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5 years ago
On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play at King George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, England,, UK, Europe.10 years ago
Ben Watt, best known as one half of Everything But The Girl, plays at The Arts Centre, Norwich, England, UK, Europe. Watt is accompanied on guitar by Bernard Butler.
Arcade Fire play at The Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, USA, supported by tUnEyArDs.
Elton John with The Million Dollar Piano is playing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The 
Factory Floor play at The Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Wanda Satterthwaite of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, files a lawsuit against Shawn Carter (Jay Z), claiming that the rapper is the father of her son, Rymir Satherthwaite. She is seeking genetic testing to prove her case.
Lana Del Rey releases a new single, West Coast, as a digital download on Universal Music Group in Belgium, France, Finalnd, Luxembourg, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
25 years ago
Jazz trombonist, composer and musical arranger Melba Liston dies in Los Angeles, California, USA, after suffering from repeated strokes. In a long and acclaimed career, she worked with Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and Billie Holliday to name but a few.
50 years ago
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play the last of fifteen nights at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mama Cass Elliott, formerly of The Mamas And The Papas, and a known heroin user, collapses during a performance on tv programme The Tonight Show in the USA. (The incident is explained away as exhaustion, but three months later she will die in her flat in London, England, UK, Europe.)75 years ago
Little Miss Share Cropper, Song Stylist is advertised in The Chicago Defender as playing at gay nightclub The Blue Dahlia, Chicago, Illinois, USA. In later years, she will become much better known as LaVern Baker.
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