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Eva Cassidy records a live session at Blues Alley which will form the basis of her solo live album Live At Blues Alley.
Prince is once again named Best International Male Artist at the 15th annual BRIT Awards held at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London, England, UK.
The Lighthouse Family re-release Lifted, taken from their debut album, Ocean Drive, in the UK. Having flopped the previous year, it will now peak at No5 in the UK singles chart.
Celine Dion releases her 4th English language album, Falling Into You, in Japan. It will go on to achieve 32m sales worldwide.
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Guitar Gabriel [aka Nyles Jones], dies aged 70 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Half of the ashes of Grateful Dead founder/leader/guitarist Jerry Garcia are thrown into the River Ganges, India, Asia. (The other half will be sprinkled into San Francisco Bay during a boat trip two weeks later.)Sleeper enter the UK singles chart with Sale
Of The Century, which will peak at No10 during a five-week run.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the first of five [non-consecutive] nights at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the second of five [non-consecutive] nights at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Jasmine van den Bogaerde is born in Lymington, Hampshire, UK. She will find success as folksy singer-songwriter Birdy .
Singer-songwriter Kevin Gilbert, who shared a Grammy nomination for the Sheryl Crow hit, All I Wanna Do, is found dead in bed at home, in Pasadena, California, USA, aged 29. The cause of his death is not disclosed.
Fire damages Eric Clapton's house in Chelsea, London, UK. The second floor is gutted and a first floor gallery is badly damaged, but Clapton manages to rescue his guitars. Clapton also owns the
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Ella Fitzgerald, known as 'The First Lady Of Song', dies of diabetes in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
The 1996 Sonoria Festival, a three-day event, begins in Parco Aquatica, Milan, Italy, Europe. Artists appearing on this day are the Dave Matthews Band, The Flaming Lips, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Neneh Cherry, Orbital, Babylon Zoo, Bif Naked, Blindosbarra, Bluvertigo, Casino Royale, Fluffy, Govinda, Lou X, Saturnino, Scheer, Soon, Tiamat, Tiromancino and Üstmamò.
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The T In The Park Festival continues in Strathclyde Park, Scotland, with acts including Kula Shaker.
Prince's 20th album, Chaos And Disorder (rumoured to be his last for Warner Bros.), peaks at No14 in the UK Albums Chart in its week of entry.Wannabe, the first single by The Spice Girls, enters the UK singles charts on its way to No1.
Prince's 18th studio album, Chaos And Disorder, enters the Billboard Chart in the USA at No26, which will prove to be its highest position.On their X-Factour tour, Iron Maiden play at Auditorio Coca-Cola, Monterrey, Mexico, Central America. This show marks the end of the 138-date tour.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania, Europe.When Styx play at The Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA, the show is filmed in 48-track audio for release as a video later in the year.
The Spice Girls release their second single, Say You'll Be There, which enters the UK singles chart at No1.
Maggie Reilly releases a new album, Elena. Nine of the album's thirteen track were recorded at Real World Studios, Box.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of three nights at the Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Holland.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia, to an audience of 50,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Chamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, to an audience of 50,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Chamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, to an audience of 50,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Kaohsiung Air Field, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to an audience of 40,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the National Stadium, Singapore, to an audience of 35,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to an audience of 40,000.
Soundgarden and Rocket From The Crypt play the first of two nights at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Soundgarden and Rocket From The Crypt play the second of two nights at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, to an audience of 43,000.The third annual MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony is held in Alexandra Palace, London, UK. Oasis is named Best Group, and their single Wonderwall is named Best Song.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, to an audience of 40,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, to an audience of 40,000.
The main tower of The Sands Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, is demolished. In the mid 60s, owned by aviation mogul Howard Hughes, The Sands was the center of entertainment in Las Vegas, featuring Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Milton Berle, Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, Patti Page and many more.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of three nights at the Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia, to an audience of 20,000.
The 36-song, three-CD set, Emancipation, by On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Paranaque City/Asia World, Manila, Philippines, to an audience of 55,000.
Ronnie Scott, jazz saxophonist, band leader and founder of prestigious London venue, Ronnie Scott's Club, dies in London, UK, aged 69 from an accidental overdose of barbiturates perscribed by his dentist.
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