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William Collins is born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He will find fame as funk bass player Bootsy Collins, leader of Bootsy's Rubber Band, and a key member of Parliament and Funkadelic.James Brown plays the fifth night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Ben E. King, The Spinners and Lee Dorsey.
Ray Charles, The Zombies, Ray Peterson, Billy Preston, Dinah Lee, The Righteous Brothers, Joe Williams, Donna Loren, George Soule and Bobby Sherman appear on tv show Shindig! in the USA.The Everly Brothers, The Righteous Brothers, Sandie Shaw, Billy Preston, Glen Campbell and Clydie King appear on tv pop show Shindig! in the USA.
An instrumental backing track is recorded by The Funk Brothers for the Motown Records song You're Gonna Love My Baby in Hitsville Studio, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Vocals will be added two days later by Barbara McNair.
Wilson Pickett, Mitch Ryder, Sly And The Family Stone and John Hammond play at The Summer Music Festival, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The movie The Blues Brothers, adapted from John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's classic Saturday Night Live skit, premieres in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A love letter of sorts to Sixties R'n'B and soul, it will help re-establish the careers of its musical co-stars, including James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.
Stevie Wonder releases a new single, Happy Birthday, on 12" single only, in the USA.
The Jacksons hold a press conference at Tavern On The Green, Central Park, New York City, USA, to announce their upcoming Victory Tour, sponsored by Pepsi.
The first picture CDs are issued by CBS, featuring Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, George Michael and Terence Trent D'Arby.
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On his Bad World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of three nights at East Meadowland Arena, Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, to an audience of 20,350.
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 tour, Janet Jackson plays at The Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
An AIDS Benefit Concert titled That’s What Friends Are For, is held at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA. Whitney Houston tops the bill, and Patti Smith makes her first live appearance in ten years. Also on the bill are Barry Manilow, Air Supply, Carly Simon, Biurt Bacharach, Eric Carmen, Milli Vanilli, Lisa Stansfield and The Four Tops. Over $2.5m is reportedly raised.
On his Nude Tour, Prince plays at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA.
The Neville Brothers and Stevie Ray Vaughan are among the artists playing live at The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival,New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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On her Rhythm Nation tour, Janet Jackson plays the second of two nights at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.Fleetwood Mac, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Chuck Berry, Elton John, Kenny Rogers and Trisha Yearwood perform in The Presidential Inaugural Gala one day before Bill Clinton takes office in Washington DC, USA.
On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan, Asia.Michael Jackson is confronted by religious protesters when he visits the ancient Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, during his Dangerous World Tour.
On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of three nights at the River Plate Stadium , Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.
Blues guitarist Johnny 'Guitar' Watson collapses and dies from a heart attack, aged 61, during a concert in Yokohama, Japan, Asia.
Prince's 20th album, Chaos And Disorder (rumoured to be his last for Warner Bros.), peaks at No14 in the UK Albums Chart in its week of entry.
The album The Artist (better known as Prince) closes the Billboard/Airplay Monitor And Seminar Awards ceremony with a 90-minute set.The Rev Jesse Jackson, spiritual advisor to Michael Jackson, tells reporters outside the Santa Maria, California, USA, courthouse where Jackson's child molestation trial has been heard, that the star is 'anxiously awaiting' the jury’s verdict, but is also 'amazingly optimistic'. 
It is announced that the start of Michael Jackson's upcoming run of shows at the O2, London, has been delayed from July 8 to July 13.
Evan Chandler, father of Jordan Chandler, and instigator of charges against Michael Jackson of child sex abuse, is found dead in bed at home, having shot himself in the head.
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Bootsy Collins reveals, via a Facebook posting, that Bobby Womack has been released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia, but that he has been diagnosed as suffering from the early stages of colon cancer, for which he will need surgery.Prince plays at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, England, London, UK, Europe, where his audience includes Adele, Noel Gallagher, Rita Ora, Jamie Cullum, Nile Rogers, Rizzle Kicks and others.
Zapp play at Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.Musician, songwriter and producer Clarence Henry Reid, also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly, dies as a result of recently-diagnosed liver cancer, at a hospice in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, USA.
A hearing is held in Chaska, Minnesota, USA, to determine whether to declare Prince's siblings as his heirs, and who should manage the rock superstar's estate going forward. No will has surfaced since Prince died.
During his 214-date 24k Magic World Tour, Bruno Mars plays at Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, supported by Sister Sledge, DJ Rashida and DNCE.
Dustbowl Revival play at The Fillmore, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with Heather Maloney.Dustbowl Revival play at The Paramount Center For The Arts, Bristol, Tennessee, USA, with Birds Of Chicago.
Dustbowl Revival play at The Ark, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, with Smooth Hound Smith.
African saxophone star Manu Dibango dies from Covid-19 (coronavirus), aged 86, in Paris, France, Europe. Dibango, who fused jazz and funk music with traditional sounds from his home country, Cameroon, was perhaps best known for his 1972 song Soul Makossa.1951 |
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