more featured eventsĢ017 At the WXTB Rockfest, in Tampa, Florida, Soundgarden launch what will be their final tour with Chris Cornell, who dies on May 17 at a stop in Detroit.Ģ017 Brad Paisley releases the first visual album in country music: a special edition of Love and War with videos for each of the 16 tracks.Ģ013 Bass player Lonnie Turner, a founding member of The Steve Miller Band, dies of lung cancer at age 66.Ģ006 ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus is accused by the Swedish government of $12 million US in delinquency of back taxes.Ģ005 Jazz bassist Percy Heath dies of bone cancer two days before his 82nd birthday.Ģ005 Eddie Montgomery of country duo Montgomery Gentry seriously injures his left wrist during a show in Asheville, North Carolina, after he falls to the arena floor from a speaker cabinet onstage.Ģ000 James Brown Enterprises, which handles tours for The Godfather Of Soul, has its offices destroyed by fire, destroying music and memorabilia.

It stays at the top for just one week, but goes on to eclipse the record for most weeks on the tally, with over 880 (non-consecutive). FM is the basis for the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati, which appears later in the year.ġ973 Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon hits #1 on the Billboard Albums chart. Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett and REO Speedwagon all appear in the film, and Steely Dan does the theme song. The rocky union lasts just nine months.ġ987 The Art Of Excellence by Tony Bennett becomes the first album to be initially released on CD instead of the traditional vinyl format.ġ979 Blondie's ' Heart Of Glass' hits #1 in America, the first of their four chart-toppers in that country.ġ978 The movie FM, about a radio station with a motley collection of DJs, debuts in theaters. Fans get a glimpse of the band's darker side with the moody lead single, ' Don't Drink The Water.' Moreġ990 Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses marries Erin Everly (daughter of Don Everly of The Everly Brothers) at Cupid's Inn Chapel in Las Vegas.

1998 Before These Crowded Streets by the Dave Matthews Band debuts at #1 on the US albums chart, ending the Titanic soundtrack's 16-week berth at the top.

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