Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Jun 1 EMI releases The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" nation-wide in the UK; it goes to number one for 22 weeks in the UK
- Jun 2 Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in the US; it is their first album with identical track listings in US and UK, and goes to number one for 15 weeks in US, 22 weeks in UK
#1 in the Charts
Jun 3 Aretha Franklin's cover of the Otis Redding song "Respect" reaches #1
Emmy Awards
Jun 4 19th Emmy Awards: "Mission Impossible", "The Monkees", Don Knotts & Lucille Ball win
Album Release
Jun 4 American guitarist Jimi Hendrix covers new Beatles song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at Saville Theatre (London), just days after its release, with George Harrison and Paul McCartney in the audience
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
Jun 14 "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS-TV
Music Concert
Jun 17 Barbra Streisand performs a "A Happening in Central Park" concert in NYC
- Jun 18 Closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California, featuring first major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding
- Jun 18 Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townsend wage a battle of guitars at the Monetery Pop Festival
Music History
Jun 19 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD
- Jun 25 First global satellite television program: "Our World" broadcast features 19 acts representing 19 nations including The Beatles singing "All You Need Is Love"
Music History
Jun 28 George Harrison is fined £6 for speeding
Music History
Jun 29 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge
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