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Bring Your Daughter - To The Slaughter by Iron Maiden reaches No1 in the UK singles chart.
Jeremy Wade Delle, a student at Richardson High School, 1250 W. Belt Line Road, Dallas, Texas, USA, shoots himself in the head in front of his classmates. His tragic death will become the subject of the 1992 song Jeremy by Pearl Jam.
I'm Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston is certified as a double-platinum album in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Prince performs at the opening night of the Rock In Rio II festival in Maracana soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America, before an estimated crowd of 60,000.
Just ten days into the Persian Gulf War, Whitney Houston performs The Star Spangled Banner on The Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA in front of 73,813 fans. The show is seen by 115m tv viewers in the United States plus a worldwide television audience of 750m. Speculation begins soon after that Houston actually lip-synched the entire performance.Paul Overstreet reaches No1 in the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the USA with Daddy's Come Around.
The Gary Moore album, Still Got The Blues, peaks at No83 in the Billboard 200 in the USA. It will prove to be Moore's most successfull album.
Bob Dylan and his band spend the first of two days rehearsing in Austin, Texas, for upcoming live dates in Mexico.
On his first Mexican tour, Bob Dylan plays the second of two nights at the Instituto Cultural Cabanas, Guadalajara, Mexico, Central America.
Bill Gazzarri, a nightclub owner known 'the godfather of rock'n'roll' as dies aged 66 of 'natural causes', according to his attorney, in Los Angeles, California, USA.Leo Fender, inventor of the Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars, dies aged 82. He had suffered from Parkinson's Disease, and was found unconscious by his wife at their home in Fullerton, California, USA.
The Havana Fireflies play at The Village Hall, Easterton, Wiltshire, UK, supported by a young blues band who have only just adopted the name The Hoax.
Bob Dylan releases the archive recordings box-set The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids On The Block is charged with setting fire to a vodka-soaked hotel carpet in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is freed on $5,000 bail pending a court appearance on 11 April.
70s teen pop idol David Cassidy marries his third wife, Sue Shifrin. The couple will have one child, Beau, before separating in 2013.The Sisters of Mercy play at The Ritz, New York City, USA, supported by Danielle Dax.
Whitney Houston opens the Welcome Home Heroes concert at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, by singing The Star Spangled Banner. The concert is filmed and will be released as Houston's first ever solo televised concert and DVD/video release.
The Sisters of Mercy play at The Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, supported by Danielle Dax.
Martin Hannett, producer of Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and U2, dies of a heart attack in Manchester, England, UK, Europe.The Sisters of Mercy play at Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills, California, USA, supported by Danielle Dax.
John Fogerty, former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, marries Julie Lebiedzinski in Elkhardt, Indiana, USA.
Manchester, UK's troubled Hacienda Club re-opens after being closed since early January because of violence. The bouncers are now wearing bullet-proof vests and there are walk through metal detectors on the way in.Manic Street Preachers sign a contract with Sony Music. "Signing to a major record company," declares bassist Nicky Wire, "is the price of an education. We don't care what they do to us."
John Mellencamp suffers a minor heart attack and passes out while singing Small Town during a live appearance on KXRX Radio in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Carlos Santana is arrested at Houston Airport, Houston, Texas, USA, for possessing five grams of marijuana. Authorities decline to press charges because the amount is so insignificant. When Richard Thompson plays at The Ritz, New York City, David Byrne of Talking Heads turns up to join him onstage for the first encore.
Thirty minutes before Happy Mondays are due on stage at The Bullring, Valencia, Spain, Europe, a lighting rig crashes down, destroying all their equipment.
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Teen-Agers play at The Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Known car thief and burglar Spencer Goodman, who had murdered Cecile Ham, the wife of Bill Ham, manager of rock group ZZ Top, a month earlier, is arrested after a high-speed car chase in Colorado, USA. He will die by execution in 2000.
On a nine-date South American tour, Bob Dylan plays the last of three nights at the Estadio Obras, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Willie Nelson marries his fourth wife, Hollywood make-up artist Annie D'Angelo at St. Alouin Church in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
To mark the release of their 20th album, Rock Til You
Drop, Status Quo play four arena shows across the UK in one day. The four gigs are
played in Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham and Wembley, London, with
the band flying between the arenas in helicopters. The achievement
wins them a place in the Guinness Book Of Records.
Michael Jackson comes to the end of recording sessions in Ocean Way Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his album Dangerous.Elected to the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on this day are Jimi Hendrix, Booker T And The MGs, The Isley Brothers, Johnny Cash, Sam And Dave, The Yardbirds and Bobby "Blue" Bland.
Paul McCartney is in rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, for the American premiere of his choral/orchestral work, Liverpool Oratorio.
Black or White by Michael Jackson enters the UK pop singles chart at No1, a position it will occupy for two weeks. On the same day it enters the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart at No35 - the week's highest new entry.
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Steve Fargnoli, former manager of Prince, files a $5m legal suit in the Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, USA, alleging that the Prince track Jughead is about him.Jan |