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24-year-old movie star and rebel without a clue James Dean dies when his Porsche collides with another vehicle at a crossroads
on Route 466 in California, USA. His legend will inspire mentions in popular songs by The Eagles, Taylor Swift, Don McLean, Madonna, David Essex, R.E.M. and more.
Aaron West Arkeen is born in Neuilly Sur Seine, Paris, France, Europe. As musician and songwriter West Arkeen he will collaborate with Sly Stone, Johnny Winter, Jeff Buckley and others. He will also be listed as an unofficial member of Guns N' Roses.
Fats Domino plays in Wichita, Texas, USA, at the start of a nine day tour of Texas and Oklahoma that will gross $50,000.
Barbra Streisand appears on syndicated tv show PM Starring Mike Wallace, in New York City, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis, The Viscounts and Johnny Kidd And The Pirates play at The Essoldo, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
The Biggest Show Of Stars for '62, featuring Fats Domino, Brook Benton, Gene Chandler, Bruce
Channel, Don And
Juan and The
Impressions comes to an end with a show in Houston, Texas, USA.
A + M Records, part-owned by trumpeter Herb Alpert, releases its first single, The Lonely Bull by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass in the USA.
Ahmed Abdul-Malik records African Bossa Nova, Communication and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for New Jazz Records.
The Motor Town Special, a two-month long all-Motown package tour featuring The Miracles, The Supremes, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, The Contours, The Marvelettes, Martha And The Vandellas and Little Stevie Wonder, plays a date in The National Guard Armory, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Heinz And The Wild Ones, including guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, later to find fame in Deep Purple, play as part of a pckage tour at The Regal, Boston, UK. The tour also features The Hollies, The Dixie Cups, Jess Conrad, The Tornados and Wayne Gibson.Jason Mizell is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. He will find fame as DJ Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC.
The Small Faces play at The Cavern In The Town, off Leicester Square, London, UK, where they are seen by two influential rock managers, Don Arden and Kit Lambert. Arden invites them to his Carnaby Street office for discussions.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, Moby Grape and The Buffalo Springfield play at The Ark, Sausalito.
Shawn Corey Carter is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. He will find fame as rapper and music business mogul Jay-Z.
Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales play at Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, The Mahavishnu Orchestra.
A front page headline, Ford To New York : Drop Dead, in the New York Daily News, inspires Billy Joel to write his song Miami 2017 [Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway].
David Bowie is detained by police on a train trip from Russia to Poland when he is found in possession of books about the Nazis. he defends himself by stating that the books are for research on a project.Natalie Cole secretly marries her record producer, Marvin Yancy Jr., but the couple will not announce their union until seven months later, on Valentine's Day, when she will also announce that she is pregnant.
On the third leg of their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghampton, New York State, USA. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, a black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
On their World Vacation tour, Van Halen play the first of two nights at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK.
On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at The Assembly Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, supported by After The Fire.
Deep
Sea Skiving, the debut album by all-girl trio Bananarama, enters the UK Albums Chart at No13. It will peak at No8 during a
16-week run. The album includes the original version of Young
At Heart, which will become a massive hit for The
Bluebells.
On their Shout At The Devil tour, Motley Crue play the second of three nights at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The single Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid peaks at No38 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, during a three week run. 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.
Louise Herman is born in Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe. She will find success as rapper, singer and songwriter Lady Sovereign in the hip-hop, grime, UK garage and pop genres.
LL Cool J is awarded a platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for sales of the hit album Walking With A Panther.The Night Of 100 Stars Fashion Show at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA, includes the participation of music stars including Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Crystal Gayle, Olivia Newton-John, Peggy Lee, Loretta Lynn, Eddie Rabbitt, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Will Smith, K.T.Oslin, Bonnie Tyler, Natalie Cole, Perry Como, Pia Zadora, Cab Calloway, Dick Clark, Mickey Gilley, Galt McDermott, B.J. Thomas, Mel Torme, Conway Twitty, Luther Vandross, Mary Wilson and others. The televised event is A Celebration for the Actors' Fund of America
With an estimated wealth of $293.8m, Master P is ranked as the wealthiest US entertainer under 40, according to Fortune magazine's America's 40 Richest Under 40 list. P. Diddy [aka Puff Daddy, real name Sean Combs] runs him a close second with a personal fortune estimated at $293.7m.
Kanye West storms out of The 32nd Annual American Music Awards ceremony when he learns that Gretchen Wilson has won the Best New Artist Award. He later brings up the idea of a massive conspiracy against him, questions the award show's voting process and promises never to return to the AMAs.
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Rapper 50 Cent files a lawsuit against Czar Entertainment Inc., claiming that they have improperly used a video interview with him by making a DVD which he was not informed of when the interview was conducted.
Black Eyed Peas play at The Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel releases a new album, The Broad Street Bully, in the USA on Siccness Records.
A female fan dies and nineteen others are injured when temporary scaffolding comes down in high winds outside Green Point stadium, Cape Town, South Africa, just before a concert by Linkin Park.
The newly-published results of a music-oriented poll conducted by Public Policy Polling finds widespread support for several genres and music and artists - but reveals that Americans seem united in their dislike of teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. PPP tested the favorability ratings of several music stars and found that Taylor Swift, Adele, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake all received positive reviews from voters. Others, including Chris Brown, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber were rated unfavorably by 50% or more. Jay-Z and Rihanna also had net-negative favorability ratings. Veteran British rocker Morrissey and dubstep pioneer Skrillex were the least known of the artists tested.The two-day long Berlin Festival 2013 ends at Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany, Europe. Artists appearing over the two days of the event include Ellie Goulding, Blur, Justice, Bj
Holler If Ya Hear Me, a musical inspired by the music of Tupac Shakur, opens at The Palace Theatre, New York City, USA.A fan is shot outside of a post-gig party being thrown by rapper Ja Rule in Peoria, Illinois, USA.
On his Saint Pablo tour, Kanye West plays at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA.
On his 44-show Boy Meets World tour Drake plays the second of three nights at The AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France, Europe, supported by dvsn.
Mike Shinoda releases his second solo project, the three-track EP, Post Traumatic, whose songs focus on Shinoda's feelings after the death by suicide of his Linkin Park colleague and longtime friend Chester Bennington, on July 20, 2017.1955 |
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