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Jazz Composer Nat Adderley (brother of Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley) dies aged 68 from complications arising from diabetes.
After several days of Grand Jury testimony, including that of rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs (Puff Daddy), Manhattan District Attorney's office indicts rapper Shyne (real name Jamal Barrow) for attempted murder, arising from a 27 December, 1999 shooting at Club New York in Manhattan.
A VH1 channel poll of 700 music industry experts selects Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone as the fourth greatest rock song of all time.
A VH1 channel poll of 700 music industry experts selects Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone as the fourth greatest rock song of all time.

Matt Goss, formerly of UK hit-making duo Bros, makes his American stage debut at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, in the benefit concert, Sounds Of A Better World, Small Voices Calling, a charity event for children.


Acclaimed British jazz singer and recording artist Cab Kaye dies in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe. Kaye rose to some prominence in the 1950s, working with the Ted Heath Orchestra and Humphrey Lyttelton. His son, Caleb Quaye played guitar for Elton John.
Jay Kay, leader of Jamiroquai, becomes involved in a scuffle with a photographer outside the Attica Club in London. The incident will result in Kay being charged with assault later in the year.

Rapper 50 Cent is shot nine times while sitting in a car outside his grandmother's house in Queens, New York, USA, allegedly because his song Ghetto Qua Ran upset Kenneth McGriff, the gangster-connected owner of Murder Inc. Records.

Lorraine Blue, owner of famous 60's club Mother Blues in Chicago, Illinois, USA, dies of lymphoma, aged 73, in Sacramento, California. Mother Blues showcased a broad range of up-and-coming performers, from Buddy Guy to Big Brother And The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), Jefferson Airplane, Spanky And Our Gang, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.
Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, plays at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, during his In The Flesh tour.

It is revealed that Kate Bush has a one year old son, Bertie, who she has kept secret from the world, and who is being brought up at her home in Berkshire, UK.
Jazz pianist Sir Charles Thompson plays the second of two nights at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The shows are recorded and tracks will appear on Thompson's album Robbins' Nest - Live At The Jazz Showcase.
Radiohead's Big Top tour plays the second of three nights at Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London, UK.
Billie Piper enters the UK pop singles chart with Something Deep Inside, which will peak at No4.

Maximum Joy by Liverpool band Frankie Goes To Hollywood enters the UK pop albums chart, where it will peak at No54 in its week of entry.
Bob Dylan's latest single, Love Sick, enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No64 during a one-week run.
When Smashing Pumpkins play a 'Farewell Concert' at Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA, they are joined by guitarist Rick Neilson of Cheap Trick for the encore.
Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez, unveil a bronze statue of John Lennon of The Beatles sitting on a bench in John Lennon Park, in the Velado district of Havana, Cuba, West Indies. Castro, who formerly castigated The Beatles as decadent, now describes Lennon as
The star Monoceros RA 8h 6m 46s D-2' 37' is re-named Jessica Dragonette, in honour of the popular American singer of that name, by the International Star Registry in Switzerland, Europe.

In New York City, Bob Dylan records his version of the Dean Martin hit Return To Me, for use in the tv series The Sopranos.

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