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Jazz pianist and composer Eddie Heywood Jr dies aged 73 in Miami, Florida, USA, having suffered from Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease for many years. As leader of the highly acclaimed New York-based Eddie Heywood Sextet, he backed Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. His best-remembered compositions include Canadian Sunset, Land of Dreams, and Soft Summer Breeze.
Notorious serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and necrophiliac Ted Bundy dies in the electric chair at Raiford Prison in Starke, Florida, USA. Bundy's grim exploits will become the subject of such songs as The
Drifter by Green On
Red, Blackest
Eyes by Porcupine
Tree, and Ted, Just Admit
It by Jane's
Addiction.
Nik Kershaw enters the UK singles chart with his single One Step Ahead. It will be his last chart entry, stalling at No55.
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Noted Australian guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer Trevor Lucas dies aged 45 of a heart attack in his sleep in Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
On their Halfway To Sanity tour, The Ramones begin a European tour with a show at Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Europe.
Ringo Starr adds his vocal contribution to a charity recording, Spirit Of The Forest, in SARM West studios, London, England, UK, Europe. The completed track, aimed at raising money to preserve the rain forests, will feature contributions from Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr and others. 
Dock Green (aka Doc Green), baritone vocalist of The Drifters dies of cancer, aged 54, at his home in New York City, USA.Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson reaches No1 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA.
Jon Bon Jovi marries his childhood sweetheart Dorothy Hurley on the steps of Graceland Chapel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On their A Momentary Lapse Of Reason tour, Pink Floyd play the first of six nights at The Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia, Europe.
New Order is among the acts playing today at the Glastonbury Festival, East Pilton, Somerset, England, UK.During a live concert, Rod Stewart accidentally knocks himself in the head and passes out.
The Steve Miller Band plays at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA.
The Albert King Blues Band plays the first of two nights at The Town And Country Club, London, England, UK, Europe.Reckoned to be one of their three defining gigs, The Stone Roses play at The Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
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US Congressman Mickey Leland dies in a plane crash in Gambela, Ethiopia, Africa. Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones will donate a signed guitar to raise money for his family.
Don Henley plays at Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Gil Scott Heron and The Jazz Renegades play at The Towen And Country Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
On their One For All World Tour, The Bee Gees play the first of two nights at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (aka Yes by another name) play at Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York State, USA.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, with Stevie Nicks, play at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, California, USA.
Kingdom Come and 
Stevie Nicks begins her The Other Side Of The Mirror tour with a show at Pine Knob Amphitheatre, Clarkston, Michigan, USA.Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at The Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA.
Enuff Z'Nuff release their debut LP, Enuff Z'Enuff, in the USA.
Alice in Chains play 
Barry Manilow appears on Glueckspirale (a national tv lottery show) in Germany, Europe. 
Nirvana play at The Vogue, Seattle, Washington, USA, with Dickless and Knife Dance.
On their Reba McIntyre sets a new record for female singers when her album Sweet 16 remains at the top of the Billboard country chart in the USA for an eleventh week.
After a struggle with his addiction to crack cocaine, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five dies at Elmhurst Hospital, New York City, USA.
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Seventeen year old Geri Halliwell, later to become Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls, loses her virginity in a bedsit, to a boy called Toby, who she describes in her autobiography as "a grey and sickly looking ex-public schoolboy with a toffy accent." 
Nirvana arrive in London, England, UK, Europe, to begin their first European tour, co-headlining with 
On his Rei Momo solo tour, David Byrne of Talking Heads plays at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
On his Rei Momo solo tour, David Byrne of Talking Heads plays at The Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.Jazz trumpet player Wild Bill Davison, perhaps best-remembered for his years with guitarist Eddie Condon And His Orchestra, dies aged 83, after surgery for an abdominal aneurysm, in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
On his Rei Momo solo tour, David Byrne of Talking Heads plays at The Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nirvana play at Trust, Nurnberg, Germany, Europe.Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul is certified as a quadruple platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Stone Roses make their first live tv appearance on BBC2 tv’s The Late Show, in the UK. They play so loud that power is cut off during their set.Jan |