June Musical Birthdays

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Marilyn Monroe to President John F. Kennedy – Happy Birthday Mr. President (5/19/1962)

Nelson Riddle - June 01 , 1921
Andy Griffith - June 01 , 1926
Norma Jean Mortenson aka Marilyn Monroe (sang in movie musicals) - June 01 , 1926
Pat Boone - June 01 , 1934
Linda Scott - June 01 , 1945
Ron Wood (Faces/Rolling Stones) - June 01 , 1947
Graham Russell (Air Supply) - June 01 , 1950
Charlene Marilynn D’Angelo - June 01 , 1950
Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) - June 01 , 1959
Simon Gallup (The Cure) - June 01 , 1960
Adam Garcia - June 01 , 1973
Alanis Morissette - June 01 , 1974
Jimmy Jones - June 02 , 1937
Charles Miller (War) - June 02 , 1939
William Guest (Gladys Knight and the Pips) - June 02 , 1941
Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) - June 02 , 1941
Jimmy Castor - June 02 , 1943
Antone Tavares (Tavares) - June 02 , 1950
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) - June 02 , 1960
Josephine Baker - June 03 , 1906
Chuck Barris (wrote the hit “Pallisades Park”) - June 03 , 1929
Curtis Mayfield (Impressions) - June 03 , 1942
Mike Dennis (Dovells) - June 03 , 1943
Michael Clark (Byrds/Flying Burrito Bros.) - June 03 , 1944
Eddie Holman - June 03 , 1946
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) - June 03 , 1946
Deniece Williams - June 03 , 1950
Suzie Quatro - June 03 , 1950
Dan Hill - June 03 , 1954
Oliver Nelson - June 04 , 1932
Freddy Fender - June 04 , 1937
Michelle Gilliam Phillips (Mamas and Papas) - June 04 , 1944
Roger Ball (Average White Band) - June 04 , 1944
Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon) - June 04 , 1945
Leroy Hutson (The Impressions) - June 04 , 1945
Eldra “El” DeBarge - June 04 , 1961
Floyd Lawrence Butler (Friends Of Distinction) - June 05 , 1941
Freddy Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) - June 05 , 1946
Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf) - June 05 , 1946
Laurie Anderson - June 05 , 1950
Ronnie Dyson - June 05 , 1950
Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) - June 05 , 1954
Brian McKnight - June 05 , 1969
Wayne Brady - June 05 , 1972
Levi Stubbs (Four Tops) - June 06 , 1936
Gary ‘U.S.’ Bonds - June 06 , 1939
Howard Kane (Jay & The Americans) - June 06 , 1942
Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) - June 06 , 1944
Peter Albin (Big Brother & the Holding Company) - June 06 , 1944
Kenny G (Kenneth Gorelick) - June 06 , 1956
Tom Araya (Slayer) - June 06 , 1961
Dean Martin - June 07 , 1917
Tom Jones - June 07 , 1940
Clarence White (Byrds) - June 07 , 1944
Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead) - June 07 , 1946
Joey Scarbury - June 07 , 1955
Prince Rogers Nelson - June 07 , 1958
Dave Navarro (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - June 07 , 1967
Sherman Garnes (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) - June 08 , 1940
Nancy Sinatra - June 08 , 1940
Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins - June 08 , 1941
Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) - June 08 , 1942
Boz Scaggs - June 08 , 1944
Mick Box (Uriah Heep) - June 08 , 1947
Julie Driscoll (Brian Auger & the Trinity) - June 08 , 1947
Alex Van Halen (Van Halen) - June 08 , 1950
Bonnie Tyler – June 08 , 1953
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) - June 08 , 1960
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) - June 08 , 1962
Les Paul - June 09 , 1915
Johnny Ace (John Alexander) - June 09 , 1929
Jackie Wilson - June 09 , 1934
John Lord (Deep Purple) - June 09 , 1941
Kenny Barron - June 09 , 1943
John ‘Mitch’ Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - June 09 , 1946
Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - June 09 , 1946
Gloria Reuben (Sang on a Tina Turner Tour) - June 09 , 1964
Dean Felber (Hootie & The Blowfish) - June 09 , 1967
Paul McGuigan (Oasis) - June 09 , 1971
Chester “Howlin’ Wolfe” Burnett - June 10 , 1910
Frances Gumm aka Judy Garland - June 10 , 1922
June Haver - June 10 , 1926
Shirley Alston Reeves (Shirelles) - June 10 , 1941
Janet Vogel (Skyliners) - June 10 , 1942
Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) - June 10 , 1946
Faith Evans - June 10 , 1973
James “Pookie” Hudson (Spaniels) - June 11 , 1934
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie - June 11 , 1939
Joey Dee - June 11 , 1940
John Lawton (Uriah Heep) - June 11 , 1946
Glenn Leonard - June 11 , 1947
Frank Beard (Z.Z. Top) - June 11 , 1949
Vic Damone - June 12 , 1928
Jim Nabors - June 12 , 1932
Chick Corea - June 12 , 1941
Len Barry (Dovells) - June 12 , 1942
Reg Presley (Troggs) – June 12 , 1943
Lyn Collins - June 12 , 1948
Brad Delp (Boston) - June 12 , 1951
Brad “Bun E Carlos” Carlson (Cheap Trick) - June 12 , 1951
Jamieson “Junior” Brown - June 12 , 1952
Rocky Burnette - June 12 , 1953
John Linnell (They Might Be Giants) - June 12 , 1959
Bobby Sheehan (Blues Traveler) - June 12 , 1968
Bobby Freeman - June 13 , 1940
Dennis Locorriere (Dr. Hook) - June 13 , 1949
Robert Donaldson (Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods) - June 13 , 1954
Burl Ives - June 14 , 1909
Junior Walker - June 14 , 1934
Garland Green - June 14 , 1942
Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group) - June 14 , 1943
Rod Argent (Zombies/Argent) - June 14 , 1945
Barry Melton (Country Joe & the Fish) - June 14 , 1947
Alan White (Plastic Ono Band/Yes) - June 14 , 1949
Jim Lea (Slade) - June 14 , 1952
Marcus Miller - June 14 , 1959
George “Boy George” O’Dowd (Culture Club) - June 14 , 1961
Erroll Garner - June 15 , 1921
Waylon Jennings - June 15 , 1937
Harry Nilsson - June 15 , 1941
Eddie Hinton - June 15 , 1944
Janet Lennon - June 15 , 1946
Noddy Holder (Slade) - June 15 , 1946
Michael “Sam” Lutz (Brownsville Station) - June 15 , 1949
Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) - June 15 , 1949
Steve Walsh (Kansas) - June 15 , 1951
Terri Gibbs - June 15 , 1954
Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock - June 16 , 1939
Lamont Dozier (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - June 16 , 1941
Edward Levert (O’Jays) - June 16 , 1942
Gino Vannelli - June 16 , 1952
Tupac “2Pac” Amaru Shakur - June 16 , 1971
Igor Stravinsky - June 17 , 1892
Christopher John Spedding - June 17 , 1944
Barry Manilow - June 17 , 1946
Gregg Rolie (Santana) - June 17 , 1947
Sir James Paul McCartney (Beatles/Wings) – June 18 , 1942
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) - June 18 , 1957
Alison Moyet - June 18 , 1961
Simon “Sice” Rowbottom (Boo Radleys) – June 18 , 1969
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) - June 18 , 1971
Peggy O`Day - June 19 , 1900
Guy Lombardo - June 19 , 1902
Louis Jordan - June 19 , 1921
Shirley Goodman (Shirley & Lee/Shirley & Co.) - June 19 , 1936
Tommy de Vito (Four Seasons) - June 19 , 1936
Al Wilson - June 19 , 1939
“Spanky” McFarlane (Spanky & Our Gang) - June 19 , 1942
Phylicia Rashad - June 19 , 1948
Paul Kelly - June 19 , 1949
Ann Wilson (Heart) - June 19 , 1950
Larry Dunn (Earth Wind & Fire) - June 19 , 1953
Mark DeBarge (DeBarge) - June 19 , 1959
Paula Abdul - June 19 , 1963
Chet Atkins - June 20 , 1924
Audie Leon Murphy - June 20 , 1924
Billy Guy (Coasters) - June 20 , 1936
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) - June 20 , 1942
Anne Murray - June 20 , 1945
Andre Watts - June 20 , 1946
Lionel Richie - June 20 , 1949
Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers) - June 20 , 1953
Cyndi Lauper - June 20 , 1953
Michael Anthony (Van Halen) - June 20 , 1955
John Taylor (Duran Duran) - June 20 , 1960
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell aka Jane Russell - June 21 , 1921
Rev. Dr. Ocie Lee Smith aka O.C. Smith - June 21 , 1932
David Edward Godin - June 21 , 1936
Ray Davies (Kinks)- June 21 , 1944
Brenda Holloway - June 21 , 1946
Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) - June 21 , 1950
Nils Lofgren (Grin) - June 21 , 1952
Kris Kristofferson - June 22 , 1936
Michael Lerner - June 22 , 1941
Eumir Deodato - June 22 , 1943
Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon) - June 22 , 1944
Howard Kaylan (Turtles/Mothers of Invention/Flo & Eddie) - June 22 , 1947
Todd Rundgren - June 22 , 1948
Alan Osmond (Osmonds) - June 22 , 1949
Meryl Streep - June 22 , 1949
Gary Beers (INXS) - June 22 , 1957
Ruby Turner - June 22 , 1958
Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) - June 22 , 1959
Jimmy Somerville - June 22 , 1961
Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) - June 22 , 1964
Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies) - June 22 , 1970
Chris Traynor (Helmet) - June 22 , 1977
Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith - June 23 , 1904
Mary Livingstone - June 23 , 1906
June Carter Cash - June 23 , 1929
Adam Faith - June 23 , 1940
Rosetta Hightower (Orlons) - June 23 , 1944
Glenn Danzig - June 23 , 1955
Paul Arthurs (Oasis) - June 23 , 1965
Chico DeBarge – June 23, 1966
David Rose - June 24 , 1909
Mick Fleetwood - June 24 , 1947
Chris Wood (Traffic) - June 24 , 1944
Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) - June 24 , 1944
Chris Wood (Traffic) - June 24 , 1944
Jeff Beck - June 24 , 1944
Colin Blunstone (Zombies) - June 24 , 1945
Patrick Moraz (Yes/Moody Blues) - June 24 , 1948
Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark) - June 24 , 1959
Curt Smith (Tears For Fears) - June 24 , 1961
Eddie Floyd - June 25 , 1935
Harold Melvin - June 25 , 1939
Carly Simon - June 25 , 1945
Ian McDonald (Foreigner) - June 25 , 1946
Clint Warwick (Moody Blues) - June 25 , 1949
Tim Finn (Split Enz) - June 25 , 1952
George Michael - June 25 , 1963
Big Bill Broonzy - June 26 , 1893
Colonel Tom Parker - June 26 , 1910
Billy Davis Jr. (Fifth Dimension) - June 26 , 1940
John Illsey (Dire Straits) - June 26 , 1949
Larry Taylor (Canned Heat) – June 26 , 1949
Mick Jones (Clash) - June 26 , 1953
Chris Isaak - June 26 , 1956
Patty Smyth (Scandal) - June 26 , 1957
Jerome Solon Felder aka Doc Pomus - June 27 , 1925
Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys) - June 27 , 1944
Lorrie Morgan - June 27 , 1959
Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) - June 27 , 1961
Lester Flatt - June 28 , 1914
Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum) - June 28 , 1943
Dave Knights (Procol Harum) - June 28 , 1945
Nelson Eddy - June 29 , 1901
Frank Loesser II - June 29 , 1910
Slim Pickens - June 29 , 1919
Gary Busey (Sang in the “Buddy Holly Story”. Great flick!) - June 29 , 1944
Little Eva - June 29 , 1945
Ian Paice (Deep Purple) - June 29 , 1948
Colin Hay (Men At Work) - June 29 , 1953
Evelyn “Champagne” King - June 29 , 1960
Lena Horne - June 30 , 1917
Dave Van Ronk - June 30 , 1936
Lawrence Henley (Newbeats) - June 30 , 1941
Michele Lee - June 30 , 1942
Florence Ballard (Supremes) - June 30 , 1943
Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band) - June 30 , 1944
Ian Matthews - June 30 , 1946
Andrew Scott (Sweet) - June 30 , 1949
Stanley Clarke - June 30 , 1951
Ronald Winans - June 30 , 1956
Yngwie Malmsteen - June 30 , 1963

Sources:
(1) http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/musicbirthdays.html
(2) http://pages.prodigy.net/cousinsteve/rock/birthday/june.htm
(3) http://thecelebritycafe.com/birthdays/
(4) http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Birthdays.html
(5) Selected WIKI pages to corroborate dates and musical affiliations

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