Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Table of contents 1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits 4 Musical theater 5 Musical films 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 Awards 8.1 Grammy Awards 8.2 Country Music Association Awards 8.3 Eurovision Song Contest Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. Garcia is not injured in the accident. February 6 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison on a sexual assault charge. February 19 - Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee marries Bay Watch actress Pamela Anderson on a beach in Cancun. (The bride wore a white bikini.) February 25 - Lyle Lovett has an accident while riding his motorcycle in Mexico, breaking his collarbone. The accident prevented Lovett from attending the Grammy Awards. (He ended up winning 2 awards) March 1 - R.E.M drummer Bill Berry leaves the stage during a Switzerland concert after suffering a brain aneurysm, which required immediate surgery March 3 - R.E.M drummer Bill Berry undergoes successful brain surgery, following a brain aneurysm two days earlier in Switzerland. March 17 - Madonna holds a premiere for her new Bedtime Stories video. The party is called the "world's biggest pajama party" due to the fact that the 1500 guests wear pj's and teddy bears. March 25 - In New Zealand, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is rescued after being carried 250 feet offshore by a riptide. March 28 - Lyle Lovett and actress Julia Roberts announced that they were separating after 21 months of marriage March 31 - Selena is shot and killed by her former personal assistant and former fan club president, who had been fired for embezzlement. April 29 - Tupac Shakur marries Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility. Shakur is serving a 4½ year jail term on sexual assault charges May 5 - Guns 'N Roses drummer Steven Adler is arraigned on a felony count of possession of heroin, in addition to two misdemeanor drug charges. May - The first EJCF was held in Basel. It's a great success and will be held every 3 years (so, next time was in 1998. August - The First Tibetan Freedom Concert is organized by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys in Los Angeles. The proceeds from the ticket event go to the Millareppa Foundation, which exposes human rights violations in Tibet by the Chinese government. Artists appearing included The Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers and A Tribe Called Quest. September 2 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio. November 19 - Part One of The Beatles Anthology television mini-series airs on ABC. The first installment ends with the music video for "Free As A Bird", the first new Beatles recording since their break up in 1970. November 20 - Part Two of The Beatles Anthology television mini-series airs on ABC. (Volume One of The Beatles Anthology CD series is also released on this day.) November 21 - Part Three of The Beatles Anthology television mini-series airs on ABC. Sam Phillips makes her motion picture debut in the Bruce Willis action film, Die Hard With a Vengeance. Phillips plays one of the main terrorists in the film. 3 members R.E.M, Bill Berry, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, fall ill to various illnesses while on the "Monster Tour". Berry suffered an aneurism which required immediate surgery, Stipe suffered a hiatal hernia and Mills underwent an appendectomy. Nada Surf's career begins Nada Surf recorded High/Low, which will be a blockbuster album in 1996 Phil Collins recorded Dance Into the Light, which will be a blockbuster album in 1996 Tool recorded Ænima, which will be a blockbuster album in 1996 MxPx releases Teenage Politics The Offspring re-issues The Offspring (the 1989 album) Lit performs for the first time System of a Down form The Ataris form Days of the New form Eve 6 form Godsmack form Nickelback form Coal Chamber form Winger disband Alanis Morissette resurrects her dying music career with the album Jagged Little Pill Albums released Ballbreaker - AC/DC (their first album in five years) Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains Stomp 442 - Anthrax Die For The Government - Anti-Flag Trailer - Ash The Beatles Anthology, volume 1 - The Beatles Deluxe - Better Than Ezra Cheshire Cat - Blink-182 Kiss Your Ass Goodbye - Blue Meanies These Days - Bon Jovi Nola - Down Sparkle & Fade - Everclear Flood - Everon Insomniac - Green Day It Matters to Me - Faith Hill Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish Jerky Boys 2 - The Jerky Boys Bad Habits - Colin James Roots to Branches - Jethro Tull Circus - Lenny Kravitz Five Smokin' Tracks From Lit - Lit Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morrissette Teenage Politics - MxPx Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Oasis The Offspring - The Offspring (a re-issue) Smash - The Offspring Ozzmosis - Ozzy Osbourne Presidents of the United States of America - Presidents of the United States of America Different Class - Pulp The Bends - Radiohead One Hot Minute - Red Hot Chili Peppers Weight - Rollins Band Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins Mainliner (The Wreckage of the Past) - Social Distortion (a re-issue) Let Your Dim Light Shine - Soul Asylum The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen Jerky Boys: The Movie - Sountrack Hanky Panky - The The The Blue Album - 311 Undertow - Tool 19 Songs - The Unseen Running on Ice - Vertical Horizon Chocolate and Cheese - Ween Top hits "Geek Stink Breath" - Green Day "Rock And Roll Is Dead" - Lenny Kravitz "I'll Be There For You" - Rembrandts "One Of Us" - Joan Osborne "Carnival" - Natalie Merchant "Only Wanna Be With You" - Hootie & the Blowfish "Hook" - Blues Traveler "Hand In My Pocket" - Alanis Morissette "Wonderwall" - Oasis "Roll To Me" - Del Amitri "Breakfast At Tiffany's" - Deep Blue Something "Misery" - Soul Asylum "Run-Around" - Blues Traveler "Buddy Holly" - Weezer "You Gotta Be" - Des'ree "Take A Bow" - Madonna "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey "When I Come Around" - Green Day "Don't Take It Personal" - Monica "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette "Missing" - Everything But The Girl "As I Lay Me Down" - Sophie B. Hawkins "Today" - The Smashing Pumpkins "Closer" - Nine Inch Nails "Good" - Better Than Ezra "You Are Not Alone" - Michael Jackson "You'll See" - Madonna "Baby" - Brandy Musical theater Hello Dolly     Broadway revival How to Succeed in Business     Broadway revival Victor/Victoria     Broadway production Musical films Arabian Knight     animated feature Pocahontas     animated feature Births Deaths February 18 - Bob Stinson, The Replacements, complications caused by drug and alcohol abuse February 23 - Melvin Franklin, The Temptations, brain seizure March 26 - Eazy-E (31), AIDS March 31 - Selena April 14 - Burl Ives August 9 - Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead August 19 - Pierre Schaeffer, composer and pioneer of musique concrete August 23 - Dwayne Goettel, Skinny Puppy, drug overdose Dean Martin November 21 - Peter Grant, manager of The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, myocardial infarction Awards 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") Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1995 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1995 This article is from Wikipedia. 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