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Barry Gibb is born in the Jane Crookall Maternity Home, Douglas, Isle Of Man, UK. With brothers Maurice and Robin he will lead the Bee Gees through four decades of hits.
Ronald Nathan Bell is born in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He will find success as Ronald Bell, a founder member of Kool And The Gang.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The The NME's 1968 Poll Winners Concert is held at Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Rolling Stones headlining, and also featuring Dusty Springfield, The Bee Gees, Lulu, The Shadows, The Association, Scott Walker, The Herd, Amen Corner, Love Affair, Status Quo.
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P.P. Arnold plays at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Root'n'Jenny Jackson Soul Show, plays at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees records The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine and This Time at IBC Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Donna Summer marries singer and songwriter Bruce Sudano in The Church on the Way in Los Angeles, California, USA, and the pair work as a songwriting duo.Billie Jean by Michael Jackson enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA where it will peak at No1 for seven weeks.
Michael Jackson steals the show with his moonwalk across the stage at the Motown 25 celebration concert in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA. The show, which also features Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, The Four Tops and The Temptations, will be transmitted two months later.
Menudo play the eighth of a ten-day series of shows at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Tina Turner plays at a McDonalds convention in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The gig had been arranged before her return to major success with What's Love Got Top Do With It.
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Kid Creole And The Coconuts play at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
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Michael Jackson’s Bad World Tour plays to an audience of 67,500 on the first of two nights at the Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania. The album Tear Down These Walls by Billy Ocean is certified as a Platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Michael Jackson arrives at Los Monteros Hotel, Marbella, Spain, Europe, to prepare for his first-ever Spanish concert, as part of his Bad World Tour. He is travelling with an entourage of around 150 people including chefs, tailors, hairdressers and a medical team. His suite has had a dance floor installed especially for his visit.
In the wake of the recent disaster at the UK's Monsters Of Rock Festival, Prince has doubts about the safety of his gig at Hamburg's 65,000 capacity Volksparkstadion. So, instead, he plays two nights at the Wilhelm Koch Arena. 
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On her Foreign Affair - The Farewell Tour, Tina Turner plays the second of seven nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
Sections of Michael Jackson's Black Or White video, which includes crotch-grabbing and car-smashing scenes, are edited out after protests from tv viewers.
On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain Europe.On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Singapore National Stadium, Singapore, Asia.
Michael Jackson rakes in the platinum discs as his album Thriller is certified by the R.I.A.A. as 24 times platinum in the USA, while Bad is certified eight times platinum and Dangerous is certified six times platinum.
Michael Jackson is honoured with the Pop Artist of the Millennium award at the Bambi Awards in Berlin, Germany, Europe.
On her Rumours that Michael Jackson has skin cancer are denied by Dr Tohme Tohme, who declares, "He is great. He's in perfect health... He doesn't have any diseases whatsoever." Dr Tohme claims to be Jackson's medical representative.Sly And Robbie, Grace Jones, Aswad, The I-Threes, Tinchy Stryder and VV Brown take part in the first of a series of concerts to mark the 50th Anniversary of Island Records, at Shepherds Bush
Empire, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Young Veins, including former Panic! At The Disco members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, play at Origami Vinyl, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their The E.N.D. World Tour, The Black
Eyed Peas play at the TW Classic Festival, Werchter, Belgium, Europe. Also on the bill are Mika, The Scissor Sisters, Amy MacDonald and others.
It is announced that an album of previously unheard tracks by Michael Jackson has been scheduled for release in November 2010, possibly including collaborations with Akon, Will.i.am and Ne-Yo.
It is reported that Michael Jackson's former landlord, Aner Iglesias, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to regain $234,000 for damage the singer allegedly caused to his Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, home from 2008 to 2009.
When Lionel Richie appears on the NBC-tv show Who Do You Think You Are? in the USA, it is revealed that his great-grandfather had been the national leader of an early African-American fraternal organization.
Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees, suffering from an inflammation of the colon, is admitted for treatment in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England, UK, Europe.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA.On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays the first of two nights at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia, USA.
The results of a University Of Sydney study into the life-spans of musicians are published in The Conversation. After studying the lives of almost 13,000 musicians in the USA, the conclusions are that their lifespans were up to 25 years shorter than the comparable US population. Accidental death rates were between five and 10 times greater. Suicide rates were between two and seven times greater; and homicide rates were up to eight times greater than the US population.
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Jazz Summers, best-known as the manager of Wham!, Scissor Sisters, The Verve and Snow Patrol, dies in England, aged 71, after suffering from lung cancer for two years.
Laurie Anderson performs a special concert for dogs in Times Square, New York City, USA. The live performance is paired with a viewing of a three-minute version of Anderson's new feature film, Heart Of A Dog. The show is a silent disco, featuring a soundtrack which human attendees can listen to on headphones.
It is announced that Rod Temperton, best known as the composer of Thriller for Michael Jackson, has died aged 66, in London, England, UK, after "a brief aggressive battle with cancer", and that his funeral has already taken place. Temperton's other well-known compositions include Boogie Nights, Off The Wall, Rock With You, Give Me The Night, Sweet Freedom and Always and Forever.1946 |
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