2003 in music
See also: 2002 in music, 2003 in music (UK), other events of 2003, 2004 in music, list of 'years in music', 2000s in music
Events
- Early January - Drowning
Pool disbanded
- January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and
London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recovered nearly 500 original Beatles studio
tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people were arrested.
The tapes have been used for bootleg releases for years.
- January 13 - The Who guitarist,
Pete Townshend, was arrested by Scotland Yard on suspicion of
possessing and making indecent images of children and of incitement to distribute such images, after pornographic images are found
on his home computer.
- January 15 - 2003 CDNOW Readers' Poll for all albums and new talent of 2002.
- February 3 - Legendary record producer Phil Spector is arrested for
investigation of homicide after the body of actress Lana Clarkson was
found at his home in Alhambra, California. Police
responded to the 911 phone call from one of Spector's neighbors and discovered Clarkson's body who was suffering from a gun shot
wound. Clarkson pronounced dead at the scene.
- February 20 - The Station nightclub fire: Fire engulfed a Rhode Island nightclub during a fireworks display which was part of the performance by rock band Great White. The fire quickly spread across the ceiling, filling the building with
thick, black smoke. 100 people were killed, and 160 others were injured as audience members rushed to the exits. Many people were
missing for some time, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley, who was
later confirmed to be dead.
- February 23 - New
York City was the site of The 45th Annual Grammy
Awards with Nickelback, No
Doubt, Foo Fighters, Britney Spears and some other bands and performers.
- March 10 - Johnny Cash is
admitted to Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to
undergo treatment for pneumonia.
- April 1 - Dozens of fans walk out during a Pearl Jam concert when lead singer Eddie Vedder made
anti-war comments and insulting remarks about U.S. President George W.
Bush. Other audience members booed and shouted at Vedder telling him to "shut up". Vedder attempted to calm the crowd by
adding "just to clarify.. we support the troops."
- June 14 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 11th
Annual of the Weenie Roast show with AFI, The Ataris, Blur, Chevelle, Deftones, Finch, Foo Fighters, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, Less Than Jake, Liam Lynch, Staind,
Sum 41, Thrice, The Transplants, The Used,
The White Stripes and Pete Yorn.
- June 27 - June 29 - Glastonbury festival, UK, headline acts included David Gray, R.E.M., Primal
Scream, Morcheeba, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Lamb, Macy Gray, Feeder, Manic Street Preachers, Moby and Doves. The weather was mostly dry and the festival deemed a success
from both a security and entertainment viewpoint by Michael Eavis.
- July - A-Teens and many other performs at
the Stockholm Pride
- July 30 - The
Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Guess
Who, and others headline a benefit concert in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With 450 000 spectators, it is the
largest concert in Canadian history.
- October 16 - Simon and Garfunkel begin their "Old Friends" U.S. reunion tour, twenty years after their 1983 world tour.
- November - Michael
Jackson booked and released on bail, and his home searched, on the charge of having had
sex with a teenage boy
- December 6 - P-Funk founder
George Clinton is arrested and
charged with drug possession in Tallahassee,
Florida.
- December 13/14 - The
Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 14th Annual of the Acoustic Christmas show with AFI, Blink-182, Brand New, Chevelle, The Distillers,
Jane's Addiction, Jet, Korn, Linkin
Park, The Offspring, P.O.D., Pennywise, Puddle of Mudd, Rancid, Staind, 311, Thrice
and Trapt.
- December 30/31 - The
New Year's Eve Falls Festival in Australia, traditionally held in Lorne, Victoria, holds events in both Lorne and Marion Bay,
Tasmania at the same time. The same artists perform at both events, alternating
between the two venues each night.
Albums released
Top hits on record
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits
of 2003 (USA)
Classical music
Births
Deaths
- January 1 - Giorgio
Gaber, singer
- January 8 - Ron Goodwin,
composer and conductor
- January 12 - Maurice
Gibb, 53, singer and bassist
- January 23 - Nell
Carter, 54, US singer and actress
- February 2 - Lou
Harrison, composer
- February 19 - Johnny Paycheck, singer
- March 3 - Malcolm
Williamson, composer
- April 2 - Edwin Starr,
singer
- April 15 - Little Eva,
singer
- April 21 - Nina Simone,
singer and pianist
- May 11 - Noel Redding,
bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
- May 15 - June Carter
Cash, 57, musician and singer
- May 27 - Luciano Berio,
composer
- May 30 - Mickie Most,
producer
- July 1 - Herbie Mann,
musician
- July 4 - Barry White, 58,
singer
- July 6 - Buddy Ebsen, 95, US
actor and singer
- July 12 - Benny Carter, 95,
US jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader
- July 17 - Rosalyn
Tureck, pianist
- July 27 - Bob Hope, English-born US
actor, comedian and singer
- August 8 - Julius Baker,
flautist
- September 5 - Gisele MacKenzie, 76, Canadian singer
- September 7 - Warren
Zevon, 56, singer
- September 12 - Johnny
Cash, 71, singer
- September 19 - Slim
Dusty, Australian country singer
- September 26 - Robert Palmer, 54, singer
- October 21 - Elliott
Smith, 34, singer
- October 29 - Franco
Corelli, operatic tenor
- November 18 - Michael
Kamen, composer
- December 30 - Anita Mui,
40, Hong Kong pop queen
Awards
Miscellaneous
Charts
External link
For a more detailed list of hits or albums by month, see http://www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm or http://www.947thezone.com/releases.asp
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