Music Concert
Jun 2 Ringo Starr's second All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include Joe Walsh, Dave Edmunds, Todd Rundgren, Burton Cummings, Timothy B. Schmit, Zak Starkey, and Timmy Capello
Music History
Jun 3 "MTV Unplugged" broadcasts singer-songwriter Paul Simon and 11 of his band members performing in Queens, NYC
Music History
Jun 4 USPS announces 1.2 million people voted to choose the artwork on their Elvis Presley stamp, with 75% preferring a portrait of young Elvis over old Elvis [1]
- Jun 6 Ben Vereen suffers head and leg injuries when hit by a vehicle while walking along a dark stretch of highway in Malibu, California; Vereen had earlier fallen asleep while driving and hit a tree, record producer David Foster was behind the wheel of vehicle that hit Vereen [1]
- Jun 7 "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 48 performances
Music City News Awards
Jun 8 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Garth Brooks win
- Jun 10 "Price" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 47 performances
Music History
Jun 24 Billy Joel (43) gets diploma from Hicksville (New York) High School, 25 years after leaving with a missing English credit; he submitted samples of his writing to earn his degree
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 26 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Shakespear's Sister, and Youssou N'Dour headline; other performers include Lou Reed, Kirsty MacColl, Tom Jones, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Billy Bragg, Television, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Music History
Jun 27 "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #68
Kendrick Lamar
Eminem
XXXTentacion
Tupac Shakur
Nicki Minaj
Coolio