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The popular tenor Edward Lloyd cuts the first sod from the field which will become the site of EMI's first record production factory at Hayes, Middlesex, England, UK, Europe. Cost of the silver spade used by Mr Lloyd is £6.10/-, plus 15/- for the engraving (£7.25 in total). The spade was later acquired by EMI in 1994 for £5,000! 
Bret Michaels, future singer of heavy rock glamsters Poison, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Davie Bowie and the Lower Third play at Gaiety Bar, Victoria Tavern, London, England, UK, Europe, to launch their new record. Davie will, in due course, change his name to David Bowie.Aspiring British rock musician David Jones changes his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, just in time for the release of his new single, Can't Help Thinking About Me.
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David Bowie's Station To Station tour plays in McNicholls Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA.David Bowie's Station To Station tour plays the first of two nights in The Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Kiss play at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA, supported by Montrose.
The film The Man Who Fell To Earth, starring David Bowie, has its London, England, UK, Europe, premiere.
On their Flesh And Blood tour, 
On their Flesh And Blood tour Roxy Music play the first of two nights at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
On their The Game tour, Queen play at Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, USA.
UK glam rock star 
Steve Peregrin Took, a former member of Tyrannosaurus Rex (aka T.Rex) dies aged 31 from asphyxiation after choking on a cocktail cherry at his apartment in North Kensington, London, England, UK, Europe. Although Took and his girlfriend, Valerie Billiet, had ingested morphine and hallucinogens the night before, authorities ruled that neither contributed to his death.The Royal Variety Performance, held at the Theatre Royal, London, England, UK, Europe, is transmitted on British tv, featuring Adam And The Ants, Lonnie Donegan, Donovan, Cliff Richard, The Shadows, The Searchers, Alvin Stardust and Marty Wilde.
Dio and David Bowie's schizophrenic half-brother, Terry Burnes, kills himself aged 47 by lying down on the railway lines at Coulsdon South station, London, England, UK, Europe. He is killed instantly by a passing train. Bowie refers to his half-brother in the line "a crack in the sky and a hand pointing down at me" in his song Oh, You Pretty Things.
The compilation album Greatest Hits Vol 1 by Queen is certified by the BPI as a triple platinum album in the UK.
Stevie Rachelle, lead singer of Wisconsin-based band X-iter buys a one-way air ticket to Los Angeles, California, USA. He is hoping to audition for the band Tuff as their vocalist.
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On his Trash tour, Alice Cooper plays at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On his Sound And Vision tour, 
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On their Hot In The Shade tour, when Kiss play at The War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, Paul Stanley runs into the guardrail on stage and cracks his ribs, which results in the cancellation of dates later in the month at Sydney, Halifax and Moncton.
When Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi marries actress Heather Locklear, in Paris, France, Europe. They will be divorced in 2007.
David Bowie holds his 50th birthday concert in Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. Guests joining Bowie for this event include Robert Smith of The Cure, Frank Black, Billy Corgan, Dave Grohl, Lou Reed and Sonic Youth. After the show, Bowie's wife Iman hosts a post-concert dinner at the downtown space of Julian Schnabel with guests including Beck, Moby, Courtney Love, Prince, Charlie Sexton, Fred Schneider, Matt Dillon, Matthew Modine, Jeffrey Wright, Christopher Walken, and Michael Wincott, Donna Karan and Naomi Campbell.
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It is reported that Vince Neil - lead singer for Motley Crue – plans to go into the wine business with a company called 'Vince Vineyards.' The company's first offering will be a 2003 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2003 Sonoma Chardonnay. 
The Montreux Jazz Festival begins in Montreux, Switzerland, Europe. Artists performing at the sixteen-day event include Prince, Quincy Jones, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Chickenfoot, Herbie Hancock, Klaxcons, George Benson, George Duke, Status Quo, John Fogerty, Allen Toussaint, Jeff Beck and Simian Mobile Disco.
A young but devoted Queen fan, Connor Walker, is granted the opportunity to jam with Queen guitarist Brian May in his home, courtesy of Make-A-Wish Foundation (r) UK charity. Connor, aged 13, from Kingsbridge in Devon, England, UK, Europe, suffers from Neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disorder that causes nerve tissue to grow tumours, resulting in Connor having to undergo more than 18 operations.
On their Maiden England World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Jiffy Lube Live, Washington DC, USA, supported by Alice Cooper.
Rock vocalist Bret Michaels suffers what appears to be a diabetic low blood sugar episode on stage during a show at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. He is unable to complete the performance.
Queensrÿche play 
On their Lower the Bar Tour, Steel Panther play at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France, Europe.
Brian May of Queen reveals on Instagram that he has been hospitalised after seriously damaging his Gluteus Maximus "in a bout of over-enthusiastic gardening."
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at The Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
On their 107-date On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at The Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, New York State, USA.1907 |
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