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The Pussycat Dolls top the U.K. singles chart with "Don't Cha." James Blunt's Back to Bedlam returns to the top of the albums chart.
Pussycat Dolls
James Blunt
Fred Ebb, the lyricist for the classic musicals Cabaret and Chicago, dies at his New York home.
John Kander/Fred Ebb
Jewel postpones her North American tour after longtime bassist Termome 'T-Bone' Hannon dies from a stroke aged 39.
Jewel
Boyz II Men perform at New York's Beacon Theater to benefit VH1 Save the Music and raise almost $60,000 for the organization.
Boyz II Men
The Jayhawks and Sixpence None the Richer give up their guitars for trowels, and put their backs into building houses for the nonprofit group Habitat for Humanity today in Harlem, N.Y.
Jayhawks
Sixpence None The Richer
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland unveils the Jimi Hendrix Surround Sound Theater and Exhibit.
Jimi Hendrix
The Backstreet Boys meet with developers in Huntsville, Ala., to talk about investing in a hotel. According to Kevin Richardson, "We do more than just sing and dance. We've got a brain, too."
Backstreet Boys
Michael Hutchence of INXS pleads guilty to assaulting a photographer who lay in ambush for him outside a hotel where he was staying with Bob Geldof's ex-wife Paula Yates. Hutchence is fined $600.
Bob Geldof
Michael Hutchence
INXS
David Bowie releases his new single "Telling Lies" on the Internet 24 hours before it's due to hit radio - a first.
David Bowie
Green Day turn down an invitation to play Sesame Street because "we couldn't handle a mosh pit full of 5-year-olds."
Green Day
Having raised expectations with his superb Oh Mercy, Bob Dylan lowers them again with Under the Red Sky. On the same day, George Michael releases Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1.
George Michael
Bob Dylan
Lorne Greene - Ben Cartwright in Bonanza and a singer who scored a No. 1 hit with "Ringo" in 1964 - dies of cardiac arrest.
Lorne Greene
Reggae star and former Wailer Peter Tosh is murdered in Kingston, Jamaica. His home had been invaded by robbers, who shot the "Legalize It" singer. Police apprehended only one of the three culprits.
Peter Tosh
The Wailers (Reggae)
Some 16,800 Bruce Springsteen fans cram Philadelphia's Spectrum to see the Boss play the first of six nights. The show sets a new attendance record for the venue.
Bruce Springsteen
The Who perform their first American gig without Keith Moon, who died a year ago. Face Kenny Jones sits in on drums when the band plays Passaic, N.J.'s Capitol Theatre.
The Who
Faces
Keith Moon
On the first date of his American tour, Tom Petty unveils a banner asking "Why MCA?" Petty was complaining because his label Gone Gator had been sold to the industry giant.
Tom Petty
Bernie Taupin makes a guest appearance on TV's The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula. Elton John's lyricist plays the leader of the rock band Circus.
Circus
Elton John
Bernie Taupin
In other strange guest-star news, it's announced that David Bowie will duet with Bing Crosby on this year's Christmas special. The two later perform an addled version of "Little Drummer Boy."
David Bowie
Bing Crosby
Donny Osmond is at No. 1 with "Go Away Little Girl."
Donny Osmond
On ABC, the Jackson 5 animated TV show makes its debut. The series enjoyed a revival courtesy of Michael's solo success in the early '80s.
The Jackson 5
Michael Jackson
Sly & the Family Stone bassist Larry Graham is busted for cannabis possession in England. In the ensuing furor, the "Stand!" band members are thrown out of their hotel and their national TV appearance is canceled.
Sly & the Family Stone
Larry Graham
The Beatles record 34 takes of "Glass Onion."
The Beatles
Raffish crooner - and bug-eyed psycho in Copycat - Harry Connick Jr. is born in New Orleans. He's the son of two record store-owning lawyers.
Harry Connick Jr.
Fresh from the release of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles head out in a psychedelic bus with their entourage to begin filming The Magical Mystery Tour. The bus goes on to visit the English towns of Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, and an airport in Kent.
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" goes to No. 1 on the English singles chart two months after it became a chart-topper in America.
The Rolling Stones
Moby is born by the name of Richard Hall in Darien, Conn.
Moby
The Beatles play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The band requests that the audience be desegregated.
The Beatles
The winner of a Mick Jagger impersonation contest held in Greenwich, England, reveals that he's really Chris Jagger, the Rolling Stones frontman's younger brother.
The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger
In Los Angeles, fans can buy the unauthorized Bob Dylan release The Great White Wonder. It's generally credited as the first bootleg album.
Bob Dylan
Culture Club drummer Jon Moss is born in Wandsworth, England.
Culture Club
Troubadour John Martyn is born in Glasgow, Scotland. With his Echoplex, he was able to loop his own guitar onstage - essentially playing with himself.
John Martyn
Dennis Tufano, vocalist with '60s rockers the Buckinghams ("Kind of a Drag"), is born in Chicago.
The Buckinghams
 
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