June in Rock History

Last Updated on 1 March 2026

Birthdays: Jim McCarty (1945), Ron Wood (1947), Mike Levine (1949), Alan Wilder (1959), Jesse Johnson (1960), Simon Gallup (1960), Mike Joyce (1963), Alanis Morissette (1974), Mike Protich (1987)
Birthdays: Charles Miller (1939), Charlie Watts (1941), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), John Du Cann (1946), Dave Flett (1951), Michael Steele (1955), Lydia Lunch (1959), Tony Hadley (1960), Dez Cadena (1961), Adrián Olivares (1976), Fabrizio Moretti (1980)
Birthdays: Curtis Mayfield (1942), Michael Clarke (1946), Mickey Finn (1947), Deniece Williams (1950), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (1950), Suzi Quatro (1950), Billy Powell (1952), Kerry King (1964), Mike Gordon (1965), Bill Janovitz (1966), Kelly Jones (1974), Yuri Ruley (1976)
Birthdays: Freddy Fender (1937), Michelle Phillips (1944), Roger Ball (1944), Susanne Ciani (1946), Reeves Gabrels (1956), El Debarge (1961), Chris Kavanagh (1964), David Pybus (1970), Stefan Lessard (1974), Zac Farro (1990)
Birthdays: Floyd Butler (1941), Don Reid (1945), Freddie Stone (1947), Tom Evans (1947), Frank Esler-Smith (1948), Nicko McBrain (1952), Kenny G (1956), Richard Butler (1956), Marty Ross (1957), Karl Sanders (1963), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Sebastien Lefebvre (1981)
Birthdays: Levi Stubbs (1936), Edgar Froese (1944), Peter Albin (1944), Tony Levin, (1946), Richard Sinclair (1948), Bruce Loose (1959), Steve Vai (1960), Dee C. Lee (1961), Tom Araya (1961), Sean Yseult (1966), James Shaffer (1970), Carl Barât (1978), Kyle Falconer (1987)
Birthdays: Dean Martin (1917), Tom Jones (1940), Clarence White (1944), Micky Jones (1946), Prince (1958), Michael Cartellone (1962), Gordon Gano (1963), Eric Kretz (1966), Dave Navarro (1967)
Birthdays: James Darren (1936), Nancy Sinatra (1940), Sherman Garnes (1940), Chuck Negron (1942), Boz Scaggs (1944), Bonnie Tyler (1951), Greg Ginn (1954), Jon King (1955), Jakko Jakszyk (1958), Nick Rhodes (1962), Neil Mitchell (1965)
Birthdays: Les Paul (1915), Jackie Wilson (1934), Billy Hatton (1941), Jon Lord (1941), Mick Box (1947), George Bunnell (1949), Trevor Bolder (1950), Terry Uttley (1951), Eddie Lundon (1962), Dean Dinning (1967), Dean Felber (1967), Mitch McLee (1969), Samoth (1974), Olly Knights (1976), Matthew Bellamy (1978)
Birthdays: Howlin’ Wolf (1910), Shirley Owens (1941), Janet Vogel (1942), Terry Luttrell (1947), Kelley Deal (1961), Kim Deal (1961), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964)
Albums released: OK Computer, by Radiohead (1997)
Birthdays: Pookie Hudson (1934), Joey Dee (1940), Frank Beard (1949), Graham Russell (1950), Donnie Van Zant (1952), Kevin Wilkinson (1958), Steven Drozd (1969)
Birthdays: Reg Presley (1941), Barry Bailey (1948), John Wetton (1949), Brad Delp (1951), Bun E. Carlos (1950), Dale Krantz (1952), Pete Farndon (1952), John Linnell (1959), Bobby Sheehan (1968), Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977)
Birthdays: Bobby Freeman (1940), John Kahn (1947), Dennis Locorriere (1949), Bo Donaldson (1954), Jorge Santana (1951), Paul De Lisle (1963), Rivers Cuomo (1970)
Birthdays: Renaldo Benson (1936), Rod Argent (1945), Steve Hunter (1948), Alan White (1949), David Thomas (1953), Brian David Willis (1958), Boy George (1961), Chris DeGarmo (1963), Mike Scaccia (1965), Bob Nanna (1975)
Birthdays: David Rose (1910), Waylon Jennings (1937), Harry Nilsson (1941), Muff Winwood (1943), Janet Lennon (1946), Russell Hitchcock (1949), Steve Walsh (1951), Terri Gibbs (1954), Brad Gillis (1957), Scott Rockenfield (1963), Laura Imbruglia (1983)
Birthdays: Edward Levert (1942), Tom “Bones” Malone (1947), Peppy Castro (1949), Garry Roberts (1950), Gino Vannelli (1952), Doane Perry (1954)
Birthdays: Cliff Gallup (1930), Norman Kuhlke (1942), Barry Manilow (1943), Greg Rolie (1947), Paul Young (1947), Philip Chevron (1957), David Longdon (1965), Kendrick Lamar (1987)
Birthdays: Tommy Hunt (1933), Don “Sugarcane” Harris (1938), Carl Radle (1942), Paul McCartney (1942), Jerome Smith (1953), West Arkeen (1960), Alison Moyet (1961), Dizzy Reed (1963)
Birthdays: Tommy de Vito (1928), Spanky McFarlane (1942), Peter Bardens (1945), Ann Wilson (1950), Larry Dunn (1953), Mark DeBarge (1959), Paula Abdul (1962), Simon Wright (1963), Brian Welch (1970), Mike Kerr (1990)
Birthdays: Chet Atkins (1924), Billy Guy (1936), Brian Wilson (1942), Anne Murray (1945), Alan Longmuir (1948), Lionel Richie (1949), Michael Anthony (1954), Kelly Johnson (1958), John Taylor (1960), Joey Cathcart (1967), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Chino Moreno (1973), Jerome Fontamillas (1976), Charlotte Hatherley (1979)
Birthdays: Miguel Vicens (1944), Ray Davies (1944), Joey Molland (1947), Greg Munford (1949), Joey Kramer (1950), Nils Lofgren (1951), Marcella Detroit (1952), Kip Winger (1961), Pat Sansone (1969), Neely Jenkins (1974), Mike Einziger (1976)
Birthdays: Kris Kristofferson (1936), Bobby Harrison (1939), Ralph Molina (1943), Howard Kaylan (1947), Alan Osmond (1949), Larry Junstrom (1949), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Bobby Gillespie (1961), Kevin Sargeant (1964), Mike Edwards (1964), Gordon Moakes (1976)
Birthdays: June Carter Cash (1929), Niki Sullivan (1937), Stu Sutcliffe (1940), Paul Goddard (1945), Myles Goodwyn (1948), Glenn Danzig (1955), Randy Jackson (1956), Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs (1965), Chico DeBarge (1966), Joe Becker (1976), Jason Mraz (1977)
Birthdays: Oz Bach (1939), Arthur Brown (1942), Charlie Whitney (1944), Jeff Beck (1944), Colin Blunstone (1945), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Mike de Albuquerque (1947), John Illsley (1949), Curt Smith (1961), Jeff Cease (1967), Richard Kruspe (1967)
Birthdays: Eddie Floyd (1937), Clint Warwick (1940), Carly Simon (1943), Allen Lanier (1946), Ian McDonald (1946), Brian MacLeod (1952), Tim Finn (1952), David Paich (1954), George Michael (1963), Mike Kroeger (1972)
Birthdays: Billy Davis Jr. (1938), Larry Taylor (1942), Ron Wilson (1944), Rindy Ross (1951), Mick Jones (1955), Chris Isaak (1956), Stef Burns (1959), Terri Nunn (1961), Harriet Wheeler (1963), Colin Greenwood (1969), Ariana Grande (1993)
Albums released: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, by The Beatles 91967)
Birthdays: Bruce Johnston (1942), Frank Mills (1942), Jim Fuller (1947), Evan Taubenfeld (1983), Coby Linder (1985)
Birthdays: Dave Knights (1945), David “Frankie” Toler (1951), Alan Pasqua (1952), Andy Cousin (1963), Michael Crafter (1981), Yvette Young (1991)
Birthdays: Little Eva (1943), Carlo Santanna (1947), Ian Paice (1948), Colin Hay (1953), Don Dokken (1953), Greg Hetson (1961)
Birthdays: Larry Hall (1940), Florence Ballard (1943), Glenn Shorrock (1944), Andy Scott (1949), Hal Lindes (1953), Bryn Burrows (1954), Philip Adrian Wright (1956), Chris Van Jaarsveld (1957), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Philip Anselmo (1968)