Music History
Jun 4 Beatles release "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" (recorded by just John and Paul), backed with George Harrison's song, "Old Brown Shoe" in the US
Johnny Cash Show
Jun 7 "Johnny Cash Show" debuts on ABC-TV
Grand Ole Opry
Jun 7 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash perform duet on a "Grand Ole Opry" TV special
Music Premiere
Jun 7 Supergroup Blind Faith's debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech
- Jun 7 Tommy James and the Shondells release single "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
Brian Jones Leaves Rolling Stones
Jun 8 Guitarist Brian Jones is asked to leave the Rolling Stones, replaced by Mick Taylor
Music History
Jun 9 Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem
#1 in the Charts
Jun 11 "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" by The Beatles hits #1 in UK; recording involved only John (guitars, vocals, percussion) and Paul (bass, drums, piano, backing voice)
- Jun 13 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
- Jun 14 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on David Frost's British TV Show
Newport '69
Jun 20 200,000 attend Newport '69, then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
Music Premiere
Jun 21 Dmitri Shostakovich's 14th Symphony premieres in Moscow
- Jun 21 Zager & Evans release "In the Year 2525"
- Jun 27 Denver Pop Festival opens; 50,000 attend; Frank Zappa, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Jimi Hendrix headline; other performers include Three Dog Night, Tim Buckley, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker, and Poco
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