2007

Pookie Hudson, lead tenor singer and songwriter for 1950s doo wop group The Spaniels, remembered for the hit Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite, dies aged 72 of complications from cancer of the thymus at his home in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah release their second album, Some Loud Thunder, on Wichita Recordings in the United Kingdom.

When Arcade Fire, hotly tipped by many critics as the band most likely to, play at Porchester Hall in London, England, UK, Europe, a scuffle with security men breaks out after the band - including French Horns and double bass - deliver an unplanned encore in the venue's foyer.

At the BRIT Awards in London, England, UK, James Morrison is chosen as Best British Male Solo Artist, with Amy Winehouse as British Female Solo Artist and the Arctic Monkeys British Group.

Seth Lakeman plays at the The Arts Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.

Free jazz composer, violinist and recording artist Leroy Jenkins dies of lung cancer in New York, aged 74.

Danish pop singer and actor Otto Brandenburg dies after years of alcoholism.

Twenty-five historically-significant music recordings are added to the 2006 National Recording Registry at the US Library Of Congress. These include singles such as Black Bottom Stomp by Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers [1926], Wildwood Flower by The Carter Family [1928], Pony Blues by Charley Patton [1929], Peace in the Valley by Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys [1951], Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins [1955], Be My Baby by The Ronettes [1963], We Shall Overcome by Pete Seege [1963], [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones [1965] and A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke [1965]. The additions also include complete albums such as The Velvet Underground and Nico by The Velvet Underground [1967], The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake by Eubie Blake [1969], Burnin' by The Wailers including Bob Marley [1973], Live in Japan by Sarah Vaughan [1973] and Graceland by Paul Simon [1986]. This brings the number of recordings named in the registry to 225.

The Twang release their debut single, Wide Awake, on B-Unique Records in the UK.

The Pierces release their third album, Thirteen Tales Of Love And Revenge, in the USA.

Icelandic all-female musical quartet Amiina release their debut album, Kurr, on their own label, Bl'skj?r Records.

The Enemy release their debut single, Away From Here, in the UK. It will peak at No8 in the UK Pop Singles Chart.

Popular actress, singer and spokeswoman for the arts Kitty Carlisle dies aged 96, in Manhattan, New York State, USA, from congestive heart failure resulting from a prolonged bout of pneumonia.

Arctic Monkeys release their second LP, Favourite Worst Nightmare, in Germany, Spain and Ireland.

Anti-gay Christian activist-singer Anita Bryant returns to her former high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, to perform in the school's annual musical revue.

Emmylou Harris, Wynonna Judd, The Crickets and John Hiatt are among the second batch of country artists inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Jazz vocalist Dakota Staton dies at the Isabella Nursing Home in New York City.

Former 60s pop idol Wayne Fontana is remanded in custody in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, on charges of having set a car alight with a bailiff inside when he was pursued for bankruptcy.

Icelandic pop singer Kalli Bjarni is arrested in Keflavik International Airport after being found to have 2 kilos of cocaine on his person, when flying home from Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.

Billie Calvin, a founder member of psychedelic soul group The Undisputed Truth, dies of heart disease aged 58 in Mureitta, California, USA.

Bon Jovi becomes the first rock band to play a gig at the newly-opened O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) in London, England, UK, Europe.

The Enemy release their second single, Had Enough, in the UK. It will enter the UK Pop Singles Chart at No4.

Barbra Streisand plays at The Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany, Europe.

The four-day long Kavarna Rock Festival comes to an end at Kaliakra Stadium, Kavarna, Bulgaria. Headline act on this day is John Lawton.

Sara Bareilles releases the album Little Voice in the USA.

Rapper P. Diddy [aka Puff Daddy, Seam Combs etc] provokes over 10,000 job applications after he posts an advert on Youtube seeking a new personal assistant.

The Trowbridge Village Pump Festival begins in Trowbridge, Witlshire, England, UK, Europe, with acts over the next four days including The Levellers, Joe Brown, Eric Bibb, Seth Lakeman, The Be Good Tanyas and Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick.

System 7 play the second of two nights at Close Up 2, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Troubled country music star Mindy McCready is arrested for misdemeanor battery and resisting arrest after a drunken, violent fight with her mother. The singer is also charged with having violated her probation.

Berlin, Germany, Europe, names a street after American rock musician Frank Zappa.

String Cheese Incident play the first of four nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado, USA.

Safetyword, Pablo and Dirty Bird, with special guests Blackbud play at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, during the Devizes Carnival. The show is promoted by local promoter Sheer Music.

Def Leppard play at the USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, Utah, USA, supported by Styx and Foreigner.

The Police and Friction Plane play the second of two nights at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Holland.

Mandy Moore plays at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

John Cooper Clarke plays at the The Arts Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, supported by Michelle Harris and Elvis McGonagle.

Clement Dodd, aka Sir Coxone, one of reggae's most influential producers, is posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction, in the rank of Commander, for his services to the music industry of Jamaica, West Indies.

Chester Bennington, vocalist of Linkin Park, breaks his wrist in a fall from the stage of Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania. Despite the injury, he continues to perform the entire show, before heading to the emergency room, where he receives five stitches.

The film I'm Not There, directed by Todd Haynes, goes on general release in France. In the film, which claims to be 'Inspired by the music and the many lives of Bob Dylan', six different actors depict separate facets of Dylan's life and public persona. Dylan himself does not appear.

Arctic Monkeys begin their winter tour at Alexandra Palace, London, UK.

When Arctic Monkeys play at The Apollo, Manchester, UK, the gig is filmed and will be released as the live DVD At The Apollo, and will also receive a limited cinema release.

A plaque in memory of Chas Chandler, co-founder of The Animals and manager of Jimi Hendrix and Slade, is unveiled at 35 Second Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle, UK, where he lived as a young man.

After seven years of separation, actress Valerie Bertinelli is granted a divorce from rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen, on grounds of irreconcilable differences, in Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, USA.