June 18
• 1942: Paul McCartney is born
June 20
• 1942: Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is born
• 1983: Grace Potter is born
June 21
• 2002: The very first Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival begins in Manchester, Tennessee
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
• 1989: At New York’s Radio City Music Hall, The Who perform their rock opera Tommy in its entirety for the first time in 17 years