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Jack Lawrence Schwartz is born in Brooklyn, New York City. As Jack Lawrence, he will write the lyrics for Frank Sinatra's first hit recording, All Or Nothing At All, The Ink Spots If I Didn't Care, and standards sung by such stars as Dinah Shore and Bobby Darin.
William H. Reitz records La kraquette, a Xylophone solo, and Felice, a bells solo, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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A new John Wayne movie, The Searchers, opens at The State Theatre, Lubbock, Texas, USA, for three weeks. While it is there, it is seen by local musicians Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison who are so taken by Wayne's catch-phrase, 'That'll Be The Day', that they write a song of that title when they return home. The title of the same movie will later also inspire the name of a popular Liverpool band of the 1960s.
At a total cost of $36, The Kingsmen record a new version of the Richard Berry composition Louie Louie, at Northwestern Recorders in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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The Moody Blues film a promotional clip for their current single Go Now! in The Marquee Club, London, UK. The song is a cover version of a Bessie Banks hit in the USA.
Film director John Landis and his producing partner, George Folsey Jr., visit Michael Jackson in his high-walled mock-Tudor estate at Hayvenhurst, Encino, California, USA, to discuss the possibility of making a video for the song Thriller.
Danielle Dax, Pseudo-Sex and Skint Video play at Thames Polytechnic, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe.
When British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears on BBC tv childrens' show Saturday Superstore, she reveals that she likes the video for Beautiful Imbalance by Thrashing Doves because it includes "an adorable piglet". At this time, the group is in the ascendant but, after the Thatcher comment, they rise no further. This will give rise to the phrase The Curse Of The Thrashing Doves, which suggests that any musical artist endorsed by a top politician will be doomed to failure.
Pink Floyd's first of five shows at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York State, USA, is filmed for the live concert video A Delicate Sound of Thunder.Pink Floyd's fourth of five shows at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York State, USA, is filmed for their concert video Delicate Sound of Thunder.
Country-rockin' guitar virtuoso Danny Gatton records a commercial video entitled The Guitar Show Featuring Danny Gatton.
At Culver City Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, Prince begins filming of a video for the single Partyman on Warner Bros records in the USA. The song is prominently featured in the movie Batman, and the video uses costumes and sets from the film.
Hangin' Tough by New Kids On The Block is certified as a 9x Platinum video in Canada.
The Best - a prog-rock supergroup featuring Keith Emerson, Joe Walsh, John Entwistle, Jeff Baxter and Simon Phillips - play at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan, Asia. the show is filmed and will be released as a DVD entitled The Best - Live In Yokohama.Garth Brooks wins a record six trophies during the 26th annual Academy Of Country Music awards on NBC-tv in the USA. His haul includes Entertainer Of The Year and Top Male Vocalist; Album, for No Fences; Single Record for Friends In Low Places; and Song and Video, for The Dance.
Pet Shop Boys release Performance, a video document of their previous year's tour.
Backstreet Boys film the video for their debut single, We've Got It
Goin' On, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Claiming that his right to free speech has been trampled, rapper Dr. Dre begins $25m worth of legal actions against the City Of Detroit, Michigan, USA, two police officers and the town mayor's secretary. Dre's action relates to a ban on him showing an eight-minute video during his concert at the city's Joe Louis Arena.
The innovative video for Fatboy Slim's Weapon Of Choice, which features charismatic actor Christopher Walken dancing in a hotel, wins six awards at the MTV Video Music Awards.
A series of four co-ordinated suicide attacks on the USA, usually referred to as The 9/11 Attacks, take place in New York City and Washington, D.C. Terrorists from the Islamist militant group Al-Qaeda hijack four passenger jets and deliberately crash two of them, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Another plane, American Airlines Flight 77, is crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashes into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers attempt to take control before it can reach its intended target in Washington, D.C. Nearly 3,000 people die in the attacks. Several songs will be written about the attacks including The Rising by Bruce Springsteen, Let's Roll by Neil Youn, Wall Street by Van Dyke Parks and This Ain't No Rag, It's A Flag by Charlie Daniels. The track 9-11-01 by Soulfly consists of one minute of silence. Several songs on Trouble Is Real, the debut LP by Johnathan Rice, are about the attacks, including City On Fire, Put Me In Your Holy War, and Salvation Day.
The BRIT Awards Ceremony is held in London, UK, with winners as follows :rnBest British Male Artist - Robbie WilliamsBest British Female Artist - DidornBest British Group - TravisBest British Album - DidornBest British Newcomer - BluernBest British Single - S Club 7rnBest British Video - So Solid CrewrnBest British Dance Act - Basement JaxxrnBest International Male - ShaggyBest International Female - Kylie MinoguernBest International Group - Destiny's ChildBest International Album - Kylie MinoguernBest International Newcomer - The StrokesrnPop Act - WestlifernOutstanding Contribution - Sting.
Three new videos - Sugarland's Something More, Jamie O'Neal's Somebody's Hero and Jason Aldean's Hicktown - are premiered today on CMT in the USA.
System Of A Down film the official video for their song Hypnotize during their concert at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Lost Alone spend the second of two days making a video for their upcoming single, Blood Is Sharp, in Devizes, Wiltshire, UK.
It is announced by the R.I.A.A. that Beyonce is the most successful musician of the past decade in the USA. This is based on R.I.A.A, statistics showing that since the start of the new millennium, Miss Knowles has secured 64 gold and platinum certifications for sales of albums and videos and 19 for ringtones.
The video for the single Lego House by Ed Sheeran is released on Sheeran's YouTube Channel. Filmed at the Forum, University of Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe, it stars actor Rupert Grint, chosen because of his resemblance to Sheeran.
Despite not being signed to any record label, YouTube video blogger and singer/songwriter Alex Day reaches No4 on the Official Christmas Singles Chart in the UK. Day's single, Forever Yours, has sold 52,881 units in the past week - more than Coldplay.
British epilepsy group Epilepsy Action criticises Jay-Z and Kanye West because the "frantic-changing kaleidoscopic performance scenes" in their newly-released video for the song Niggas In Paris could trigger fits in viewers with photosensitive epilepsy.The video for Tim McGraw's single Truck Yeah debuts on CMT in the USA. The video includes a guest appearance by actor Garrett Hedlund.
In New York City, USA, Beyonce settles out of court - for an undisclosed amount - a lawsuit brought against her by game-design company Gate Five in 2010. The company had claimed that they lost $7m and 70 people lost their jobs after Beyonce backed out of a deal for a planned game called Starpower: Beyonce.
Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, PSY, Drake, Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger, Demi Lovato, Lucy Hale, Classified, Rich Kid, Sonreal, Jedward, Marianas Trench are among the stars attending the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards at Bell Media HQ, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Sammy Hagar releases a new album, Sammy Hagar and Friends, with guest including Kid Rock, Joe Satriani, Nancy Wilson of Heart, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Toby Keith, Neal Schon of Journey and others.
The highest new entry on the Spanish Top 50 Singles chart comes from the recently deceased flamenco-jazz guitarist Paco de Lucia with Entre Dos Aguas, which enters at No3.
Coldplay shoot a music video for their song A Sky Full Of Stars at The Courthouse Hotel, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Beyonce performs at The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast live from the Forum in Inglewood, California, USA.
The 7th Annual UK Music Video Awards are held at Queen Elizabeth Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, UK. Video Of The Year goes to American directing duo Daniels, who also win Best Dance Video - International for DJ Snake ft Lil Jon’s Turn Down For What. Videos for Paolo Nutini, FKA Twigs, Alt-J, Atoms For Peace, Disclosure, Paloma Faith, Peace, Jon Hopkins and James also collect awards.
A star-studded video for Jay-Z's latest single, Family Feud, is released exclusively on Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal. The video, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, also features the rapper's wife Beyonce, actor Michael B. Jordan, Thandie Newton, and Jessica Chastain. The video will quickly enounter criticism from the Catholic League.
It is reported that Jack White has banned the use of cellphones at his upcoming live shows. On arrival at the venue, phones and other photo or video-capturing gizmos will be secured in a pouch which will be unlocked at the end of the show.
On the Season 44 premiere of US tv-series Saturday Night Live rapper Kanye West, wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat, delivers an impassioned pro-Donald Trump 'rant'. The rant is not immediately seen by the show's viewers, because the NBC network has cut to a commercial break. However, a complete video is later uploaded to Twitter by West's record producer, Mike Dean.1912 |
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