Months in 2002: January February March April May June July August September October November December
Events in Music
Events 1 - 6 of 6
Jan 9th - Michael Jackson receives the Artist of the Century award at the American music awards
Feb 17th - 'Always On Time' by R&B artist Ja Rule featuring Ashanti starts a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart.
May 11th - Last performance of the musical Cats in London's West End.
May 22nd - In Washington, DC, the remains of the missing Chandra Levy are found in Rock Creek Park.
Oct 26th - Moscow Theatre Siege: Approximately 50 Chechen rebels and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the rebels during a musical performance three days before.
Dec 22nd - Joe Strummer, lead singer of the British punk band The Clash, dies at age 50
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 50 of 50
Jan 2nd - Armi Aavikko,
Finnish singer (b. 1958)
Jan 3rd - Juan García Esquivel,
Mexican band leader (b. 1918)
Jan 7th - Jon Lee,
Welsh musician (Feeder) (b. 1968)
Jan 16th - Eddie Meduza,
Swedish composer (b. 1948)
Jan 20th - Carrie Hamilton,
actress and singer (b. 1963)
Jan 21st - Peggy Lee,
American singer (b. 1920)
Feb 1st - Hildegard Knef,
German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
Feb 2nd - Paul Baloff,
American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)
Feb 10th - Dave Van Ronk,
American folk singer/songwriter (b. 1936)
Feb 13th - Waylon Jennings,
American musician (b. 1937)
Feb 24th - Arthur Lyman,
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (b. 1932)
Feb 24th - Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (b. 1912)
Feb 28th - Helmut Zacharias,
German violinist (b. 1920)
Mar 3rd - Harlan Howard,
American musician (b. 1927)
Mar 4th - Eric Flynn,
British actor/singer (b. 1939)
Mar 23rd - Eileen Farrell,
American soprano (b. 1920)
Mar 26th - Randy Castillo,
American drummer (Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe) (b. 1950)
Apr 3rd - Fad Gadget,
English singer and musician (b. 1956)
Apr 5th - Layne Staley,
American musician (Alice in Chains) (b. 1967)
Apr 20th - Alan Dale,
American singer (b. 1925)
Apr 25th - Lisa Lopes,
American rapper (TLC) (b. 1971)
May 3rd - Evgeny Svetlanov,
Russian composer and pianist (b. 1928)
May 6th - Otis Blackwell,
American pianist, singer and songwriter (b. 1932)
May 17th - Sharon Sheeley,
American songwriter (b. 1940)
May 28th - Jean Berger,
German-born composer (b. 1909)
Jun 5th - Dee Dee Ramone,
American bassist (The Ramones) (b. 1952)
Jun 6th - Robbin Crosby,
American guitarist (Ratt) (b. 1959)
Jun 23rd - Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar,
Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
Jun 27th - John Entwistle,
bass-player with The Who dies in his sleep of a heart attack in his Las Vegas hotel room aged 57
Jun 29th - Rosemary Clooney,
American singer and actress (b. 1928)
Jul 2nd - Ray Brown,
American jazz bassist (b. 1926)
Aug 9th - Paul Samson,
British guitarist (Samson) (b. 1953)
Aug 10th - Michael Houser,
American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (b. 1962)
Aug 14th - Dave Williams,
American singer (Drowning Pool) (b. 1972)
Sep 4th - Vlado Perlemuter,
Lithuanian pianist (b. 1904)
Sep 7th - Erma Franklin,
American singer (b. 1938)
Oct 10th - Teresa Graves,
American actress and singer (b. 1948)
Oct 12th - Ray Conniff,
American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)
Oct 14th - Norbert Schultze,
American composer and songwriter (b. 1911)
Oct 18th - Roman Tam,
Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)
Oct 23rd - Adolph Green,
American lyricist and playwright (b. 1915)
Oct 30th - Jam Master Jay,
American rapper and musician (Run DMC) (b. 1965)
Nov 3rd - Lonnie Donegan,
Scottish musician (b. 1931)
Nov 5th - Billy Guy,
American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1936)
Nov 21st - Hadda Brooks,
American jazz singer, pianist, and composer (b. 1916)
Nov 26th - Polo Montañez,
Cuban singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
Nov 28th - Dave "Snaker" Ray,
American blues musician (b. 1943)
Dec 9th - Mary Hansen,
Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (b. 1966)
Dec 13th - Zal Yanovsky,
Canadian musician (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. 1945)
Dec 31st - Kevin MacMichael,
American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. 1951)
