in musicSee also:
2002 in music,
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 - 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 13th 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
Classical music
- Haflidi Hallgrimsson - Cello Concerto
- György Ligeti - Hamburg Concerto for solo Horn and Chamber Orchestra with 4 obligato Natural Horns (1998-99, 2003)
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
Awards
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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