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Charlie
Collins, a guitarist and fiddler who played with Roy Acuff's
Smokey Mountain Boys, dies following a stroke, aged 78. He was
originally with the Pinnacle Mountain Boys and joined Acuff's group in 1966 where
he remained for 25 years. Collins was also a regular at the Grand
Ole Opry as part of the Square Dance Band.
Bob Dylan performs live at The Critics' Choice Movie Awards in the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, as part of a special tribute to Martin Scorsese.
In a series of irate Tweets, Cyndi Lauper expresses her anger at having had her song True Colors used, without permission, in an online advertisement discrediting Republican US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The ad is taken down shortly after.
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band play at the BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA.
Lil Wayne launches his new skateboard-oriented clothing label, TRUKFIT, at The Hotel Americano, Manhattan, new York City, USA. Guests at the launch include Young Money's T-Streets, Lil Twist, Mack Maine and Gudda Gudda.
Bono of U2 appears on stage during the opening night of the Mali Desert music festival in Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa. Nevetheless, his presence does not resurrect the now flagging fortunes of the festival, previously a major world music event, because of terrorist threats.
In a series of Twitter.com posts, Sinead O'Connor states that she has taken an overdose of pills and has been pleading for psychiatric help to overcome her depression.
The It is announced that pop-metal icon Lita Ford has signed a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer, and that her first new studio album in nearly three years, Living Like A Runaway, is scheduled for release in May.
Stephen Lee Pieck, a homeless inhabitant of Ossining, Westchester New York State, USA, files a $9m [£5.7m] lawsuit against Eminem in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. The legal action claims that Pieck initiated the idea for Eminem's groundbreaking Born of Fire commercial for Chrysler, but never received any monetary compensation for his creative contributions.Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin is stopped on a traffic violation in Culver City, California, USA. When police notice that Scantlin appears to be intoxicated, a search finds him in possession of controlled substances, described as being in the form of 'powder and pills'. He is arrested and then released a few hours later after posting $10,000 bail.
On their Suck It And See tour, The Arctic Monkeys play at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.
As part of the New York Guitar Festival, the Silent Films/Live Guitars event in the Merkin Concert Hall features two groundbreaking guitarists premiering original film scores for silent comedies by Buster Keaton. On this night, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth presents his score for Keaton's 1922 movie Cops, and Kaki King presents a score for Keaton's 1920 film The Scarecrow.
Velvet Revolver play at the House Of Blues, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Velvet Revolver briefly reunite with vocalist Scott Weiland for a four-song set at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, as part of the bill for a concert entitled Love You Madly : A Concert For John O'Brien.
Bob Dylan performs live at The Critics' Choice Movie Awards in the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, as part of a special tribute to Martin Scorsese.