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Wide Open Spaces by The Dixie Chicks is certified as a quadruple-platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Mercury Rev play at Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.
Blur release a new single, Tender, in the UK on Food Records. It will peak at No2 in the UK singles chart.
When Los Angeles police officers ask rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (of Wu Tang Clan fame) to move his car, they notice that he is wearing a bullet-proof vest. This is in contravention of a law stating that no-one with a history of violent crime is allowed to wear a bullet-proof vest. In court, Bastard, represented by a deputy public defender as he can no longer afford his own attorney, pleads not guilty.
Van Halen's album 1984 sells its ten millionth copy.
The Pearl Jam in-concert album Live - On Two Legs is certified as a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Mel B, aka Scary of The Spice Girls, has a baby girl, Phoenix Chi. "Oh, you are lovely," she declares. "Now, where's the champagne?"
1999 The New Masters (EP) by Prince peaks at No150 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA.
R.E.M. performs on the tv show Taratatà in Bologna, Italy, Europe.
On their Summerteeth tour, Wilco play at Grunspan, Hamburg, Germany, Europe, where they are also interviewed by Johnny Black of Mojo magazine.
Blues guitarist Mighty Joe Young dies aged 71 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, from a complication of spinal surgery.
Red Norvo, a pioneer of mallet instruments and an early major figure of jazz, dies of natural causes, in Santa Monica, California, USA, aged 91.
When Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana play at Ronnie Scott's Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, Robert Plant turns up to see the show. After the gig, Scotty is interviewed by Johnny Black for Mojo Magazine, and photographed by Glenn Powell of SonicShots.
Josephine Brock dies in Glen Falls, New York State, USA. She had found success in the 1920s as Bobbe Brox of The Brox Sisters, stars of Vaudeville, Broadway, films and radio.
The Fall play at the The Arts Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
The Pretenders release their seventh album Viva El Amor, on Warner Bros in the UK.
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Moby releases his fifth studio album Play on V2 Records.
A four-day long Bob Dylan Festival begins at Burg Plankenstein castle in Austria. Artists appearing include Luigi Catuogno, Who Cares, Peter Del Bello and The Plankenstein Allstars. The CD The Plankenstein Tapes is recorded during the event.
Rufus "Puddin" Taylor, a former member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, dies.
Travis release their second album, The Man Who, in the UK on Independiente Records.
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LA Guns release the album Shrinking Violet, on Perris Records in the USA.
Jazz clarinettist, saxophonist and arranger Rosy McHargue, much associated with the Dixieland scene, dies aged 97 at his home in Santa Monica, California, USA. At the time of his death he is considered to be one of the oldest active jazz musicians in the world.
Clint Black reaches No1 on the Billboard Country music album chart in the USA with his debut LP, Killin' Time.
Iron Maiden play the first of two nights at The Hammerstein Theatre, New York City, USA.
Kevin Wilkinson, an acclaimed drummer who had worked with The Waterboys, China Crisis, Squeeze and many others, commits suicide by hanging himself at his home in Baydon, near Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
R.E.M. play at The New World Music Theater, Tinley Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
A new main-belt asteroid (i.e. a minor planet) is discovered by I.P. Griffin at Auckland, New Zealand. He names it 23990 Springsteen in honour of Bruce Springsteen.
Mark Williams, founder and editor of the short-lived weekly music paper New Music News, is jailed for three years at Southwark Crown Court, London, England, UK, Europe, for his part in laundering more than £2m of drug money from cocaine deals.
Marcelo Rodriguez, the Los Angeles, California, policeman who arrested George Michael in a Beverly Hills toilet, takes the star to court alleging slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Billie Piper releases her second album, Walk Of Life. It will peak at No14 in the albums chart.
Chicago-style jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie dies of liver cancer, aged 58, at his home in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Vibraphonist Milt Jackson, whose instantly recognizable style and improvisational ability made him a major jazz artist, dies of liver cancer, aged 76, in Manmhattan, new York City, USA.
The Artist (better known as Prince) closes the Billboard/Airplay Monitor And Seminar Awards ceremony with a 90-minute set.
When Beth Orton plays at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, UK, she is supported by Liverpool band Shack.
When Beth Orton plays at The Grand Opera House, York, UK, she is supported by Liverpool band Shack.
On their Fireworks tour, Angra play at Credicard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America.
Billie Piper enters the UK pop albums chart with her debut album Honey To The B, which will peak at No14.
The Pet Shop Boys play at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, illinois, USA.
Matthew Sweet plays at Schubas Tavern, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their 13 tour, Blur play at Credicard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America.
Baby One More Time by Britney Spears is certified as a nine times platinum album in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Virtuoso jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd dies dies aged 99 of lung cancer at his home in Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
During rehearsals for a concert in Bournemouth, UK, Boy George has a brush with death when he is struck a glancing blow on the shoulder by a 300 kilo glitter-ball falling from the lighting rig.
Richard Ashcroft sacks Jazz Summers, former manager of The Verve.
Wax models of The Spice Girls are unveiled at Madame Tussaud's waxworks in London, UK.
Jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr collapses from a heart attack in a New York City tv studio shortly after taping four songs for a performance on CBS-tv's Early Show. He is taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.
The Buzzcocks play at the The Arts Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jean-Michel Jarre plays the first of his two The Twelve Dreams Of The Sun concerts at The Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt, Africa.
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