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Newsletter No.242
 October 31st - November 6th 2006

The annual ARIA awards are on this weekend. Midnight Oil will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the event. For those interested, some of the nominations for the awards are as follows. If you're interested in seeing the nominees in full check out the official ARIA Awards website HERE.

Producer of the Year
Eskimo Joe - Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine (Mushroom Records/WMA) - Announced as winner already
Lindsay Gravina & Magic Dirt - Magic Dirt - Snow White (WMA)
Nick Launay - The Living End - State of Emergency (Capitol/EMI)
Paul McKercher - Augie March - The Cold Acre, Victoria's Secrets, Stranger Strange, The Honey Month, Mt Wellington Reverie (Ra)
Wayne Connolly - Youth Group - Casino Twilight Dogs (Ivy League Records)

Best Blues and Roots Album
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Lior - Doorways Of My Mind
The Audreys - Between Last Night and Us
The Flood - The Late Late Show
Xavier Rudd - Food In The Belly

Highest Selling Single (This is the one Australian Idol winners or some such win, a WASTE of time)
Kate DeAraugo - Maybe Tonight
Lee Harding - Wasabi
Shannon Noll - Shine
TV Rock featuring Seany B - Flaunt It
Youth Group - Forever Young

Highest Selling Album (Not quite as useless as above award, but close)
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Human Nature - Reach Out: The Motown Album
Pete Murray - See The Sun
Rogue Traders - Here Come the Drums
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of …

Best Music DVD
Hilltop Hoods - The Calling Live
Eskimo Joe - Eskimo Joe - The DVD
Kylie Minogue - Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour
Missy Higgins - If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine
The Go-Betweens - That Striped Sunlight Sound

Best Rock Album
Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
The Living End - State of Emergency
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
You Am I - Convicts

Best Adult Contemporary Artist
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
Human Nature - Reach Out: The Motown Record
Tex, Don & Charlie - All Is Forgiven
The Whitlams - Little Cloud
Various Artists - She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn

Best Pop Release
Ben Lee - Into The Dark
Josh Pyke - Feeding The Wolves
Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums
Shannon Noll - Lift
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of...

Best Independent Release
Ben Lee - We're All In This Together
Gotye - Like Drawing Blood
Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road
John Butler Trio - Live At St Gallen
Lior - Doorways Of My Mind

Best Country Album
Adam Brand - What A Life
Anne Kirkpatrick - Showman's Daughter
Catherine Britt - Too Far Gone
Lee Kernaghan - The New Bush
Troy Cassar-Daley - Brighter Day

Breakthrough Artist - Single
Gyroscope - Fast Girl
Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince
Sneaky Sound System - I Love It
TV Rock feat. Seany B - Flaunt It
Starky - Hey Bang Bang
Youth Group - Forever Young

Breakthrough Artist - Album
Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road
Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums
The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of ...
Wolfmother - Wolfmother

Best Group
Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Rogue Traders - Here Come The Drums
The Living End - State of Emergency
Wolfmother - Wolfmother

Best Male Artist
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Ben Lee - We're All In This Together
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
Dan Kelly - Pirate Radio
Pete Murray - See The Sun

Best Female Artist
Clare Bowditch - What Was Left
Holly Throsby - Under the Town
Jade MacRae - Jade MacRae
Jen Cloher - Dead Wood Falls
Kasey Chambers - Nothing At All

Single of the year
Augie March - One Crowded Hour
Bernard Fanning - Watch Over Me
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Wolfmother - Minds Eye
Youth Group - Forever Young

Album of the Year
Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
The Sleepy Jackson - Personality, One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird
Wolfmother - Wolfmother

An awful lot of names get repeated over and over on these awards, let's hope it comes out with some sort of cred at the end of it. With the charts split now between ARIAs and Brazin they have to prove their continued relevance in terms of sales statistics and the like, what a lot of these awards are based around.

ARIA seems to be concentrating it's efforts somewhat on education lately, which is excellent. For instance, if you were ever in any doubt about how copyright in Australia with regards to music works, from the poxy mobile phone "true tones" to the lifespan of a piece of protected music visit the new Music Industry Privacy Investigations website recently set up and being promoted from ARIA.com.au. It's an industry initiative and, as much as I'm not a fan of a lot of the goings on in said industry, I'm happy to see something like this set up. Read about the offences it's tackled on behalf of the recording industry which, ultimately, does include the musicians.

Even if you're not interested in supporting the industry, have a poke around the MIPI site, you might be surprised and some of the things you see there. For instance, a report from a couple of years ago identified that of under-25s less than half knew that file sharing and burning of CDs was illegal. That translates into a half a generation of consumers unaware of the impact their actions are having, and it has had serious repercussions.

Adelaideans keen for a jam not only have the opportunity to do just that at the Eureka Tavern in Salisbury as part of their Thursday night Jam Night but throughout November and December the Tavern will be giving away weekly prizes in the lead up to the finale of the comp on December 14th where ultimate first, second and third places will be awarded. Visit eurekatavern.com.au for more details!

Another brand spanking new Where Are They Now? this week, a subject I've been meaning to broach for a while, just needed to work out a way to do so without filling a volume of encyclopedia.
Regulars including Feature Article, The Week Ahead in Music History, Featured Artist and more are all inside Issue 242 of the bmusic Newsletter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (You will need to be online to use the Table of Contents to jump through sections)
  • Where Are They Now? - Adam & The Ants
  • This week's Music Quote
  • Featured Product - bmusic 2006 Summer Sale Catalogue
  • This week's Specials
  • This week's Feature Article - Lighting 101
  • This week's Feature Artist - The Devil Rock Four
  • Musicians Wanted
  • Gear Wanted
  • Band Links
  • The Week Ahead In Music History
               Events
               Births
               Deaths
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    • WHERE ARE THEY NOW? - ADAM & THE ANTS

     At the height of the short-lived, volatile and dominant genre of punk in the late Seventies Adam Ant (aka Stuart Goddard)left art school outfit Bazooka Joe (the band who gave the Sex Pistols their first support gig) to start his own punk group, The B-Sides. He meandered through several line-up changes and a name change to Adam & The Ants but, despite having Jordan (aka Pamela Rooke), a Sex Pistols confidante, as manager and the sometimes assistance of the then mighty Malcolm McLaren, Adam & The Ants didn't actually manage to impress his group on the big time record company execs who were signing his peers en masse until punk was coming to a close at the end of Seventies. Just before this time they had minor label deals with Decca and then independent Do It. Adam & The Ants line-up and management disintegrated as their last Do It single "Car Trouble/Kick" came out and he had to embark on a supporting UK tour. One of those to leave was guitarist Matthew Ashman, recruited by McLaren to join his new Bow Wow Wow project. He did this with what would become the Adam & The Ants line-up. Adam Ant on vocals and guitar, Marco Pirroni (former Models and Siouxsie and the Banshees member) on the same, ex-Roxy Music bassist Gary Tibbs (who replaced Kevin Mooney just as things were breaking), drummer Merrick (aka Chris Hughes), and the unique addition of a second drummer Terry Lee Miall.

    Virgin and CBS took note of Adam & The Ants during this tour and they signed with the latter in mid-1980, releasing their first single with them, "Kings of the Wild Frontier/Press Darling", almost immediately, outselling all previous Ants releases. The next single, "Dog eat Dog/You're So Physical", hit the UK Top 5 following an appearance on Top Of The Pops and the related album, "Kings of the Wild Frontier", made the Top 3. This was the second long player from the group but the first major and certainly the first with a solidified line-up. Their third CBS single, "Antmusic/Fall In", hit the Number Two spot on the UK singles chart, denied Number One by no less than John Lennon's "Imagine". By 1981 it managed, however, to snare top spot, the album climbing further to Number Two on that chart. All the Do It recordings had also been re-released and were topping the independent charts for the small label.

    Adam & The Ants were dominating at home and abroad and their "Prince Charming" album, featuring singles "Stand and Deliver" and "Prince Charming", topped the charts as the band toured with great success behind it on the UK "Prince Charming Revue" tour. But it was over just as quickly as it had begun, the band disbanding in 1982 when Adam Ant, citing the band's "lack of enthusiasm", left the group and took Pirroni with him to embark on a solo career.

    The individual members of Adam & The Ants have accomplished a great many things since the bust up in 1982, far too much to concisely include here. If you're interested in knowing their movements over the past two decades in detail you can check out www.adam-ant.net/ants.html for a plethora of information.

    ADAM ANT
    Adam's solo career was very successful for the first couple of years, his first effort, "Friend or Foe" (from which the hugely successful single "Goody Two Shoes" was lifted), enjoying excellent results in the UK and the US where MTV was adopting Adam Ant as one of their poster boys. He went on to work with Phil Collins in the production chair on two tracks, including the title track, on his next album "Strip". That track was banned by the BBC in the UK for content. On both sides of the Atlantic things were OK, but not as peachy as on his solo debut. His next, 1984's "Vive Le Rock", was less successful again although he did perform the title track for that release on the massive Live Aid show in the UK in 1984.

    He left music behind and went on to act on television, film and the stage in the UK, Canada and the US. From time to time he'd re-emerge, sometimes with former bandmates, for publicity duties behind Greatest Hits and reissue packages, sometimes also performing their biggest tracks for the occasions. In 2001 he hit the UK headlines when his marriage broke down and he was interviewed at length about this and depression that had dogged him, amongst other things.

    Last month his autobiography, "Stand and Deliver", was released and he has spent the past little while promoting the release with media and book signings and the like. From all accounts it's an excellent read. I expect it would be too, knowing that the story behind Adam Ant reaches much further back than "Prince Charming", into the roots of the revolution that was the UK punk scene and forward through more than two decades of living in the shadow of Adam Ant, the guy who sang those big hits.

    MARCO PIRRONI
    Marco worked as co-writer and musical director with Adam on his solo stuff following Adam & The Ants, ultimately penning the 10 Top 20 hits Adam had at this time. He then spent many years as collaborator/co-writer and musician for Sinead O'Connor and running his own small record label. He currently plays in The Wolfmen who have a new single, "Kama Sutra", out on Monday in the UK. The Wolfmen features bassist and vocalist Chris Constantinou, Adam Ant's solo period bassist. Marco also oversees most all Adam & The Ants back catalogue releases.

    GARY TIBBS
    Tibbs formed Merrick and Tibbs with fellow Ant Chris Hughes and released one album, "Call of the Wild". He played bass for Kirsty MacColl and on Corey Hart's debut "First Offence" and is currently bassist for UK new wave outfit The Fixx who are still going having toured the US for the past five months or so with more dates to come there and in Canada throughout November and December.

    MERRICK (Chris Hughes)
    Merrick did the Merrick & Tibbs project as mentioned above then went on to play for Tears For Fears. It was during this time with Tears for Fears that Chris got a taste for being on the other side of the recording console. He's been a producer ever since, also slipping into the drummer's throne from time to time. He has produced Paul McCartney, Ric Ocasek, Robert Plant, Howard Jones, Enya, Lloyd Cole and many, many more. He also did the remastering work on the latest Adam & The Ants reissues that featured Do It and CBS records, "Dirk Wears White Sox", "Kings of the Wild Frontier" and "Prince Charming" as "digitally remastered" and with bonus material in the form of previously unreleased demo and writing tape songs. Marco Pirroni oversaw this release. Chris has done similar work for other earlier Ants releases as well as Tears For Fears remasters as well as playing on some TFF bonus tracks for such releases late last decade.

    Hughes released a long-time coming CD entitled "Shift" in 1994 which was a series of compositions by a drummer of the 70s, Steve Reich. It's still available at Hughes' official website www.chughes.co.uk/. More bio information and Hughes' thoughts on the role of the producer in the present day can also be found at his site.

    TERRY LEE MIALL
    Miall has made some appearances at the annual "Ant Convention" held in London, but his time has been spent the past many years as a Warner Bros. record executive.

    Footnote:
    The guitarist who left Adam in the early days to go with Malcolm McLaren to Bow Wow Wow, Matthew Ashman, passed away in 1998 as a result of complications from diabetes. He was 35.

    Drop us an e-mail if you'd like us to track down some of stars of the past for you and feature them in Where Are They Now? or if you have anything to add or correct from one of our features.

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    THIS WEEK'S MUSIC QUOTE

     "Music is a universal language. Where speech fails, then music begins. It is the natural medium for the expression of our emotions - the art that expresses in tones our feelings which are too strong and deep to be expressed in words."
    - Charles W. Landon, The Study of Music in Public Schools, 1886

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    FEATURED PRODUCT - bmusic 2006 SUMMER SALE CATALOGUE

    bmusic 2006 Summer Sale Catalogue Out Now
    The bmusic 2006 Summer Sale Catalogue is out now and chock full of new goodies along with old favourites at sweet prices to get you through all your gear needs this summer.
    16 pages filled with guitars, basses, amps, effects, recording and PA gear, computer recording, brass and wind, banjos and mandolins, drums, percussion, keyboards and more there's sure to be something for everyone at a killer price for the Summer season ahead, not to mention Christmas 06!
    Click HERE to see the new bmusic 2006 Summer Sale Catalogue in full.

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    SPECIALS AT bmusic

     ESP GUITARS AND BASSES ON SALE ALL DAY EVERY DAY!
    We aren't the ones to "match" prices - we set 'em! Compare our LIST prices with any in Australia, good ol' bmusic.com.au is the cheapest hands down. You see, we don't need to price match when we are the thing other stores are trying to match. There's a lot to be said for taking the lead instead of following.

    "Special" Specials appear from time to time in the "Buy & Sell" section of our forum also. The Buy & Sell can be found HERE

    Regular specials this week include:
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    Check out our Specials page for more info on these specials.

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    THIS WEEK'S FEATURE ARTICLE - LIGHTING 101

    This week's Feature Article is from an outside source sent to us for our interest by long-time subscriber and top chap Jimmy. It's something musicians often rely on but rarely give any thought to, lighting! ByteCraft's website has a great resource section that not only includes entertainment industry links and general good info but a bit of insight into lighting physics as well as a handy cross reference for gel cuts and sizes from different lighting manufacturers, Lighting 101.

    Click HERE for the main menu of the ByteCraft reference section and HERE for the Lighting 101 tutorial.

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    FEATURED ARTIST - THE DEVIL ROCK FOUR

    Well who is the Melbourne band with the cool name, The Devilrock Four? They aren't exactly new at this, they've all been playing in bands since their teens and are known among other bands. And now in their twenties are doing it like it's the first time - energy, enthusiasm and none of that teen angst crap.
    The Devilrock Four have a slightly different way of doing things; they just play simple 'check your brain at the door' style rock, and don't give a shit what anyone thinks. Even if nobody came The Devilrock Four would still put on one hell of a rock show, but people do come - and come back. In Fact entire rock bands - well known and unknown - come to see how another band abuses the rock sound. It's not a competition, it's bands trying to be the best rock band they can.
    Their first studio EP, "Livin' This Low", is out now and garnering the band some very strong attention. On the back of this release they scored gigs in every Aussie state or territory excepting WA and the NT in just a few short months. Earlier this month they supported Dallas Crane for their tour of Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne and in November and December they will be on the bill for one of the most anticipated east coast tours for an Australian act, Airbourne. They're the young bucks from Melbourne who signed a squillion dollar deal and have just returned from LA recording their debut.
    Check out the official web site of The Devil Rock Four for more info on the band, some piccies, mp3s, and a few laughs to boot. Of course the obligatory myspace page is also required viewing at www.myspace.com/thedevilrockfour

    Each week's Feature Artist is selected from the Band Links page, so get on and list your favourite group at the Band Link page and they could be the Feature Artist at bmusic.com.au.

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    MUSICIANS WANTED

    Our 'Musicians Wanted' pages are getting more and more listings every week with musicians from across the country (and the globe) looking for singers and instrumentalists of all types.
    Get on over to Musicians Wanted to see all the new listings. Check back regularly as new listings are received almost every day.

    There are two simple sections at the FREE Musicians Wanted pages. 'Musicians Wanted by Bands' and 'Bands Wanted by Musicians'. If you fit one of these categories click HERE to see if there is a candidate to fit the bill. If not, then send us your new listing and we'll have it up inside a day. Just be sure to let us know if you fill the vacancy so we can remove it from the page.

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    GEAR WANTED

  • Guitar promo catalogues:
    A good friend of ours here at bmusic is after any old catalogues from days gone by. At the moment he's particularly keen to get a hold of any Washburn catalogues from the late '70's. Those that feature the Washburn Wing Series of basses and guitars would be of particular interest.

  • Second-hand saxes, clarinets and flutes. We are looking for good quality, good condition, saxophones, clarinets and flutes to help out those parents who are a little dubious about their child's level of commitment to their chosen instrument and, subsequently, don't want to spend a bomb on what might turn out to be a fad. If you or your kids have taken up the horn but chucked it in, don't take it to Cashies. Brands like Yamaha, Yanigasawa, Selmer, Buescher etc. are always welcome at bmusic.


  • Marshall JCM800's. That's right, we STILL want 'em. JCM800 2203 and 2204 models.


    • If there's something you've been trying to get your hands on, let us know and we will list it here for you. You never know.

    If you spot something in the U.S. or Canada you're keen on let us know. We have contacts in those territories who, for a small fee, can act on your behalf in any transactions and make sure you get your stuff safe and sound.

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    BAND LINKS

    Click HERE to visit the Band Links page and be sure to check back regularly to see new listings.
    If you're in a band or are a supporter of any local bands in your area, why not create a link for them on our FREE Band Links page. Each week's Featured Artist is selected from our Band Links pages. List your band and you could be the next bmusic Featured Artist.

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    THE WEEK AHEAD IN MUSIC

  • Events

    • In 1958, at what would become Buddy Holly's last studio session, he recorded, "True Love Ways," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," "Moondreams" and "Raining in my Heart" with the Crickets in New York.

    In 1961, Bob Dylan completed recording of his self-titled first album for Columbia Records, with final production costs totalling US$400.

    In 1962, twelve-year old Little Stevie Wonder, real name Steveland Morris Judkins, recorded his first single, "Thank you for Loving Me All the Way," for Motown Records.

    In 1964, The Who, then known as the High Numbers, failed to make an impression at an audition with EMI.

    In 1966, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first major show to an audience of 14,500 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France.

    In 1966, The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first U.S. tour, with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on guitars. After two shows of the tour, Jeff Beck left the group and Jimmy Page took over lead guitar.

    In 1968, Led Zeppelin played its first U.K. show at London's Marquee Club after making its world debut in Scandinavia at the start of the month.

    In 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana during a raid on Ringo Starr's London apartment, where the two were staying.

    In 1969, Led Zeppelin II was released.

    In 1969, Pink Floyd's "Ummagumma" album was released.

    In 1973, the Rolling Stones first hit with a ballad, 'Angie' was released. Rumours abounded at the time that the song was written by Jagger for David Bowie's wife Angela.

    In 1974, Kiss' "Hotter Than Hell" LP was released.

    In 1978, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious attempted suicide at New York's Rikers Island Detention Center while awaiting murder charges over the killing of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.

    In 1980, Jefferson Starship's Paul Kantner suffered a brain hemorrhage during a recording session. After 15 days in hospital Kanter was back at work with no ill effects.

    In 1992, Elton John filed a US$35 Million lawsuit in which he claimed the TV tabloid show 'Hard Copy' falsely stated that Elton moved to Atlanta to be near an AIDS treatment center.

    In 1992, Pearl Jam set a US first week sales record by selling 950,000 copies of their second album "Vs.". The record was broken in 1998 by Garth Brooks, that new record beaten in 1999 by the Backstreet Boys.

    In 1993, Catholic churches in San Juan, Puerto Rico opened their doors for the night and urged residents to tie black ribbons on trees to protest Madonna's first concert in the city.

    In 2001, The Who, David Bowie, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, Bon Jovi, Elton John and many, many more raised US$30 million for victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks when they performed at VH1's Concert for New York in Madison Square Garden.

    In 2002, Bobby Keys, touring tenor saxophonist with the 2002 Rolling Stones world tour, filed a lawsuit for malpractice against his dentist in Nashville, Tennessee. Keys claimed the caps the dentist fitted to his teeth in August, 2001, wouldn't stay on. He claimed this prevented him from playing on the last Stones album and from allowing him to join the 2002 Stones tour.

    In 2002, UK band Oasis cancelled a scheduled show for Manila in the Phillipines after warnings from the British government about possible terrorist strikes in the area.

    In 2005, Mike Love filed suit against his cousin and former Beach Boys bandmate Brian Wilson accusing Wilson of promoting his 2004 album, "Smile," in a manner that "shamelessly misappropriated Mike Love's songs, likeness and the Beach Boys trademark, as well as the 'Smile' album itself." Love's lawyer claimed it's "nothing personal"!

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  • Births In 1926, one of rock 'n' roll's founding pioneers, Chuck Berry.

    In 1941, Manfred Mann.

    In 1942, Elvin Bishop.

    In 1945, Doobie Brothers guitarist Patrick Simmons.

    In 1949, Gary Richrath, guitarist and vocalist for REO Speedwagon.

    In 1953, Heartbreaker Tom Petty was born.

    In 1953, former Go-Go's guitarist Charlotte Caffey was born.

    In 1968, Bob Marley's son Ziggy was born.

    In 1971, Jade Jagger was born to parents Mick and Bianca Jagger at the Belvedere Nursing Home in Paris, France.

    In 1945, Mountain vocalist/guitarist Leslie West.

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  • Deaths In 1974, Mary Woodson, who claimed to be Al Green's girlfriend, shot herself to death in the singer's home. The shooting, which was ruled a suicide, came after she had thrown a pot of boiling grits on Green as he was getting out of the bathtub. Green was treated for first and second degree burns on his back, neck and arms.

    In 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, his sister Cindy and a freelance singer touring with the group were killed when their rented single engine plane crashed in the swamps of Gillsburg, Mississippi.

    In 1978, Maybelle Carter, matriarch of the musical Carter family died at age 69. Maybelle was the mother of June Carter, who became Mrs. Johnny Cash.

    In 1991, Tennessee Ernie Ford died in Reston, Virginia at the age of 72.

    In 1995, 28-year old Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon died of a cocaine overdose in New Orleans. Hoon was also well noted for his backing vocals role on the Guns 'N' Roses hit, 'Don't Cry'.

    In 2002, a 30-year old man died after being stabbed a number of times in the parking lot at a Nelly concert in California. Another man was also stabbed but not fatally. Three men were arrested over the incident.

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