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The album Traveling Wilburys by the Traveling Wilburys (Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison) is certified platinum in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
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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Stars added to the Hollywood Rock Walk in Los Angeles, California, USA, on this day include Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison.
Alan Civil, one of the few classical players well-known to pop fans - because he played the horn in The Beatles' track For No One - dies aged 60 in London, England, UK, Europe.
Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays is arrested and charged with importation and possession of cocaine in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK, Europe.
Music biz entrepreneur Jonathan King apologises in the UK's Sun newspaper to the Pet Shop Boys. His column had implied that the group’s No1 hit, It’s A Sin, infringed the copyright of Cat Stevens' song Wild World.
Elton John opens the UK leg of a world tour at the NEC, Birmingham, with Nik Kershaw in support.
Ringo Starr joins Bob Dylan onstage at a gig in Les Arenes, Frejus, France, Europe.
Prince releases the soundtrack album to the movie Batman on Warner Bros Records in the USA.The Pet Shop Boys release a new single, It's Alright, in the UK. It will peak at No5.
Fred Dellar's Fred Fact column in UK music weekly the NME (New Musical Express) is allocated its own Factory Records catalogue number, FAC227. The column details the discography of Factory Records.
The last of four days of the first Milano Blues Festival, in Arco della Pace, Milan, Italy, Europe, features Albert King and The Midnight Breakfast Band.
Anderson Wakeman Bruford Howe (or Yes by another name) play at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
On the God Don't Like It tour, Danzig play at Mad Monk, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
Anderson Wakeman Bruford Howe (or Yes by another name) play at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA.
LL Cool J is awarded a platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for sales of the hit album Walking With A Panther.
Jeff Beck And The Steve Lukather Band play at Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at the Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by The Replacements.
Dolly Parton plays at Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Little Feat and The Jeff Healey Band play at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA.
On his Sleeping With The Past tour, Elton John plays at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA,
On their Suffer tour, Bad Religion play at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, Europe. This show is filmed and parts will appear on the band's video release, Along The Way.
Bobby Brown is awarded a platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for sales of the hit single On Our Own.
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Nirvana play at The Vogue, Seattle, Washington, USA, with Dickless and Knife Dance.
The Who play the first of two nights at The Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA.
The On their One For All World Tour, The Bee Gees play at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mlountain View, California, USA.
On their Paul McCartney begins The Paul McCartney World Tour with a show at The Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway, Europe.
When ex-Eagles member Don Henley plays a gig in Los Angeles, California, USA, he is joined onstage by Glenn Frey – another ex-Eagle. This is the first time they have played together since the group broke up in 1981.
Stride jazz pianist and recording artist Burt Bales dies of complications from heart surgery in San Francisco, California, USA. In the months before his death, he had been suffering from cancer and diabetes.
The Beautiful South play at The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Berlin Wall is officially opened, allowing refugees to exit directly through crossing points between East Germany and West Germany, Europe, and also allowing private travel through the wall. The Pink Floyd song A Great Day For Freedom is a reflection of the effects of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Heresy by Rush is also about the fall of The Wall, as is I Thought It Was Over by The Feeling. In Memory Of The Martyrs by Barclay James Harvest is about those who lost their lives in earlier years while trying to cross the Berlin Wall.
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Nirvana play at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Too Much Texas play at Dingwall's, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by New Fast Automatic Daffodils and Seymour. In due course, Seymour will change their name to Blur.
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