On This Day in Music: June 11

On June 11 in music history, 42 artists were born, 21 died and 10 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1976), The Rolling Stones (1966) and Brian Wilson (2025).

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The Beatles

Beatles "Rock & Roll Music" LP is released in USA

The Rolling Stones

"Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson died

Hazel Scott

Hazel Scott, Trinidad, singer/pianist (Hazel Scott) was born

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Born on June 11

Audrey Schuh

Audrey Schuh, American soprano was born

Bernard Purdie

Bernard Purdie, American session drummer was born

Brother Dave Gardner

Brother Dave Gardner, Novelty singer/comedian was born

Carlisle Floyd

Carlisle Floyd, Latta SC, composer (Slow Dusk) was born

Carmine Coppola

Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II, Apocalypse Now) was born

Chris Rice

Chris Rice, singer/songwriter was born

Chris Trousdale

Chris Trousdale, American pop singer and dancer was born

Clarence "Pinetop" Smith

Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, jazz pianist/singer (Boogie Woogie Piano) was born

Donnie Van Zant

Donnie Van Zant, rock vocalist (.38 Special) was born

Emil Frantisek Burian

Emil Frantisek Burian, composer was born

Francesco A Vallotti

Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist was born

Francesco Antonio Bonporti

Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer was born

Frank Beard

Frank Beard, Frankston Texas, US country rock drummer (ZZ Topp) was born

George Frederick McKay

George Frederick McKay, composer was born

Giola Bruno

Giola Bruno, rocker (Expose) was born

Glenn Leonard

Glenn Leonard, R&B singer (Temptations) was born

Graham Russell

Graham Russell, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (Air Supply) was born

Hazel Scott

Hazel Scott, Trinidad, singer/pianist (Hazel Scott) was born

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American musician was born

Joey Dee

Joey Dee, Passaic NJ, singer (Hey Let's Twist, 2 Tickets to Paris) was born

John Lawton

John Lawton, British rock singer (Uriah Heep) was born

Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas

Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer was born

Jose Bernabe Marino Barreto y Casanova

Jose Bernabe Marino Barreto y Casanova, pianist vocalist bandleader was born

Josef Anton Reidl

Josef Anton Reidl, composer was born

Josh Ramsay

Josh Ramsay, Canada, singer-songwriter (Marianas Trench) was born

Jud Strunk

Jud Strunk, American musician and comedian (d. 1981) was born

Lindsey de Paul

Lindsey de Paul, singer was born

Luigi Gatti

Luigi Gatti, composer was born

Mukhtar Ashrafi

Mukhtar Ashrafi, composer was born

Nancy Blogg

Nancy Blogg, Swiss dancer (Josephine) was born

Pookie Hudson

Pookie Hudson, vocalist (Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite-Spaniels) was born

Revaz Kondrat'yevich Gabichvadze

Revaz Kondrat'yevich Gabichvadze, composer was born

Richard Stohr

Richard Stohr, composer was born

Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss, Munich Germany, composer (Don Quixote, Salome) was born

Russell Hitchcock

Russell Hitchcock, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (Air Supply) was born

Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba

Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer was born

Skip Alan

Skip Alan, [Alan Skipper], drummer (Them, Pretty Things) was born

Steven Drozd

Steven Drozd, American drummer was born

Tai Anderson

Tai Anderson, American musician (bass player for Third Day) was born

TiA

TiA, Japanese R&B singer was born

Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin

Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer was born

Wilma Burgess

Wilma Burgess, country-pop singer was born

Died on June 11

Amalia Mendoza

Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (b. 1923)

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson died

Charles Swinnerton Heap

Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer, dies at 53

Christoph Stoltzenberg

Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer, dies at 74

Clyde McCoy

Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86

Earl Grant

Earl Grant, American musician and singer (b. 1931)

Egidio Romoaldo Duni

Egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67

Enchanting

Enchanting died

Floro Manuel Ugarte

Floro Manuel Ugarte, composer, dies at 90

Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy died

Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke

Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 72

Giovanni Battista Cirri

Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer, dies at 83

Katsuhisa Hattori

Katsuhisa Hattori died

Lovelace Watkins

Lovelace Watkins, singer, dies at 58

Marcel Louis Auguste Samuel-Rousseau

Marcel Louis Auguste Samuel-Rousseau, composer, dies at 72

Mel Winkler

Mel Winkler died

Rajeev Taranath

Rajeev Taranath died

Seth Putnam

Seth Putnam, American musician (b. 1968)

Suna Kan

Suna Kan died

Theodore Dubois

Theodore Dubois, composer, dies at 86

Ulysses Dove

Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer, dies at 49

Releases & milestones on June 11

Garbage

Garbage released the album 'No Gods No Masters'

Marina Diamandis

Marina Diamandis released the album 'Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land'

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 released the album 'Jordi'

Migos

Migos released the album 'Culture III'

Polo G

Polo G released the album 'Hall of Fame'

Slayyyter

Slayyyter released the album 'Troubled Paradise'

Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney released the album 'Path of Wellness'

The Beatles

Beatles "Rock & Roll Music" LP is released in USA

The Rolling Stones

"Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1

Universal Robot Band

"Dance & Shake Your Tambourine" by Universal Robot Band peaks at #93

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