On This Day in Music: June 2

On June 2 in music history, 53 artists were born, 31 died and 8 other milestones happened, among them Bob Dylan (2023), Ella Fitzgerald (1982) and The Rolling Stones (1964).

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan released the album 'Shadow Kingdom'

Ella Fitzgerald

"Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass

B-Real

B-Real, American rapper (Cypress Hill) was born

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Born on June 2

Adrian Carlos Olivares

Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) was born

Alcides Lanza

Alcides Lanza, composer was born

Ana Cristina

Ana Cristina, Cuban American singer,composer, and actress was born

Andre Vandernoot

Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor (Royal Flemish Opera) was born

Antoni Weinert

Antoni Weinert, composer was born

B-Real

B-Real, American rapper (Cypress Hill) was born

Benjamin Rogers

Benjamin Rogers, composer was born

Bert Farber

Bert Farber, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone) was born

Bob Benrit

Bob Benrit, rocker was born

Bob Rozario

Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader (Tony Orlando, Marie) was born

Brooke White

Brooke White, American singer was born

Charles Miller

Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist (War) was born

Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts, drummer (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar) was born

Christian Traugott Tag

Christian Traugott Tag, composer was born

Darin Zanyar

Darin Zanyar, Swedish Singer was born

David Wynne

David Wynne, composer was born

Del Simmons

Del Simmons, rocker (Capt Beefheart) was born

Dez Cadena

Dez Cadena, American musician (Black Flag) was born

Edward William Elgar

Edward William Elgar, Broadheath England, composer (Pomp & Circumstance) was born

Ernst Kunz

Ernst Kunz, composer was born

Fabrizio Moretti

Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-born rock drummer (The Stro was born

Frederic Devreese

Frederic Devreese, composer was born

Giovanni Righi

Giovanni Righi, composer was born

Hakon Borresen

Hakon Borresen, composer was born

Harry Rowe Shelley

Harry Rowe Shelley, composer was born

Herman-Francois Delange

Herman-Francois Delange, composer was born

Howard Johnson

Howard Johnson, American songwriter (d. 1941) was born

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja, Indian composer was born

Isaac Strauss

Isaac Strauss, composer was born

James Cutler Dunn Parker

James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer was born

Jan G Palm

Jan G Palm, Curacao, bandmaster/choir master/composer was born

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones, rocker was born

John Cameroon

John Cameroon, guitarist (Claw Boys Claw) was born

Johnny Carter

Johnny Carter, US singer (Give your baby a standing ovation) was born

Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch, US singer/poetess (Teenage Jesus, Jerks) was born

Mark Elder

Mark Elder, British opera and symphony conductor was born

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch, NYC, composer/pianist (Sting, Chorus Line), (d. 2012) was born

Max Showalter

Max Showalter, Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show) was born

Michael Steele

Michael Steele, rocker (Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian) was born

Olivier Metra

Olivier Metra, composer was born

Paul Felix Weingartner

Paul Felix Weingartner, Germany, conductor (Zara, Dalmatia) was born

Pedro Guerra

Pedro Guerra, Spanish songwriter and singer was born

Robert Fuhrer

Robert Fuhrer, composer was born

Robert Moffat Palmer

Robert Moffat Palmer, composer was born

Robin Orr

Robin Orr, composer was born

Sammy Turner

Sammy Turner, Patterson, NJ, singer (Lavender Blue Moods) was born

Steve Brookins

Steve Brookins, rocker (.38 Special) was born

Tim Rice-Oxley

Tim Rice-Oxley, English musician (Keane) was born

Tony Hadley

Tony Hadley, rock vocalist (Spandau Ballet-True) was born

Tucker Rountree

Tucker Rountree, American guitarist and composer. was born

Walter Andreas Schwarz

Walter Andreas Schwarz, German singer and author (d. 1992) was born

William Guest

William Guest, Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knight Show) was born

[Antone] Chubby Tavares

[Antone] Chubby Tavares, rocker (Tavares) was born

Died on June 2

Andres Segovia

Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94

André Mathieu

André Mathieu, Quebec pianist and composer (b. 1929)

Bhajan Sopori

Bhajan Sopori died

Birgit Carlstén

Birgit Carlstén died

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley, American musician (b. 1928)

Chris Trousdale

Chris Trousdale died

Daniel Sternefeld

Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor/composer (Elegie), dies at 80

Doc Cheatham

Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91

Dynam-Victor Fumet

Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82

Emma Lou Diemer

Emma Lou Diemer died

Ernest Ford

Ernest Ford, composer, dies at 91

Francois Hainl

Francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65

Franz Philipp

Franz Philipp, composer, dies at 81

Freidrich Hegar

Freidrich Hegar, composer, dies at 85

Georgios Kasassoglou

Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (b. 1908)

Hasan Saltık

Hasan Saltık died

Henri D Gagnebin

Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist/composer, dies at 91

Hermann Darewsky

Hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64

Janis Paige

Janis Paige died

Johann Valentin Rathgeber

Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German composer, dies at 68

John Erskine

John Erskine, US writer/poet/pianist (Venus Love Goddess), dies at 71

Junior Braithwaite

Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican musician (The Wailers) (b. 1949)

Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Saariaho died

Kentaro Haneda

Kentaro Haneda, Japanese composer (b. 1949)

Louis Vierne

Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66

Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson died

Robert Noyce

Robert Noyce, co-inventor (semi-conductor)/founder (Intel), dies

Sammy Kaye

Sammy Kaye, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 77

Stan Rogers

Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire

Vince Welnick

Vince Welnick, musician, keyboardist (The Grateful Dead) (b. 1951)

Willem Duys

Willem Duys, Dutch commentator and music producer (b. 1928)

Releases & milestones on June 2

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold released the album 'Life Is But a Dream...'

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan released the album 'Shadow Kingdom'

Ella Fitzgerald

"Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters released the album 'But Here We Are'

Jelly Roll

Jelly Roll released the album 'Whitsitt Chapel'

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds released the album 'Council Skies'

Stray Kids

Stray Kids released the album '5-Star'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass

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