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Welsh trio The Stereophonics top the U.K. album charts with Language.Sex.Violence.Other? The No. 1 single in the UK is Tony Christie's cover of the Neil Sedaka chestnut "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo?"
Stereophonics
Tony Christie
Neil Sedaka
The day America begins bombing Iraq, Bruce Springsteen opens his show in Melbourne, Australia with an acoustic version of "Born in the U.S.A." followed by his cover of Edwin Starr's "War (What Is It Good For)". Later in the show he dedicated "Land of Hope and Dreams" to "innocent Iraqi civilians."
Bruce Springsteen
The South Carolina House of Representatives pass a resolution urging the Dixie Chicks to make a public apology for derogatory statements about President Bush, and back it up with a concert for the families of troops serving in the Iraq conflict.
Dixie Chicks
And what did Gene Simmons of KISS do the day war broke out? According to his Web site, ""Spent most of yesterday reading the forthcoming Sex Money KISS I wrote for SIMMONS AUDIO/New Millennium. It will be released on the same date as the book version (Simmons Books/New Millennium)...Yes, I like to see my name up in lights. Don't you?"
Kiss
Gene Simmons
Guitarist Josh Rand of rockers Stone Sour has a new job - diaper disposal. He becomes the proud papa of little daughter Mia Angelina Rand today.
Stone Sour
The No.1 album in America is the soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou?, with performances by bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley and vocalist-fiddler Alison Krauss.
Ralph Stanley
Alison Krauss
Ailing music giant EMI - home to the Beatles and Norah Jones - announces it will cut 400 acts from its roster in an effort to save $140 million.
The Beatles
Norah Jones
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake release a statement to explain that they have not broken up. Instead, they split later in the year.
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Madonna announces she is pregnant with her second child. Her boyfriend's father says the "sweet, simple girl" will "make an excellent mum." Possible names for the baby include Rupert.
Madonna
Michael Jackson signs a $1 billion record/film deal with Sony Music and Columbia Pictures. So far all they have to show for it is Dangerous, HIStory, and maybe a movie about Edgar Allan Poe. Ouch.
Michael Jackson
Gloria Estefan injures her vertebrae after a tractor crashes into her tour bus in Scranton, Pa.
Gloria Estefan
The great Gil Evans, jazz composer and conductor, dies in Mexico at age 75.
Gil Evans
The Stray Cats' Slim Jim Phantom makes Britt Ekland Mrs. Phantom.
Stray Cats
A 28-year-old truck driver takes the office manager of Elektra/Asylum Records' New York branch hostage. Joseph Riviera demands that either Jackson Browne or the Eagles give him money in order to start his own business. Neither responds, and he eventually surrenders to New York police.
Jackson Browne
Eagles
T.Rex give Portsmouth, England, a last blast of T.Rextasy at their final concert.
John Lennon marries Yoko in Gibraltar, Spain. The subsequent single, "The Ballad of John and Yoko," explains the couples trials and tribulations.
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Eric Clapton is arrested in Los Angeles along with Neil Young, Richie Furay, and Jim Messina. The four are charged with "being in a place where it is suspected marijuana is being used." Clapton is later found innocent, while the Buffalo Springfield guys receive a small fine.
Neil Young
Eric Clapton
Richie Furay
Jim Messina
Buffalo Springfield
The No. 1 single in the British Isles is the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time."
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles perform on English TV's Ready Steady Go! program, which achieves its highest rating.
The Beatles
Tracy Chapman is born in Cleveland. The singer-songwriter's first single is the smash hit, "Fast Car."
Tracy Chapman
Elvis Presley begins his first recording session since exiting the U.S. Army on March 5. With longtime guitarist Scotty Moore, he records "Stuck on You" and "Fame and Fortune" at the RCA Studios in Nashville.
Scotty Moore
Elvis Presley
 
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