jun 14 Alan White, British rock drummer (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band; Yes, 1972-2022; solo - Ramshackled), born in Pelton, County Durham, England (d. 2022)
- Jun 14 Jim Lea, British rock musician and songwriter (Slade - "Cum On Feel the Noize"), born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
- Jun 14 Papa Wemba [Wembadio Kikumba], Congolese singer, known as the "King of Rumba Rock", born in the Kasai region, Belgian Congo (d. 2016)
- Jun 15 Michael Lutz, American bassist, singer, guitarist (Brownsville Station - "Smokin' In The Boys Room"), and producer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Jun 15 Russell Hitchcock, Australian rock vocalist (Air Supply), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Jun 16 Peppy Castro [Emil Thielhelm], American rock vocalist (Balance), born in New York City
- Jun 17 Snakefinger [Philip Lithman], British singer and songwriter. guitarist, and violinist (The Residents), born in Tooting, England (d. 1987)
- Jun 18 "Prince" Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter ("Humanity"; "Daughters Of Zion"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1999)
- Jun 20 Bob Andrews, English rock keyboardist and producer (Brinsley Schwarz; The Rumour), born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Lionel Richie (74 years old)
Jun 20 American singer (Commodores, 1968-82; "Easy"; "Three Times A Lady"; solo -"Hello"; "All Night Long"), and TV personality (American Idol, 2018-22), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- Jun 22 Alan Osmond, American pop singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
- Jun 22 Gary Moffet, Canadian rock guitarist (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 22 Junior Marvin [Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr.] Jamaican reggae and session guitarist (The Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jun 22 Larry Junstrom, American rock bassist (.38 Special), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
- Jun 24 John Illsley, British rock bassist (Dire Straits), born in Leicester, England
- Jun 25 Michael Barbiero, American disco and heavy metal sound engineer, mixer, record producer, and studio owner, born in New York City
- Jun 26 Curtis Bryant, American composer (Requiem for September Eleven), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jun 30 Andy Scott, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (The Sweet - "Love Is Like Oxygen"; "The Ballroom Blitz"), born in Wrexham, Wales
About June 1949
How Old? 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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