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Bob Dylan plays at newly elected US president Bill Clinton's Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA, backed by the Quincy Jones orchestra. Later the same day, at the Blue Jean Bash, Dylan plays with two members of The Band, Rick Danko and Levon Helm.Blues and gospel composer and recording artist Thomas Andrew Dorsey , aka Georgia Tom, Barrelhouse Tom and Texas Tommy, dies aged 93 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Elaine Delmar plays the first of six nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.David C. Rockola, best-known for his invention of the Rock-ola range of juke box es, dies aged 96 in Skokie, Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was known to have been in league with the mafia in the early days of his business operations.
The Sam Rivers Trio plays at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Randy Weston's African Rhythms, with Gnaoua musicians from Morocco, play at The Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.The Christians enter the UK singles chart with The Bottle, which will peak at No39 during a three-week run.
Prince plays the second of two nights at Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, Florida, USA.Highly respected and acclaimed folk blues singer and banjo player Karen J. Dalton dies aged 55, from an AIDS-related illness, in her mobile home in a clearing off Eagle's Nest Road, outside the town of Hurley, near Woodstock, New York State, USA. She was associated with the early 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, particularly with Fred Neil, the Holy Modal Rounders and Bob Dylan.
Tina Turner releases a new single, I Don't Wanna Fight on Parlophone Records. The song, originally offered to Sade, is written by Lulu, her brother Billy Lawrie and Steve Duberry.
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It is announced that Prince is retiring from studio recordings to concentrate on theatre, film and other ventures.
No Fences by Garth Brooks becomes the first country album to be certified by the R.I.A.A. for shipments of 10m units in the USA.
Blur release their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish, on Food Records in the UK. It will peak at No15 in the UK albums chart.
Johnny Cash opens at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, beginning a series of concerts which will run through til the end of the year.
Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.Aerosmith begin their Get A Grip tour at Landon Arena, Kansas Expo Center, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.Emmett Berry dies aged 77 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He had found success as a jazz trumpeter, working with Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie and Billie Holiday.
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. appears stark bollock naked during an 'art' film, as part of the themed movie presentation, Naked City, at the I.C.A. in London, UK.
For the first time ever, Bob Dylan has to cancel a show for medical reasons. The gig, at Lyon, France, Europe, is abandoned because of back pains which he has suffered since 1986.Funky jazz keyboardist Richard Tee, who had worked with Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Roberta Flack and others, dies of prostate cancer in Cold Spring, New York State, USA.
A white-supremacist plot to assassinate Ice-T and Ice Cube is uncovered by the FBI, and revealed to the UK in NME, following the firebombing of the offices of the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People in Tacoma, Washington, USA. On the same day, Elton John auctions his entire record collection, with proceeds going to AIDS charities.
Don Myrick, saxophonist with in Earth, Wind And Fire, is shot dead at the age of 52 by a policeman in Santa Monica, California, USA, who mistakes a butane lighter in Myrick's hand for a weapon.
Lionel Richie and his childhood sweetheart Brenda Harvey are divorced after having been married for nearly eighteen years. Harvey had found him in bed in a Beverly Hills hotel room with his girlfriend Diane Alexander.Songwriter and guitarist Billy Hayes dies in Brooklyn, New York, USA. His best-known composition is Blue Christmas.
Jaz Coleman and Youth of Killing Joke are recording vocal tracks for the album Pandemonium, in The King's Chamber, The Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, Africa.
Police raid Michael Jackson's homes in California after allegations of child abuse. (outlaw)
At the start of the 1993 leg of his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.
Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.
The Charlatans UK keyboard player Rob Collins is sentenced to eight months in jail for taking part in a robbery.On his Secret World Tour, Peter Gabriel plays at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA.
Two compilations - The Hits/The B Sides and The Hits 1 - by Prince peak respectively at No4 and No5 in the UK albums chart.
Liam Gallagher, former vocalist of Oasis, attends two premieres for the documentary film Supersonic, about the band's career. The first is at The Odeon, Leicester Square, London, England, UK, and the second is in Manchester.
While preparing for the next gigs in his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson is staying in his suite of rooms on the 42nd floor of the Hotel President Stouffer, Mexico City, Mexico. On this day he pays for 5,000 underprivileged children to visit the city's El Nuevo Reino Aventura Amusement Park.On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of five nights at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico.
Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.
Songwriter, trombonist and vocalist Jack Fulton dies, aged 90, in San Diego, California, USA. As a member of the Paul Whiteman orchestra, Fulton provided vocals for many Whiteman recordings. As a songwriter he wrote around 120 songs, including Wanted, Until, If You Are But a Dream and My Greatest Mistake.Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.Elton John plays the third of four nights at The Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa, accompanied by percussionist Ray Cooper.
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