William Francis, keyboards player for Dr. Hook The Medicine Show born. Birth of English composer and teacher Gavin Bryars in Goole.
Death of the Italian-American conductor Arturo Toscanini in New York City. The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool, it became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles. Singer Sade (Adu) is born in Nigeria.
Coming to the UK as a model, she played the dance club circuit with the band Pride, soloing in '84. Two days after it opens, an exhibition of erotic lithographs by John Lennon at Bag One Gallery is closed by London police. Eight prints are removed under the Obscene Publications Act.
Novelty recording artist David Seville (Ross Bagdasarian) dies at age 52. He was responsible for The Chipmunks, wrote and performed "Witch Doctor" (#1 in 1958), and co-wrote "Come On-a My House", a big hit for Dean Martin and Rosemarry Clooney. Gospel singer Clara Ward, a major inspiration to Aretha Franklin, dies of a stroke.
Bruce Springsteen appeared at Villanova University playing to an audience of 25 people. Synthesizer expert Paul Beaver (Beaver Krause) dies of a stroke. He is known for his film scoring for the Graduate and Catch-22 and as a session musician on tracks by the Doors, the Byrds and the Rolling Stones.
Sid Vicious fell through a glass door at a San Francisco hotel, took a drug overdose and was rushed to hospital. Cher's divorce from Gregg Allman was finalised. Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession, after being found with 219g on his arrival at Narita Airport.
Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested in Barbados for drug possession and were each fined $200. Jools Holland was suspended from Channel 4's show The Tube, for 6 weeks after using the phrase 'groovy fuckers' during a live trailer broadcast in children's hour. 24 years after The Beatles first topped the chart, George Harrison went to No.
1 in the US with 'Got My Mind Set On You'. George Michael started a 12 week run at No.1 in the US album charts with his debut solo album 'Faith', which went on to sell over 8 million copies.
Tina Turner gave herself a place in the record books when she performed in front of 182,000 people, the largest audience ever for a single artist, in Rio De Janerio. Jive Records releases "Self-Destruction". 14 Rap performers unite to Stop The Violence at Rap concerts.
Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session for MTV. Brandy started a 2 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Diane Warren song 'Have You Ever', a No.
13 hit in the UK. The Manic Street Preachers went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Masses Against The Classes', the bands second UK No.
1 single.
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