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Richard Branson, who will found the Virgin Records empire, is born in Stonefield Nursing Home, Blackheath, London, UK.

Lee Jackson is born in Austin, Texas, USA. He will find success as a composer, musician, voice actor and video game audio designer/director/producer. He should not be confused with 60s rock artist Python Lee Jackson.

Pink Floyd and The Tremeloes are seen on the BBC-tv show Tomorrow's World, in a film made in London, England, UK, Europe, during December 1967, about the latest deveopments in rock light shows.

Tommy Tallarico is born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success as a composer, musician, arranger, producer and sound designer, especially in the field of video games.

Hawkwind, The Pink Fairies, The Pretty Things, Peter Green, Steve Took and others play in the Christmas Spaced event at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, UK.

Duran Duran play at the Holy City Zoo, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

Depeche Mode enter the UK charts with their debut single Dreaming Of Me.

Duran Duran play the first of three nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.

At the Backstage Music Awards in the 2001 Club, Buffalo, New York State, USA, the winners are as follows:



Best Rock Band – Cheater

Most Original Local Band – Buxx

Best New Music Group – The Lumens

Best New Group - Watchers

Commercial Rock Band – Scinta Brothers

Best Blues/Funk Band – Shakin' Smith

Best Jazz Group - RPM

Country Rock Group – Ozone Rangers

Best Non-Local Club Group – 805

Best Buffalo Recording Group – Talas

Best Local Copy Band – Emerald City

Best Male Vocalist – Phil Naro (Talas)

Best Female Vocalist – Reeta Seitz (Watchers)

Best Guitarist – Tim Fik (Watchers)

Best Bass Player – Paul Gallop (Buxx)

Best Drummer – Ted Reinhardt (Gamelon)

Best Keyboardist – Martin Victor (Buxx)

Best Air Personality – Carl Russo (97 Rock)

Best Radio Station – 97 Rock

Best National Artist – Phil Collins

Best Concert of the Year – David Bowie

Best MTV Video – Duran Duran

Best MTV VJ – J.J. Jackson

Hall of Fame – Bill Sheehan, Dave Constantino, Paul Varga

The Thompson Twins release a new single, Lay Your Hands On Me, in the UK.

Claudia Brucken, vocalist of German band Propaganda, gets married in Acapulco, Mexico, North America, to Paul Morley, rock journalist and director of ZTT Records.

Dead Or Alive play at The Hippodrome, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.

Artists United Against Apartheid release the album Sun City in the USA. Largely the brainchild of Little Steven Van Zandt, the artists involved include U2, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock and Gil Scott-Heron.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood reach No1 in the UK pop singles chart with Relax, the banned song that launched a million t-shirts.

101 by Depeche Mode is certified as a Gold Album in Canada.

The Jesus And Mary Chain, supported by Nine Inch Nails, play at The Livingroom, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

David Bowie's band Tin Machine plays at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Garbage release their eponymous debut album in the UK. On the same day, Paul McCartney flies to America with his wife Linda, to promote her new book, Linda's Kitchen.

Cher releases her new single, Believe, in the UK. Noted for its use of Antares Auto-Tune pitch-correction software on her vocals, it will become one of the best-selling singles of all time, selling over 10m copies worldwide.

Efterklang play at Rytmeposten, Odense, Denmark, Europe.

Nightwish play the second of two nights at Shibuya AX, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.

Don't Phunk With My Heart (aka Don't Mess With My heart) by the Black Eyed Peas reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.

Bright Eyes play at Somerset House, London, England, UK, supported by The Faint.

Quirky Japanese all-girl quartet The Suzan play during SXSW at the Fool's Gold Showcase at Malverde, Austin, Texas, USA.

When Gorillaz play the first of two nights at The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London, England, UK, they are joined onstage by Bobby Womack plus Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, formerly of The Clash.

On their The E.N.D. World Tour, The Black Eyed Peas play at the Sarnia Bayfest, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

The three-day-long WOMAD Festival 2010 continues at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. On this, the second day of the event, artists appearing include Salif Keita, Sentimento Gipsy Paganini, Gilzene And the Blue Light Mento Band, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Krystle Warren, Imogen Heap, Don Letts, Phantom Limb and The Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra.

Brandon Flowers of The Killers plays his first solo gig in the Shimmer Showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He uses the performance to showcase material from his forthcoming solo debut album Flamingo.

Hot Chip play at The Riviera Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Ed Sheeran plays at The O2 Academy, Brixton, London, England, UK, Europe.

Goldfrapp play live on the radio show 6 Music Live at Maida Vale, London, England, UK, Europe.

Bryce Hackford releases a new album, Fair, on PRAH Recordings in the UK.

At a newssstand in Los Angeles, California, USA, Kim Kardashian buys a stack of copies of the recent issue of Vogue Magazine which features her and her fiance Kanye West on the cover.

SBTRKT, featuring Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, releases a video for the song New Dorp, New York.

Duran Duran officially announce the title of their upcoming 14th album as Paper Gods, with a release date in September.

Owl And Mouse play in Four Bars At Dempsey's, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

On the North American leg of their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play at Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, supported by Icona Pop.

Marina And The Diamonds play at Le Grand Mix, Turcoing, France, Europe.

On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Taylor Swift begins her Reputation tour with a show at The University Of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.

On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays the first of two nights at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.

On their 135-date Wonderful Wonderful tour, The Killers play at Deichbrand Festival, Cuxhaven, Germany, Europe.

Forbes magazine reports that the biggest dollar gainer among people already on their Wealthiest Celebrities list is Jay-Z ($900m). His net worth is up $90m from 2017's figure thanks to his involovement in companies including Armand de Brignac champagne and D'Ussé cognac, plus holdings in his entertainment empire Roc Nation and his streaming service Tidal.

Wasuremono play at The Farmfestival, Bruton, Somerset, England, UK, Europe.