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The Famous Ward Singers record That's Enough For Me, I'm Holding On, This Little Light Of Mine and He Delivered Me, for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd records Island Blues, Carcara, Long Time Baby and other tracks for his Columbia Records LP Nirvana in New York City, USA.
British psychedelic band Nirvana registers its name as a business name under the provisions of the Business Names Act 1916.
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA] is incorporated. PETA's work in alerting the world to the suffering of animals, usually as part of our food chain, has influenced and/or inspired many artists to compose songs on the same theme, notably The Smiths' Meat is Murder [1985], Nirvana's Something In The Way [1991] and NOFX's Clams Have Feelings Too [2000].
Kurt Cobain, not yet having formed Nirvana, moves into the first house he has rented on his own, on East Second Street, Aberdeen, Washington, USA, with Matt Lukin of The Melvins. He is currently working part-time as a maintenance man at the Polynesian Inn Resort, Ocean Shores, to pay the rent.An early line-up of Nirvana plays at The Community World Theater, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
Nirvana are working on the tracks Love Buzz, Big Cheese and Spank Thru at Reciprocal Recording Studios, Seattle, Washington.
Nirvana's tour in support of their debut album, Bleach, begins at The Covered Wagon in San Francisco, California, USA.
When Tom Tom Club play at The Ritz, New York City, USA, they are joined on stage by David Byrne and Jerry Harrison, thus bringing about the first live appearance by Talking Heads since 1984.Nirvana play at Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, Washington, USA.Mudhoney, Nirvana and Catbutt play at The Center For Contemporary Arts, Seattle, Washington, USA.
London Calling by The Clash tops the Rolling Stone magazine critics' list of the Top 100 Albums of the 80s. 
Nirvana play at Negativ, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.
Nirvana play at The Circus, Gammelsdorf, Germany, Europe.
Nirvana play at Konkret, Hohenems, Austria, Europe.Austin, Texas-based indie rocker Daniel Johnson releases a new album, 1990, in the USA. Johnson counts Kurt Cobain of Nirvana among his fans.
Nirvana play at Legends, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
Dinosaur Jr. begin a tour of the West Coast of the USA, supported by Nirvana, at Pine Street Theater, Portland, Oregon, USA.Nirvana spend the second of five days recording at Smart Studios, owned by producer Butch Vig, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.Nirvana play in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. During the day, Kurt Cobain rings his girlfriend, Tracy, and tells her that he does not want to live with her, but he would like them to continue as girlfriend and boyfriend.Nirvana record their single, Sliver. On hearing the first line of this song, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer will be inspired to write Heart Songs.
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At the Dutchman rehearsal room, Seattle, Washington, USA, Dave Grohl auditions to become the new drummer in Nirvana. Later in the day, while playing an acoustic solo spot on KAOS radio, Kurt Cobain announces that Grohl is the band’s new drummer.
Buck Ram, American music biz manager and composer of hits for The Platters, dies. On the same day, Nirvana play at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, supported by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam.
Hole, a band led by Courtney Love, future wife of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, releases its debut album, Pretty On The Inside, in the USA.
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Courtney Love of Hole decide to get married. On the same day, Nirvana plays at the Kilburn National, London, UK.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, supported by Nirvana and Pearl Jam, play at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA.
With their album Nevermind having gone double-platinum just a week earlier, Nirvana's Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic take to the stage of Seattle, Washington's Crocodile Cafe, [owned by Stephanie Dorgan, wife of R.E.M.'s Peter Buck] under the pseudonym Melvana, the name reflecting the presence of The Melvins' Buzz Osbourne on guitar and vocals.
Nirvana play the first of three nights at The Palace, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania. When Nirvana play at the MTV Video Music Awards, bassist Krist Novoselic throws his instrument high into the air at the end of their performance of Lithium. Unfortunately, on its way back to earth, the instrument strikes him in the head and knocks him to the ground.
The death certificate for Kurt Cobain of Nirvana states the cause of his death to have been "Contact perforating shotgun wound to head (mouth)".Veteran British pop star Cliff Richard goes to Buckingham Palace, London, to collect a knighthood. On the same day, Hole singer Courtney Love and former Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic are sued by a German promoter over Nirvana's failure to perform concerts after Kurt Cobain's suicide in April of the previous year.
Red Octane launch a new game, Guitar Hero : On Tour, a portable game employing the same rhythm-based "play to the music" gameplay of the Guitar Hero console game, and including songs from Nirvana, OK Go, and No Doubt, enabling gamers to rock out to tunes by some of their own guitar heroes.
Following objections from citizens of Aberdeen, Washington, USA, the last three letters of the word 'fuck' are removed from a granite plaque in memory of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana in the town's Kurt Cobain Riverfront Park. The edited plaque is then returned to the park. The full quote which had incensed the citizens was, "Drugs are bad for you. They will fuck you up."
Them Crooked Vultures, a 'supergroup' featuring Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, play their first live concert, at Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during the Lollapalooza festival weekend.
Them Crooked Vultures, a 'supergroup' featuring Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, play their first live concert, at The Metro, Chicago, Illinois, during the Lollapalooza festival weekend.
Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters and Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead join Slash to perform songs from his new album at the Golden God Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA.
When The Foo Fightersplay a low-key show at Paladino's, Tarzana, California, USA, they are joined by former Nirvana colleague Krist Novoselic. The audience includes Amanda Seyfried, Juliette Lewis, Ryan Phillippe and Tony Kanal of No Doubt.Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters berates a man fighting in the crowd and has him ejected during the band's iTunes Festival gig at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe. The show also features guest appearances by Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, while Lemmy of Motorhead and Paul Weller are also in attendance.
A BBCtv-funded all-star rendition of The Beach Boys classic God Only Knows is aired for the first time at 8.00pm in the UK. This new performance features Brian Wilson (the song’s writer) Sir Elton John, One Direction, Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Jake Bugg, Lorde, Emeli Sandé, Chris Martin, Kylie Minogue, Paloma Faith, Sam Smith, Florence Welch, Chrissie Hynde, Brian May, Dave Grohl, Alison Balsom, Martin James Bartlett, Danielle de Niese, Nicola Benedetti, Eliza Carthy, Baaba Maal, Jamie Cullum, Jaz Dhami, the BBC’s Zane Lowe, Lauren Laverne, Katie Derham, Gareth Malone and Jools Holland. They are joined by the Tees Valley Youth Choir and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters unexpectedly joins Squeeze on drums to perform their classic hit Black Coffee In Bed during their set at the Bourbon And Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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