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The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a surprise military strike against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA. The attack will lead to the United States' entry into World War II, and it will also inspire the 1942 Frank Loesser song Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition. (More specifically, the inspiration came from an apocryphal tale about a chaplain at Pearl Harbour who manned a gun turret while uttering what would become the song's title phrase).
Twenty-eight migrant farm workers die when the plane in which they are being deported back to Mexico, crashes at Los Gatos Canyon, 20 miles west of Coalinga, California, USA. When Woody Guthrie reads a newspaper report of their deaths, he will be struck by the fact that none of the Mexicans are named, although the crew of the plane are. Guthrie is then inspired to write his song Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos).
Big Bill Broonzy lands at Melsbroek Airport, outside Brussels, Belgium, Europe to begin some live performances on the continent.Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper play their last live show on the Winter Dance Party tour at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa. They will all die when the plane carrying them to their next gig crashes near Clear Lake.
Although Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens have all been killed in a plane crash at Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, the Winter Dance Party Tour with Dion carries on, to play at the Armoury, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA.
As she launches her solo career, Sylvia Robinson of Mickey And Sylvia features on the cover of Jet magazine in the USA.
Ray Charles lands at Orly Airport, Paris, France, Europe, where he will play a live show at L'Olympia.
The Beatles play for an audience of 1,693 people at the City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe. The Beatles arrive by helicopter, having done a television appearance earlier in the evening.
Craig Breedlove, driving the jet-propelled three-wheeled vehicle Spir it Of America, sets a new world land speed record of 407.4mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. His record-breaking feat is immortalised in The Beach Boys song Spi rit Of America.
Rehearsals for a Rediffusion tv special, Around the Beatles, starring The Beatles, are held in The Hall Of Remembrance, Flood Street, Chelsea, London, UK. The show also features Cilla Black, Millie, Sounds Incorporated, Long John Baldry, Andre Tayir, Murray The K, The Vernons Girls, P.J. Proby and The Jets.
From their chartered plane 23,000 feet above Kansas, USA, en route to Cincinnati, The Beatles transmit thank-you messages to guests at a Melody Maker awards lunch in London, UK.
Following a show in Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Beatles fly back to London, UK.
Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton, managers of The Rolling Stones, fly to New York City, USA, in order to be with the group when they appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Tom Jones meets Elvis Presley on the set of the movie Paradise, Hawaiian Style, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Towards the end of their North American tour, The Rolling Stones fly to Miami, Florida, USA, for some much needed rest and recreation.
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones flies from London, England, UK, to Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, to begin a holiday.Paul McCartney of The Beatles flies from Denver, Colorado, USA, to Los Angeles in a Lear Jet owned by Frank Sinatra. On arrival in LA, he visits the home of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and Papas, where he strums and sings On Top Of Old Smokey with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. While in Los Angeles, McCartney is invited to join the advisory board which is planning the Monterey Pop Festival. McCartney's first recommendation is to book the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Otis Redding and four of The Bar-Kays are killed when their plane crashes into Lake Monoma in Wisconsin, USA. The song I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know by Blood, Sweat And Tears will be inspired by their leader Al Kooper hearing about Redding's death.
Otis Redding releases a posthumous single, [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay, on Volt Records in the USA, less than a month after the plane crash which took his life.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from Texas, USA, to New York City, USA.
The Foundations fly out of London, England, UK, Europe, to undertake a series of dates in the USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from London, England, UK, Europe, to New York City, USA.
Pink Floyd arrive in New York City, USA, expecting to begin a Tour of North America, but problems with visas and work permits oblige the band to travel to Montreal, Canada, and wait there while the documentation is procured.
Jimi Hendrix flies to Los Angeles, California, USA, where he books into the Beverly Rodeo Hotel and attends at party for Donovan at The Factory.
Baroness Erisso flies from London, England, UK, Europe, to be with her daughter, Marianne Faithfull, in St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, who has been in a coma since taking a drug overdose some days earlier. The singer is in Australia with her boyfriend, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones who is playing the leading role in a movie adaptation of the story the notorious outlaw Ned Kelly.
Dusty Springfield flies from London, England, UK, Europe, to America for tv appearances.
The Bee Gees fly to Brussels, Belgium, Europe, to start work on their own European tv spectacular.
Black Sabbath leave the UK to begin their first visit to the USA, which will be a mixture of support slots and headline gigs.
When Black Sabbath play at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California, USA, support band Van Halen is seen to parachute down to the venue from a plane flying overhead. It is, however, a publicity gimmick using stunt men instead of the band. Also on the bill are Richie Lecea, Sammy Hagar and Boston.
On their North American tour, The Smiths fly from New York City to San Francisco, California, USA.
Paul Jeffreys, a former bass player for Cockney Rebel, is among the passengers killed by a terrorist bomb on Pan Am flight 103 when it crashes near Lockerbie, Scotland, UK, Europe.
It is reported that Harvard junior, Benjamin Dattner, is planning to sue Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids On The Block. Dattner claims that Wahlberg assaulted him on Delta Airlines flight bound for Atlanta, Georgia, USA, earlier in the month.
Bono of U2 turns up at Isleworth Crown Court, London, England, UK, Europe, to testify as a character witness for Peter Buck of R.E.M., who is facing charges of "air rage" stemming from an incident on a flight from Seattle, Washington, USA, to London a year earlier.
While Mary Chapin Carpenter is driving in her car on the first anniversary of 9/11, she hears one of the first responders tell a story on her car radio about how he felt that he and his co-responders hed somehow helped set free the spirits of people trapped in Ground Zero when the planes crashed. He also felt that some of those spirits had travelled with him to Grand Central Station, and caught their usual trains home. She is so moved by the story that she is inspired to write the song Grand Central Station.
Fran Healey of Travis flies from London, England, UK, to Nairobi, Kenya, Africa, at the start of an eight day visit to the Sudan on behalf of the Save The Children fund, with the aim of raising awareness internationally of the problems faced by Sudanese children.
A bronze plaque, intended as a permanent memorial to country music star John Denver, is unveiled by The California Friends of John Denver and The Windstar Foundation, close to the location where his plane crashed, killing the singer, near Pacific Grove, California, USA. The site had previously been marked by a driftwood log carved by Jeffrey Pine of Colorado displaying the singer's name.
Soul singer and songwriter Solomon Burke dies aged 70, on a plane at Schipol Airport in The Netherlands, Europe, while en route to a gig. His best-remembered songs are Cry To Me and Everybody Needs Somebody To Love.
Singer Sean Kingston is injured and hospitalized following a jet ski accident in which his vehicle crashed into the Palm Avenue Bridge while traveling west from the MacArthur Causeway and Miami Beach Islands in Miami, Florida. USA.
New Kids On The Block and The Backstreet Boys play the first of two nights at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
During her Jennifer Lopez plays at The American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA, supported by Enrique Iglesias and Wisin Y Mandel.
Spotify release their annual Year in Music list, showing Ed Sheeran as 2015's most streamed artist, with 3bn streams and 59m listeners. In second place, Drake notched up 1.8bn streams in 2015 and 46m listeners. With over 1bn streams and 57m listeners, Rihanna is the year's most streamed female artist.
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On his On their This House Is Not For Sale Tour, Bon Jovi play at The American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
On the North American leg of their 100-date Global Spirit Tour, Depeche Mode play at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
On his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran plays at The Flughafen Essen/Mülheim Airport, Essen, Germany, Europe, supported by Anne-Marie and Jamie Lawson.1941 |
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