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Hootie And The Blowfish play at Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
On her Twelve Deadly Cyns tour, Cyndi Lauper plays at Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
At the 37th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, held in the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, Bob Dylan's World Gone Wrong wins a Grammy in the category of Best Traditional Folk Album.
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At the Pioneer Awards Ceremony in Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented to Fats Domino and Lloyd Price by Little Richard. At the same event The Moonglows receive their Lifetime Achievement Award from Curtis Mayfield.
The Foo Fighters make their live debut during a benefit show at The Satyricon, Portland, Oregon, USA. 
Green Day walk off with four trophies [Outstanding Album, Outstanding Group, Outstanding Bassist and Outstanding Drummer] at the 18th annual Bammie Awards in the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Rapper Eazy-E, who founded NWA and the Ruthless Records label, dies from complications caused by AIDS in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Shakin' Stevens plays at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK.
Bob Dylan plays the last of three nights at Brixton Academy, London, England, UK, Europe.
Popular xylophone soloist Sammy Herman dies in Fishkill, New York State, USA. At NBC radio and television he had performed every morning (with Frank Banta accompanying on piano) on N.B.C. radio for many years. He also played on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade in the orchestras of Carl Hoff, Al Goodman, and Leo Reisman. In 1931 he played with Bing Crosby in Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys on the Old Gold Hour.
Bob Dylan plays the second of three nights at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
After driving home from a gig in Great Yarmouth, jazz pianist and in-demand session player Top Irish blues-rock guitarist Rory Gallagher, dies in London, England, UK, Europe, less than two months after undergoing a liver transplant.
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Glastonbury Festival continues at Pilton Farm, Somerset, England, UK, Europe. Today's headline act is The Cure.
Police are called out to the Van Nuys, California, apartment of Arthur Lee, former leader of California 60s cult band Love. He is charged with battering his girlfriend, Susan Levine, but the case never comes to court.
Thousands of rioting fans are dispersed with teargas at a Grateful Dead concert at the Deer Creek Music Centre in Noblesville, Indiana. On the same day, EMF drummer Mark Decloedt breaks the British salmon fishing record with a 70lb whopper caught from his local river.
Chart-topping female rap trio TLC files for bankruptcy protection in Los Angeles, California, USA, with liabilities reported at over $3.5m, including $1.3m claimed by insurers Lloyds Of London from Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes, who had pleaded guilty to setting fire to the Atlanta, Georgia, USA, residence of former boyfriend Andre Rison.HIStory, a greatest hits compilation by Michael Jackson, reaches No1 in the US album chart.
In the wake of Robbie Williams leaving top UK boy band Take That, social workers set up emergency hotlines to help devastated fans threatening to kill themselves.
Violinist, dance band leader, broadcaster and recording artist Sydney Lipton dies in Florida, USA.
An item in UK tabloid The Daily Star alleges that Robbie Williams was fired from boyband Take That because of a drug problem. Days later Williams will sue.
Bob Dylan issues a lengthy statement expressing his profound grief following the death of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia the day before, describing him as "like a big brother."
Obsesssive Bee Gees fan Marilyn Holmes, 43, appears in court in the UK charged with breaking into the Oxfordshire home of Bee Gee Robin Gibb, where she was found hiding in a cupboard with a tape recorder and video camera.
The Charlatans release their fourth album, The Charlatans, in the UK on Beggars Banquet. It will peak at No1, beginning a run of five Top 5 albums.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at The World Theater [later re-named The Tweeter Center, and then the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre], Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eye Hate U by Prince enters the UK Singles Chart at No20, but will rise no higher.
Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio are quizzed by police in Miami, Florida, USA, after their speedboat collides with a jet-ski, killing the rider. Ozzy Osbourne visits The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Europe, with his wife and children.
On the Red Medicine tour, Fugazi play at The Rainbo Rink, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Shellac and The Make Up.
Jim Nash, president/founder of Chicago, Illinois, USA, record label Wax Trax! dies of AIDS. The label had pioneered industrial rock in the USA with releases by Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto, KMFDM, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and Nine Inch Nails.
The Joe Higgs, sometimes called the godfather of roots reggae, dies of cancer in Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 59.
Gloria Estefan performs for Pope John Paul the Second as part of the celebration of his 50th anniversary in the priesthood.
The An impromptu sing-song around the piano at Frank Sinatra's house features Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme and Ol' Blue Eyes himself.
On his Outside tour, David Bowie plays at The Exhibition And Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, but his 'very special guest' Morrissey doesn't show up and fails to play any further gigs on the tour.
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Got It Goin' On, the debut single by The Backstreet Boys, peaks at No69 on the Billboard Singles
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A statue of the late American avant-garde rocker Frank Zappa is unveiled in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Europe.
Popular bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger Ralph Flanagan dies in Miami, Florida, USA.Feb |