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Leonard Skinner, the Florida school teacher whose name was adapted and adopted by some of his students when they formed the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies aged 77, at St. Catherine Laboure Manor nursing home in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
On the third leg of his Twisted Road tour, Neil Young plays at the Marina Civic Center, Panama City, Florida, USA.Mark Ronson And The Business Intl release a new single, Bike Song, in the UK on Columbia Records.
Lady Gaga urges the US military to repeal its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays, at a rally organized by the Legal Defense Network Members of the Armed Forces in Deering Oaks Park, Portland, Maine, USA.
Sami Samir Hassoun is in court in Chicago, Illinois, USA, charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to detonate an explosive device. Hassoun had planted a device in A rubbish bin outside Wrigley Field as a concert by The Dave Matthews Band was coming to an end.
Hanson play at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.Black Country Communion, a 'supergroup' featuring Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), releases its eponymous debut album on Mascot Records.
Manic Street Preachers release their tenth album, Postcards From A Young Man in the UK on Columbia Records.
Pendulum release a new single, The Island, on Earstorm/Warner Bros. Records in the UK.Edwyn Collins releases a new album, Losing Sleep, in the UK on Co-Op/Heavenly Recordings.
Robbie Williams publishes a new autobiographical book, You Know Me, in the UK. The book is co-written with journalist/author Chris Heath.Efterklang, Buke And Glass and Silian Rail play at The Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.
Les Shelleys, an acoustic guitar/vocal duo from Los Angeles, California, USA, release the album Les Shelleys in the UK on Fat Cat Records. The album includes a cover of Bob Dylan's song The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll.
Neil Sedaka signs copies of his recently published children's book, Waking Up is Hard To Do, at Borders in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
Black Country Communion, a 'supergroup' featuring Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Derek Sherinian [Dream Theater], releases its eponymous debut album on Mascot Records.