1994 in music
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| Years in music: | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
| Centuries: | 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 |
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[edit] Events
- January 29 - The Supremes' Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. Wilson's 14-year old son is killed in the accident.
- January - German industrial metal band Rammstein founded.
- February 1 - Green Day's first major label studio album, Dookie, debuts.
- February 7 - Blind Melon's lead singer Shannon Hoon is forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony for his loud and disruptive behavior. Hoon is later charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station phone
- February 14 - The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia marries Deborah Koons
- February 23 - The ground breaking ceremony for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eddie Van Halen, Chris Isaak, and B.B. King attend the event.
- March 1 - Nirvana plays the band's final concert in Munich
- March 3 - In Rome, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain lapses into a coma after overdosing on Rohypnol and champagne.
- March 5 - Grace Slick is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her Tiberon, California home.
- March 18 - Courtney Love calls the police fearing that her husband, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, is suicidal. Police confiscate four guns and twenty-five boxes of ammo from Cobain's home.
- March 18 - Bassist Darryl Jones replaces Bill Wyman in The Rolling Stones
- March 30 - Pink Floyd embarks on what would be their last world tour before their breakup. The record-breaking tour supports their Division Bell album, with the band playing to 5,500,000 people in 68 cities and grossing over £150,000,000.
- March 31 - Madonna appears on The Late Show with David Letterman, making headlines for her foul mouthed, profanity laced interview. Robin Williams later described the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman."
- April 8 - The body of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, is found. Cobain's death, which happened three days before, is legally declared a suicide.
- April 19 - The Offspring releases their critically acclaimed album Smash.
- April 25 - Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys is sentenced to 200 hours of community service for attacking a television cameraman during funeral services for actor River Phoenix in November of 1993
- April 26 - The legendary Fillmore club reopens in San Francisco, California.
- April 26 - Grace Slick pleads guilty to pointing a shotgun at police officers on March 5.
- May 6 - Pearl Jam files a complaint against Ticketmaster with the U.S. Justice Department charging that the company has a monopoly on the concert ticket business
- To help promote his new album, Alice cooper released a three part comic book that followed the album The Last Temptation
- May 10 - Weezer releases their debut album. The self-titled "blue" album goes multiplatinum. Tupac Shakur begins serving 15-days in a county jail for attacking director Allen Hughes on the set of a video shoot.
- June 7 - Grace Slick is sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three month's worth of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after a March 5 incident with police officers.
- July - The Verbier Festival is launched.
- August - Rich Mullins and "Leave a Legacy" contest winner, 76 year old Miguel Garcia Massiate, travel to Bogotá, Colombia with Compassion International. The two men visit the Ciudad Sucre Center where Mullins presented them with over $40,000 that was raised on his summer '94 Ragamuffin Band tour.
- August 12 to August 14 - Woodstock '94
- September 8 - Richard A. Morse, lead male vocalist of RAM, narrowly escapes a kidnapping by armed men during the band's live performance at the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; the attempted kidnapping was provoked by the performance of "Fèy", a RAM single banned nationwide by the military authorities.
- Brett Gurewitz leaves Bad Religion to concentrate on the fast growing Epitaph Records, leaving their singer Greg Graffin the only founding member of the band still performing with the group. He was replaced by former Minor Threat/Dag Nasty guitarist Brian Baker, who turned down a touring job for R.E.M. at this time. However, Gurewitz rejoined Bad Religion in 2001 and he is still a member of the band today.
- Frank Sinatra receives the Grammy Awards Lifetime Achievement award. Sinatra's acceptance speech is cut short and other artists, upset by this action, criticize the producer's decision during the show, including Billy Joel who takes extra time to perform his song, The River of Dreams, noting that he is wasting valuable air time.
- The three surviving members of The Beatles secretly reunite to record additional music for a few of John Lennon's old unfinished demos, presented to Paul McCartney by Yoko Ono, with Jeff Lynne producing. The track, Free As A Bird, is released as a single, reaching #2 in the UK, and evolves into the exhaustive Beatles Anthology project.
- José Cura wins the Operalia – International Plácido Domingo Opera Singer Competition
[edit] Bands disbanded
- New Kids On The Block
- Rodan
- Nirvana
- Uncle Tupelo
- Deacon Blue
- The God Machine
- The Wonder Stuff
- Level 42
- The Farm
- Not Drowning, Waving
- The Doug Anthony Allstars
- American Music Club
- Slowdive
[edit] Albums released
- Age Ain't Nothing But A Number - Aaliyah
- The Sign - Ace of Base
- 75 Minutes - Acen
- Big Ones - Aerosmith (compilation)
- Box of Fire - Aerosmith (box set)
- Jar of Flies - Alice In Chains
- Soul Fixin' Man - Luther Allison
- King of the Kill - Annihilator
- Tales From the Thousand Lakes - Amorphis
- Selected Ambient Works Volume II - Aphex Twin
- Zingalamaduni - Arrested Development (final album before disbanding)
- Russel's Shorts - Arrogant Worms
- Terminal Spirit Disease - At The Gates
- Incunabula - Autechre
- Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion
- Rappin & Tappin - Derek Bailey
- Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da - Surjit Bindrakhia
- Maybe You Should Drive - Barenaked Ladies
- Ill Communication - Beastie Boys
- Mellow Gold - Beck
- Stereopathetic Soulmanure - Beck
- One Foot in the Grave - Beck
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Pussy Whipped - Bikini Kill
- Amorica - The Black Crowes
- My Life - Mary J. Blige
- Four - Blues Traveler
- ...For Victory - Bolt Thrower
- Crossroad - Bon Jovi
- Creepin On Ah Come Up - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Chocolate Synthesizer - The Boredoms
- Walk On - Boston
- The Good, the Bad & the Argyle - The Bouncing Souls (debut)
- II - Boyz II Men
- Brandy - Brandy
- The Hits - Garth Brooks
- Grace - Jeff Buckley
- Sixteen Stone - Bush
- Motorcade of Generosity - Cake
- The Bleeding - Cannibal Corpse
- Heartwork - Carcass
- Clásicos de la Provincia - Carlos Vives
- From the Cradle - Eric Clapton
- Both Sides - Phil Collins
- Resurrection - Common Sense
- The Last Temptation - Alice Cooper
- O Sorriso do Gato de Alice - Gal Costa
- No Need to Argue - The Cranberries
- State of Shock - D.I. (final album before disbanding)
- Worst Case Scenario - dEUS
- Balls to Picasso - Bruce Dickinson
- Out Of Range - Ani DiFranco
- Without a Sound - Dinosaur Jr.
- D.I. Go Pop - Disco Inferno
- Awake - Dream Theater
- Hell Freezes Over - The Eagles
- The Hot Seat - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- In the Nightside Eclipse - Emperor
- The Cross of Changes - Enigma
- I Say I Say I Say - Erasure
- Recordando A "Los Panchos" - Vicente Fernández
- Just Glü It - Glue Gun (as Glü Gun) (debut)
- House of Love - Amy Grant
- Dookie - Green Day
- Bee Thousand - Guided by Voices
- Friendly People - Guttermouth
- This Toilet Earth - GWAR
- Dis Is Da Drum - Herbie Hancock
- Live Through This - Hole
- Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish (debut)
- Knysna Blue - Abdullah Ibrahim
- Groove Family Cyco - Infectious Grooves
- The Ringmaster - Insane Clown Posse
- Laid - James
- 2 - Jerky Boys
- Diary of A Mad Band - Jodeci
- Hear The Masses - Bradley Joseph
- The Great Subconscious Club - K's Choice
- Kerbdog - Kerbdog
- Gringo Honeymoon - Robert Earl Keen
- Dogman - King's X
- KoRn - KoRn
- (Welcome to) Sky Valley - Kyuss
- Hungry for Stink - L7
- Throwing Copper - Live
- Whip-Smart - Liz Phair
- Burn My Eyes - Machine Head
- Bedtime Stories - Madonna
- The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers
- Portrait of an American Family - Marilyn Manson
- Under the Table and Dreaming-Dave Matthews Band
- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas - Mayhem
- Too High to Die - Meat Puppets
- Youthanasia - Megadeth
- Tical - Method Man
- Speak Squeak Creak - Melt-Banana
- Stoner Witch - Melvins
- Houdini - Melvins
- Musica de Rua - Daniela Mercury
- Athos - Stephan Micus
- Question the Answers - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Vauxhall and I - Morrissey
- 13 Above the Night - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
- Love Or Nothing - Miyuki Nakajima
- Illmatic - Nas
- Let Love In - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
- MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana (the first release after Kurt Cobain's death)
- Screaming Dolorous - Nitocris
- Punk in Drublic - NOFX
- Notorious b.i.g - ready to die
- Definitely Maybe - Oasis
- Smash - The Offspring
- Orthodox Celts - Orthodox Celts
- W.F.O. - Overkill
- No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded - Page and Plant
- Deflowered - Pansy Division
- Far Beyond Driven - Pantera
- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement
- Vitalogy - Pearl Jam
- Wildflowers - Tom Petty
- The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
- Dummy - Portishead (debut)
- Music for the Jilted Generation - The Prodigy
- Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age - Public Enemy
- Pulp Fiction - Soundtrack
- Promised Land - Queensrÿche
- Flirting With The Universe - The Rainmakers
- Let's Go - Rancid
- Monster - R.E.M.
- Rivermaya - Rivermaya
- Voodoo Lounge - Rolling Stones
- Weight - Rollins Band
- Black Hand Inn - Running Wild
- Sweet Revenge - Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Martinis and Bikinis - Sam Phillips
- Scratch the Surface - Sick Of It All
- Letters Never Sent - Carly Simon
- Divine Intervention - Slayer
- Twice Removed - Sloan
- Souvlaki - Slowdive
- Pisces Iscariot - Smashing Pumpkins
- Ruby Vroom - Soul Coughing
- Superunknown - Soundgarden
- Turn It Upside Down - Spin Doctors
- Foolish - Superchunk
- Mars Audiac Quintet - Stereolab
- Purple - Stone Temple Pilots
- Dreamspace - Stratovarius
- Suicidal For Life - Suicidal Tendencies
- Get Up On It - Keith Sweat
- Son Of Altered Beast - Matthew Sweet
- Deep in the Shadows - Tav Falco's Panther Burns
- How To Make Friends And Influence People - Terrorvision
- Bust a Nut - Tesla
- Low - Testament
- Troublegum - Therapy?
- John Henry - They Might Be Giants
- Live!! New York City 10/14/94 - They Might Be Giants
- Grassroots - 311
- Wildhoney - Tiamat
- CrazySexyCool - TLC
- Dulcinea - Toad the Wet Sprocket
- American Thighs - Veruca Salt
- New Times - Violent Femmes
- Chocolate and Cheese - Ween
- Weezer (Blue Album) - Weezer
- Yanni Live at the Acropolis - Yanni
- A Finest Fusion Of Black Tempo - Yellow Productions (later Bob Sinclar)
- Chansons des mers froides - Hector Zazou
[edit] Top hits
- "21st Century (Digital Boy)" - Bad Religion
- "90's Girl" - BlackGirl
- "100% Pure Love" - Crystal Waters
- "About a Girl" - Nirvana
- "A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins
- "All Apologies - Nirvana
- "All For Love" - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
- "All I Wanna Do" - Sheryl Crow
- "All That She Wants" - Ace of Base
- "Always" - Bon Jovi
- "Always" - Erasure
- "Amazing" - Aerosmith
- "Another Night" - M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy
- "Any Time, Any Place" - Janet Jackson
- "Asshole" - Denis Leary
- "Backwater" - Meat Puppets
- "Big Empty" - Stone Temple Pilots
- "Better Man" - Pearl Jam
- "Big Yellow Taxi" - Amy Grant
- "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden
- "Born To Roll" - Masta Ace
- "Come Out And Play" - The Offspring
- "Corduroy" - Pearl Jam
- "Closer" - Nine Inch Nails
- "Crazy" - Aerosmith
- "Cut Your Hair" - Pavement
- "Deuces are Wild" - Aerosmith
- "Don't Turn Around" - Ace of Base
- "Everyday" - Phil Collins
- "Found Out About You" - Gin Blossoms
- "Gin & Juice" - Snoop Doggy Dogg
- "House Of Love" - Amy Grant
- "I Alone" - Live
- "I Like to Move It" - Reel 2 Real
- "I Stay Away" - Alice in Chains
- "It Ain't Hard to Tell" - Nas
- "It's Me" - Alice Cooper
- "Let The Dream Come True" - DJ Bobo
- "Longview" - Green Day
- "Loser" - Beck
- "Lost In America" - Alice Cooper
- "Love is Strong" - Rolling Stones
- "Lucky One" - Amy Grant
- "Mary Jane's Last Dance" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- "Mr. Jones" - Counting Crows
- "No Rain" - Blind Melon
- "Pennyroyal Tea" - Nirvana
- "Rape Me" - Nirvana
- "Sabotage" - Beastie Boys
- "Say You'll Be Mine" - Amy Grant
- "Secret" - Madonna
- "Seether" - Veruca Salt
- "She Don't Use Jelly" - The Flaming Lips
- "Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb
- "The Sign" - Ace of Base
- "Spoonman" - Soundgarden
- "Take a Bow" - Madonna
- "The Man Who Sold The World" - Nirvana
- "The Red Strokes" - Garth Brooks
- "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- "Trouble" - Shampoo
- "Until I Fall Away" - Gin Blossoms
- "Without You" - Mariah Carey
- "You Want This" - Janet Jackson
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1994
[edit] Classical music
- Thomas Beveridge - Yizkor Requiem
- George Crumb - Quest for guitar, soprano saxophone, harp, double bass, and percussion (two players)
- Richard Danielpour - Cello Concerto
- Mario Davidovsky - Festino for guitar, viola, violoncello, contrabass
- Karl Jenkins - Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
- Oliver Knussen - Horn Concerto
- György Kurtág - Stele
- Tristan Murail - L'esprit des dunes
- Michael Nyman - Concerto for Trombone
- Einojuhani Rautavaara - Symphony No. 7 Angel of Light
- Boris Tishchenko - Symphony No. 7
[edit] Opera
- Giovanni Bertolani (orchestrated by Francesco Germini) - Matilde
- Vivian Fine - Memoirs of Uliana Rooney
- Adam Guettel - Floyd Collins
[edit] Musical theater
- Beauty and the Beast Broadway production
- Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein) - Broadway revival
- Damn Yankees (Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) - Broadway revival
- Grease Broadway revival
- Show Boat (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) - Broadway revival
- Sunset Boulevard (Andrew Lloyd Webber) - Broadway production
[edit] Musical films
- The Lion King animated feature film with songs by Elton John and Tim Rice
- That's Entertainment! III
[edit] Births
- Coco Hayley Gordon Moore
- Airi Suzuki, Japanese singer
- April 4 - Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer
- September - Taylor Ware, American singer
- September 1 - Bianca Ryan, American singer
[edit] Deaths
- January 6 - Harold Sumberg, violinist
- January 15 - Harry Nilsson
- January 17 - Georges Cziffra, pianist
- February 7 - Witold Lutosławski, composer
- February 24 - Dinah Shore
- March 16 - Nicolas Flagello, composer
- March 22 - Dan Hartman
- March 23 - Donald Swann, pianist and entertainer
- ca. April 5 - Kurt Cobain
- June 14 - Henry Mancini
- June 15 - Manos Hadjidakis, composer
- June 29 - Kurt Eichhorn, conductor
- July 31 - Anne Shelton, British singer
- September 2 - Roy Castle, musician and all-round entertainer
- September 13 - John Stevens, jazz musician
- September 20 - Jule Styne
- September 29 - Cheb Hasni
- October 19 - Martha Raye
- October 22 - Shlomo Carlebach, Jewish songwriter
- November 11 - Elizabeth Maconchy, composer
[edit] Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Ruth Brown, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Etta James, Van Morrison, and Sly and the Family Stone
- Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Tennessee Ernie Ford
[edit] Filmfare Awards
- Kumar Sanu - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award
- Filmfare Best Music Director Awards - Rahul Dev Burman
[edit] Grammy Awards
[edit] Country Music Association Awards
[edit] Eurovision Song Contest
[edit] Mercury Music Prize
- Elegant Slumming - M People wins.
[edit] Juno Award
- Rascalz - Juno Award Best rap album
[edit] Charts
[edit] KROQ
[edit] Triple J Hottest 100
[edit] External Charts
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