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The turkey's barely been digested ... and sexpot Christina Aguilera marries record executive Jordan Bratman in California's Napa Valley.
Christina Aguilera
Britney Spears tops the album charts with her much hyped In the Zone record. She becomes the first female artist in chart history to land four consecutive albums at No. 1. Blink-182 are at No. 3 with their self-titled album, while a remix of the Beatles' Let It Be enters at No. 5.
Britney Spears
blink-182
The Beatles
No Limit rapper Soulja Slim is shot and killed in front of the two-story duplex he recently bought for his mother in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans.
Soulja Slim
James Carter, whose version of "Po' Lazarus" opens the best-selling O Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack, dies in Chicago following a stroke. He was 77. Alan Lomax first recorded him singing the song with a Mississippi chain gang.
Alan Lomax
Sum 41, punk heir apparents to Blink-182, release their third album Does This Look Infected? on Island/Def Jam. Their major label debut, boasting the singles "Still Waiting" and "The Hell Song" peaks at No. 32 in the Billboard 200.
Sum 41
Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall is arrested at his mansion in Surrey, England, on charges of rape. After six hours of questioning he is released and the investigation is dropped. His manager says, "He knew the allegations would never go very far, but it has left him shaken."
Simply Red
Mick Hucknall
The Russian rocket Soyuz sends Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder album where it belongs into deep space.
Pink Floyd
Miles Davis marries his third wife, Cicely Tyson, in New York. Bill Cosby acts as best man.
Miles Davis
Bill Cosby
Bob Dylan's all-gospel show gets an angry reaction in Tempe, Ariz. Dylan himself spends most of his time onstage berating the audience and then refuses to play an encore.
Bob Dylan
10cc ("I'm Not in Love") announce they are splitting. Band members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme go on to become successful video directors during the '80s.
100 C
Lol Creme
Led Zeppelin spend their time rehearsing at London's Livewire Theatre while they wait for the release of Physical Graffiti. The record company was holding up the album's release due to its complicated cutout sleeve.
Led Zeppelin
The Shadows bassist John Rostill is discovered electrocuted at his home. An inquiry is left with an open verdict, suggesting he may have been responsible for his death.
The Shadows
John Lennon participates in his last session with the Beatles, mixing and editing their B-side "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)."
The Beatles
John Lennon
Tonight on The Ed Sullivan Show, Stoneface airs a promotional clip for the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye." The film is banned in England due to the Musicians' Union rules regarding miming.
The Beatles
Bob Dylan suffers an interview by The Chicago Daily News' Joseph Haas.
Bob Dylan
Bluesman Howlin' Wolf kicks off an English club tour at London's Marquee.
Howlin' Wolf
The Beatles record their first session for the "Please Please Me" single at Abbey Road's Studio 2.
The Beatles
Bert Ruiter, bassist with Dutch prog rockers Focus, is born.
Focus
Nesuhi Ertegun, the son of a Turkish diplomat whose love of jazz led him to record Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus for his brother's Atlantic label, is born in Istanbul.
Nesuhi Ertegun
Ornette Coleman
Charles Mingus
 
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