Music History
Jun 7 Rock 'n' Roll singer-songwriter and guitar legend Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion
- Jun 8 Wings release "Back to the Egg" album
- Jun 11 Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion, sentenced to 4 months
Mingus
Jun 13 Asylum Records releases "Mingus", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 10th studio album
- Jun 13 Phyllis Newman's semi-autobiographical one-woman musical comedy "The Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at the 22 Steps Theater, NYC; runs for 85 performances on Broadway
- Jun 14 Rock group "Little Feat" disbands
- Jun 16 Single "Logical Song" by Supertramp peaks at #6
- Jun 17 "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 140 performances
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 21 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Tim Blake and Peter Gabriel headline; other performs include: Steve Hillage, The Alex Harvey Band, and Sky
Music History
Jun 22 Little Richard quits rock & roll a second time for religious pursuits
- Jun 23 "My Sharona" single released by The Knack
- Jun 25 Kenny Lehman, John Davis, Ray Chew, Nat Adderley, Jr., Thomas Jones, Wayne Morrison, Steve Boston, Eugene Narmore, Betty Rowland,and Jerry Powell's musical "Got Tu Go Disco", starring Irene Cara, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- Jun 26 Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, accidentally crashes & kills a driver
- Jun 30 "Good Times" single released by Chic (Billboard Song of the Year 1979)
TV Show Appearance
Jun 30 British punk rocker Johnny Rotten and British actress Joan Collins appear together on BBC TV's "Juke Box Jury"
- Jun 30 Kenny Lehman, John Davis, Ray Chew, Nat Adderley, Jr., Thomas Jones, Wayne Morrison, Steve Boston, Eugene Narmore, Betty Rowland,and Jerry Powell's musical "Got Tu Go Disco", starring Irene Cara, closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
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