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Chicago bluesman Son Seals dies from diabetes complications. He was 62. As well as becoming a mainstay of the Alligator label, the singer-guitarist played with Albert King and Earl Hooker.
Son Seals
Earl Hooker
Albert King
A man is shot during an after-party for Ja Rule in Peoria, Ill. The evening was also marred by a scuffle that broke out after someone threw a drink in the Murder Inc. rapper's face.
Ja Rule
Founding 10,000 Maniacs guitarist Robert Buck dies of complications resulting from liver failure. He had continued to perform with the group even after Natalie Merchant's departure in 1993. Buck was 42.
10,000 Maniacs
Natalie Merchant
Country legend Hank Snow, who recorded "I'm Movin' On" and was Elvis Presley's manager for a brief period, dies in Nashville aged 85.
Elvis Presley
Hank Snow
Motorhead's bassist Philthy Taylor amuses friends after a gig in Belfast by showing them how he can bounce on his head. He ends up breaking a bone in his neck in the process.
Motörhead
Bobby Darin, who topped the charts for nine weeks in 1959 with "Mack the Knife," dies while undergoing seven hours of open-heart surgery. He was 37.
Bobby Darin
Led Zeppelin performs at the Brighton Dome in England.
Led Zeppelin
Singer Ian Anderson forms Jethro Tull with his former John Evans Blues Band mate, bassist Glenn Cornick, in Blackpool, England. The name comes from an 18th century farming tool inventor. John Evans later joins the group as a keyboardist.
Blues Band
Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson
John Evans
The Hollies release their hit single "He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother)."
The Hollies
Otis Redding performs at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium.
Otis Redding
The Beatles record vocal harmonies and bells for use on "When I'm Sixty-Four."
The Beatles
In this year's NME poll, the Beatles win Best World Vocal Group and Best British Vocal Group. The Rolling Stones come sixth in the Best British Vocal Group category.
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Ray Coburn, keyboardist with short-lived Canadian '80s pop act Honeymoon Suite, is born.
Honeymoon Suite
Classy soul diva Anita Baker is born in Toledo, Ohio.
Anita Baker
Agit-prop folksinger Billy Bragg is born in Barking, England.
Billy Bragg
The Easybeats' vocalist Steven Wright is born in Leeds, England. His group's biggest hit was "Friday on My Mind."
The Easybeats
Steven Wright
 
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