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Voivod guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour dies from complications of advanced colon cancer in Montreal. He was 45.
Voivod
'80s hit-maker Laura Branigan ("Gloria") dies of a brain aneurysm at her home in East Quogue, N.Y. She was 47.
Laura Branigan
Michael Jackson announces he will open his Neverland Ranch for one day only in December. Lucky invitees will have to pay $5000 to see where the King of Pop's baboons frolic.
Michael Jackson
The Jackson 5
Toby Keith leads the pack after the nominations for the Country Music Association awards with seven nods. Johnny Cash also scores four nominations, including best single and video for his cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Dirt."
Toby Keith
Johnny Cash
Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor
Skechers announces it has signed an endorsement deal with Christina Aguilera. Fellow pop strumpet Britney Spears previously sued the shoe company for failing to make good on a separate marketing deal.
Christina Aguilera
Britney Spears
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is sued by a Queens woman who claims bouncers at his Manhattan restaurant roughed her up. The plaintiff wants $5 million in damages.
Diddy
Following a Creed show in Camden, N.J., a man has his hand nearly cut off by an axe-wielding attacker.
Creed
Randy Newman has been nominated for Oscars several times for his soundtrack work. But so far he's only ever won an Emmy - which he did today for his songs to the TV show Cop Rock.
Randy Newman
Ringo Starr wins a court case against a producer who wants to release several tracks Starr believes are below par because of the messy state he was in when he recorded them.
Ringo Starr
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring popsters David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, opens in America. Leonard Maltin says of the Japanese prison camp drama, "Quite rewarding for those willing to stick with it, but it does take some effort."
Ryuichi Sakamoto
David Bowie
Bassist Tom Petersson leaves Cheap Trick, citing the time-honored personal and musical differences. By 1988 he had gotten over it and rejoined the band.
Cheap Trick
At England's Reading Festival, Peter Gabriel welcomes a surprise guest: former Genesis bandmate Phil Collins. The two perform the Genesis classic "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway."
Peter Gabriel
Genesis
Phil Collins
They're back in the saddle, and probably back on the needle, too. Aerosmith appear on the cover of today's Rolling Stone.
Aerosmith
The strife-ridden Isle of Wight Festival kicks off in England. Thousands turn up expecting the concert to turn into a free festival, only to discover organizers have surrounded the place with a large metal fence. The freeloaders spend most of their time banging on the fence demanding entry. Meanwhile, the promoters don't have enough money to pay their acts. During Joni Mitchell's set, one audience member grabs the mike to say the festival has turned into a "hippie concentration camp," causing Mitchell to burst into tears.
Joni Mitchell
The Beatles appear with their new guru, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, at a press conference. Paul McCartney announces that the bandmates have given up drugs. "It was an experience we went through," he says. "We don't need it anymore. We're finding different ways to get there." For John Lennon, "different ways" would later mean Brandy Alexanders.
John Lennon
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
To reassure us that the world isn't falling apart around our ears, the Jimi Hendrix Experience release the single "Purple Haze."
Jimi Hendrix
The Supremes enjoy their first No. 1 with "Where Did Our Love Go?"
The Supremes
Pop vocalist Georgia Gibbs ("Dance With Me Henry [Wallflower]") is born in Worcester, Mass.
Georgia Gibbs
 
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