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George Melly and John Chilton's Feetwarmers are playing during two weeks at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mal And The HT's play at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The John Dankworth Big Band plays the first of six nights at Ronnie SCott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Bill Frisell Band, supported by The Jon Lloyd Quartet, plays at The Junction, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards makes his Las Vegas, Nevada, debut at Bally's Casino Hotel, with his side-project band The X-Pensive Winos.
Elaine Delmar plays the first of six nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Bill Frisell Band, supported by The Jon Lloyd Quartet, plays at The Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.David C. Rockola, best-known for his invention of the Rock-ola range of juke box es, dies aged 96 in Skokie, Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was known to have been in league with the mafia in the early days of his business operations.
When Lulu appears on UK tv show Top Of The Pops with her new single Independence, she becomes the first female singer to perform on the show in all four decades of its existence.
The Bill Frisell Band, supported by The Jon Lloyd Quartet, plays at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Roy Ayers plays the first of thirteen nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.Marlena Easley of US 60's girl-group The Orlons dies of cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, aged 49.
Sting's album, Ten Summoner's Tales, recorded at Lake House, Great Durnford, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, enters the UK album chart, where it will peak at No2.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates two bombs in the town centre of Warrington, Cheshire, UK. The blasts kills two children: three-year-old Johnathan Ball dies instantly, and twelve-year-old Tim Parry will die five days later in hospital. Around 56 other people are injured, four seriously. The song Zombie by The Cranberries is a reaction to this horrific atrocity.
Prince plays the first of three nights to a sellout crowd in Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.Prince plays the second of three nights to a sellout crowd in Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
In the cover feature in Rolling Stone magazine, Garth Brooks defends his stance on homosexuality and interracial marriage in his song We Shall Be Free. He declares, "I do believe that God exists. I do believe in the Bible. But I can't see that loving somebody is a sin".
On his Secret World Tour, Peter Gabriel plays at The Ventura Theater, Ventura, California, USA.
Midge Ure plays at The Link Centre, 
No Fences by Garth Brooks becomes the first country album to be certified by the R.I.A.A. for shipments of 10m units in the USA.
Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Peter Nero and others perform during A Capitol Fourth on the west lawn of the United States Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA. A Capitol Fourth is an annual music and arts event celebrating Independence Day.
New Age music duo Runestone release their debut album which is entitled Stonehenge. Over the years, many musicians have been inspired by Stonehenge, with albums of that name released by Ten Years After, Richie Havens, The David Bacha Band and others.
Jaz Coleman and Youth of Killing Joke are recording vocal tracks for the album Pandemonium, in The King's Chamber, The Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, Africa.
The father of thirteen-year-old Jordan Chandler goes to court to prevent his son seeing Michael Jackson after allegations of child abuse. As a result of the claims, Jackson's two homes in California had been raided by police, with the tabloids covering the allegations in lurid detail after receiving a leaked three-page report from the Los Angeles Department of Children's Services. Jackson is on tour in Bangkok at the time of the allegations, but is soon cancelling performances due to reported ill health. Guilty or not, the most powerful figure in pop music looked unlikely to ever fully recover from the front-page, worldwide allegations.
Janna Allen, songwriter who provided hit material for Hall And Oates, Cheap Trick, Peter Wolf and others, dies of leukemia, aged 36, in Millbrook, New York State, USA.
On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia.
Johnny Cash plays the second of two nights at Foxwoods High Stakes Bingo And Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, USA.
"Papa's got a brand new bridge!" declares the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, at the opening ceremony of the newly constructed James Brown Soul Centre Of The Universe Bridge in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA.Ian Stuart Donaldson, singer of notoriously racist pro-Nazi UK rock band Skrewdriver, dies in
a car crash, aged 36.
Willie Nelson is inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame at the CMA Awards in the USA.At Kennedy International Airport, New York State, USA, a limousine carrying Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown is stopped by nine police officers searching for drug dealers.
On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Michael Jackson is staying in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santiago, Chile, while preparing for his upcoming concerts in the city.
The movie Free Willy featuring You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson as its main theme song, is released to cinemas in the Philippines.
On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of five nights at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico.
Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield enter the UK singles chart with Heart And Soul, which will peak at No75 in its week of entry.
Phil Collins releases his fifth studio album, Both Sides, which he had recorded at his home studio, playing all of the instruments himself and handling the production duties.
Elton John plays the second of four nights at The Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa, accompanied by percussionist Ray Cooper.
Phil Collins, Madness, Eternal, Lulu and Tasmin Archer are among the artists who contribute clothes to celebrity garment auction for the homeless peoples' charity, Shelter, held at Birmingham N.E.C. by BBC's Clothes Show.
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