June 1
• 1969: During their bed-in, John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace a Chance”
• 1967: The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in the U.S.
• 1947: Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood is born
June 2
• 1941: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is born
June 5
• 1971: Grand Funk Railroad sell out Shea Stadium in 72 hours (less time than The Beatles)
June 7
• 1993: Prince celebrates his birthday by changing his name to a symbol
• 1946: Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzman is born
June 9
• 1915: Les Paul is born
June 11
• 1969: David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” is released to coincide with the first lunar landing
June 14
• 1961: Boy George is born George O’Dowd
June 15
• 1937: Waylon Jennings is born
June 16
• 1971: Rapper Tupac Shakur is born Lesane Parish Crooks
• 1967: Rock’s first major festival, The Monterey International Pop Festival, takes place, with Jimi Hendrix, Mamas and The Papas, The Who, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane
June 18
• 1942: Paul McCartney is born
June 20
• 1980: Billy Joel scores his first #1 hit with “It’s Still Rock & Roll”
• 1955: Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony is born
• 1942: Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is born
June 22
• 1936: Kris Kristofferson is born
June 24
• 1942: Mick Fleetwood is born
June 25
• 1984: Prince’s album Purple Rain sets a record when 1.3 million copies are sold in one day
June 27
• 1971: New York’s Fillmore East, the heralded rock venue, is closed
June 30
• 1975: Cher marries Gregg Allman only four days after divorcing Sonny Bono
