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Texas release a new single, Say What You Want, in the UK on Mercury Records. It will peak at No3 in the UK singles
chart.
Billy Ray Cyrus, Lonestar, Trisha Yearwood and Kim Richey are among the performers at Bill Clinton's inaugural celebrations in Washington DC, USA.Not A Moment Too Soon by Tim McGraw is certified as a quintuple-platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
It's A Little Too Late by Mark Chesnutt reaches No1 in the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the USA.
Christopher George Latore Wallace, best known as rapper The Notorious
B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, is shot dead in a drive-by killing in Los Angeles, California, USA. His death will inspire Puff Daddy to write the song I'll Be Missing You, which draws much of its musical inspiration from Every Breath You Take by The Police.
LaVern Baker, the r'n'b star described by Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler as 'smack dab in the middle of the great tradition of Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith', dies in New York City, of complications arising from diabetes.
Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers buys the 55-room Lake Malone Inn, Powderly, Kentucky, USA. His manager states that he has "been wanting to buy a place to get away".
Thunder release a new single, Love Worth Dying For, in the UK.
Pioneering blues mandolin virtuoso James 'Yank' Rachell, dies aged 87 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
The first Terrastock Festival, promoted and organised by Melksham-based music journalist/entrepreneur Phil McMullen, comes to an end at the Rogue Lounge in Providence, New Jersey . Artists appearing today, the last of the festival's three nights, include Damon and Naomi, Papas Fritas, Bardo Pond, Olivia Tremor Control and V.Majestic.
Joni Mitchell, The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, Bill Monroe, King Records founder Syd Nathan, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills And Nash are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine play at the The Arts Centre, Salisbury, supported by Groop Dogdrill.
During a gig in Columbus, Ohio, Iggy Pop takes a flying leap into the mosh pit, sustaining a dislocated shoulder and cuts to his head. On the same day, Noel Gallagher of Oasis marries Meg Matthews, at The Little Church of The West in Las Vegas, Nevada. The wedding ceremony is performed by an Elvis Presley impersonator.
Phil Spector, Joni Mitchell and Harlan Howard are added to The National Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony the Sheraton New York Hotel, New York City, USA.On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, to an audience of 55,000.
When U2 play the first of two nights at at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, support band Oasis premieres two new songs, Be Here Now and D?You Know What I Mean?
Re-released single The Good Life by The New Power Generation, peaks at No15 in its week of entry to the UK Singles Chart. Prince is believed to have been involved in making this track.
Country music stars Marty Stuart and Connie Smith are married in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the last of three nights at the Wembley Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom, to an audience of 72,000.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at Saint Jakobs Stadium, Basel, Switzerland, to an audience of 50,000.
Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick is interviewed by Johnny Black on the BBC radio show The Fabulous Fandango Lounge, in Swindon, Wiltshire, Englsand, UK.
The album Be Here Now by Oasis is awarded a 5x Platinum Disc by the BPI in the UK.On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, Europe, to an audience of 78,000.
The live double album 
Ian Hunter, formerly of Mott The Hoople, plays at the Arts Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Art Garfunkel completes his Walk Across America at The South Jetty, Fort Stevens Park, Hammond, Washington, USA.
Whitney Houston plays the first of two nights at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC, USA.
Whitney Houston plays the second of two nights at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC, USA.
Country music singer and songwriter Johnny Darrell dies aged 57 of diabetes in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.Bob Dylan's album Time Out Of Mind enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No6 during an eighteen-week run.
Country singer and songwriter John Denver dies when the experiemental lightweight aircraft he is piloting crashes into the sea at Monterey Bay, California, USA.Sleeper release their third album, Pleased To meet You, on Indolent Records in the UK.
The Spice Girls play their second-ever live show at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, Eurasia. The group had achieved global success without ever playing a live show.Garth Brooks plays the first of six nights at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Garth Brooks plays the fourth of six nights at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jazz bassist Carson Smith dies in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In a long career, he worked with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday and others.
Blues-oriented guitarist and singer-songwriter Rainer Ptacek dies aged 46, from the effects of a brain tumour and lymphoma, in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
The all-star Children In Need single Perfect Day is released on Chrysalis/BBC Records, featuring Lou Reed, Bono, David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Boyzone, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Joan Armatrading, Tom Jones. The song was composed by and originally released by Lou Reed in 1972.
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