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Earl 'Speedo' Carroll, lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group
The
Cadillacs, dies aged 75 in Manhattan, New York City, USA, from
complications of diabetes and a recent stroke. He wrote himself
into music history with the lines, 'Well, now they often call me
Speedoo but my real name is Mr. Earl' in The Cadillacs' 1955 hit
song Speedoo.
Rihanna scores her fourth UK No1 album with Unapologetic, on sales of just under 100,000 copies in its first week. The Official Charts Company confirms that the Bajan superstar has now equalled Madonna's chart record of three consecutive UK No1 albums.
Comedian Jenny Johnson gets the better of Chris Brown in an unpleasant and abusive exchange of Twitter messages, which leads him to delete his own Twitter account.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe.
When The Rolling Stones play at The O2 Arena, London, UK, they are joined onstage by Mary J. Blige, and by former bandmates Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor for the first time in more than twenty years.