- Jun 1 Lisa Hartman Black, American actress (Tabitha; Knots Landing), and singer, born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 3 Danny Wilde [Thomas], American rock singer-songwriter (The Rembrandts - "I’ll Be There For You"), born in Houlton, Maine
- Jun 4 Reeves Gabrels, American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tin Machine/David Bowie, 1987-99; The Cure, 2012-), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jun 5 Kenny G [Gorelick], American smooth jazz saxophonist (Duotones; Breathless), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jun 5 Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter ("Five Miles From Hope"; "Coming Home"), born in Long Island City, New York (d. 2005)
- Jun 5 Richard Butler, English rock singer (Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty In Pink"), born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England
- Jun 8 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jun 10 Mickey Curry, American session and touring drummer (Bryan Adams; Hall & Oates; Sam Phillips), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Jun 10 Stefania de Kenessey, Hungarian-American composer (Autumn Elegy), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 11 Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York
- Jun 14 King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Danish heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate; King Diamond), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jun 18 John Scott, English organist and choirmaster, born in Wakefield, England (d. 2015)
- Jun 19 Doug Stone, American country music singer ("I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)"), born in Marietta, Georgia
- Jun 22 Derek Forbes, Scottish rock bassist, and singer (Simple Minds,1978-98 - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Jun 22 Green Gartside [Paul Strohmeyer], Welsh rock singer-songwriter (Scritti Politti - "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"; " The Word Girl"), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Jun 23 Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, and record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey) and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chris Isaak (67 years old)
Jun 26 American rock singer-songwriter ("Wicked Game"), born in Stockton, California
- Jun 28 Paul Meyers, American jazz and Brazilian guitarist (Andy Bey, Jon Hendricks ), composer (Welcome Home; Blues for the Millennium), and educator, born in New York City
- Jun 30 Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
- Jun 30 [Philip] Adrian Wright, British composer and keyboard player (Human League - "Don't You Want Me"; "Human"), born in Wakefield, England
About June 1956
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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