Events in Music History in July 1994

  • Jul 5 "Cracked Rear View" debut album by Hootie & the Blowfish is released

The Three Tenors

Jul 16 "The Three Tenors" Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, perform with Los Angeles Philharmonic and chorus of the Los Angeles Opera, conducted by Zubin Mehta at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; an estimated 1.3 billion viewers wathc worldwide broadcast

The Sisters Rosensweig

Jul 16 Wendy Wasserstein's stage play "The Sisters Rosensweig", starring Madeline Kahn, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 556 performances

Music History

Jul 18 "Kiss From a Rose" released by Seal (Grammy Record of the Year and Song of the Year)

Music History

Jul 23 American dancer, actor, and director Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke

  • Jul 28 Last steel beam is placed on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio