- Jun 2 Loyd Sigmon, American radio broadcaster, sound engineer, and inventor ("Sig Alert" for traffic and emergency notices), dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 95
- Jun 2 Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian operatic basso singer, dies of a heart attack at 74
- Jun 3 Jonathan D. Kramer, American composer (Notta Sonata), dies of leukemia at 61
- Jun 3 Quorthon [Thomas Forsberg], Swedish heavy and Viking metal musician, and record producer (Bathory), dies of a congenital heart issue at 38
- Jun 4 Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violist, librettist, actor, stage director, and playwright (The Bald Head Listens; The Family), dies at 67
- Jun 4 Steve Lacy [Lackritz], American jazz soprano saxophonist (Thelonious Monk), dies of liver cancer at 69
- Jun 5 Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor, dies of cancer at 63
- Jun 10 Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist (Deacon Blue), dies at 47
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Jun 10 American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music ("Georgia On My Mind"; "Mess Around"; "Hit The Road, Jack"), dies at 73
- Jun 14 Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
- Jun 17 Jackie Paris, American jazz singer and guitarist ("Skylark"), dies at 79
- Jun 24 Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek lyricist, journalist, and children's book author, dies of an allergic reaction at 39 or 40 [birth year uncertain]
- Jun 24 Jimmy Rowser, American jazz double-bassist (Dinah Washington; Ray Bryant; Les McCann), and teacher, dies at 78
- Jun 26 Eskil Hemberg, Swedish composer, conductor (Stockholm University Chorus, 1959-84), and artistic director (Royal Swedish Opera, 1987-96), dies at 66
- Jun 26 Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
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