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2020The South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, becomes the first major American festival cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other tours and festivals around the world are called off soon after in efforts to limit the outbreak.More
2016Diplo and his electronic dancehall project Major Lazer land a historic Havana gig, becoming the first US musical act to perform in Cuba in the new era of diplomatic relations between the island and the US, precipitating a visit from President Obama later in the month.More
2009Thousands of Phish fans descend upon Hampton, Virginia, to see Page McConnell, John Fishman, Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon return to the stage for their first show since 2004. They open with "Fluffhead," a song they haven't played since 2000.
2000Eric Clapton is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, making him the first person inducted three times. He is also in as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.More
1998Liam Gallagher of Oasis headbutts 19-year-old British fan Benjamin Jones, breaking his nose. The incident takes place in Brisbane outside of the singer's hotel. Gallagher is charged with assault, but Jones later drops the case and pursues civil charges.
1976EMI Records reissues 23 singles by The Beatles - every one of them charts (again) in the UK.
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In Music History
2014Charles Love (vocalist, guitarist for Bloodstone) dies of complications of pneumonia at age 68 in Kansas City, Missouri.
2013Alvin Lee (lead vocalist, guitarist for Ten Years After) dies at age 68 from complications after a routine surgery.
2011David Cassidy is the first contestant booted off Season 11 of The Celebrity Apprentice.
2010Neo soul singer D'Angelo is arrested in Manhattan's West Village when he tries to solicit a sex act from a female undercover police officer.
2010The Golden Raspberry Awards judges decide the Jonas Brothers aren't capable of portraying themselves and bestow the trio with a Razzie for Worst Actor for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.
2006New Orleans soul singer King Floyd dies from complications of stroke and diabetes at age 61.
2006Pearl Jam makes their new single "World Wide Suicide" available as a free download after the track is leaked.
2006Renown African musician Ali Farka Toure dies of bone cancer at age 66.
2004Peggy DeCastro (of The DeCastro Sisters) dies of lung cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada, at age 82.
2004David Crosby (of The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) is arrested on marijuana and weapons charges in New York City (he's given a $5,000 fine and a conditional discharge).
2001Michael "Smitty" Smith, drummer for Paul Revere & the Raiders, dies in Hawaii at age 58.
2001MTV Cribs visits Redman's two-bedroom pad on Staten Island. Unlike the show's usual ostentatious fare, the rapper's modest crib is a testament to "keeping it real." The highlights are his makeshift doorbell (which is signaled by crossing two exposed wires), a freezer-full of Gorton's fish, and his cousin conked out on his living room floor.
1998Sixto Rodriguez performs in South Africa for the first time, where his two albums from the early '70s have made him a star. Rodriguez, who didn't know about his popularity in that country until recently, is later the subject of the documentary Searching For Sugar Man, which chronicles a South African fan's quest to find him.
1995Annie Lennox issues her second solo album, Medusa, a collection of covers. The first single is "No More I Love You's," originally recorded by the English group The Lover Speaks.
1994Frank Sinatra collapses on stage during a concert in Richmond, Virginia. The aging crooner would retire the following year, at age 79.
Go-Go's Are First All-Girl Band With #1 Album
1982Beauty and the Beat hits #1 in America, making The Go-Go's the first all-girl band with a #1 album.
The Supremes became the first girl group to top the chart when The Supremes A' Go-Go went to #1 in 1966, but The Go-Go's are the first to do it on an album where they play their own instruments and write their own songs. Their songs and image are bouncy and fun, but they are a product of the Los Angeles punk scene, honing their skills since 1978 in small clubs alongside acts like The Dickies and The Germs. They have a lot more pop sensibility than many of these acts though, and also an impressive collection of songwriting talent in their two guitarists. Their first US single, "Our Lips Are Sealed," was written by Jane Wiedlin with help from Terry Hall of The Specials - the song is about their clandestine affair; their next single, "We Got The Beat," was written by their other guitarist, Charlotte Caffey, who was riffing on the song "Going To A Go-Go" by The Miracles. With a boost from the recently launched MTV, these songs send the album to the top spot, where it stays for six weeks. It's not until 1999 that another all-girl band hits #1 writing their own songs and playing their own instruments: Dixie Chicks with Fly. photo: facebook.com/OfficialGoGos
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