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John Emerson Moore Jr is born in West Point, Mississippi, USA. H will find success as Chicago-based soul vocalist Johnny Moore. (Not to be confused with Johnny Moore of The Drifters, trumpeter Johnny Moore of The Skatalites or guitarist Johnny Moore of The Three Blazers).George Allen Buddy Miles, rock drummer with Electric Flag, Jimi Hendrix and others, is born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Bobby Rydell continues with his three-week engagement at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Pyramids play at Pantiles, Bagshot, England, UK, Europe. Also known as Symarip, the band is widely considered to have been one of the first skinhead reggae bands, with songs including Skinhead Girl, Skinhead Jamboree and Skinhead Moonstomp.
Desmond Dekker And The Aces play at The Bridge Place Country Club, in Bridge, near Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
Basement 5 play at the Music Machine, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Soul Boys.
Malcolm Owen, singer with UK punk-reggae band The Ruts, dies aged 26 of a heroin overdose while in the bath at his mother's house. Horrified by Owen's death, The Damned will write their song The Limit Club.
The Specials play at Trentham Gardens, Stoke On Trent, England, UK, Europe, supported by the Swinging Cats. Bob Marley and The Wailers begin their last live tour in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Specials, The Bodysnatchers and The Swinging Cats play at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. After Jerry Dammers of The Specials sees elderly women selling their possessions on the Glasgow streets, he is inspired to write the song Ghost Town. "It was unbelievable," he said later. "It was clear that something was very, very wrong."
On their In the UK, Island Records introduces a range of One Plus One cassettes, which feature a pre-recorded album on one side and a blank tape on the other so that fans can make their own recordings.
Ozzy Osbourne plays at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, Nebraska, USA, supported by Motley Crue.
Legendary reggae producer and artist Lee 'Scratch' Perry and The Upsetters play at Dingwalls, Camden
Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Eek A Mouse plays at The 400 Club, Torquay, England, UK, Europe.
Los Angeles-based soul/mod revival band The Untouchables play at The Opera House, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.
Sting plays the fourth of six nights at The Mogador Theatre, Paris, France, Europe.
During his Dream Of The Blue Turtles tour, Sting plays at the MUNY, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
On his Dream Of The Blue Turtles tour, Sting plays at the Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Roddy Radiation And The Tearjerkers play at The Dublin Castle, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Sting plays at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The single Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No21 during an eight week run. Largely the brainchild of Little Steven Van Zandt, the artists involved include U2, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Lou Reed, Joey Ramone, Simple Minds, Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock and Gil Scott-Heron.
Glossy rock monthly Q magazine is published for the first time in the UK. The front cover features Paul McCartney.
Following their arrest the previous night in Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and manager Doc McGhee are freed at 5am after their Japanese promoter Mr Udo convinces the miscreants to sign an apology. The pair had been arrested for violent and abusive behaviour aboard the Osaka to Tokyo Bullet Train.
Billy Bragg, 10,000 Maniacs, Ziggy Marley, The Indigo Girls, Bruce Hornsby And The Range, Michelle Shocked, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Crack The Sky and others play in the first Earth Day Benefit Concert, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Symphony Woods, Columbia, Maryland, USA. The event raises $60,000 for environmental groups.
Patrick Waite, bassist of Musical Youth, dies aged 24, in Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. Waite collapses and expires due to a heart condition while awaiting a court appearance on drugs charges.
The first portable mp3 player, The Diamond Rio PMP300, goes on sale in the USA, despite objections from the R.I.A.A. [Recording Industry Association of America]. The device costs $200 and can play about a dozen songs.
The BRIT Awards Ceremony is held in London, England, UK, with winners as follows: - Best British Male Artist - Robbie Williams
- Best British Female Artist - Dido;
- Best British Group - Travis;
- Best British Album - Dido;
- Best British Newcomer - Blue;
- Best British Single - S Club 7;
- Best British Video - So Solid Crew;
- Best British Dance Act - Basement Jaxx;
- Best International Male - Shaggy;
- Best International Female - Kylie Minogue;
- Best International Group - Destiny's Child;
- Best International Album - Kylie Minogue;
- Best International Newcomer - The Strokes;
- Pop Act - Westlife;
- Outstanding Contribution - Sting.
Errol 'ET' Thompson, one of the most respected reggae engineers in Jamaica, Caribbean, dies aged 55 after a series of strokes. In a long career he had worked with Bob Marley, Augustus Pablo, Burning Spear and countless others.
Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers play at The Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.Former reggae singer Finley Quaye slaps Jobely Flores and spits in her face during a racially-motivated altercation on Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland. Quaye will be arrested and charged with having committed the offence.
Reggae-dub four-piece Legendary reggae dub producer lee 'Scratch' Perry announces on Facebook that his 'secret laboratory' in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, Europe, has burned down, destroying his 'whole life collections' which included his extraordinary stage costumes, studio equipment, electronics and music. The fire was caused, he said, when he left a candle burning.
On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.1940 |
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