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Revered blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin dies aged 80 of heart failure in Wayne, New Jersey, USA. A longtime collaborator with Howlin' Wolf, Sumlin's playing on songs including Wang Dang Doodle, Spoonful and Back Door Man influenced generations of guitarists.
Legendary folk musician Pete Seeger is the special honoree at the Local 802 AFM 90th Anniversary Benefit Gala in Roseland Ballroom, New York City, USA.On their Made In Germany tour, Rammstein play the second of three nights at The ISS Dome, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.
John Lincoln Wright, vocalist and percussionist of Boston-based 1960s psychedelic band The Beacon Street Union, dies in hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, aged 64, following a series of strokes and after contracting pneumonia.
The Manhattan Transfer play at North Central College, Naperville, near Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Guns N'Roses pass the 13m fans mark on their Facebook page, putting the group inside the Top 100 of all Facebook pages, ranked at No. 99, just ahead of Queen.Having remained in the UK Top 10 for 45 consecutive weeks - its entire chart career - the album Adele overtakes Back To Black by Amy Winehouse to become the UK's biggest-selling album of the century, so far.
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Rihanna's 2010 single Only Girl [In The World], passes the 1m sales mark in the UK, making it her first ever million-selling single in the UK, according to Official Charts Company data.
Guns N'Roses pass the 13m fans mark on their Facebook page, putting them inside the Top 100 of all Facebook pages, ranked at No. 99, just ahead of Queen.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Laura Marling.On her Femme Fatale tour, Britney Spears plays a free concert at Monumento a la Revolucion, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.