June 14
1965: The Beatles record "Yesterday". On the exact same day, they also wrap up "I've Just Seen a Face".
1967: The historic three-day Monterey International Pop Festival kicks off in California
1970: Derek and the Dominos (featuring Eric Clapton) perform their very first live show together at the Lyceum Theatre in London with Dave Mason who then quits.
1980: Billy Joel’s seventh studio album, Glass Houses—home to "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"—hits No. 1 on the Billboard album charts, staying parked there for six weeks.
June 14, 1995: Rory Gallagher tragically passes away at just 47 years old.
June 15
1965: Bob Dylan records the definitive folk-rock anthem "Like a Rolling Stone" at Columbia Records Studios in New York City..
June 16
1967: Pink Floyd releases debut UK single, "See Emily Play",
June 17
1978: The Eagles release "Life in the Fast Lane", the third hit spun out of their monumental Hotel California album.
June 18
1942: Sir Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool.
1977: Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols are famously assaulted by a gang of royalists in London following the release of their fiercely controversial anti-monarchy anthem, "God Save the Queen".
June 19
1987: Guns N' Roses play UK for the ;very first time, playing a legendary, sweat-soaked gig at London’s famous Marquee Club.
June 20
1969: Jimi Hendrix commands the stage at the Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, California, reportedly pocketing a cool $50,000—the highest salary ever paid to a rock act for a single performance up to that point.
