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Birth of Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi is born in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa. An award-winning musician, composer and guitarist, he is widely regarded as the most celebrated performer in Zimbabwe's history.
Vince Gill is born in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. After working with the country-rock group Pure Prairie League, he will become a successful solo country artist, a frequent Grammy winner and a Country Music Hall of Famer.The Rolling Stones pre-record their first appearance for UK tv, in the Birmingham-based show Thank Your Lucky Stars, performing their cover version of the Chuck Berry song Come On. Other guests on today's edition of the show are Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. Also on this day, The Rolling Stones play a gig at Ken Colyer's Studio 51, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Beatles play at The ABC, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe, supported by Chas McDevitt And Shirley Douglas, The Sons Of The Piltdown Men, Jack Douglas, Patti Brooks, Terry Young, Colin Day and Gary And Lee.
The Detours play at The Town Hall, Acton, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will find much greater success after they evolve to become The Who.
Merle Haggard releases a new single, The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde / Today I Started Loving You Again, on Capitol Records in the USA..
Before their gig at Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, the Jimi Hendrix Experience attends a Love-In in Beauregard Square.
Sly And The Family Stone play the first of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by Clarence Carter and Rotary Connection.
Cat Stevens plays the last of three nights at The Gaslight, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Joy Of Cooking.
The Cure start work on their second album, Seventeen Seconds, at Morgan Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bauhaus play at The Moonlight Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by In Camera.
Jefferson Starship and Orleans play at The Dr. Pepper Music Festival, Central Park, New York City, USA.
Harry Chapin plays at The Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
A photo-call for Debbie Harry of Blondie is held at The Ritz Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.Bob Dylan is rehearsing at home in Malibu, California, USA, for an imminent appearance on the tv show Late Night With David Letterman.
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon And Garfunkel is awarded a five times platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
…But Seriously by Phil Collins reaches No1 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA for the first of three weeks.
Garbage release their eponymous debut album in the UK. On the same day, Paul McCartney flies to America with his wife Linda, to promote her new book, Linda's Kitchen.
Having long suffered from depression, Adrian Borland, founder of acclaimed bands including The Sound, The Outsiders and Second Layer, commits suicide at the age of 41 by jumping into the path of an oncoming train at Wimbledon Station, Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe.
On his Devils And Dust tour, Bruce Springsteen plays at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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The three-day-long Sonisphere '10 Festival continues at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England, UK. Acts appearing on this, the second day, include Rammstein, Placebo, Good Charlotte, Papa Roach, Anthrax, Motley Crue and Skunk Anansie.
During Paris Fashion Week, Kanye West and Florence Welch are among the guests at the Givenchy after-party in Paris, France, Europe.
Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, Jennifer Nettles, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Crystal Gale, Don Mclean, The Seldom Scene and others play on the second day of The Stagecoach Festival, in The Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California, USA.
Police in Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA, announce that they have charged a young man, Sean Murphy, with raping a girl on the lawn in front of the Xfinity Center four days earlier during a concert by country-rocker Keith Urban. During the same concert, there were also reportedly 46 medical incidents, 50 people taken into protective custody and numerous fans arrested on alcohol charges.
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On her Delirium World Tour, Ellie Goulding plays at The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Ellie Goulding plays at The CFE Arena, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at Wembley Stadium, London, England, Europe.
During their 50th Anniversary Tour, The Monkees play at The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.Touring in support of her ninth album, Mental Illness, Aimee Mann plays at The Boulder Theatre, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the second of two nights at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy, Europe, supported by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 cancel their show at The Dome At America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, because of safety concerns, arising from protests taking place in the city following the acquittal of a police officer who shot and killed a black driver.
On his All The Rage tour, Ian Siegal plays at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at The NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays at The TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The BPI announces that it has now sent its 500 millionth illegal link to Google for removal from search results. The announcement is part of the BPI's strategy to disrupt the activities of illegal music sites – estimated to cost the UK recorded music sector upwards of £150m a year.
The BPI announces that UK record label trade income rose by 7.3 per cent in 2019 to £1,069.8m – marking the fourth consecutive year of growth and fuelled by the continuing increase in streaming income, which increased by 21.8% to £628.9m. This is the highest level of annual trade income since 2006, when the combined total was £1,166.2m.
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