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Singer and actress Juanita Hall appears on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA. She is remembered as the first African-American to win a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Bloody Mary in the Rogers And Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
Rebecca Luker, Tony-award winning stage musical vocalist, is born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
At the Golden Globes Award Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, USA, Bobby Darin is presented with the 'New Star Of The Year' Award for his performance in the film Come September.
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When Cliff Richard appears on UK tv show Sunday Night At The London Palladium, he is presented with an award by UK pop paper NME for being voted Top British Singer.
The comedy movie What's New Pussycat is released in the UK. The film's soundtrack song, What's New Pussycat, composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, will be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in a Movie. The film's soundtrack also features Manfred Mann performing My Little Red Book.
Charlie Colin, bassist of Grammy Award winning San Francisco-based band Train, is born.
Cliff Richard attends The Valentines Awards ceremony held by UK pop weekly Disc, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The hit single Mrs. Robinson by Simon And Garfunkel is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The hit single Mrs. Robinson by Simon And Garfunkel is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Eurovision Song Contest is held in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is won by the Luxembourg entrant, Vicky Leandros singing Apres Toi, trouncing the British entry by the New Seekers.
United States President Jimmy Carter presents Minnie Riperton with the American Cancer Society's Courage Award, for her outstanding achievements in promoting awareness of how women can face up to life after breast cancer. 
The album The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City, is designated a landmark site by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. As ‘the premier performance hall for practically every major black American performer’ it has played its part in the careers of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and hundreds more.
At the BPI BRIT Awards in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe, Prince collects the Best International Artist and Best Soundtrack album awards. Wham! is Best British Group. Frankie Goes To Hollywood collect awards for Best Single (Relax), Best New Group and Best Producer (Trevor Horn). Police scoop the Outstanding Contribution To British Music trophy. Duran Duran win the Best British Music Video award for Wild Boys.
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Michael Jackson attends the Grammy Awards in Hollywood, California. Steve Winwood's Higher Love wins Record Of The Year. Robert Palmer is Best Male Vocalist. Jody Watley is best new artist. Janet Jackson performs What Have You Done For Me Lately, but does not win any awards.
The album Strong Persuader by Robert Cray is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The album Savage Amusement by Scorpions is awarded a Platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson is certified as a platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Fine Young Cannibals are awarded a double platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for sales of the hit album The Raw And The Cooked.
Milli Vanilli is awarded a double platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for sales of the hit album, Girl, You Know It's True.
The Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre announces that Asteroids 4147-4150, are to be named Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr after the four members of The Beatles.
Hell To Pay by The Jeff Healey Band is certified as a Platinum Album in Canada.
Prince is once again named Best International Artist at the 11th annual BRIT Awards, held at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK.The third annual MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony is held in Alexandra Palace, London, UK. Oasis is named Best Group, and their single Wonderwall is named Best Song.
The 44th Annual Ivor Novello Awards ceremony takes place at the Grosvenor House Hotell, London. The team of Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers is named Songwriters of the Year. Robbie Williams' hit single, Angels, is Most Performed Work.
Bonnie Raitt is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At the 19th Annual Soul Train Awards in Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, the big winners are Usher with five awards including best R’n’B/Soul Single for Confessions Part 2, and Alicia Keys with three awards including best R’n’B/Soul Single for If I Ain’t Got You.
Carlos Santana receives the Icon honour at the BMI Latin Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
ASCAP'S 18th Annual Rhythm And Soul Music Awards ceremony is held at the Beverly Hilton hotel, Beverly Hills, California, USA. Songwriting and production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis scoop the prestigious Heritage Award. Alicia Keys and Jermaine Dupri are songwriters of the year. Ringtone of the year is 50 Cent's In Da Club.
At The World Music Awards in the Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California, Mariah Carey collects awards as Best-selling R'n'B Artist, Best-selling Pop Female Artist and Female Entertainer of the Year, while Destiny's Child take home the awards for Best-Selling Pop Group, Best-Selling R'n'B Group and All Time Best-Selling Female Group. 
Robert Plant, vocalist of Led Zeppelin, is awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List in the UK.The City of West Hollywood establishes Elmer Valentine Way, in memory of the recently deceased founder/owner of the world-famous Whisky A Go Go rock club on Sunset Strip.
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Tommy Smith is presented with the 2009 Scottish Jazz Expo Award at a ceremony in The Hub in Edinburgh, Scotland. The award recognises outstanding artistic contributions to Scottish Jazz.
Ozzy Osbourne attends the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards In Los Angeles, California, USA.
Multiple Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse is found dead at her flat in Camden, London, England, UK. The 2012 song Amy by Green Day will be inspired by Billie Joe Armstrong hearing of Winehouse's death.Adele is added to Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in world. Rihanna is the only other singer on the list.
Johnny Marr, best-known as the former guitarist of The Smiths, is awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford, at a ceremony at The Lowry, Salford, England, UK, Europe.
It is announced that 21, the second album by Adele, has reached a new milestone, becoming the 21st album to sell more than 10m copies in the USA since Nielsen SoundScan began keeping track in 1991.Dee Snider of Twisted Sister is the subject of The Revolver/Guitar World Rock and Roll Roast, at the City National Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California, USA.
It is announced that Coldplay will receive the Royal Albert Hall Best British Act Award at this year's Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards, held on Friday 28 June 2013 at The Hilton hotel, Park Lane, London, England, UK, Europe.Cyndi Lauper attends the unveiling of her caricature at Sardi's, New York City, USA.
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Bob Dylan is named as winner of the Nobel Prize For Literature in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in Madison Square Gardens, New York City, USA, Bruno Mars wins Album Of The Year and Record of The Year for 24k Magic. Ed Sheeran gets Best Pop Vocal Album for Divide. Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Performance for Humble.
George Ezra, along with BRITs Chairman And Sony Music UK CEO, Jason Iley, presents a cheque for £250,000 to three charitable organisations - Mind, The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and Music Support - in an event at The BRIT School in Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe. The money is intended to assist in mental health education, and is donated by The BRIT Awards with Mastercard.1950 |
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