2002 in music
See also:
2001 in music ,
2002 in music (UK) ,
other events of 2002 ,
2003 in music , 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music'
Events
April 23 , 2002 : Wilco 's critically acclaimed fourth album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ", is released, debuting at #13.
June 5 - U.S. soul and R&B singer R. Kelly, was charged with 21 counts of child pornography after a videotape allegedly shows him having sex with an underage girl is broadcast on the Internet.
June 15 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 10th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with Bad Religion , Hoobastank , Jack Johnson , Jimmy Eat World , Moby , New Found Glory , P.O.D. , Papa Roach , Puddle of Mudd , The Strokes , System of a Down , Unwritten Law , The Vines , The Violent Femmes and Rob Zombie .
July 16 - Simon & Garfunkel release the album Live In New York City, 1967 Lincoln Center on 22 January 1967 .
11 –13 October - The fifth Terrastock festival is held in Boston .
November to December - Die Trying records their self-titled debut album, which was released on June 10 , 2003 .
November 29 - The Concert For George is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend Eric Clapton . Performers included Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , Clapton, Jeff Lynne , Ravi Shankar , Billy Preston and others. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation
December 2 - Peter Garrett leaves Midnight Oil .
Glastonbury festival , June 28 to 30. Headline acts: Coldplay , Garbage , Stereophonics , Orbital , Roger Waters , Rod Stewart , Air
Area 2 Festival, Headline acts: Moby , David Bowie , Busta Rhymes , Ash , Blue Man Group
Takahiro Nishikawa leaves Dreams Come True on March 24 [1]
U2 and Paul McCartney perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI . U2's performance becomes a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack.
No new Dynamite Hack album
The Velvet Revolver forms
Megadeth disbands
Stabbing Westward disbands
Godflesh disbands
Apollo Sunshine 's musical career begins
Audioslave 's musical career begins
Rose Falcon 's musical career begins
Beyoncé Knowles ' solo career begins
Zwan 's musical career begins
Albums released
Top hits on record
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2002 (USA)
Top 10 selling albums of the year
The Eminem Show Eminem
Nellyville - Nelly
Let Go Avril Lavigne
Home Dixie Chicks
8 Mile Missundaztood - Pink
Ashanti Ashanti
Drive Alan Jackson
Up! Shania Twain
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Classical music
Births
Deaths
January 7 - Jon Lee (33), Feeder drummer, suicide.
January 21 - Peggy Lee , Jazz performer, most famous for song Fever ("You give me fever...")
February 1 - Hildegard Knef (76), actress, singer, writer
February 13 - Waylon Jennings
February 24 - Leo Ornstein , composer, 109
February 27 - Dudley Moore , English composer, pianist and actor
March 1 - Doreen Waddell , vocalist of bands Soul II Soul and KLF
March 4 - Mark Vann (39), Leftover Salmon , melanoma
March 23 - Eileen Farrell (82), operatic soprano
March 24 - Dorothy Delay , Juilliard School violin teacher of Itzhak Perlman and Midori
April 25 - Lisa Lopes , member of TLC
April 27 - Hillous Butrum , country musician
March 26 - Randy Castillo (41), drummer for Ozzy Osbourne & Mötley Crüe
May 7 - Xavier Montsalvatge , composer
June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone , 49, The Ramones
June 27 - John Entwistle (57), bassist for The Who
June 29 - Rosemary Clooney , US singer and actress
July 2 - Ray Brown (75), jazz bassist
July 2 - Earle Brown , composer
August 2 - Joe Allison , songwriter
August 14 - Dave Williams , member of Drowning Pool
August 31 - Lionel Hampton (94), vibraphone virtuoso
September 20 - Joan Littlewood , impresario
September 29 - Mickey Newbury , singer, songwriter
October 24 - Adolph Green , lyricist
October 30 - Jam Master Jay , member of Run DMC
November 3 - Lonnie Donegan , musician
November 21 - Hadda Brooks , U.S. jazz singer, pianist and composer, 86
December 9 - Mary Hansen , member of Stereolab
December 22 - Joe Strummer , member of The Clash
Awards
Charts
