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Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Lee Ann Womack and Brooks And Dunn perform at the inaugural celebrations for president George W. Bush in Washington DC, USA.
Buster Bloodvessel, frontman of 80s hitmakers Bad Manners, is hospitalised in Perugia, Italy, Europe, after collapsing on stage because of a strangulated hernia.
A British High Court action about Elton John's overseas touring costs closes in London, England, UK. At the end of the hearing, Mr Justice Ferris reserves his decision and will not announce his ruling for several weeks. In the case, Sir Elton was suing Andrew Haydon, of Elton's former management company John Reid Enterprises (JRE), and City accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which looked after his business interests.
While recording their latest album in Wisconsin, USA, Garbage begin a law suit against their record label, Almo Sounds, alleging that their original contract specified that they could to leave the company if the chairman ever left. Label boss Jerry Moss recently departed from Almo Sounds when it was sold to the Universal Music Group, so Garbage are keen to enforce their contract.Sonwriter John Jarrard dies aged 47, in hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Although a seriously ill diabetic, the cause of Jarrard's death is reported as 'respiratory failure brought on by a drug reaction'. Jarrard's best-remembered compositions include George Strait's Blue Clear Sky, Diamond Rio's Mirror, Mirror and Tracy Lawrence's Is That a Tear?.
John Phillips, leader of The Mamas and The Papas, dies of heart failure, after a month in a Los Angeles, California, hospital following a shoulder injury.
Sacha Distel performs live at Kitsch Lounge Riot in The Cafe De Paris, London, UK.
27 by Biffy Clyro is voted Single of the Week in the UK's Kerrang! magazine by US band Taproot.
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In a British newspaper interview, Rod Stewart calls for marriage vows to be changed to bring them into line with modern times. His specific suggestions include the notion that marriage vows should be renewed annually and that their wording should be simplified to be more like a dog licence.Blues-rock jam band Blues Traveler release their sixth album, Bridge, on Interscope Records in the USA.
Lou Reed appears in the New York City tv studios of Saturday Night Live to confirm that widespread rumours of his death from an overdose of Demerol have been somewhat exaggerated.
Radiohead release their fifth album, Amnesiac, in the UK on Parlophone Records. On the same day, they play at the Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, Europe.
Myrna Myron, a former chorus girl who founded Myron's Ballroom, a downtown Los Angeles live music landmark, dies aged 91 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Anhgeles, California, USA.
Hear?Say (a group manufactured from winners of reality tv show Popstars), releases its second single, The Way To Your Love, in the UK. [The track is produced by Norwegian duo Stargate].
Legendary Latin-jazz composer/arranger Chico O'Farrill, who worked with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, David Bowie and many others, dies aged 79.
Jah Wobble, All About Eve, Mary Coughlan and Country Joe McDonald plays at the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival.
Country music singer Jason Aldean marries his high school sweetheart, Jessica Ussery, with whom he will have two daughters, Kendyl and Keeley.When Eric Clapton plays the second of two nights at The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, the show is recorded and tracks will be included on Clapton's double-live album, One More Car, One More Rider.
The Staind album Break The Cycle is released in the UK and immediately goes to No1 in the album chart.
In the wake of the World Trade Center attack, 1200-station US radio network Clear Channel Communications bans all music by Rage Against The Machine and issues a don't-play list of 150 songs, ranging from Nena's hit 99 Red Balloons to John Lennon's Imagine, which includes the lyric, "I hope someday you'll join us/And the world will live as one."Pantera play at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe, during their Tattoo The Planet tour. Support acts are Slayer and Cradle of Filth.
The San Francisco Blues festival, a two-day event, concludes at the Great Meadow, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California, USA. Artists appearing on this day include Los Lobos, Little Milton with special guest Trudy Lynn, Robben Ford And The Ford Blues Band, The Jimmy Smith Group and Maria Muldaur.
Farm Aid 2001, A Concert for America, takes place at the Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana, USA. Held to raise money for family farmers in the USA, artists appearing include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, The Doobie Brothers and Martina McBride.
US radio network Clear Channel Communications fires controversial hip-hop journalist Davey D from his post as Community Affairs Director at KMEL/San Francisco. The move is widely interpreted as an attempt to silence any voice which airs views at odds with the official US government stance on the World Trade Center attack.Singer-songwriter Barb Jungr spends the first of three days at Mark Angel Studios, London, recording her album Every Grain Of Sand : Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan for Linn Records. Every song on the album is written by Dylan.
Singer-songwriter Barb Jungr spends the first of three days at Mark Angel Studios, London, UK, recording her album Every Grain Of Sand : Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan for Linn Records. Every song on the album is written by Bob Dylan.
The Pledge of Allegiance Tour, featuring Slipknot, Rammstein and System Of A Down plays at The Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA.
Slipknot postpone tours of the UK, Japan and Australia, citing the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York as a reason for not flying.P. Diddy [aka Puff Daddy, Sean Combs etc] plays at The Allstate Arena, Rosemont, near Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Muse play the first of two nights at Le Zenith, Paris, France, Europe. Recordings from this gig will appear on the album Hullabaloo Soundtrack.
At the Q Awards in London, Liam Gallagher of Oasis and Damon Albarn of Blur are reconciled after a feud that has lasted six years. Kate Bush wins the Classic Songwriter Award. Travis collect the best album award for The Invisible Band.
Jazz impresario Norman Granz dies of cancer in Geneva, Switzerland, Europe, aged 83. Said to have been the first jazz millionaire, Granz founded the historic Jazz At The Philharmonic concerts, launched and ran four record labels, including Verve Records, and managed the careers of Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson, to name but two.
Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi perform a tribute to the recently deceased George Harrison of The Beatles, at the My VH1 Music Awards show which is broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Britney Spears turns twenty years old. At this point in her career, she has already sold 37m records worldwide, earning her the title of all-time best-selling teenage artist.
Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction spends the third of eight days in the Sudan, North West Africa, as part of a mission, organised by he humanitarian group Christian Solidarity International, to free Southern Sudanese slaves from their Northern masters.
Sting appears in an episode of US tv series Friends, called The One With Monica's Boots.
Canned Heat play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Kursaal Flyers, Dr Feelgood and John Otway.
It is reported that chart-topper Gordon Haskell has cancelled his upcoming gig at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, because he has become too famous to play such a small venue.Jan |