2nd December.......Events in Music

2007

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne made more than $800,000 (£389,032) for charity after they sold off some of their possessions from their former US home. Items sold included the family's custom pool table for $11,250 (£5,470) and a pair of Ozzy's trademark round glasses went for $5,250 (£2,553). The beaded wire model of the Eiffel Tower that adorned the kitchen fetched $10,000 (£4,862), while skull-adorned trainers worn by Ozzy sold for $2,625 (£1,276).


2006

David Mount the drummer with Mud died. They had the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles.

25 year old singer and actress Beyonce was set to earn more money than any other black actress for her performance in her latest film ‘Dreamgirls.’ The musical based on the history of Diana Ross and the Supremes would earn the singer a £5m fee.

The Game was at No.1 on the US album chart with his second album ‘Doctor's Advocate.’

Mariska Veres, vocalist with Shocking Blue died of cancer at the age of 59. Had the 1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Venus'.


2003

Darkness singer Justin Hawkins was held for two hours at JFK Airport, New York after police mistook him for a wanted man with the same name and looks. The police only agreed to let him go after Justin's fiance and manager Sue Whitehouse produced a tour schedule to prove that he was in England on July 4th when the crime was committed.


2002

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher was arrested and charged with assault after he Kung-Fu kicked a police officer. The incident happened at the Bayerischer hotel in Munich, the singer lost his two front teeth in the brawl and an Oasis minder was knocked out cold.


2001

Singer Valerie Jones died aged 45. The Jones Girls and worked with Lou Reed, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and Betty Everett.

Creed started an eight-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Weathered'.

Daniel Bedingfield scored his first UK No.1 single with 'Gotta Get Thru This', the single went back to No.1 in January 2002.


2000

Thieves broke into the London home Madonna shares with Guy Ritchie. The raiders forced their way in through a basement door then took a set of car keys before loading up Guy Ritchie's car with some of the couple's possessions and driving off.

The Smashing Pumpkins played their final concert when they appeared at the Metro Club in Chicago.


1999

It was reported that Stevie Wonder was to undergo an operation to regain his sight. The breakthrough by top eye specialists involved inserting a microchip in the retina.

David Bowie played his first UK show in over two years when he appeared at the Astoria Theatre in London infront of 2,000 fans.


1997

A man died after falling from a balcony during a Rolling Stones concert at Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan.


1995

Mariah Carey went to No.1 on the US singles chart with her duet with Boyz II Men 'One Sweet Day'. It made Carey the first artist in history to have two consecutive single debut at No.1, 'Fantasy' being her first.


1988

Appearing at The London School Of Economics, The Stone Roses supported by The Charlatans, tickets £2.50


1987

Appearing at Newcastle City Hall, INXS supported by Sinead O'Connor


1986

Jerry Lee Lewis checked into the Betty Ford Clinic to overcome his addiction to painkillers.


1983

MTV aired the full 14-minute version of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video for the first time.


1982

US folk singer David Blue died of a heart attack aged 41 while jogging in New York's Washington Square Park. Member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue during the late 70's.


1979

Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand's ‘You Don't Bring Me Flowers’ was at No.1 on the US singles chart. A radio station engineer had spliced together Neil's version with Barbra's version and got such good response, the station added it to their play list. When Neil Diamond was told about it, he decided to re-record the song with Streisand herself, and within weeks of its release, the single went to No.1 in the US and No.5 in the UK.


1978

Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy''


1971

Appearing at The Royal Ballroom, Bournemouth, England, Led Zeppelin.


1969

Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes was kidnapped at knifepoint by a maintenance man who worked in the building she lived in. She later escaped unharmed by jumping out of his car on the San Diego freeway. The kidnapper was arrested in Las Vegas four days later.


1967

The Monkees album, ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd’ went to number one on the US album chart. It was their fourth album to sell over a million copies, following ‘The Monkees’, ‘More Of The Monkees’ and ‘Headquarters’.


1963

The Beatles recorded an appearance on the UK TV comedy program The Morecambe and Wise Show. The Beatles played ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, and ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and also participate in comedy sketches with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The program was broadcast on April 18, 1964.