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Anthony Davis' Episteme plays at The Triangle Media And Performance Centre, Birmingham, UK.
The Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by tv music show American Bandstand in the USA.
On their Paul Simon performs his 'Graceland' concert in Rutfaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa. The event is filmed and will be released as a video called Graceland – The African Concert.
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The Jan Garbarek Quartet plays at The Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell, UK.
Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi reaches No1 in the USA. It will become the year's biggest hit song worldwide.
No Doubt make their official live debut at Fender's Ballroom, Long Beach, California, USA. Their previous shows were all at private parties.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play the first of two nights at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo enters the UK album chart where it will peak at No34 during an eleven-week run.
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Carlton Barrett (Carlie Barrett), drummer for Bob Marley And The Wailers is shot dead by his wife and her lover outside his home in Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean.
Leon Redbone, Mason Ruffner and Cyril Neville headline at the opening of the 18th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana.Dolly Parton opens the Dolly Parton Wellness and Rehabilitation Center of Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center in the USA.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play at Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, New York State, USA.Thunder, a solo album Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, enters the UK album chart where it will spend just one week at No67.
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On their Tina Turner plays the first of eight nights at Wembley Arena, London, UK, supported by Robert Cray.
Forever And Ever, Amen by Randy Travis begins a three-week stay at No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
Sally Hamlin, who had found success as a child actor, storyteller, recitationist and pianist, dies aged 84 in Ben Harbour, Maine, USA..
The Detroit Emeralds and Geno Washington play at The Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.Legendary record producer/A+R man John Hammond dies in New York City, USA, aged 76. Hammond’s many discoveries included Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin.
A UK trade magazine reveals that Penguin Books has secured the rights to publish the autobiography of Bill Wyman, bassist for the Rolling Stones.Record Producer Alex Sadkin (Simply Red, Bob Marley, Duran Duran) dies in a Miami, Florida hospital, from injuries sustained in a car crash in the Bahamas.
Kylie Minogue's recording career begins when her cover version of the 1962 Little Eva hit The Loco-Motion begins the first of seven weeks at number one in her native Australia.
The Cure end their Kiss Me Tour of North America with a show at The Ritz, New York City, USA.Popular bandleader Cecil Golly, dies of cancer at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Stephen Street, record producer for UK indie band The Smiths, receives a letter from their leader, Morrissey, stating that he is dissolving the group.Def Leppard enter the Billboard albums chart in the USA with Hysteria which will peak at No1.
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Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, closes at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play won seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
When Bob Dylan plays at the Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland, Europe, he has a realisation, "That night, it all just came to me. All of a sudden, I could sing anything." This will lead him to start his Never Ending Tour.Claiming that David Bowie bit her after a recent show in Dallas, Texas, USA, Wanda Nicholls begins legal action against him.
Linda Ronstadt joins Chuck Berry onstage at The Fox Theater in St Louis, Missouri, USA, as part of a concert celebrating Berry's sixtieth birthday. When they perform Back In The USA together, Ronstadt is furious to find that although they had rehearsed it in the key of C, it was now being played in G.Motley Crue release the song You're All I Need as a single in the USA. Its lyrics will cause MTV to refuse to play its video, and radio stations never play the song either. [censorship]
The Ramones, supported by Flesh For Lulu and The Sex Gods, play at The Hummingbird, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.The Christians enter the UK albums chart with their debut album, The Christians, which will peak at No2 during a 68-week run.
Roy Orbison is the musical guest on UK tv show The Last Resort With
Jonathan Ross. Orbison performs Oh, Pretty Woman live and, watching
at home, young Fran Healey decides to become a pop singer. He will
later form the band Travis and write most of their songs.
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The Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe, is transmitted on UK tv, featuring Tom Jones, Rosemary Clooney, Johnnie Ray, Five Star and Johnny Logan.
Prince decides to cancel release of his hotly-anticipated Black Album, just one week before its scheduled release date.
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Uriah Heep, the first major Western rock band to perform live in Russia, play the ninth of ten nights at Olympijskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia, Europe.
Dennis Brown plays at Mutualite, Paris, France, Europe.Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam, Los Lobos, Barry Manilow, Restless Heart and The Temptations perform on the sixteenth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC-tv in the USA.
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