Music Concert
Jun 1 Barbra Streisand appears at an ACLU Benefit in California
- Jun 2 "Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God" opens at Ambassador NYC for 149 performances
- Jun 3 Micki Grant's musical "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- Jun 7 "Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco NYC after 12 performances
- Jun 7 "Cars" by Gary Numan hits #9
- Jun 8 Micki Grant's musical "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" closes at Martin Beck Theatre, NYC, after 8 performances
Music City News Awards
Jun 9 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn win
Music History
Jun 13 Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall"
Music History
Jun 14 "Theme From New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra spreads to #32 on the charts
- Jun 15 "Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 12 performances
The Blues Brothers
Jun 16 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, premieres in Chicago, Illinois
The River
Jun 17 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's fifth studio album "The River"; the 2-record set becomes a global smash, going top five in 8 countries
- Jun 20 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and featuring appearances by Aretha Franklin; Cab Calloway; and Ray Charles opens in 594 theaters
- Jun 25 "Fearless Frank" closes at Princess Theater NYC after 12 performances
- Jun 29 "Sweeney Todd" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 557 performances
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