LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2 (UPI) -- A Louisville, Ky., mental health advocacy group has honored entertainer Judy Collins with its top award for her many years of charitible work.

Coldplay will kick off the second leg of its 2003 North American tour Tuesday in Edmonton, Alberta.

In August 2002, Bluebird inaugurated "When The Sun Goes Down," one of the most important reissue series of the compact disc era.

Pianist Gerry Wiggins was born this day in 1922 in New York. After working in the bands of Les Hite, Benny Carter and Louis Armstrong, he shifted more and more into accompanying singers including Lena Horne, Kay Starr, Eartha Kitt and Helen Humes.

Lollapalooza returns with a 2003 North American tour featuring a lineup of some of music's most vital artists and a fully interactive extravaganza with a wealth of new sights, sounds and experiences.

While racing fans converged on the Kentucky Derby this weekend, music fans cashed in on Pete Francis. Francis played to a packed house at Jillian's in Louisville, Ky., as part of the weekend's festivities.

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