January 2002 in Music History

Events in Music

American Music Awards

Jan 9 29th American Music Awards: Janet Jackson and Lenny Kravitz win. Michael Jackson receives Artist of the Century award.

Jan 29 "Foolish" single released by Ashanti (Billboard Song of the Year 2002)

Birthdays in Music

Lil Mosey (21 years old)

Jan 25 American rapper (Blueberry Faygo), born in Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Weddings in Music

Eric Clapton

Jan 1 British guitar legend Eric Clapton (56) weds Melia McEnery (25) at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Surrey, London

Deaths in Music

Jan 2 Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen (Miss Finland, 1977), and pop singer, dies at 43
Jan 2 Zac Foley, English rock bassist (EMF "Unbelievable"), dies at 31
Jan 3 Esquivel! [Juan García Esquivel], Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader known as the "King of Space-Age Pop", dies at 83
Jan 7 Jon Lee, Welsh drummer (Feeder) takes his own life at 33
Jan 11 (Charles) Gene Dinwiddie, American blues saxophonist (Paul Butterfield Blues Band), dies at 65
Jan 11 George Jinda, Hungarian-American smooth jazz and world music percussionist (Special EFX), dies from multiple medical condition complications at 41
Jan 12 Edward Staempfli, Swiss pianist, conductor, and composer, dies at 93
Jan 13 Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, dies at 93
Jan 16 Eddie Meduza, Swedish composer (b. 1948)
Jan 17 Héctor Tosar, Uruguayan pianist and composer, dies at 78
Jan 20 Henry Cosby, American songwriter, musician and producer for Motown ("Tears of a Clown"), dies at 73
Jan 20 Ivan Karabits, Ukrainian composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 57

Peggy Lee (1920-2002)

Jan 21 American singer ("Fever"; "Is That All There Is?"), songwriter ("Mañana"), and actress (Pete Kelly's Blues; Lady and the Tramp), dies of a heart attack at 81

Jan 22 Peter Bardens, English musician (Camel), dies of cancer at 56
Jan 22 Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter (Nevada Smith, Harris Against the World), dies at 77
Jan 23 Igor Kipnis, American harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and educatordies of renal cancer at 71
Jan 30 Carlo Karges, German guitarist and songwriter (Nena - "99 Luftballons"), dies of liver failure at 50
Jan 30 Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), dies at 79
Jan 31 Henry Kloss, American audio engineer (acoustic loudspeaker), dies at 73