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Bandleader Don Redman is inducted as a member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. One of the most successful bandleaders in New York City, USA, during the 30s, Redman also worked as an arranger with Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and Pearl Bailey.
Donald 'Ean' Evans, bassist of The Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies of cancer, aged 48, at his home in Columbus, Mississippi, USA.
Late 70s and early 80s hitmaker Viola Wills dies of cancer, aged 69, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA