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Blues guitarist Johnny Copeland undergoes a heart transplant in the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York City.
Skunk Anansi release a new single, Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) on One Little Indian Records in the UK. It will peak at No13 in the UK Singles chart.
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Christopher George Latore Wallace, best known as rapper The Notorious
B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, is shot dead in a drive-by killing in Los Angeles, California, USA. His death will inspire Puff Daddy to write the song I'll Be Missing You, which draws much of its musical inspiration from Every Breath You Take by The Police.
R'n'b singer LaVern Baker dies aged 67, from cardiovascular disease in Queens, New York City, USA.
Uriah Heep begin a brief Greek tour with a show at The Milos Club, Thessaloniki, Greece, Europe.
Pioneering blues mandolin virtuoso James 'Yank' Rachell, dies aged 87 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Mariah Carey and her producer, Walter Afanasieff, have a very public and very bitter argument on a New York City street which results in Afanasieff being fired.In this day's edition of popular US tv series Ellen, the lead character, played by Ellen DeGeneres, reveals that she is a lesbian [as is DeGeneres in real life]. Disturbed by the revelation, Gospel duo Angie and Debbie Winans write and release the controversial openly anti-gay song Not Natural.
Jazz trumpet pioneer Adolphus Anthony 'Doc' Cheatham dies of a stroke in Washington, DC, USA, aged 91.
On the second leg of the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays a show at the Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany, Europe, to an audience of 55,000.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill reach No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA with It's Your Love, for the first of six weeks.
Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple in Salado, Texas, USA, leave home in their maroon Oldsmobile Delta 88, to attend the Pioneer Days Festival, fifteen miles away in Temple. They never
return. Two weeks later their bodies and the car are found at
the bottom of a 25-foot cliff. The 1998 hit song The Way by
Fastball will be inspired by their story.
The last day of this year's Glastonbury Festival is held at Pilton, Somerset, England, UK.
Del Amitri release their fourth album Some Other Sucker's Parade in the UK.
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Ray Charles plays at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, with Diana Krall.
Jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne dies of emphysema, aged 74 in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. Wayne pursued a successful solo career but also worked with Woody Herman, George Shearing, Tony Bennett and others.On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany, to an audience of 55,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Valle Hovin Stadium, Oslo, Norway, Europe, to an audience of 40,000.On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, to an audience of 50,000.
The live double album Stig Anderson, manager of Abba and writer of over 3,000 song lyrics, dies of a heart attack in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, aged 66.
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Ian Hunter, formerly of Mott The Hoople, plays at the Arts Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
BBC-tv in the UK broadcasts an advertisement for itself in the form of a lavish all-star single Perfect Day, featuring Lou Reed, Bono, David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Boyzone, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Joan Armatrading, Tom Jones. The song was composed by and originally released by Lou Reed in 1972.
Rolling Stones have a third day of rehearsals at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, for the imminent first night of their Bridges To Babylon tour.
On their Bridges To Babylon tour, Rolling Stones play at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tom Petty joins Crosby, Stills & Nash for one song during their show at Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California.
The LP (What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis is awarded a UK 13x platinum disc by the BPI. On the same day, the hit single Tubthumping by Chumbawamba is awarded a platinum disc in the UK by the BPI.
Primus play at The International Ballroom, Houston, Texas, USA, supported by Power Man 5000 and Buck O' Nine.Bob Dylan's album Time Out Of Mind enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No6 during an eighteen-week run.
Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour, comes to an end with a show at King's Park, Durban, South Africa, attended by an audience of 50,000.
Garth Brooks plays the second of six nights at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Garth Brooks plays the fourth of six nights at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The compilation CD, A Chicago Jazz Tour, is released in the USA. Featuring several contemporary Chicago-based jazz acts, it is described as 'the definitive guide to the clubs and artists making the scene in the Windy City'
The all-star Children In Need single Perfect Day is released on Chrysalis/BBC Records, featuring Lou Reed, Bono, David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Boyzone, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Joan Armatrading, Tom Jones. The song was composed by and originally released by Lou Reed in 1972.
Bob Dylan plays concert No928 in his Never-ending Tour at The Trocadero, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bob Dylan plays the second of five nights at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California. In his Never-ending Tour schedule this is concert No933.
Bob Dylan plays the third of five nights at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA. In his Never-ending Tour schedule this is concert No934.Bob Dylan plays the fourth of five nights at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA. In his Never-ending Tour schedule this is concert No935.
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