Sly Stone was sentenced to 55 days in jail for driving under the influence of cocaine.
Frank Sinatra is $2,072,000 richer after an auction of his possessions.
Jay-Z stabbed Lance Rivera at a party at Manhattan's Kit Kat Klub. Jay-Z plead guilty to misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to three years probation on September 17, 2001.
Born on December 1st, 2008
Ted Brown - US tenor saxophonist; jazz artist Dick Johnson - big band clarinetist;The Artie Shaw Orchestra Wessel Ilcken - Dutch jazz drummer
Dead on December 1st, 2008
- Lee Dorsey US pop - R&B singer; much of his best work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by The Meters (emphysema) Billy Lyall (35) - keyboard, vocals; Bay City/Pilot/Rollers/Dollar (died of an AIDS-related illness) Stéphane Grappelli (89) - French jazz violinist; he and Django Reinhardt played in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France during 1933-39 producing a sensational series of recordings & performances. He remained at the top of his field till the end.
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