Moreġ988 In Akron, Ohio, Roy Orbison plays his last concert (his final song: ' Running Scared'). Led by the Michael Jackson-assisted single ' Do The Bartman,' it sells over 2 million copies in America. The 33-year-old rapper had ingested promethazine and codeine, drugs used in the 'purple drank' referred to in many rap songs.ġ990 The Simpsons extend their pop culture dominance into music with the album The Simpsons Sing The Blues. It's the last time he plays with the band, as he dies in 2015.Ģ011 Chicago blues musician Hubert Sumlin, a member of Howlin' Wolf's band, dies of heart failure at age 80.Ģ009 Shakira guest stars on Ugly Betty in the episode 'The Bahamas Triangle.' The ' Hips Don't Lie' singer steps in to save Betty's swimsuit photo shoot.Ģ007 Pimp C (real name Charles Lamont Butler) is found dead in a West Hollywood, California, hotel room. Longtime REO guitarist Gary Richrath joins the band for 'Ridin' the Storm Out,' his first appearance with the group since he left in 1989. 2014 The day after a fake MSNBC story reports the death of Axl Rose, the very much alive Guns N' Roses frontman tweets: 'if I'm dead do I still have to pay taxes?'Ģ013 REO Speedwagon, Styx, Richard Marx and Survivor play a 'Rock to the Rescue' concert in Bloomington, Illinois to benefit victims of a November 17 tornado in the area.

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