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A memorial concert for John Barry, composer of scores for eleven James Bond films, not to mention Midnight Cowboy, Dances With Wolves and many others, is held at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, with performances by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Shirley Bassey, Rumer, David Arnold, Wynne Evans, Derek Watkins [trumpeter] and others. Sir George Martin, Michael Parkinson, Don Black, Timothy Dalton and others also contribute to the celebration.
Leslie West, best-known as guitarist for Mountain, has his lower right leg amputated in hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, as a result of complications from diabetes.
One of the UK's greatest jazz vocalists Ottilie Patterson dies aged 79 in Ayr, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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