(Saturday, June 22, 1996) — “Theme from Mission: Impossible“ by Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1990s
Queen, McCartney open Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 20 years ago today (June 7 1996)
Video: 'Paul McCartney LIPA opening 1996'
(Friday, June 7, 1996) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth got a taste of showbiz “Fame” today when she joined Paul McCartney to open the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), a school for performing arts set up by the former Beatle in his home city. Continue reading Queen, McCartney open Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 20 years ago today (June 7 1996)
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‘Tha Crossroads’ by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (May 18 1996)
(Saturday, May 18, 1996) — “Tha Crossroads” by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight consecutive weeks (May 18/25, June 1/8/15/22/29, July 6, 1996).
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‘Always Be My Baby’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (May 4 1996)
(Saturday, May 4, 1996) — “Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 4/11, 1996).
It was Carey’s 11th of 18 number one hits on the chart (1990-2008).
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Rookies win big at 38th Grammy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Feb 28 1996)
Video: '38th Grammy Awards (1996) Album of the Year - Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)'
(Wednesday, February 28, 1996, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A cheating ex-boyfriend and a voice full of breaks and wails brought four major Grammy Awards to Alanis Morissette, the 21-year-old Canadian songwriter who was the big winner tonight in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Her Jagged Little Pill was named album of the year and best rock album; its first single, “You Oughta Know,” was named best rock song and best rock female vocal performance (click here for several clips from the show).
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‘Nightline’ profiles The Beatles on ABC-TV 20 years ago this hour (Nov 22 1995)
Video: 'ABC Nightline: A Little Help From Their Friends'
(Wednesday, November 22, 1995, 11:36 p.m.-12:05 a.m. EST) — In a program titled “A Little Help From Their Friends,” Nightline, a late-night news program broadcast by ABC-TV in the United States, profiled The Beatles tonight and the chatter surrounding The Beatles Anthology documentary series broadcast this week on the network.
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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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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.
