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Blues guitarist and singer Frank Stokes is born in White Haven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.
Carl Perkins dies of throat cancer, aged 65, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, USA, from throat cancer.
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Thunder release the LP 'Live' in the UK.
Crystal Ball - a four-CD set of jams and previously unreleased tracks by Prince peaks at No62 in the USA. The increasingly independent artist is currently without a manager or a major label deal.Singer-songwriter Bernard Lavilliers plays the third of four nights at L'Olympia, Paris, France.
Musician, poet, artist and performance artist Rozz Williams, best-known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and with the industrial project Premature Ejaculation, dies aged 34 by hanging himself in his apartment in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At the start of a South American tour, The Rolling Stones play at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, supported by Bob Dylan.
Welsh-born singer Dorothey Squires dies of lung cancer, aged 83, in Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, UK, Europe.
Dee Dee Bridgewater plays the first of four nights at Yoshi's Jazz Club, Oakland, California, USA. During these four nights she records the album Live At Yoshi's, which features several songs associated with Ella Fitzgerald, who had died a year earlier.
Dee Dee Bridgewater plays the first of four nights at Yoshi's Jazz Club, Oakland, California, USA. During these four nights she records the album Live At Yoshi's, which features several songs associated with Ella Fitzgerald, who had died a year earlier.
Steven Tyler of The Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the brainchild of Tony Butala, lead singer of The Lettermen, is officiallyrnopened in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
You're Still The One by Shania Twain is certified as a platinum single by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
On their Virtual World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Cascias Pavillion, Cascias, Portugal, Europe.
On their Virtual World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Velodromo Luis Puig, Valencia, Spain, Europe.
On their Virtual World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Ta'Qali Open Air, Malta, Europe. This show marks the end of the first European leg of the tour.
The triple CD Bob Dylan tribute set Like A Rolling Thunder 98: A Tribute To Bob Dylan, is recorded at Kalkscheune, Berlin, Germany, Europe. Artists taking part include Stephan, Alias, Spy, Maik Wolter And Friends and Almost Heaven.
It is reported that Tom Petty has paid $3.7m to buy a 10,000 sq. ft. eight-bedroom house in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Joey Kramer, drummer of Aerosmith, suffers second-degree burns when his Ferrari catches fire while being refueled with the engine running at Scarsillino's Sunoco on Route 3A in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA. The band is obliged to cancel upcoming concerts while Kramer recovers.
Jello Biafra plays a spoken-word show at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
As part of the Lucca Festival, Steve Winwood and Tito Puente play in the Amphitheatre, Lucca, Italy, Europe.
On the North American leg of their Virtual XI tour, Iron Maiden play at Universal City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
New Orleans soul balladeer, Johnny Adams, known as the Tan Canary, dies of cancer at Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Wu Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard is arrested at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California, USA, for making terrorist threats.
Former Guns N'Roses drummer Steven Adler is sentenced to 150 days in jail for attacking two women in separate domestic violence incidents, which also violates his probation from a 1997 conviction in another domestic violence case. He is additionally sentenced to three years of probation, with the conditions of undergoing a year of domestic violence counseling and a ban on using illegal drugs.
St. John Terrell dies in Ewing Township, New Jersey, USA. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he became a successful impresario, perhaps best known as the founder of the remarkable music venue known as St. John Terrell's Music Circus, in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell is appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the UN.
Jazz guitarist George Van Eps, considered one of the fathers of the modern plectrum guitar style and a pioneer of the seven-string guitar, dies of pneumonia, aged 85 in Newport Beach, California, USA. For the second time this week, Georgie Fame plays at the Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, UK.
Pigface, Sow, Thee Majesty and The Final Cut play at The House Of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
During a confrontation at his home, Ronnie Hammond, lead singer for the southern rock band The Atlanta Rhythm Section, charges at police officers in Macon, Georgia, USA, weilding a claw hammer, but is shot in the stomach by Sgt. Neal Smith before he can cause injury.New Order and Underworld play live at Alexandra Palace, London, UK. Members of Primal Scream are in the audience. Also on the bill are The Chemical Brothers, Laurent Garnier, Sasha, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Monkey Mafia, Audioweb, Luke Slater, Richard Fearless, Bronx Dogs, Scratch Perverts, Dave Ralph, John Mccready and Craig Richards.
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