Video: 'Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us'
(Thursday, June 15, 1995) — Jewish leaders demanded an apology from Michael Jackson today over his song “They Don’t Care About Us,” which contained anti-Semitic slang words.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1990s
‘Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?’ by Bryan Adams peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (June 3 1995)
(Saturday, June 3, 1995) — “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” by Bryan Adams peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (June 3/10/17/24, July 1, 1995). It was Adams’ fourth of four number one hits on the chart (1985-1995).
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‘Cotton Eye Joe’ by Rednex peaks at #25 in USA 20 years ago today (May 13 1995)
(Saturday, May 13, 1995) — “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘This Is How We Do It’ by Montell Jordan peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Apr 15 1995)
(Saturday, April 15, 1995) — “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (Apr. 15/22/29, May 6/13/20/27, 1995).
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Grammy-winning singer Selena, 23, killed in shooting at Texas motel 20 years ago this hour (Mar 31 1995)
Video: 'Selena Famous Crime Scene' (4 videos)
(Monday, March 31, 1995, 11:48 a.m. CST) — Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, was shot to death today in Corpus Christi, Texas, by the founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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Grammys honor Sheryl Crow, Tony Bennett 20 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1995)
Video: 'Sheryl Crow - Grammy Awards 1995'
(Wednesday, March 1, 1995, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A newcomer, Sheryl Crow, and a pop trouper, Tony Bennett, won the top awards at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, which were presented tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and telecast on CBS.
Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged, an album of standards featuring duets with such singers as K. D. Lang, was named album of the year. “This is the greatest moment in my whole musical career and the greatest moment in my life,” Bennett said. “It’s such a victorious feeling to sing good American music and have this happen.”
MTV Unplugged, produced by David Kahne, also won Bennett’s third consecutive award in the traditional pop album category. He won his very first Grammy Award for a 1962 recording, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (click here to watch several videos from tonight’s ceremonies).
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‘Take a Bow’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Feb 25 1995)
(Saturday, February 25, 1995) — “Take a Bow” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (Feb. 25, Mar. 4/11/18/25, Apr. 1/8, 1995). It was Madonna’s 11th of 12 number one hits on the chart (1984-2000).
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Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley are married 20 years ago today (May 26 1994)
Video: 'Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley getting married'
(Thursday, May 26, 1994) — Singer Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the late Elvis Presley, were married today in the Dominican Republic. The 15-minute ceremony was held by Judge Hugo Francisco Alvarez Perez at his home in the La Vega Province.
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Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain found dead 20 years ago this hour (Apr 8 1994)
Video: 'Kurt Cobain's Death News Report from KSTW April 8, 1994'
(Friday, April 8, 1994, about 8:30 a.m. PDT) — Kurt Cobain, singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead this morning in Seattle from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was later determined that he had died on Apr. 5, 1994.
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Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain commits suicide 20 years ago today (Apr 5 1994)
Video: 'Kurt Cobain - Mini Biography'
(Tuesday, April 5, 1994) — Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain, 27, fatally shot himself today above his garage in Seattle. His body was not found for three days.
