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Joe South, guitarist and songwriter (Games People Play, [I Never Promised You] A Rose Garden etc], dies aged 72, following a heart attack at his home in Buford, Georgia, USA. A hugely respected session guitarist, South is best remembered for his compositions Games People Play and [I Never Promised You] A Rose Garden.On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the second of two nights at Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany, Europe.
Rapper 2 Chainz releases his debut album, Based On A T.R.U. Story, as a digital download in Hungary, Europe.
The Melvins begin an attempt to become Guinness World Record holders as the first band to tour all of the United States in 51 days. Their hopefully record-breaking tour starts on this day in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, and is set to end on October 25 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
British boy band One Direction makes a joint announcement with an American punk band of the same name, stating that both groups have reached an amicable agreement [avoiding a lengthy and costly courtroom battle] under which the American band will in future be known as Uncharted Shores.Doctor Daniel Baldi of Des Moines, Iowa, USA, is charged with involuntary manslaughter for having over-prescribed narcotic painkillers to his patients, one of whom was Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, who died two years earlier.
Forbes magazine announces that with $110m in pre-tax earnings, Dr. Dre is now the biggest earner in Hip-Hop. Huge sales of his range of headphones, Beats By Dr. Dre, account for a significant chunk of his wealth.