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At Funk Hill near Copperopolis, California, USA, notorious outlaw Black Bart The Poet carries out his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture. Bart's exploits will inspire the song Black Bart by Danish metal band Volbeat. There's also a song called Black Bart Blues by Iron Maiden, but it doesn't seem to be about this particular gentleman.
Joshua Barnes Howell is born in Eatonton, Georgia, USA. He will find fame (after being shot in the leg by a shotgun) as blues guitar pioneer Peg Leg Howell, recording for Columbia Records.
'Stag' Lee Shelton, a black pimp, shoots William 'Billy' Lyons dead in Bill Curtis Saloon, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, allegedly in a dispute over Stag's stetson hat. The incident will be enshrined in the blues song Stagger Lee aka Stack-A-Lee, or Stagolee, which will be recorded by over 400 singers.
Albert Poindexter is born in Jacksonville, Texas, USA. He will find success as country musician and songwriter, Al Dexter, perhaps best-known for his hit Pistol Packin' Mama.
Early in the evening, at an outdoor music concert by Caton's Dozen (a military band) in Winfield, Kansas, USA, thirty-six-year-old Gilbert Twigg kills eight people with his shotgun. Several others are injured, including the band’s drummer, Re Oliver. Twigg then kills himself with a .38 pistol. This is thought to have been the first indiscriminate mass killing in US history. Medgar Evers is born in Decatur, Mississippi, USA. Evers will become a committed anti-segregation campaigner and, in 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi, he will be shot in the back and killed by a white racist gunman. Evers' death will be the spark for the Bob Dylan song Only A Pawn In Their Game.
Frank Sinatra of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is named as the Most Outstanding Male Band Vocalist in the United States, in the annual College Music survey, published today in the music trade magazine Billboard.
The month-long Battle Of Heartbreak Ridge begins in the Korean War in Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, Asia. This bloody conflict will inspire Ernest Tubb to record A Heartsick Soldier On Heartbreak Ridge in the USA. The song tries to capture the feelings of a soldier caught up in the battle.
Popular Algerian singer and orchestra leader Khelifa Belkacem is shot dead aged 44 after a brawl in the Casbah near his home in Algiers, Algeria, Africa.
PC Sidney Miles is shot dead by the sixteen year old Christopher Craig in Croydon, London, England, UK. Tragically, his slow-witted burglary accomplice, Derek Bentley, is wrongly convicted and hanged for the crime. In 1982, Ralph McTell will write the song Bentley And Craig inspired by the incident.
The Kingston Trio record the Pete Seeger composition Where Have All The Flowers Gone, for Capitol Records in New York City, USA.
Jr. Walker And The All Stars record Shotgun for Motown Records in Hitsville Studio A, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Mark Five play at The Gun Tavern, Croydon, England, UK.
The Dramatic Druids play at The Gun Tavern, Croydon, England, UK.
Twenty-six unarmed civil-rights protesters and bystanders are shot by soldiers of the British Army during a protest in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. The incident will become known as Bloody Sunday and will be recorded in the U2 song Sunday Bloody Sunday. Others who have written songs on this topic include John Lennon, Roy Harper, Christy Moore, The Wolfetones and Cruachan.
Clare Grogan of pop band Altered
Images is waitressing in Glasgow, Scotland, when she is
approached by film director Bill Forsyth, who asks her to appear in
his film Gregory's Girl.
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd is awarded a UK platinum single by the BPI.
Bates Motel, The Willys and Single Bullet Theory play at The Starwood, Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Popular country music singer Paul Davis and a female companion are leaving a hotel on Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, when an unidentified man walks up, demands Davis' wallet, and shoots him in the abdomen.
Reggae star Peter Tosh is shot dead at home in Jamaica, Caribbean, after three men force their way into his house and demand money.
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, famed for his 1966 hit The Ballad Of The Green Berets, dies in Tennessee, USA, aged 49, from a bullet wound in his head, sustained three months earlier in Guatemala, where he was said to have been training Contra rebels. Sadler's life had been peppered with many violent incidents, including two earlier shootings in which he was implicated as the perpetrator.
When British reggae band Misty In Roots play at Mutare, Zimbabwe, Africa, fans riot and tear down fences to get in to see the band. A car is set on fire, and police shoot at fans trying to set fire to a petrol station. During the riot, one man is reported killed and 39 are injured.
On their Urban Jungle tour, The Rolling Stones play at Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain, Europe, supported by Guns N'Roses.
Guns N'Roses play the first of two nights at the Erwin-Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio, USA, supported by Soundgarden.Guns N' Roses and Metallica play the fourteenth show in a co-headlining 25-date US tour at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas, USA, with Faith No More as the opening act.
On their Skin N' Bones tour, Guns N'Roses play at Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy, Europe.
When Los Angeles police officers ask rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (of Wu Tang Clan fame) to move his car, they notice that he is wearing a bullet-proof vest. This is in contravention of a law stating that no-one with a history of violent crime is allowed to wear a bullet-proof vest. In court, Bastard, represented by a deputy public defender as he can no longer afford his own attorney, pleads not guilty.
A grand jury, in Columbus, Ohio, USA, rules that the actions of police officer James Niggemeyer, who shot the killer of Damage Plan guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, were justified. No charges are to be brought against Niggemeyer.
Rapper Drake is forced to cut short his show after a man is shot in the buttocks during his gig at the House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Legendary music producer Phil Spector is moved to a "sensitive needs facility" in Corcoran State Prison, California, USA, where he will serve his sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.
The Sonisphere '10 festival, a two-day event, begins at Getafe Open Air, Madrid, Spain, Europe. Artists appearing on this, the first day include Faith No More, Slayer, Saxon, W.A.S.P., Porcupine Tree and Bullet For My Valentine.
In Florida, USA, reggae star Buju Banton is convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine along with another drug trafficking offence and a gun charge. He is acquitted of a fourth charge for attempted cocaine possession. He therefore faces a prospect of at least 15 years in prison.
After Lil Wayne is driven to a Bloomington, Indiana, USA, nightclub in a car with flashing red and blue lights and sirens, he is escorted inside by two security guards dressed in police-style uniforms with gun belts. Later, the guards, Ronald Andre Harrod and Larry Lee Richardson, are questioned by local police and face charges of impersonating police officers.American indie band Howler release their debut album America Give Up on Rough Trade Records in Europe.
Beginning the North American leg of their I'm With You tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, USA. The band goes onstage wearing hooded sweatshirts in tribute to Trayvon Martin, recently shot dead in a controversial incident in Florida.
Following a CNN iReport stating that Australian singer Gotye had 'shot himself in the head with a 9mm handgun', the artist denies his death in a Twitter post.
Rapper Nelly is arrested after police at the Sierra Blanca border checkpoint in Texas, USA, find heroin, marijuana and a loaded .45 handgun on his tour bus.
It is reported that U2, Foo Fighters, Prince and a number of other high profile artists have cancelled their live dates after the brutal attack on concert goers at an Eagles Of Death Metal show at The Batlacan in Paris, France, Europe.
Guns N' Roses are officially announced as headliner of the next Coachella Festival, with KROQ reporting that Slash and Duff McKagan are both rejoining the band.
Dave Grohl and Slash are among those paying tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy at his funeral in Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetary, Los Angeles, California, USA. Others in attendance include Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich from Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Anthrax frontman Scott Ian, Brian May of Queen and Gene Simmons of Kiss. AC/DC announce that Axl Rose of Guns N'Roses will be replacing Brian Johnson as their vocalist for their next tour.
During their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Wolfmother. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
During their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, USA, supported by The Cult. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
During their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, supported by The Cult. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
During their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at The AT+T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA, supported by The Cult. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
During their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at The University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, USA, supported by Zakk Wylde, Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.1883 |
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