9th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Jan 19 9th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Animals; The Band; Duane Eddy; The Grateful Dead; Elton John; John Lennon; Bob Marley; Rod Stewart; Willie Dixon; and Johnny Otis
Jackson Settles Lawsuit
Jan 25 Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court
"Marimar"
Jan 31 Mexican telenovela "Marimar" starring Thalia and Eduardo Capetillo premieres
- Feb 6 "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances
21st American Music Awards
Feb 7 21st American Music Awards: Whitney Houston wins
- Feb 7 American actor and singer Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle, USMC) undergoes a liver transplant
- Feb 12 20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn sonatas takes place in Boston
- Feb 27 Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas' percussion revue "Stomp" opens at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC; runs for 11,475 performances
- Mar 1 36th Grammy Awards: "I Will Always Love You"; Whitney Houston; Sting; Toni Braxton; Mary Chapin-Carpenter win
Music History
Mar 2 Miami begins a Latin Walk of Fame, 1st star awarded is for singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan
- Mar 3 Revival of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' musical "Damn Yankees", starring Bebe Nuewirth and Victor Garber (later replaced by Jerry Lewis), opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 510 performances
- Mar 5 Jefffesron Airplane/Starship singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
- Mar 7 The United States Supreme Court rules in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use
- Mar 15 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win
- Mar 17 "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 30 performances
- Mar 20 "Cyrano - The Musical" closes at Neil Simon NYC after 137 performances
- Mar 20 "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 41 performances
- Mar 20 "No Man's Land" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 61 performances
Music History
Mar 21 English actor Dudley Moore arrested for hitting his girlfriend
Not a Moment Too Soon
Mar 22 "Not a Moment Too Soon" second studio album by Tim McGraw is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1994)
- Mar 24 "Song of Jacob Zulu" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 53 performances
Carousel
Mar 24 Revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical "Carousel" opens at Beaumont Theater, NYC; runs for 322 performances
Music History
Apr 5 "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 347 performances
- Apr 7 American soul singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion; receives sentence of six months in a halfway house, five years of probation, and ordered to pay $96,000 in back taxes and penalties
- Apr 7 Vatican commemorates The Holocaust for the first time with an orchestral concert in the Sala Nervi
Music Concert
Apr 9 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Whitney Houston, Luciano Pavarotti, Aaron Neville, Tammy Wynette, Branford Marsalis, and Larry Adler
Music History
Apr 15 Jazz singer Tony Bennett records a session for "MTV's Unplugged" series at Sony Studios, NYC, featuring the Ralph Sharon trio, and guest appearances by Elvis Costello, and k.d.lang; album release wins 2 Grammy Awards
- Apr 17 "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 30 performances
- Apr 17 "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 72 performances
- Apr 19 "Illmatic" debut studio album by US rapper Nas is released
- Apr 24 "Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 73 performances
- Apr 24 "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 41 performances
- Apr 30 39th Eurovision Song Contest: Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan for Ireland wins singing "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" in Dublin
- May 1 Jim Cartwright's play "The Rise & Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
Music History
May 1 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater, NYC, after 165 performances
Academy of Country Music Awards
May 3 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Wynonna win
Music History
May 4 Singer Courtney Love cleared of drug charges
Passion
May 9 Stephen Sondheims's musical "Passion" opens at the Plymouth Theater, NYC; runs for 280 performances, winning 6 Drama Desk and 4 Tony Awards
Music Concert
May 10 Barbra Streisand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years, at the Capitol Centre in Landover, Maryland (after "warm-up" shows in Las Vegas and London)
- May 10 DGC Records releases "Weezer" (known as The Blue Album), the debut album of rock band Weezer
- May 10 Musical sequel "The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 16 performances
- May 11 Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical "Grease" opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 1,503 performances
- May 16 Norwegian black metal musician Varg Vikernes is sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of musician Euronymous and for the arson of three churches
- May 22 Musical sequel "The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 16 performances
- May 24 Poison singer Bret Michaels is involved in a car crash
The Flintstones
May 27 "The Flintstones" live action movie based in the 1960s cartoon, starring John Goodman (as Fred), Rick Moranis (as Barney), and Rosie O'Donnell (as Betty) premieres
Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat
May 29 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 223 performances
Music History
Jun 5 Spalding Gray's one-man show "Gray's Anatomy" opens an encore run at Beaumont Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
Music City News Awards
Jun 6 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Ray Stevens win
- Jun 11 "Meet The Flintstones" by The B-52's (stylized for this release as The B.C. 52's) from the 1994 film The Flintstones peaks at #33
Music History
Jun 12 Cab Calloway suffers a massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY
- Jun 19 "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 performances
- Jun 19 "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" closes at Cort NYC after 72 performances
She Loves Me
Jun 19 Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me" closes at Atkinson Theater (having transferred from the Criterion), NYC, after 354 performances and a Tony Award win
Glastonbury Festival
Jun 24 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Levellers, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel headline; other performers include Spin Doctors, Johnny Cash, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dwight Yoakam, Lucky Dube, Oasis, and Iris Dement
- Jun 26 "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 73 performances
- Jun 26 "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 82 performances
- Jun 27 Aerosmith become first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet
- Jun 27 Spalding Gray's one-man show "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
- Jul 5 "Cracked Rear View" debut album by Hootie & the Blowfish is released
- 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 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
Music History
Aug 1 The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour
- Aug 5 British rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose in Los Angeles, California
Grace
Aug 23 Jeff Buckley releases his album "Grace", featuring his cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Aug 27 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 320 performances
- Sep 8 "Philadelphia, Here I Come" opens at Criterion NYC for 52 performances
- Sep 8 11th MTV Video Music Awards: Aerosmith wins with newlyweds Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley opening the show
- Sep 12 American country singer-songwriter George Jones undergoes successful triple bypass surgery
Ready To Die
Sep 13 "Ready To Die" debut studio album by The Notorious B.I.G. released
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 18 Farm Aid VII held in New Orleans, Louisiana; performers include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Neville Brothers, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, John Conlee, Kris Kristofferson, Al Hirt, and Pete Fountain [1]
Country Music Association Awards
Oct 5 28th Country Music Association Awards: Vince Gill & Pam Tillis wins
- Oct 15 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 2, for string orchestra, premieres with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NYC
Music Concert
Oct 17 Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena
- Oct 22 "Philadelphia, Here I Come" closes at Criterion NYC after 52 performances
Turbulent Indigo
Oct 25 Reprise Records releases "Turbulent Indigo", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 15th studio album; wins Grammy Award for Best Pop Album
Music Concert
Oct 29 Pink Floyd finishes their final concert tour with a show at Earls Court in London, England
- Oct 31 "Creep" single released by TLC – their 1st US No.1 (Billboard Song of the Year 1995)
- Oct 31 American jam band Phish performs The Beatles "White Album" as a musical costume during a show at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York.
Sonny Bono
Nov 8 Voters in California elect entertainer Sonny Bono to US Congress
- Nov 15 "Glass Menagerie" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 57 performances
- Nov 17 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's musical "Sunset Boulevard" opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 977 performances, wins 7 Tony Awards
- Nov 20 New Vaudevillian revue "The Flying Karamazov Brothers Do the Impossible" opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, for a limited run of 50 performances
My Life
Nov 29 "My Life" second studio album by Mary J. Blige is released (Billboard Music Award Top R&B Album 1995)
- Nov 30 Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, "Live at the BBC", is released in Britain
Schumann's Manuscript Sells
Dec 1 Manuscript by Robert Schumann of his 2nd Symphony sells for $2.3M, a record for any 19th century work, at auction in London, England
Tupac Shakur
Dec 1 Rapper Tupac Shakur convicted on sexual assault charge, and later sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in prison
- Dec 2 Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to hospital for ulcer treatment
Kennedy Center Honors
Dec 4 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for actor Kirk Douglas, singer Aretha Franklin, composer Morton Gould, theater producer-director Harold Prince, and folk singer-songwriter Pete Seeger, in Washington D.C.
- Dec 4 Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America: Millennium Approach" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 367 performances, and 4 Tony Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize
- Dec 4 Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America: Perestroika" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 216 performances, and 3 Tony Awards
Ace of Base, Carey Win
Dec 7 5th Billboard Music Awards: Ace of Base & Mariah Carey win
- Dec 8 Revival of Donald Margulies' stage dramedy "What's Wrong With This Picture?" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 12 performances
- Dec 13 "The Hits" 2nd compilation album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1995)
Monkee DWI Charge
Dec 16 Davy Jones (The Monkees), charged with DWI
- Dec 18 Revival of Donald Margulies' stage dramedy "What's Wrong With This Picture?" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC, after 12 performances
- Dec 18 Stand-up comedy revue "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
- Dec 22 "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 18 performances
- Dec 25 "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 8 performances
Tammy Wynette Hospitalized
Dec 28 American country singer Tammy Wynette admitted to the hospital with bile duct infection
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