18 Dec 1938
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birth Chas Chandler, bass, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'). Chandler became the manager of Jimi Hendrix and Slade, he died on 17th July 1996.
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18 Dec 1941
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birth Sam Andrew, Janis Joplin Band, (1971 US No.1 single 'Me And Bobby McGee', 1971 US No.1 single 'Pearl'). Andrew was also Music Director of the musical Love, Janis, based on the life of Janis Joplin. He died on February 12, 2015, following complications from open-heart surgery due to a heart attack suffered ten weeks prior.
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18 Dec 1943
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birth Keith Richards, 'The Human Riff', guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones who have had over 35 Top 40 singles and albums. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created 'rock's greatest single body of riffs'.
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18 Dec 1943
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birth Bobby Keys American saxophone player who worked with The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and others. Keys died on Dec 2nd 2014.
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18 Dec 1948
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birth Bill Nelson, guitar, vocals, Be Bop Deluxe, (1976 UK No.23 single, 'Ships In The Night'). Solo.
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18 Dec 1950
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birth Martha Johnson, Martha And The Muffins, (1980 UK No.10 single, 'Echo Beach').
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18 Dec 1953
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birth Elliot Easton, The Cars, (1978 UK No.3 single 'My Best Friend's Girl', 1985 UK No.4 single 'Drive').
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18 Dec 1958
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birth Geordie, Killing Joke, (1985 UK No.16 single 'Love Like Blood').
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18 Dec 1959
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birth Grant Marshall, Daddy-G, Massive Attack, (1991 UK No.13 single 'Unfinished Sympathy').
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18 Dec 1961
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The Tokens started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'; it reached No.11 in the UK. REM included a live version of the song on the 1993 'Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight' single.
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18 Dec 1962
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On their fifth visit to West Germany The Beatles played the first night of a two-week engagement at the Star-Club, Hamburg. A 13 night run, playing 3 hours each night. The final night's performance was recorded and became known as The Star-Club Tapes, released in 1977 against the wishes of the ex-Beatles themselves.
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18 Dec 1964
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birth Robson Green, actor/singer, (1995 UK No.1 single as Robson and Jerome 'Unchained Melody', 'The White Cliffs Of Dover').
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18 Dec 1966
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Tara Browne was killed when driving at high speed in his Lotus Elan after it collided with a parked lorry in South Kensington, London. A close friend of The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, his death was immortalized in The Beatless song A Day In The Life after John Lennon read a report on the coroner's verdict into Browne's death.
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18 Dec 1966
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birth Steve Dullaghan, Primitives, (1988 UK No.5 single 'Crash').
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18 Dec 1968
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birth Andy Miller, Dodgy, (1996 UK No.4 single 'Good Enough').
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18 Dec 1970
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birth DMX, (Earl Simmons), US rapper, (UK No. 30 single 'Slippin').
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18 Dec 1971
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Jerry Lee Lewis and his wife Myra who he married when she was 13 divorced, as he prepared to marry 29-year old Karen Elizabeth Gunn Pate.
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18 Dec 1971
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Sly and the Family Stone went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'There's A Riot Going On'.
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18 Dec 1972
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Bob Dylan starting filming his role in the film 'Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.'
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18 Dec 1975
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birth Sia (Sia Kate Isobelle Furler), Australian singer and songwriter who scored the 2014 US No.1 album 1000 Forms of Fear.
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18 Dec 1980
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birth Christina Aguilera, US singer, (1999 US & UK No.1 single 'Genie In A Bottle', 1999 US No.1 album 'Christina Aguilera', 2001 US & UK No.1 single with Mya, Lil' Kim and Pink, 'Lady Marmalade').
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18 Dec 1980
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birth Lyndsay Armaou, singer, B*Witched, (1998 UK No.1 single 'C'est La Vie').
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18 Dec 1982
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Hall and Oates started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Maneater', the duo's 5th US No.1 and biggest hit in the UK making No.6.
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18 Dec 1982
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UK-based Italian tenor and English girl Renee And Renato were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Save Your Love', the duo's only UK Top 40 hit and this years Christmas No.1.
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18 Dec 1983
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American guitarist Jimmy Nolan, died of a heart attack in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 47. Known for his distinctive chicken scratch lead guitar playing, he worked with James Brown from 1965 until his death.
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18 Dec 1983
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Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards married 27-year old Patti Hansen on his 40th birthday.
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18 Dec 1988
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Mike Peters of The Alarm was rushed to hospital after having his eyes burnt by spotlights during a gig in Chester, causing the remaining dates on their UK tour to be cancelled.
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18 Dec 1993
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Take That had their third UK No.1 single with the Gary Barlow penned song 'Babe'.
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18 Dec 1999
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The Spice Girls unveiled their waxwork look-alikes at Madame Tussaud's, London. Each model had cost £35,000 to make.
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18 Dec 2000
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UK singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Mexico when a speedboat hit her. MacColl was aged 41. McColl and her sons were diving at the Chankanaab reef, of Cozumel, Mexico in a designated diving area that watercraft were restricted from entering. MacColl saw the boat coming before her sons did; Louis (then 13) was not in the boat's path, but Jamie (then 15) was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly.
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18 Dec 2000
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*NSYNC fan Danielle McGuire filed suit against group member Justin Timberlake, alleging that he harassed and verbally assaulted her. McGuire, 15, filed suit in St. Louis, Missouri, charging Timberlake with false imprisonment of a minor.
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18 Dec 2001
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English singer songwriter Clifford T. Ward died aged 57 after suffering from multiple sclerosis since 1984. His first album, Singer Songwriter, was released in 1972 on Dandelion Records (a label formed by the late disc jockey John Peel). He had the 1973 UK No.8 single 'Gaye'. Working as an English teacher in the late 60s, one of his pupils was the future wife of Sting, Trudie Styler.
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18 Dec 2003
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Out on bail, Michael Jackson was formally charged with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering intoxicating liquor to a minor with the intent of committing a crime. The abuse was claimed to have taken place between 7 February and 10 March 2003 and the alleged victim was identified only as 'John Doe'. Jackson's lawyer said the entertainer was 'unequivocally and absolutely innocent' and would fight the charges 'with every fibre of his soul.'
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18 Dec 2003
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James Brown and country music star Loretta Lynn were honoured for their contributions to US culture. The pair were invited to a gala attended by President George Bush at the Kennedy Arts Centre in Washington.
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18 Dec 2004
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A guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon sold for £294,000 ($570,000) at auction in New York. The Gibson SG guitar was used by Harrison from 1966 to 1969, including the recording of Revolver, and by Lennon during White Album sessions. Other items sold in the Christie's auction included a letter by Kurt Cobain, which fetched £10,000 ($19,400), and a school book report by Britney Spears (£1,000).
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18 Dec 2005
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Fairytale of New York was voted the favourite Christmas song ever in a VH1 poll. The song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl took the top spot, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You, was voted into 2nd place and Wham's Last Christmas came third. Other songs voted into the Top 10 were, Mistletoe and Wine, Sir Cliff Richard at No.4, Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade at No.5, I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday, Wizzard, No.6, Christmas Time, The Darkness, No.7, Saviour's Day, Sir Cliff Richard No.8, Do They Know It's Christmas (1984), Band Aid at No.9 and Lonely This Christmas by Mud at No.10.
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18 Dec 2005
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Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink or drugs after being stopped by police in east London. Police said the 26-year-old had been driving erratically. Officers sent suspicious substances found in the vehicle for analysis, Doherty was released on bail.
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18 Dec 2005
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UK pop-folk act Nizlopi were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'JCB Song', their only No.1 hit.
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18 Dec 2013
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Fazer, best known for being part of the group N-Dubz, was declared bankrupt. The 26-year-old rose to fame alongside N-Dubz bandmates Costadinos Contostavlos (Dappy) and Tulisa Contostavlos. N-Dubz had eight songs in the Official Singles Chart. Their most successful track was the appropriately titled Number 1, which hit the top spot in 2009.
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18 Dec 2013
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Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was sentenced to 35 years in jail for a string of child sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. Watkins, 36, from Pontypridd, Wales, had pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court last month to 13 child sex offences.
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