- Jun 2 Walter Davis Jr., American hard bop pianist (Davis Cup, Illumination), dies of liver and kidney disease at 57
- Jun 3 Stiv Bators [Steven Bator], American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Dead Boys; The Lords of the New Church), dies from brain injury after being struck by a car in Paris, at 40
- Jun 5 Jim Hodder, American drummer, and singer (Steely Dan, 1972-74), drowns in his home swimming pool at 42
- Jun 7 Barbara Baxley, American stage and screen actress and singer (Norma Rae; Nashville; Countdown), dies of a heart attack at 67
- Jun 11 Clyde McCoy, American jazz trumpeter ("Sugar Blues"; the wah-wah sound), bandleader and co-founder of "Down Beat" magazin, dies at 86
- Jun 14 Erna Berger, German lyric soprano, and voice teacher, dies at 89
- Jun 15 Carlo Prosperi, Italian composer, dies at 69
- Jun 16 Eva Turner, British operatic soprano, dies at 98
- 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
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