Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Table of contents 1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits on record 4 Published popular music 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 Awards 8.1 Grammy Awards 8.2 Country Music Association Awards 8.3 Eurovision Song Contest Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 16 - The Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by American Bandstand. February 6 - Sonny Bono announces his candidacy for mayor of Palm Springs, California February 26 - The first four Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and Beatles for Sale, are released on Compact disc. Capitol Records decides to release the original UK mixes of the Beatles albums, which means that the first four CDs are released in mono. This marks the first time that many of these mono mixes were available in the US. March 9 - Carole King is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City March 13 - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame March 13 - In the US, Bryan Adams "Heat of the Night" becomes the first single to be commercially released on cassette. Cassette singles become known as cassingles. March 27 - Inspired by The Beatles' 1969 rooftop concert, U2 shoots a music video for the song "Where the Streets Have No Name" on a rooftop in Los Angeles, California. April 23 - Carole King sues the owner of her record company, Lou Adler, claiming that she is owed more than $400,000 in royalties. King also asks for rights to her old recordings. November 13 - Sonny and Cher reunite for a performance on Late Night with David Letterman. Social Distortion returns to record Prison Bound Jane's Addiction's career begins Public Enemy's career starts Paul Oakenfold's career begins Tori Amos' career begins Danzig's career begins Gin Blossoms forms Mr. Big forms Nirvana forms Pennywise forms Zebra breaks up Wham breaks up Hüsker Dü breaks up Jane's Addiction signs to Warner Bros Winger signs to Atlantic Records Albums released Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith Among The Living - Anthrax I'm The Man - Anthrax Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen Speed Metal Symphony - Cacophony Best Before 1984 - Crass Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr White Fields - The Escape Club (debut) Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim Introduce Yourself - Faith No More Official Version - Front 242 Faith - George Michael Once Bitten - Great White Appetite for Destruction - Guns 'n Roses (debut) Music to Strip By - Half Japanese Bring the Family - John Hiatt Warehouse: Songs and Stories - Hüsker Dü (final album) Rhyme Pays - Ice-T (debut) Bad - Michael Jackson Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction Crest of a Knave - Jethro Tull Priest... Live - Judas Priest Turbo - Judas Priest Abigail - King Diamond Crazy Nights - KISS Shaka Zulu - Ladysmith Black Mambazo Trio - Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J By the Light of the Moon - Los Lobos Immaculate Deception - Ludichrist Strange Weather - Marianne Faithfull Huevos - Meat Puppets Diesel and Dust - Midnight Oil Actually - Pet Shop Boys Come On Pilgrim - Pixies (debut) Sign O' the Times - Prince Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy Randy Travis - Randy Travis Document - R.E.M Pleased to Meet Me - The Replacements King's Record Shop - Rosanne Cash Hold Your Fire - Rush (band) Sister - Sonic Youth Floodland - The Sisters Of Mercy New Again - TexAns 1987 - Whitesnake Whitesnake - Whitesnake Characters - Stevie Wonder Introducing the Hardline - Terence Trent D'Arby Love Is for Suckers - Twister Sister (final album) The Joshua Tree - U2 To the Power of 3 - 3 3.V - Zebra Bridge of spies - T'Pau Running in the Family - Level 42 Top hits on record "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight" - Cutting Crew "Beds Are Burning" - Midnight Oil "Walk Like An Egyptian" - The Bangles "Shake You Down" - Gregory Abbott "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days" - Judas Priest "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" - Aretha Franklin & George Michael "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" - Starship "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Whitney Houston "La Bamba" - Los Lobos "With or Without You" - U2 "Alone" - Heart "Faith" - George Michael "Luka" - Suzanne Vega "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - Genesis "You Can Call Me Al" - Paul Simon "China in your hand" - T'Pau Published popular music "Children Will Listen"     w.m. Stephen Sondheim "The Time Of My Life"     w.m. Franke Previte, Donald Markowitz & John DeNicola Musical theater Anything Goes     Broadway revival Bless the Bride     London revival Cabaret     Broadway revival Dreamgirls     Broadway revival Into the Woods     Broadway production Les Misérables     Broadway production Oil City Symphony     Broadway production Starlight Express     Broadway production Births March 9 - Bow Wow Deaths April 2 - Buddy Rich, brain tumor May 3 - Dalida commits suicide May 4 - Paul Butterfield, drug overdose May 11 - Peter Tosh is murdered October 19 - Jacqueline Du Pre, English Cellist Awards The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, B. B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Big Joe Turner, Muddy Waters, and Jackie Wilson Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1987 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1987 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.