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Having been found delirious four days earlier, "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance", on the streets of
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the writer Edgar Allan
Poe dies in Washington College Hospital. The cause of his death
is never determined, but Poe's life and works will inspire numerous musical
endeavours. Quite apart from numerous
songs and concept albums based on Poe's works, he gets a
mention in I Am The Walrus [1967] by The Beatles; The 1988 song
Allan by French singer Mylene Farmer is dedicated to Poe; the 1996
song Edgar by Quebecois artist Jean Leloup is a humourous depiction
of Poe; Poe is mentioned in the 2004 song St. Jimmy by Green Day;
The 2007 song Buried Alive by Los Angeles-based Goth Rock duo
Creature Feature is about Poe. In 2011 Trevor Tanner released an
Apple iTunes, Digital 45, entitled The Ballad Of Edgar Allan Poe.
I'll stop now.
Today is declared Josephine Baker Day by The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in honour of the much-loved singer, dancer and actress who spent much of her life fighting racism.
The musical Paris '90, featuring monologues by Cornelia Otis Skinner and songs by 
Once popular left-wing political singer-songwriter Gaston Montehus dies, all but forgotten, in Paris, France, Europe. He was the writer of such notable songs as Gloire au 17ème and La Butte Rouge.
Comedian, singer and actor George Robey dies, just over a week after suffering a stroke, at his home in Saltdean, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe. He had been one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his name became known to thousands of rock music fans because of the Finsbury Park pub named after him, The Sir George Robey, which presented live music until 2004. Artists appearing there included Bad Manners, Blur, Billy Bragg, Carter USM, Desmond Dekker, Fairport Convention, Gong, Hawkwind, Bert Jansch, Roy Harper, Ralph McTell, and They Might Be Giants.
The reigning Miss Egypt, Dalida, leaves Cairo, hoping to begin a new life as a film star or popular singer in Paris, France, Europe.
The movie Paris Blues, with a soundtrack by Duke Ellington, opens in theatres across the USA. The film includes Louis Armstrong in the role of Wild Man Moore.
Pop vocalist Sylvie Vartan plays her first-ever live concert at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Bob Moore records Streets Of Paris and Antonella in RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Personnel on the session include such legendary players as saxophonist Boots Randolph, pianist Floyd Cramer and guitarist Grady Martin.
Manny Albam And His Orchestra record Exodus, Majority Of One, The Green Leaves Of Summer and Paris Blues for Impulse Records in New York City, USA.
One of Europe's most popular vocalists, Dalida, plays at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Francoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg and Warren Beatty spend the evening at the Regine nightclub in Paris, France, Europe.
The Second Montreux Jazz Festival, a five day event, continues in Montreux, Switzerland, Europe. On this, the second day, Jazz Ensemble Studio 4, Quartette Vladimir Vitas, The Poyri Pekka Quartet, Three-logy, Trio Theo Loevendie and Young-Holt Unlimited play in The Casino Kursaal.
The Who begins its first European tour in four years, performing Tommy at the Theatre Champs Elysee, Paris, France.Drummer Charlie Watts and bassist Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones are arrested in Nice, France on drugs charges. They are later cleared on all charges.
French electronic music star Jean-Michel Jarre marries English actress Charlotte Rampling.XTC, The Police, The Beat (English Beat) and Skafish play at The Theatre Antique, Orange, France, Europe.
Pierre Morlen's 
Members of the Rolling Stones fly to Paris, France, Europe, to resume work on the band’s next album.
Amanda Djamila Lameche is born in French Alps, France, Europe. She will find success as a pop vocalist using the mononym Amanda.
Nils Lofgren plays at L'Eldorado, Paris, France, Europe.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood play the first of two nights at The Omnisport, Bercy, Paris, France, Europe.
Heloise Letissler is born in Nantes, France, Europe. She will find success as leader of Christine And The Queens.
BBC3 radio in the UK begins a major eight-part series entitled The Myth Maker, in which jazz musician Ian Carr talks with record producer and manager George Avakian. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, Avakian was a major force in the expansion and development of the recording industry in the USA. Avakian worked with artists including Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis and Ravi Shankar.
Jazz guitarist Ike Isaacs dies in Sydney, Australia. Considered to be among the foremost plectrum guitarists of his era, he is best remembered for his collaborations with Stephane Grappelli.
Jean-Michel Jarre plays the first of his two The Twelve Dreams Of The Sun concerts at The Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt, Africa.
In Paris, France, Europe, Noel Gallagher decides to quit the current European tour by his band Oasis.
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Rod Stewart asks long-term girlfriend Penny Lancaster if she will marry him, while the pair are at the top of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, Europe. She accepts.
French jazz pianist and organist Georges Arvanitas dies aged 74, in Paris, France, Europe.Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin dies aged 80 of a heart attack in Mauprevoir, near Availles-Limouzine, France, Europe.
The movie My Own Love Song, whose soundtrack includes music written by Bob Dylan [including Life is Hard from his 2009 album Together Through Life] premieres in France, Europe. A road movie, it stars Renee Zellweger, Forest Whitaker, Madeline Zima and Nick Nolte.
On her Aphrodite World Tour, Kylie Minogue plays at The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France, Europe.
Icelandic singer-songwriter 
Electronica singer-songwriter 
Rock saxophonist Raf Ravenscroft dies at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devon, UK, aged sixty following a heart attack. He was best-known for playing the sax break in Gerry Rafferty's 1978 hit Baker Street, but also worked with many other top-flight musicians including Marvin Gaye, Daft Punk, Pink Floyd and Abba.
After her show at Bercy Arena, Paris, France, Europe, Madonna goes to The Place De La Republique, where she stages an impromptu mini-concert in memory of the 130 people who died in the recent terrorist attacks on the city.
On his Purpose World Tour, Justin Bieber plays the second of two nights at The AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France, Europe.
Deep Purple play at The Guitare en Scene Festival, St Julien en Genevois, France, Europe.1849 |
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