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Jazz cornet virtuoso Bix Beiderbecke leaves hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, where he was being treated for delerium tremens caused by his heavy drinking, and re-joins the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
Richard Blandon is born in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He will grow up to be lead singer of 50s r'n'b group The Dubs.
Maxine Sullivan, accompanied by by Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra, records St. Louis Blues, Spring Is Here and other tracks in New York City, USA.
Charley Straight, composer, arranger, pianist, orchestra leader, accompanist and musical director of the Imperial Player Roll Company, dies in Chicago, Illinois, USA, after being struck by a car while emerging from a manhole in the street.
Having just completed work on the movie Little Nellie Kelly, Judy Garland is admitted to Cedars Of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA, to have her tonsils removed.Dick Kuhn And His Orchestra record The Lamp Of Memory, Is There A Latin In The House and Who'll Buy A Rose From Margareeta?, for Decca Records in the USA.
Five-year-old Neil Young is woken from sleep by pain in his shoulder and a high fever. He is rushed to hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and it becomes clear that he has contracted polio.
Country star Red Foley is taken to Vanderbilt hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, by ambulance, having taken an overdose of sleeping pills.
Heroin addicted jazz saxophonist Art Pepper is confined to hospital in Long Beach, California, USA.Having spent almost two months in The Doctors Hospital, New York City, USA, being treated for hepatitis, Judy Garland is released from medical care.
The Silver Beetles' van crashes on the road between Inverness and Fraserburgh, Scotland, injuring drummer Tommy Moore. Despite concussion and the loss of several front teeth, a heavily sedated Moore is dragged onstage that night by Silver Beetle John Lennon to play with the band. (The group will later change its name to The Beatles).
Gene Vincent plays at The Majestic in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, UK, Europe. After the show, Vincent is injured while trying to evade the attentions of some fans.
Ray Stevens performs Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green And Purple Pills on popular tv show American Bandstand at W-Fil Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ronnie Goodson of Ronnie And The Hi-Lites is recovering from an operation at The Ear, Nose And Throat Hospital, New York City, USA.
Internationally popular Cuban composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona dies of a heart attack while travelling in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Mary Johnson, the first wife of Merle Travis, dies at Our Lady Or Mercy Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.
Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy flies to the USA to consult specialists about treatment for his recently injured eye.
New Orleans pianist and singer Professor Longhair, dies of a heart attack in his sleep in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, aged 61. His influence has been acknowledged by Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Dr John and many others.
Songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher and market analyst Sam Coslow dies aged 79 in Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, New York City, USA. Among his best-known songs were True Blue Lou (written in 1929 with Leo Robin and Richard Whiting for The Dance of Life); Sing You Sinners (1930, with W. Frank Harling); Just One More Chance (1931, with Arthur Johnston); Thanks and The Day You Came Along (both written with Arthur Johnston for 1933's Bing Crosby picture Too Much Harmony); Learn To Croon (1933, with Arthur Johnston, for the Bing Crosby film College Humor); Cocktails For Two (1934, with Arthur Johnston, for Murder at the Vanities); and My Old Flame.Liza Minelli enters the Betty Ford Drug Center, Milwaukee, Wisonsin, USA, for treatment.
The Neighborhoods, ZugZug, Savage Garden, Witch Doctor and Tommy Gun play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Suffering extreme head pains, R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry is carried from the stage during the show at Patinoire De Malley Auditorium, Lausanne, Switzerland, Europe, on their Monster world tour.
Jazz guitarist and filmscore composer Attila Zoller dies of colon cancer in Townshend, Vermont, USA. In a long and acclaimed career, Zoller worked with Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock and many others.
Foxy Brown crashes her car into a fence in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is admitted for medical attention and released the next morning. Brown is also charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.
Country outlaw Waylon Jennings dies at home in Chandler, Arizona, USA, from complications arising from diabetes.Bob Dylan is a celebrity guest at the Art For Aids III event, in the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort And Spa, Laguna Beach, California, USA.
Jazz, country and rock'n'roll guitarist Hank Garland, who worked with Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, George Shearing, Charlie Parker, Chet Atkins, Patsy Cline and many others, dies of a staph infection, aged 74, in Orange Park, Florida, USA. In a successful solo career, he achieved a million-selling hit in 1949 with Sugarfoot Rag.
It is revealed that Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed as having breast cancer and will have to undergo immediate surgery. Her upcoming concert dates are cancelled.When Alexisonfire play at LiveCity, Yaletown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, nine fans are hospitalised and twenty more are injured when a barricade bordering the stage is knocked over.
It is announced that Aerosmith has signed on to co-headline Britain's Download festival, with Steven Tyler as their vocalist. This ends speculation about Tyler's status in the band which started when he quit the group in 2009 and subsequently checked into rehab to kick an addiction to painkillers.
Ali-Ollie Woodson, who had sung with The Temptations since 1984, and had been a member of The Drifters in the 1970s, dies of leukemia, aged 58, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Randy Jackson, younger brother of Michael Jackson, is admitted to Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California, USA, with a suspected mild heart attack.LMFAO release Sorry For Party Rocking, the fourth single from their second album, Sorry For Party Rocking.
A rotten tooth extracted from the mouth of John Lennon of The Beatles in the mid-60s is sold to Canadian dentist Michael Zuk for £19,500 [$31,000] at Omega Auctions, Stockport, England, UK, Europe.
It is announced that injuries to the foot of vocalist Anthony Kiedis have caused The Red Hot Chili Peppers to postpone all of the dates on their upcoming tour of the USA.Strangeland, the fourth studio album by Keane, reaches No1 in the UK Albums Chart.
Legendary session vocalist Merry Clayton is seriously injured in a major car crash in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Zayn Malik pulls out of One Direction's Asian tour and flies back to the UK to be with his family after pictures emerge showing him with a mystery girl in Thailand. Malik is engaged to Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards. 
Gary Loizzo, lead singer of The American Breed, dies aged 70, of pancreatic cancer. After his success with American Breed, he became a twice Grammy-nominated recording engineer, for his work with REO Speedwagon, Styx, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor, Liza Minnelli, Tenacious D and others.
Damian best-known for his 1988 hit single The Time Warp, dies following a three-year battle with cancer. 
Radio deejay Brian Matthew, who worked for the BBC for 63 years (1954 - 2017), broadcasts his final show for the BBC. He had been suffering ill-health for some time. 
Rod Stewart plays a concert in Santa Barbara, California, USA, while wearing a foot brace to help him recover from an injury sustained while playing football recently with two of his sons.
Ray Sawyer, percussionist and occasional vocalist for Dr Hook And The Medicine Show, dies peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness, aged 81, in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Johnny Nash, a prolific hit-maker and a huge influence on the global popularity of reggae music, dies of natural causes, aged 80, at his home in Houston, Texas, USA. Not only did Nash create hits in his own right, he also helped to enable the success of Bob Marley outside of Jamaica.
Lloyd Price dies, aged 88, in Schaffer Extended Care in Westchester County, New York State, USA.
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