Music History

The “Get Tough On Toxics” benefit concert against pollution and corporate pollution was held in Long Beach, California. Performers included Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Neil Young, as well as Joni Mitchell, Lindsey Buckingham, Warren Zevon, and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell. Members of the Eagles also attended, with the exception of Glenn Frey, who was hospitalized with an intestinal illness.

Tina Turner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The former studio of the television program American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was added to the US National Register of Historic Places.

Madonna appeared in the film "Shanghai Surprise", which flopped at the box office and was harshly rejected by critics. The film was produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films, and Harrison said of Madonna that she had no sense of humor, which was unfortunate for a comedy.

George Ryan Ross III, lead guitarist and singer of the American rock group Panic! at the Disco, was born. In 2008, the group had an Australian No. 1 album and “Pretty.Odd.” reached No. 2 in the US and UK.

Steve Winwood reached No. 1 on the US singles chart with “Higher Love”, which began a four-week run at the top. In the UK, the song reached No. 13. It later won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Jazz pianist Teddy Wilson died at the age of 73.

After ten years together, Bob Geldof married television presenter Paula Yates in Las Vegas. Their best man was Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran.

Jazz trombonist Urbie Green died at the age of 59.

Sixteen-year-old high school student Debbie Gibson from Long Island signed a contract with Atlantic Records, which was impressed by the number of songs she had written and recorded as demos in her home studio.

Debbie Gibson began recording the album Out of the Blue. She was 16 years old and still attending school at the time.

Metallica played one of their early breakthrough concerts and further strengthened their growing cult following.

Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was arrested in Florida for driving under the influence shortly after regaining his driver's license following a five-year suspension. Police spotted his 1985 Pontiac Trans Am weaving along Route 441; he was arrested in Belleview, with one source placing the area south of Ocala. His blood alcohol level was recorded at 0.27, and he was also charged with driving with an expired license. He was sentenced to five days in jail and community service, which he completed by performing at drug- and alcohol-free high school proms at local schools. He served the sentence in January 1987.

Dire Straits won the MTV award for Best Video for “Money for Nothing.”

Bananarama took their version of "Venus" to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart and achieved international fame. The song came from their third studio album, "True Confessions", and topped the charts in six countries. It was their first collaboration with the emerging production team Stock, Aitken and Waterman. The song was originally released as a single by the Dutch group Shocking Blue, who also took it to No. 1 in 1970.

Elton John's album "Leather Jackets" reached No. 1 on the UK chart.

Spectacular Blue Smith, singer, entrepreneur, television personality, author and philanthropist from the American R&B/hip-hop group Pretty Ricky, was born. The group had the US No. 1 album “Late Night Special” in 2007. Smith is the creator of the Grumpy Cat brand, which went viral on social media and, according to the source, earned him $100 million.

Michael Nesmith joined the other three members of The Monkees on stage at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during their reunion tour. Because other commitments had prevented him from joining their 20th-anniversary tour, this was his first performance with all three original members since the group's breakup.

David Martin, bassist with Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs and co-writer of “Wooly Bully,” died of a heart attack at the age of 50.

Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama were married.

Def Leppard released their fourth studio album, “Hysteria.”

The soundtrack to the film “Dirty Dancing” was released by RCA Records. The album featured hits including “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”, “Hungry Eyes” and “She's Like the Wind”. It spent 18 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States and sold more than 32 million copies worldwide.

The film “Who's That Girl,” starring Madonna, premiered in New York.

The Beastie Boys sued the city of Jacksonville, Florida, over the use of the “mature audience” designation on concert tickets and in advertisements.

Nike placed a full-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times in response to the controversy surrounding the use of The Beatles' song “Revolution” in a commercial.

Film „Back to the Beach“ byl uveden v kinech po celých Spojených státech a po 24 letech znovu spojil Frankieho Avalona a Annette Funicello. Film utržil 13 milionů dolarů.

Lindsey Buckingham během schůzky skupiny Fleetwood Mac ostře vystoupil proti svým spoluhráčům a skupinu opustil. Fleetwood Mac následně koncertovali bez něj na podporu alba „Tango In The Night“.

Madonna během koncertu v Pontiac Silverdome zastavila vystoupení, aby se omluvila 42 000 fanouškům za své předchozí označení rodného města Bay City v Michiganu za „smelly little town“.

Madonna vyvolala kontroverzi mezi obyvateli svého rodného města Bay City v Michiganu, když jej v pořadu Today označila za „smelly little town“.

Janet Jackson reached No. 1 on the R&B chart with “The Pleasure Principle”.

U2 reached No. 1 on the U.S. best-selling singles chart for the second time with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”. The song was released on the album “The Joshua Tree”.

Swedish singer, songwriter and music producer Jonnali Parmenius, known professionally as Noonie Bao, was born in Stockholm.

Wilson Pickett was found guilty of threatening bar patrons in New Jersey with a loaded shotgun after a fight inside the establishment. He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $1,000.

LL Cool J's second album Bigger And Deffer was certified Platinum. According to the source, he became the first solo rapper to achieve the certification.

Rolling Stone magazine named The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the best album made during the previous 20 years. The next places went to Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Exile on Main St., The Beatles (The White Album) and Blood on the Tracks.

With the single “I Just Can't Stop Loving You”, they reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart. The song was originally intended to be a duet between Michael Jackson and either Barbra Streisand or Whitney Houston.

Dan Smyers, guitarist of the country duo Dan + Shay, was born in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

Beastie Boys and Run-D.M.C. concluded their Together Forever tour with a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Run-D.M.C. urged fans to stay in school and avoid drugs, while Beastie Boys performed with dancers in cages and beer.

One of the busiest studio drummers of the 20th century, Gary Chester died of cancer at the age of 62. During his career, he took part in more than 15,000 studio recording sessions and played on thousands of recordings, including with The Coasters and The Monkees and on songs such as “Sixteen Candles”, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”, “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Under the Boardwalk”, “Walk On By” and “It's My Party”.

Tom Waits released the album Franks Wild Years on Island Records. The album reached No. 115 in the United States and No. 14 in Switzerland.

Aerosmith released the album Permanent Vacation, their first album after overcoming addiction. Hits such as “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” and “Angel” launched a remarkable comeback for the band, which had spent the previous decade struggling with drug addiction and a creative crisis.

American songwriter, singer and music producer John Ryan was born. He is known for co-writing and co-producing four albums by One Direction and a number of their singles. He has also worked with Maroon 5, Sabrina Carpenter, Katy Perry and John Legend.

Metallica played a secret concert at The 100 Club in London. Two days later, they performed at Donington Park in Castle Donington as part of the large Monsters of Rock festival, headlined by Bon Jovi.

The film “Dirty Dancing” was released in US cinemas. In November, its soundtrack reached No. 1 in America, where it sold more than 11 million copies.

Metallica released their first EP, “The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited”. It contained cover versions of popular metal and punk rock songs from the 1970s and 1980s.