Video: 'Lisa The Vegetarian'
(Sunday, October 15, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — After a trip to a petting zoo, Lisa finds herself unable to eat lamb exposing her to ridicule and resentment from her father and friends on tonight’s episode of the Fox animated sitcom television series The Simpsons. Continue reading ‘Lisa the Vegetarian’ episode airs on ‘The Simpsons’ 20 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1995)
(Saturday, September 30, 1995) — “Fantasy” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight consecutive weeks (Sep. 30, Oct. 7/14/21/28, Nov. 4/11/18, 1995). It was Carey’s ninth of 18 number one hits on the chart (1990-2008).
(Saturday, September 9, 1995) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio featuring L.V. peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sep. 9/16/23, 1995).
Video: 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert, 1995' (31 videos)
(Saturday, September 2, 1995, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened tonight in Cleveland with an all-star concert at Cleveland Stadium featuring Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Al Green, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Iggy Pop, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp and many others.
(Saturday, September 2, 1995) — “You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was Jackson’s 13th and final number one hit on the chart (1972-1995) after reaching the top of the chart four times with the Jackson 5 (all in 1970).
(Saturday, August 26, 1995) — “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'Jerry Garcia's death on CBS News- Grateful Dead'
(Wednesday, August 9, 1995, 4:23 a.m. PDT) — Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the Grateful Dead, died today in his room at Serenity Knolls, a residential drug treatment center in Forest Knolls, California, of a heart attack eight days after turning 53.
(Thursday, July 13, 1995, 7:00 a.m. EDT) — Ringo Starr appeared on the CBS-TV program This Morning today, promoting the current American leg of his All-Starr Band tour (click here to watch the video, from 0:00-1:14).
Video: 'Grateful Dead Final Concert 7-9-1995'
(Sunday, July 9, 1995, evening) — Jerry Garcia performed for the final time as frontman of the Grateful Dead during a concert tonight at Chicago’s Soldier Field; Garcia died a month later of a heart attack at age 53 (click here to watch video of the second set).
Video: 'Star Plaza Theatre 1995' (34 videos)
(Saturday, July 8, 1995, 7:00 p.m. CDT) — Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed tonight at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana, with John Entwistle, Randy Bachman, Mark Farner, Felix Cavaliere, Billy Preston, Zak Starkey and Mark Rivera.
