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Much-loved jazz and blues nightclub, The Rhumboogie Cafe, at 343 East 55th Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA, closes for six months as a result of a fire.
The ship Fairsky, whose passengers include teenage pop hopefuls The Bee Gees and their parents, docks in Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
The Bee Gees play at The ABC, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich plus Grapefruit.
P.P.Arnold plays at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
After The Who's Keith Moon opens a disco in Hatfield, England, UK, Europe, his Bentley is surrounded by skinheads who batter the outside of the car. Moon’s chauffeur, Neil Boland, gets out to deal with the rabble but is knocked down, run over and killed by the Bentley. 
The Moody Blues, Lee Michaels and Argent play the second of three nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Gap Band, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson and The Numonics play at The Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, USA.
On his Hotter Than July Tour, Stevie Wonder plays the fifth of six [non-consecutive] nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
Chris Wright, Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, predicts that cassettes hold the future for the music industry.Tom Tom Club, an extra-curricular project led by Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, reaches No1 on the Billboard disco charts in the USA with Genius Of Love.
Diana Ross plays at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
While filming a tv commercial for Pepsi Cola in the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, Michael Jackson's hair is accidentally set alight. He is taken first to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment, then to Brotman Medical Center, Culver City and treated for second and third degree burns to his face and scalp.
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Bill Gavin, founder of The Gavin Report, an influential weekly publication which monitored air play for records in the USA, dies of cancer at his home in Mill Valley, California, USA, aged 77.
Jimmy Somerville, singer of Bronski Beat, is fined £50 for having been found guilty of committing an indecent act with barman Stephen Gregory in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
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At the MTV Video Awards event in Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA, Don Henley's The Boys Of Summer scoops Video Of The Year plus three more awards. Best Male Video goes to Bruce Springsteen for I’m On Fire, and Best female Video to Tina Turner for What’s Love Got To Do With It.
The albums Bad and Off The Wall by Michael Jackson are both awarded six-times platinum discs by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
On his Bad World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Municipal Stadium, Marbella, Spain, Europe, to an audience of 28,000.
In the wake of the recent disaster at the UK's Monsters Of Rock Festival, Prince has doubts about the safety of his gig at Hamburg's 65,000 capacity Volksparkstadion. So, instead, he plays two nights at the Wilhelm Koch Arena. In a ceremony outside the former Motown Records recording studio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Michael Jackson presents Motown Records owner Berry Gordy with a $125,000 cheque to aid the Motown Records Museum Historical Foundation.
UK tv show Top Of The Pops bans any record including the word 'acid', and Mecca ballrooms ban acid house parties. Even Smiley t-shirts are banned in some shops.
On her Farewell Tour, Tina Turner plays the second of three nights at The Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
After a string of five consecutive American Top 5 entries, Taylor Dayne enters the Billboard singles chart in the USA with Heart Of Stone. It will peak at No12, signalling the end of her golden era.
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On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the third of four nights at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, to an audience of 45,000.Michael Jackson reveals during an interview that he doesn't like pop music. The revelation comes in the wake of Jackson having purchased some classical music CDs during a shopping trip in Berlin, Germany, Europe.
Suffering ongoing back pains, Michael Jackson returns to Santa Ynez Valley Cottage hospital in California, USA, for the third time in a week.
On her It is announced that a recently discovered species of trapdoor spider has been named Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, in honour of singer-songwriter and guitarist Neil Young, by Dr. Jason E. Bond, associate professor of biology in Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
It is announced that Michael Jackson's body has been moved from a private tomb belonging to Motown Records founder Berry Gordy to the basement of the main building at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA, because of fears that fans might break into the crypt where it was stored.Speaking at a charity event at the Magic Johnson AMC theatre, Jermaine Jackson states that the recent suicide of Evan Chandler constitutes proof that his brother Michael Jackson was not guilty of child abuse. Evan Chandler, father of Jordan Chandler, and instigator of charges against Michael Jackson of child sex abuse, had been found dead in bed at home earlier in the month, having shot himself in the head.
Newly published global sales records from Nokia's Ovi Music Store reveal that Michael Jackson is now the most downloaded artist in history.
It is reported that Michael Jackson's former landlord, Aner Iglesias, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to regain $234,000 for damage the singer allegedly caused to his Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, home from 2008 to 2009.
Lionel Richie appears on tv's The Late Show with David Letterman at The Ed Sullivan Theater New York City, USA.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at The CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand, Oceania.
Record producer/composer Quincy Jones and British musician Jerry Dammers, co-founder of The Specials, are presented by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa with the prestigious Order of the Companions of OR Tambo.On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at The AK-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.Lionel Richie plays at The 2014 Essence Music Festival in The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays the second of two nights at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia, USA.
It is reported that Michael Jackson's 2,700 acre Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California, USA, is about to be sold by Colony Capital, a company owned by billionaire Tom Barrack, which took over the property in 2007.On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. This is the last show on the 2014 leg of the tour.
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