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Eddy Rollin is born in Brooklyn at the Halfmoon Hotel in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He will become an acclaimed jazz multi-instrumentalist, playing the oboe, English horn, alto saxophone and home made sonic toys. He will work with Lukas Ligeti, The Butch Morris Orchestra, John Zorn's Cobra and his own funk band The Inspirational Ensemble to name only a few.
The Flip Phillips Quintet records Cheek To Cheek, Funky Blues, I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Indiana and Sojoro, for Clef/Mercury Records in New York City, USA.
Robert Johnson (not to be confused with the pioneering blues musician) is born in Miami, Florida, USA. He will find success as the drummer for KC And The Sunshine Band.
The Freddie Mack Show plays a live gig in Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.Grand Funk Railroad play the first of two nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Humble Pie.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at The Coliseum, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
LaShawn Ameen Daniels is born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He will find success as songwriter, vocal producer and arranger LaShawn Daniels, known for his songwriting credits on songs by artists such as Brandy, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, Michael Jackson, Tamar Braxton, Toni Braxton, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston and more.
An early interview with aspiring rock star Prince appears in the Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
On his 55-date Controversy Tour Prince plays at The Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Filming continues on the Prince movie Purple Rain in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 
Thriller by Michael Jackson becomes the best-selling album ever, topping ten million sales.
Singer The videocassette The Making Of Michael Jackson's Thriller, goes on sale in the UK with advance orders of 80,000 units.
Prince plays the second of two nights at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Commodores play the first of two nights at The Lakeside Country Club, Camberley, England, UK, Europe.
Prince plays the first of two nights at The Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York State, USA.
Papa Dee Allen, drummer for 70s funky-rock band War dies of an aneurysm while playing at the Talk Of The Town, Vallejo, California, USA.
On his first All Starr Band tour, Ringo Starr plays the first of two nights at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, Long Island, New York State, USA. The band includes Billy Preston, Dr. John, Joe Walsh, Levon Helm, Jim Keltner, Nils Lofgren, Clarence Clemons and Rick Danko.
Milli Vanilli, Young MC and Seduction play at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael Jackson undergoes tests St John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA, where he has been admitted suffering from severe chest pains.
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 tour, Janet Jackson plays at The Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
On his Nude tour, Prince plays the second of two nights at The Globe Arena, Stickholm, Sweden, Europe.
The Michael Jackson comes to the end of the 1992 leg of his Dangerous World Tour, with a concert at the Lia Manoliu Stadium, Bucharest, Romania.On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the sixth of eight non-consecutive nights at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is given Royal Assent, making it law in the United Kingdom. This new law restricts and reduces existing rights and introduces greater penalties for certain "anti-social" behaviours including free parties [aka raves], squatting and hunt sabotage.
The law will inspire several songs including Orbital's Criminal Justice Bill? mix on their 1994 Are We Here? EP which consists of four minutes of silence. Also in 1994 Dreadzone released a single called Fight the Power.
In 1995 Zion Train released the track Resist The Criminal Justice Act. The Streets also criticise the legislation in the 2002 track Weak Become Heroes which includes the lyric, "and to the government I stick my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill".
The law will inspire several songs including Orbital's Criminal Justice Bill? mix on their 1994 Are We Here? EP which consists of four minutes of silence. Also in 1994 Dreadzone released a single called Fight the Power.
In 1995 Zion Train released the track Resist The Criminal Justice Act. The Streets also criticise the legislation in the 2002 track Weak Become Heroes which includes the lyric, "and to the government I stick my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill".
Black Eyed Peas win an IFPI Platinum Europe Award for 3m pan-European sales of their album Elephunk.It is announced that Michael Jackson, reportedly in financial trouble, is expected to sell 50% of his share of The Beatles' song catalogue as part of a larger debt restructuring plan.JLS are in Metrophonic Studios, Surrey, UK, working on songs for their debut album.
AEG, promoters of Michael Jackson's cancelled gigs in London, England, UK, Europe, announce that all fans who bought tickets will receive a full refund, including all service charges.
It is reported that Joe Jackson, father of Michael Jackson, has subpoenaed medical records from the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, in the belief that the records might hold evidence of foul play in the death of his son.
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On his Doowops And Hooligans tour Bruno Mars plays at The Preakness InfieldFest, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The famous black-and-red leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the classic Thriller video sells for $1.8m at Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, California, USA. The jacket is bought by gold trader Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, who says he plans to use it to raise money for children's hospitals.American soul and blues guitarist Charles 'Skip' Pitts dies aged 65 of cancer at The Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Pitts was best-known for his distinctive 'wah-wah' style, prominently featured on Isaac Hayes' title track from the 1971 movie Shaft, but he is also widely considered one of the architects of soul, R'n'B and funk guitar.
It is announced that songwriter and producer Clarence Henry Reid, also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly, has recently been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, and has been admitted to a hospice in Florida, USA.
Lady Gaga is among the guests attending Mark Ronson's Grammy Afterparty at Elyx House, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dustbowl Revival play at The Westcott Theatre, Syracuse, New York State, USA, with Smooth Hound Smith.1948 |
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