Here are some birthdays and other events of interest in the music world.
Some are more related to music than others...
JUNE 1
Ron Wood (Rolling Stones) (1947)
Pat Boone (1934)
Sonny Boy Williamson died (1948)
The Rolling Stones start their first US tour (1964)
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released in the UK (1967)
JUNE 2
Charlie Watts (1941)
Glen Matlock is ejected from the Sex Pistols for liking The Beatles (1980)
Bo Diddley died (2008)
JUNE 3
Curtis Mayfield (1942)
Ian Hunter (1946)
Suzi Quatro (1950)
Dan Hill (1954)
Ralph Gleason (co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine) died (1975)
The Rolling Stones make their US television debut on the Dean Martin Show (1964)
JUNE 4
Gordon Waller (Peter And Gordon) (1945)
The first royalties paid from Russia are to The Rolling Stones (1975)
JUNE 5
Bob Dylan graduates from Hibbing High School, Minnesota (1959)
JUNE 6
Gary U.S. Bonds (1936)
Larry "The Mole" Taylor (Canned Heat) (1942)
Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) (1944)
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show from the waist up (1956)
The Beatles began their first session with EMI, at Abbey Road Studio, with George Martin producing (1962)
JUNE 7
Prince (1958)
Dean Martin (1917)
Tom Jones (1940)
Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead) (1946)
Blind Faith appears for the first time in public, at London's Hyde Park for 150,000 fans (1969)
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash TV special airs on ABC (1969)
JUNE 8
Nancy Sinatra (1940)
Boz Scaggs (1944)
Alex Van Halen (1950)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) (1962)
Brian Jones announces his departure from The Rolling Stones (1969)
JUNE 9
Cole Porter (1893)
Les Paul (1923)
Johnny Ace (1929)
Jackie Wilson (1934)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) (1941)
Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (1947)
The Beatles begin their first tour of the Orient (1964)
Bob Dylan receives an honorary degree from Princeton (1970)
Bruce Springsteen signs with CBS records (1972)
JUNE 10
Howlin' Wolf (1910)
Judy Garland (1922)
Janis Joplin plays with Big Brother for the first time (1966)
The Beatles release "Rain", their first recording with reversed tapes (1966)
Bruce Springsteen releases "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" (1978)
Following a 2 Live Crew performance, two group members are arrested for performing songs from their "Nasty As I Wanna Be" LP, which had been declared obscene by a federal judge (1990)
JUNE 11
Frank Beard (ZZ TOP) (1949)
The Rolling Stones release the live album, "Got Live If You Want It. Screams from the audience nearly drown out the music (1965)
Queen Elizabeth announces that the Beatles will receive MBE awards in October. This sparks controversy and some previous winners turn their medals in. Lennon waits four years before returning his in 1969, protesting Britain's support of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam (1965)
Janis Joplin performs with Big Brother for the first time at a show in San Francisco (1966)
Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion (1979)
JUNE 12
Chick Corea (1941)
Roy Harper (1941)
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) (1951)
The Beatles receive the MBE (Member Of British Empire) award (1965)
The Rolling Stones release "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965)
The Who's film "The Kids Are Alright" opens (1979)
Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, and more host a nuclear disarmament rally in Central Park, 750,000 attend (1982)
JUNE 13
Dr. Hook (Dennis Locorriere) (1949)
Jorge Santana (1954)
Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA (1958)
Law enforcement officials in Texas call for a ban on Ice-T's "Cop Killer" LP. Sales of the album on the West Coast and in Texas double (1992)
JUNE 14
Rod Argent (Zombies) (1945)
Boy George (1961)
Elvis Presley graduates from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis (1953)
Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone" at Columbia Studio A in New York City. It's Dylan's first electric recording and it will make it to #2 on the charts. (1965)
The Rolling Stones announce the formation of their own label (1969)
Derek and the Dominoes make their live debut in Britain (1970)
Rolling Stone reports that Little Feat have broken up after ten years. Two weeks later, guitarist/singer Lowell George dies of a heart attack at age 34 (1979)
Bruce Springsteen headlines a "No Nukes" concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Among those performing are Jackson Browne, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash, Steven Stills, Nicolette Larson and others (1981)
JUNE 15
Harry Nilsson (1941)
Waylon Jennings (1947)
Ivan Vaughn introduces a drunk John Lennon to a sober Paul McCartney (1956)
The Beatles album Yesterday & Today is released by Capitol. Issued in the controversial "butcher" sleeve, with the Beatles smiling amongst a group of decapitated baby dolls, the morbid original photo quickly becomes a problem for Capitol. The album is pulled and the cover replaced by a more conventional shot; the original remains one of the most valuable collectibles in rock history (1966)
Jimi Hendrix records his first session at Electric Ladyland, his state-of-the-art "dream studio," in New York City (1970)
JUNE 16
Gino Vanelli (1952)
Monterey Pop Festival begins in Monterey, California. Over three days, 50,000 fans see the first major appearances of Jimi Hendrix, the Who, and Janis Joplin. Also appearing were the Byrds, the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, and Buffalo Springfield. (1967)
John Lennon sues the U.S. government, charging that officials tried to deny his immigration through selective prosecution (1975)
James Honeywell-Scott (The Pretenders) dies from a drug overdose (1982)
Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff dies of a heroin overdose (1994)
Pearl Jam begins a tour without using Ticketmaster. The band accuses the ticket giant of monopolizing the concert ticket industry and offered its fans a mail-order ticket service instead. A lengthy court battle ensues (1995)
JUNE 17
Igor Stravinsky (1882)
Lena Horne (1917)
Barry Manilow (1944)
Moby Grape releases five simultaneous singles in their CBS debut (1967)
JUNE 18
Paul McCartney (1942)
JUNE 19
Guy Lombardo (1902)
Ann Wilson (Heart) (1950)
JUNE 20
Brian Wilson (1942)
Cyndi Lauper (1953)
John Taylor (Duran Duran) (1960)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen) (1955)
The Newport Folk Festival draws 150,000 people (1969)
JUNE 21
Ray Davies (1944)
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker formally dissolve Steely Dan (1981)
JUNE 22
Kris Kristofferson (1936)
Peter Asher (1946)
Howard Kaylen (Turtles, Flo And Eddie) (1945)
Todd Rundgren (1948)
The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax (1846)
JUNE 23
June Carter (1929)
John Entwistle (The Who) weds Alison Wise (1967)
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles perform their last show together (1972)
JUNE 24
Jeff Beck (1944)
Chris Wood (Traffic) (1944)
Colin Blunstone (Zombies) (1945)
Mick Fleetwood (1947)
John Lennon's second book "A Spaniard In The Works" is published (1965)
JUNE 25
Carly Simon (1945)
Tim Finn (1952)
JUNE 26
Big Bill Broonzy (1893)
Colonel Tom Parker (1909)
Georgie Fame (1943)
Mick Jones (The Clash) (1955)
Sonny and Cher's divorce is finalized (1975)
JUNE 27
Bruce Johnston (1944)
The Fillmore East closes (1971)
Who Bassist John Entwhistle died (2002)
JUNE 28
Lester Flatt (1914)
JUNE 29
Tim Buckley died from drug overdose (1975)
Lowell George (Little Feat) died from a stroke (1979)
