Events in Music History in June 1973

Living in the Material World

Jun 1 George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" album goes gold, 2 days after its US release

Live & Let Die

Jun 1 Paul McCartney & Wings release single "Live & Let Die"

  • Jun 2 "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 21 performances
  • Jun 3 "Smith" closes at Eden Theater, NYC, after 17 performances

Let’s Get It On

Jun 15 “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard R&B Song of the Year, 1973; No. 4 overall)

I Will Always Love You

Jun 17 Dolly Parton records her song "I Will Always Love You" (later a huge hit for Whitney Houston) for RCA in Nashville

  • Jun 22 George Harrison releases his fourth studio album "Living in the Material World" in the UK
  • Jun 23 "Cyrano" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 49 performances
  • Jun 23 Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's musical "Sugar", a musical adaptation of 1959 film "Some Like It Hot" starring Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, and Elaine Joyce, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 506 performances
  • Jun 26 London production of musical "Grease" premieres