1995 in music
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.
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[edit] Events
- January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.[1]
- February 1 – Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers band member Richey James Edwards goes missing after leaving the London Embassy Hotel, UK at 7 am.[2]
- February 7 – Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison on a sexual abuse charge.[3] He was later released on appeal.
- February 12 – Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer disappeared[4] from Highway 101, USA as he tried to get back home from the Los Angeles International Airport. He tried calling his family and 911 for help, but received none.
- February 14 – Richey Edwards' Vauxhall Cavalier is found abandoned in a service station on the Bristol side of the Severn Bridge in the UK, with evidence that he had been living in it. Although he was near a notorious suicide spot, there is still no evidence to suggest he committed suicide.[5]
- February 19 – Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee marries Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson on a beach in Cancún, Mexico.[6]
- February 25 – Lyle Lovett suffered a broken collarbone in an accident while riding his motorcycle in Mexico. The accident prevented Lovett from attending the Grammy Awards (he ended up winning two awards).[7]
- March 1 – R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry left the stage during a concert in Switzerland concert after suffering a brain aneurysm. He underwent successful brain surgery two days later in Switzerland.[8]
- March 8 – Former Helloween drummer, Ingo Schwichtenberg, commits suicide by jumping under a subway train.[citation needed]
- March 14 – With the release of Me Against the World, Tupac Shakur became the first male solo artist to have a number one album on the American Billboard 200 chart while in prison.[9] The album remained at the top of the charts for four weeks.
- March 26 - Eric Wright Rapper Eazy-E dies of complications from AIDS
- March 28 – Lyle Lovett and actress Julia Roberts announce their separation after 21 months of marriage.[10]
- March 31
- Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez is shot dead by Yolanda Saldivar, her former personal assistant and former fan club president, who had recently been fired for embezzlement.[11]
- During a performance in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, Jimmy Page narrowly escaped being stabbed by a man who rushed the stage with a knife.[12] The man was tackled by security guards who were injured in the brawl.
- April 29 – Tupac Shakur marries Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility, New York, USA. Shakur was serving a four-and-a-half year jail term on sexual assault charges.[13] They later divorce.
- May 2 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in Basel, Switzerland.
- May 5 – Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler is arraigned on a felony count of possession of heroin, in addition to two misdemeanor drug charges.[14]
- June 1 – Alan Wilder leaves Depeche Mode.[15]
- August 28
- Oingo Boingo announce that they will break up following a series of Halloween shows in Los Angeles, California, USA.[citation needed] Lead singer Danny Elfman goes on to establish a career scoring motion pictures.
- The official end of Sarah Records is marked with a farewell party featuring live sets by many of the label's acts. It was the last live appearance by The Orchids before they split up.[citation needed]
- September 2 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.[16]
- October – The first International Guitar Festival is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[citation needed]
- October 11 – Tupac Shakur was released from Clinton Correctional Facility, New York, USA, on US$1.4 million bail which was posted by Suge Knight. In return Tupac signed a three album deal with Knight's Death Row Records.
- December - Cryptopsy begins to Record, None So Vile.
- December 21 – Madonna is subpoenaed to testify on January 3, 1996 against her stalker, Robert Hoskins at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles, California, USA. Hoskins was shot by a security guard outside her estate in Los Angeles in May 1995 for trespassing on her property and threatening to marry or kill her.
- December – Bob Dylan toured with Patti Smith.
- Sam Phillips made her motion picture debut in the Bruce Willis action film, Die Hard With a Vengeance. Phillips played one of the main terrorists in the film.
- Three members of R.E.M., Bill Berry, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, fell ill while on the band's "Monster Tour". Berry suffered an aneurysm which required immediate surgery, Stipe suffered a hiatus hernia and Mills underwent an appendectomy.
- Tool fired Paul D'Amour.
[edit] Bands formed
[edit] Bands disbanded
- Big Drill Car (reform in 2008)
- Cap'n Jazz
- D.I. (reform in 1997)
- Dire Straits
- Grateful Dead
- Kyuss
- Living Colour (reform in 2001)
- Oingo Boingo
- Quicksand
- Skinny Puppy (reform in 2000)
- Slowdown Virginia
- Sunny Day Real Estate (reform in 1997)
- Sven Gali
- X-Clan (reform in 2006)
- Kid N Play
[edit] Bands reformed
- The Misfits (hiatus since 1983)
- The Beatles (since 1970; Free As A Bird)
- Journey (band) (since 1987)
- E Street Band (1995 Reunion Tour; officially reformed in 1999)
[edit] Albums released
| Contents: | Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December |
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Country Artist George Strait also released "Strait out of the Box" this year. It was released September 12th. Strait released "Check Yes or No" off of the set and it quickly went to Number One becoming his 33rd Number One hit out of 57 he would eventually have. "Strait out of the Box" also contains a duet with George Strait and Frank Sinatra, "Fly Me to the Moon." "Strait out of the Box" would go on to sell millions of copies, eventually going 8X Platinum making it one of the best-selling albums of the year.
[edit] January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | The Rapture | Siouxsie and the Banshees | - |
| 17 | Do You Want More?!!!??! | The Roots | - |
| 19 | Waiting for the Punchline | Extreme | - |
| 24 | This Child | Susan Aglukark | - |
| One Hour | Cluster | - | |
| Ham Fisted | Local H | - | |
| Balance | Van Halen | - | |
| Jerky Boys: The Movie soundtrack | Various Artists | - | |
| 27 | Octopus | The Human League | - |
| 30 | Nice Ass | Free Kitten | - |
| Leftism | Leftfield | - |
[edit] February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mobile Safari | The Pastels | - |
| 7 | Now That I've Found You: A Collection | Alison Krauss | Compilation |
| Good News from the Next World | Simple Minds | - | |
| The Woman in Me | Shania Twain | - | |
| 8 | Fourth Dimension | Stratovarius | - |
| 14 | King | Belly | - |
| It's Five O'Clock Somewhere | Slash's Snakepit | - | |
| Hanky Panky | The The | Hank Williams Covers CD | |
| 17 | No Protection | Massive Attack | Remix CD |
| 20 | Maxinquaye | Tricky | UK |
| 21 | World of Morrissey | Morrissey | Compilation |
| 22 | Pain Killer | Energy Orchard | - |
| 27 | Alive in Studio A | Bruce Dickinson | 2x Live CD |
| Cerebral Caustic | The Fall | - | |
| To Bring You My Love | PJ Harvey | - | |
| Undisclosed Files Addendum | Hawkwind | Live | |
| Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | Greatest Hits | |
| 28 | Deluxe | Better Than Ezra | Elektra re-release |
| Pieces Of You | Jewel | - | |
| 13 Unlucky Numbers | Wax | - |
[edit] March
[edit] April
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Live Bites | Scorpions | Germany; Live +3 studio tracks |
| 4 | Thank You | Duran Duran | - |
| Rub It Better | General Public | - | |
| This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan | Debut | |
| Nihil | KMFDM | - | |
| Lemonade and Brownies | Sugar Ray | - | |
| Civilization Phaze III | Frank Zappa | - | |
| 5 | Imaginations from the Other Side | Blind Guardian | - |
| Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing | Strapping Young Lad | - | |
| 6 | Dandys Rule, OK? | The Dandy Warhols | - |
| Now That's What I Call Music! 30 (UK series) | Various Artists | Compilation | |
| 7 | 94 Diskont | Oval | - |
| Running on Ice | Vertical Horizon | - | |
| 11 | Wowee Zowee | Pavement | - |
| Astro Creep: 2000 | White Zombie | - | |
| Friday soundtrack | Various Artists | - | |
| 18 | Once upon the Cross | Deicide | - |
| Burnt Offerings | Iced Earth | - | |
| Walk on Water | UFO | Japan-only release until 1997 | |
| 24 | Wolfheart | Moonspell | - |
| Plastic Green Head | Trouble | - | |
| 25 | THRAK | King Crimson | - |
| The Infamous | Mobb Deep | - | |
| 27 | The Future of What | Unwound | - |
| 28 | Rainmaker | Fair Warning | - |
[edit] May
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machiavelli and the Four Seasons | TISM | - |
| 2 | Divinities: Twelve Dances with God | Ian Anderson | - |
| Sittin' on Chrome | Masta Ace Incorporated | - | |
| 8 | Short Bus | Filter | - |
| Nobody Else | Take That | - | |
| Tilt | Scott Walker | - | |
| 9 | Nemesisters | Babes in Toyland | - |
| God of Love | Bad Brains | - | |
| The Return of the Space Cowboy | Jamiroquai | US | |
| Domination | Morbid Angel | - | |
| 15 | Orchid | Opeth | Europe |
| I Should Coco | Supergrass | - | |
| 21 | The Inevitable | Squirrel Nut Zippers | - |
| 23 | God of Love | Bad Brains | - |
| Sparkle and Fade | Everclear | - | |
| Forever Blue | Chris Isaak | - | |
| 25 | Oolooloo | The Pietasters | - |
| 29 | Land of the Free | Gamma Ray | - |
| P•U•L•S•E | Pink Floyd | 2x Live CD | |
| 30 | Freaks of Nature | Kansas | - |
| Pocahontas soundtrack | Various Artists | - | |
| 31 | Blues for Greeny | Gary Moore | - |
| ? | RarestOneBowie | David Bowie | Compilation |
[edit] June
[edit] July
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Grand Prix | Teenage Fanclub | - |
| 4 | Brothas Doobie | Funkdoobiest | - |
| Foo Fighters | Foo Fighters | - | |
| Teenage Politics | MxPx | - | |
| 11 | ...And the Circus Leaves Town | Kyuss | - |
| Sacrifice | Motörhead | - | |
| Boombastic | Shaggy | - | |
| Dangerous Minds soundtrack | Various Artists | - | |
| 18 | 'Til Shiloh | Buju Banton | - |
| Use Your Fingers | The Bloodhound Gang | - | |
| Hidden Treasures | Megadeth | Rarities EP | |
| Bette of Roses | Bette Midler | - | |
| ¡Adios Amigos! | Ramones | - | |
| Chants and Dances of the Native Americans | Sacred Spirit | - | |
| Dreaming of You | Selena | - | |
| Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past | Social Distortion | Compilation | |
| Miss Thang | Monica | - | |
| 25 | E 1999 Eternal | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | - |
| Destroy Erase Improve | Meshuggah | - | |
| The Presidents of the United States of America | The Presidents of the United States of America | Columbia re-release; Remixed | |
| 311 | 311 | - | |
| 28 | Seed | Prototype | - |
[edit] August
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Answer That and Stay Fashionable | AFI | - |
| Killer Cuts | Robin Beanland | - | |
| Set Your Goals | CIV | - | |
| Bad Habits | Colin James | - | |
| Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... | Raekwon | - | |
| Now That's What I Call Music! 31 (UK series) | Various Artists | Compilation | |
| 7 | The Twenty-Seven Points | The Fall | 2x Live CD |
| Alternative | Pet Shop Boys | 2xCD | |
| 8 | Ben Folds Five | Ben Folds Five | - |
| Brown Bag | Citizen King | - | |
| Penthouse | Luna | - | |
| 15 | Garbage | Garbage | US |
| A Moment of Forever | Kris Kristofferson | - | |
| King Ferus also known as Macedonian Wedding Soul Cooking | Ferus Mustafov | - | |
| 18 | Goofyfoot | Phranc | EP |
| 21 | Viva Last Blues | Palace Music | - |
| 22 | Mandylion | The Gathering | - |
| ...And Out Come the Wolves | Rancid | - | |
| Tindersticks (second album) | Tindersticks | - | |
| 23 | The Damnation Game | Symphony X | - |
| 25 | Methodrone | The Brian Jonestown Massacre | - |
| 28 | Southpaw Grammar | Morrissey | UK |
| 29 | The Road Home | Heart | Live |
| It Matters to Me | Faith Hill | - | |
| Conspiracy | Junior M.A.F.I.A. | - |
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly | Sarah Brightman | |
| 5 | We Got It | Immature | - |
| Saturday Morning (Cartoons' Greatest Hits) | Various Artists | Tribute CD | |
| 15 | Final Bell / Ghost in the Ruins | Savatage | Live |
[edit] Release Date Unknown
- Pandora's Toys - Aerosmith (compilation)
- Facts and Fictions - Asian Dub Foundation
- Delete Yourself – Atari Teenage Riot
- Diaspora – Natacha Atlas
- Company of Strangers – Bad Company
- Bif Naked - Bif Naked
- The Very Best of The Blues Brothers – The Blues Brothers (compilation)
- Obey – Brainbombs
- Ima - BT
- The Pastoral - Not Rustic - World of Their Greatest Hits – Country Teasers
- Savage Poetry – Edguy
- 25 Cents - The Flys
- Wave of Popular Feeling – Groundswell (Three Days Grace)
- Alien 4 – Hawkwind
- Everything I Long For – Hayden
- You'd Prefer an Astronaut - Hum[citation needed]
- The Jester Race - In Flames
- Smokin – Kid Jonny Lang
- Ask the Fish – Leftover Salmon
- Pezcore - Less Than Jake
- Mental Aquaducts (demo) - Limp Biscut (Limp Bizkit)
- Gush – Lowlife
- En Route – Moebius & Plank
- Doubelievengod – Natas
- Neu! 4 – Neu!
- Nine Livez - Nine
- Human – Gary Numan
- Strange Cargo Hinterland – William Orbit
- Caca Bonita (EP) - Papa Roach
- Dudebox (EP) – Pezz (Billy Talent)
- The Remix Album – Prince Ital Joe & Marky Mark
- White Zone – Psychedelic Warriors (Hawkwind)
- Doesn't Matter Anyway EP – Savatage
- Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade – Sham 69
- Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot – Sparklehorse
- ...Until Now - Stir
- Mirror Mirror - 10cc
- Totally Crushed Out! – that dog.
- Infernal Love – Therapy?
- Sea of Light - Uriah Heep
- Rock!!!!! – Violent Femmes
[edit] Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest aggregated positions in the charts of 1995.[17]
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coolio | Gangsta's Paradise | 1995 |  |
United Kingdom: 1 – October 1995; United States Billboard: 1 of 1995; The Netherlands: 1 – October 1995; Sweden: 1 – October 1995; Austria: 1 – November 1995; Switzerland: 1 – November 1995; Norway: 1 – October 1995; Italy: 1 of 1996; Germany: 1 – January 1996; Éire: 1 – October 1995; New Zealand: 1 for 9 weeks October 1995; Australia: 1 for 13 weeks January 1996; France: 3 – October 1995; Poland: 3 – October 1995; Australia: 6 of 1995; United States Billboard: 11 of 1995; United States Cash Box: 12 of 1995; Germany: 16 of the 1990s; Scrobulate: 27 of rap; Pop Culture Madness: 31 of 1995; Global: 33 (5 million sold) – 1995; Europe: 48 of the 1990s; Rate Your Music: 69 of 1995; Acclaimed: 439 |
| 2 | Shaggy | Boombastic | 1995 |  |
UK 1 – September 1995, Italy 1 of 1995, Éire 1 – September 1995, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks September 1995, Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1996, Norway 2 – September 1995, Germany 2 – September 1995, US BB 3 of 1995, Austria 3 – October 1995, Switzerland 3 – October 1995, Holland 4 – September 1995, Sweden 4 – September 1995, US BB 6 of 1995, POP 7 of 1995, France 8 – August 1995, Australia 8 of 1996, US CashBox 23 of 1995, Scrobulate 34 of dancehall, Germany 181 of the 1990s |
| 3 | Take That | Back for Good | 1995 |  |
UK 1 – April 1995, Sweden 1 – April 1995, Norway 1 – April 1995, Germany 1 – April 1995, Éire 1 – March 1995, Australia 1 for 2 weeks August 1995, Holland 2 – April 1995, Switzerland 2 – April 1995, Austria 3 – May 1995, US BB 7 of 1995, Australia 9 of 1995, Poland 10 – January 1995, Italy 28 of 1995, RYM 53 of 1995, OzNet 126, Germany 128 of the 1990s |
| 4 | Michael Jackson | You Are Not Alone | 1995 | |
UK 1 – September 1995, US BB 1 of 1995, Switzerland 1 – September 1995, Poland 1 – August 1995, Éire 1 – September 1995, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks September 1995, Austria 2 – September 1995, Germany 3 – September 1995, Sweden 5 – August 1995, Holland 6 – August 1995, Norway 9 – September 1995, US CashBox 13 of 1995, Australia 25 of 1995, Italy 45 of 1995, Germany 262 of the 1990s |
| 5 | U2 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me | 1995 |  |
Norway 1 – June 1995, Poland 1 – January 1995, Éire 1 – June 1995, New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks July 1995, Australia 1 for 6 weeks October 1995, UK 2 – June 1995, Austria 4 – July 1995, Switzerland 5 – July 1995, Holland 9 – June 1995, Germany 9 – July 1995, Sweden 15 – August 1995, US BB 16 of 1995, Australia 16 of 1995, Italy 27 of 1995, POP 59 of 1995, RYM 72 of 1995 |
[edit] Top hits
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- "1st Of Tha Month" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- "All Over You" – Live
- "Alright" – Supergrass
- "Ants Marching" – Dave Matthews Band
- "Any Man of Mine" – Shania Twain
- "As I Lay Me Down" – Sophie B. Hawkins
- "Baby" – Brandy
- "Back for Good" – Take That
- "Beautiful Life" – Ace of Base
- "Bedtime Story" - Madonna
- "Believe" – Elton John
- "Best Friend" – Brandy
- "Better Man'- Pearl Jam
- "Blessed" – Elton John
- "Breakfast at Tiffany's" – Deep Blue Something
- "Big Poppa"- The Notorious B.I.G.
- "Buddy Holly" – Weezer
- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" – The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Bulls on Parade" – Rage Against the Machine
- "Can't Stop Lovin' You" – Van Halen
- "Carnival" – Natalie Merchant
- "Only One" – Goo Goo Dolls
- "Charmless Man" - Blur[citation needed]
- "Connection" – Elastica
- "Cotton Eye Joe" – Rednex
- "Country House" - Blur[citation needed]
- "Creep" – TLC
- "Dear Mama – 2Pac
- "December" – Collective Soul
- "Dieu m'a donné la foi" - Ophélie Winter
- "Don't Take It Personal" – Monica
- "Dreaming of You" – Selena
- "Exhale (Shoop, Shoop)" – Whitney Houston
- "Fantasy" – Mariah Carey
- "Feel Me Flow" - Naughty by Nature
- "Flat Top" – Goo Goo Dolls
- "Freak Like Me" – Adina Howard
- "Gangsta's Paradise" - Coolio featuring L.V.
- "Good" – Better Than Ezra
- "Hand In My Pocket" – Alanis Morissette
- "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" – Bryan Adams
- "Hey Man, Nice Shot" – Filter
- "Hook" – Blues Traveler
- "Human Nature" - Madonna
- "I Alone" – Live
- "I Believe" - Blessid Union of Souls[citation needed]
- "I Know" – Dionne Farris
- "I Want You"- Madonna
- "If You Love Me" – Brownstone
- "In the House of Stone and Light" – Martin Page
- "It's Midnight Cinderella" – Garth Brooks
- "I wanna be with u" – Fun Factory
- "Je sais pas" – Céline Dion
- "Just tah Let U Know" – Eazy E
- "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" – Dr. Dre
- "Kiss From A Rose" – Seal
- "Life's a Bitch" – Nas
- "Lightning Crashes" – Live
- "Lump" – The Presidents of the United States of America
- "Macarena" – Los del Río
- "Marta's Song" - Deep Forest
- "Misery" – Soul Asylum
- "Missing" – Everything But The Girl
- "No More I Love You's" – Annie Lennox
- "One More Chance (Remix)" - The Notorious B.I.G.
- "Only Wanna Be With You" – Hootie & the Blowfish
- "Player's Anthem" - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – Céline Dion
- "Respect" - Alliance Ethnik
- "Rock And Roll Is Dead" – Lenny Kravitz
- "Roll To Me" – Del Amitri
- "Run-Around" – Blues Traveler
- "Runaway" – Janet Jackson
- "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" – Scatman John
- "Scatman's World" – Scatman John
- "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson
- "She" - Green Day
- "She's Every Woman" – Garth Brooks
- "Snuff the Punk" – P.O.D.
- "Stutter" – Elastica
- "Take a Bow" – Madonna
- "The Sweetest Taboo" – Sade
- "The World I Know" – Collective Soul
- "This Ain't a Love Song" – Bon Jovi
- "This Is A Call" – Foo Fighters
- "This Is How We Do It" – Montell Jordan
- "Three in the Power of One" – P.O.D.
- "Tomorrow" – Silverchair
- "Water Runs Dry" – Boyz II Men
- "When I Come Around" – Green Day
- "Waterfalls" – TLC (released in 1994)
- "Wonderwall" – Oasis
- "Yeha-Noha" – Sacred Spirit
- "You Are Not Alone" – Michael Jackson
- "You Oughta Know" – Alanis Morissette
- "You'll See" – Madonna
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1995
[edit] Classical music
- Osvaldas Balakauskas – Requiem
- Sally Beamish – Viola Concerto
- Luciano Berio – Sequenza XII
- Harrison Birtwistle – Panic (premiered at Last Night of the Proms)
- Elliott Carter – String Quartet No.5
- Mario Davidovsky – Violin Concertino
- Mario Davidovsky – Flashbacks for flute/piccolo/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, and percussion
- Ludovico Einaudi – Chatrang Overture
- Andrew Glover – Fractured Vistas
- Ulrich Leyendecker – Violin Concerto
- Theo Loevendie – Piano Concerto
- Krzysztof Penderecki – Violin Concerto No. 2 Metamorphosen
- Stanisław Skrowaczewski – Passacaglia Immaginaria
- Michael Tippett – The Rose Lake
- Malcolm Williamson – A Year of Birds
[edit] Opera
- Roger Ames – Hearts on Fire
- Michael Easton – The Selfish Giant (for children)
- Stewart Wallace – Harvey Milk
[edit] Musical theater
- Hello, Dolly! – Broadway revival
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Broadway revival
- Victor/Victoria – Broadway production
[edit] Musical films
- Arabian Knight – animated feature
- Pocahontas – animated feature
[edit] Deaths
- January 24 - David Cole, C+C Music Factory
- January 31 – George Abbott, US librettist and director
- February 10 – Tony Secunda (54), Marc Bolan's former manager (heart attack)
- February 18 – Bob Stinson (35), The Replacements (complications caused by drug and alcohol abuse)
- February 23 – Melvin Franklin, The Temptations, (brain seizure)
- March 5 – Vivian Stanshall (51), eccentric British musician (house fire)
- March 9 – Ingo Schwichtenberg (29), Helloween, (suicide)
- March 16 – Heinrich Sutermeister (84), Swiss composer
- March 26 – Eazy-E (31), rapper and record producer (AIDS)
- March 29 – Jimmy McShane, singer (Baltimora) (AIDS)
- March 31 – Selena (23), singer (murdered)
- April 4 – Priscilla Lane, US singer and actress (lung cancer)
- April 6 – Delroy Wilson (46), reggae artist (cirrhosis of the liver)
- April 14 – Burl Ives, singer, actor
- April 25 - Ginger Rogers, US actress, dancer and singer
- May 8 – Teresa Teng, singer
- May 16 – Lola Flores, singer and dancer
- May 25 - Dick Curless, country singer
- June 4 – Ernest Borneman, jazz musician and critic
- June 12 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist
- June 14 – Rory Gallagher, Irish blues/rock guitarist
- July 2 – Zdeněk Košler (67), conductor
- July 8 – Günter Bialas (87), composer
- July 23 – Miklós Rózsa, film score composer
- August 9 – Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead (diabetes-related)
- August 11 - Allan McCarthy, Canadian singer of Men without hats
- August 16 - Bobby DeBarge, Lead singer of Switch (AIDS)
- August 18 – Alan Dell, BBC Radio 2 DJ
- August 19 – Pierre Schaeffer, composer and pioneer of Musique concrète
- August 23 – Dwayne Goettel, Skinny Puppy, drug overdose
- August 26 – Ronnie White (57),the Miracles, co-writer of the Temptations hit "My Girl" (with Smokey Robinson), leukemia.
- August 30 – Sterling Morrison (53), The Velvet Underground guitarist (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
- October 19 – Don Cherry, jazz trumpeter
- October 21
- Maxene Andrews, singer, member of The Andrews Sisters
- Shannon Hoon, lead singer of group Blind Melon Drug Overdose
- Hans Helfritz, composer
- October 26 – Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and songwriter
- October 31 - Erica Morini, violinist
- November 7 - Jerry Daniels, The Ink Spots
- November 8 – Ion Baciu (64), conductor
- November 17 – Alan Hull, formerly of Lindisfarne
- November 21
- Peter Grant, manager of The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, myocardial infarction
- Matthew Ashman, guitarist of Adam & The Ants, Bow Wow Wow
- November 23 – Junior Walker, musician
- December 25
- Dean Martin, singer, actor (cancer)
- Nicolas Slonimsky, conductor and composer
- December 27 – Shura Cherkassky, pianist
- December 29 – Hans Henkemans (82), Dutch composer
- date unknown
[edit] Awards
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- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Allman Brothers Band, Al Green, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Martha and the Vandellas, Neil Young and Frank Zappa
- Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Charles Wesley (writer of "Hark The Herald Angels Sing")
- Udit Narayan wins the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award
[edit] Grammy Awards
[edit] Country Music Association Awards
[edit] Eurovision Song Contest
[edit] Mercury Music Prize
- Dummy – Portishead wins.
[edit] MTV Video Music Awards
[edit] Charts
Triple J Hottest 100
Main article: Triple J Hottest 100, 1995
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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