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1993 in music

This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.

Events
January–FebruaryJanuary 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992. • January 9The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album becomes the first album in history, since the Nielsen SoundScan introduced a computerized sales monitoring system in May 1992, to sell over 1 million copies in one week in the US. • January 12Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, USA. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone. • January 13Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage. • January 24February 1 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia, expanding from its original Sydney venue to include Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. The festival is headlined by Iggy Pop and Sonic Youth. • January 25 – Musician and anti-government activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is charged with murder and conspiracy after (according to the Nigerian police) an electrician was beaten to death at his home by his bodyguards. • January 31Michael Jackson plays the halftime show of Super Bowl XXVII. The performance is a ratings success and begins a trend of the NFL signing big-name acts to play at the Super Bowl in order to increase the spectacle and hype surrounding the game. • February 10Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a US television prime time special. It becomes the most watched interview in television history and is Jackson's first in fourteen years. • February 14Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack. • February 24 – The 35th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Garry Shandling. Eric Clapton wins six awards out of nine nominations. March–AprilMarch 4Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, USA. • March 6Whitney Houston's single "I Will Always Love You" posts its 14th week at number one in the US. • March 20–28 – The second Kempsey Country Music Heritage Week is held in Kempsey, New South Wales. • March 22Depeche Mode hits number one in U.S on the Billboard 200 with the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. • March 23Luciano Pavarotti undergoes surgery in Rome to remove part of the cartilage in his right knee, after cancelling his La Scala debut of I Pagliacci when he could no longer stand because of acute pain. • March 29Suede release their eponymous debut album. It enters the album chart at number 1 in the UK, setting a new record for the fastest-selling debut album by a UK act in Britain. • April 12 • Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz, after a two-year separation. • The Grateful Dead sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the San Francisco Giants' home opener at Candlestick Park. • April 17The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, USA. • April 21 – Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries designer Suzanne Accosta in France. • April 22The Who's Tommy opens on Broadway. • April 24Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa, US. • April 29 – An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of the US television cartoon series, The Simpsons. May–JuneMay 6 – A government official announced that the Malaysian cabinet will commission musicians to speed up the tempo of the country's national anthem in an effort to make it more dynamic. • May 10Hugh Whitaker, former drummer of The Housemartins, is sentenced to six years in jail for attacking an ex–business partner with an axe. • May 15 – The 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, held at Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Ireland, is won by singer Niamh Kavanagh, representing the host country with the song "In Your Eyes". Ireland equal France and Luxembourg's tally of five total Eurovision victories. • Janet Jackson's "That's The Way Love Goes" reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and spends eight consecutive weeks at the top spot. • May 18 - Janet Jackson releases her 5th studio album titled Janet. It becomes her 3rd consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first album by a female artist to debut at number one in the Nielsen SoundScan Era. It also becomes the highest first week album sales by a female artist in history during that time, selling 350,000 copies. • May 27 – June 6 – The second Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival is held. • June 7 • On his 35th birthday, Prince announces that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol. This led to him being called The Artist Formerly Known as Prince until 2000. July–AugustJuly 5Björk releases her 1st solo studio album Debut. • July 7 – Singer Mia Zapata of punk band The Gits is found dead after being beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle. Her murder goes unsolved for a decade until DNA evidence leads to an arrest and conviction. • July 17Guns N' Roses play the final gig on their Use Your Illusion Tour. This will be the last time the original band plays together on stage until 2016. • July 18 – At a Lollapalooza concert in Philadelphia, Rage Against the Machine uses their entire 14-minute performance time to protest their single "Killing in the Name" being banned from radio. With only guitar feedback for sound, the group appears on stage naked with the letters "PMRC" painted on their chests and electrical duct tape over their mouths. • July 21Ilaiyaraaja becomes the first Asian composer to have a symphony performed by a major UK orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). • August 3 – Aharon Gorev's Klezmer Symphony, the first of its kind, is featured on the opening concert of the sixth annual International Klezmer Festival in Safed, Israel. • August 5 – Singer Natalie Merchant announces on MTV that she is leaving 10,000 Maniacs after 12 years in the band. • August 10Mayhem guitarist Euronymous is stabbed to death by fellow band member Varg Vikernes in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem. • August 24 – News breaks to the public that Michael Jackson is being investigated on allegations of child molestation. • August 28Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999) in London. The show is broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and DVD. September–OctoberSeptember 2Snoop Dogg and his bodyguard are charged with the August 25 murder of a 20-year-old gang member in a drive-by shooting. They are cleared of the charges in 1996. • September 14 – A civil lawsuit is filed against Michael Jackson by thirteen-year-old Jordan Chandler and his parents, accusing the singer of sexually abusing the boy over the course of their friendship. • September 20Depeche Mode becomes among the earliest bands to go on the Internet to interact with fans, as the group holds a question-and-answer session on AOL. The event is marred by technical difficulties as many participants, including the band members themselves, have trouble logging on to the chat. • September 25Madonna starts the Girlie Show, her fourth world tour, in London, England. The tour marked her first concerts in South America, Oceania and the Middle East. • September 30 – October 2 – The Abu Ghosh Vocal Music Festival is held, featuring music of Jewish, Christian, and Moslem cultural traditions, and a performance of Handel's Messiah by the Ave Sol Choir from Riga and the Rehovot Camerata Orchestra directed by Avner Biron. • October 1MTV Latin America is launched. • October 1–3 – Annual Australian Bush Music Festival takes place in Glen Innes. • October 9 – The 22nd OTI Festival, held at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, is won by the song "", written by Alejandro Abad and Josep Llobell, and performed by representing Spain. • October 17Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident. • October 31Tupac Shakur is arrested and charged with shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta. The charges are later dropped. November–DecemberNovember 6–7 – The second annual Tooheys Sydney Country Music Festival, is held at Clarendon (Hawkesbury) Racecourse, in Sydney. • November 11Michael Jackson ends his Dangerous World Tour in Mexico City, Mexico. • November 12 – Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, responding to an announcement by the Arts Council that they would fund only two of London's four orchestras starting in 1994, confirms he plans to hand back his knighthood and consider leaving the country if this support were to be withdrawn. • November 18Nirvana play their unplugged concert in New York for MTV. • November 19Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans, USA on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl. • November 19Madonna ends her tour in Tokyo, Japan. • November 24 - Janet Jackson begins her Janet World Tour in Cincinnati, Ohio. The opening concert was covered by MTV in a television special featuring brief live performances and coverage from the show. • November 30 - Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin is fired from the band due to creative differences within the band. • December 22Michael Jackson makes his first public statement regarding the child molestation allegations leveled against him. In a videotaped address, Jackson calls the accusations "totally false" and asks the public to "wait to hear the truth before you label or condemn me." • December 31 – The 22nd annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by Brooks & Dunn, Daryl Hall, Kiss, Joey Lawrence, SWV, and Barry Manilow. Also in 1993Rick Astley retires from the music industry at the age of 27 after selling 40 million records in a five-year period. • Keiko Abe becomes the first woman to be inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. ==Bands formed==
Bands formed
See Musical groups established in 1993 ==Bands disbanded==
Bands disbanded
See Musical groups disestablished in 1993 ==Bands reformed==
Bands reformed
See Musical groups reestablished in 1993 ==Albums released==
Albums released
January–March April–June July–September October–December Release date unknownAlice in Wonderland No. 5Randy GreifAmon: Feasting the BeastDeicideAttitudeApril WineBelgium...One PointTelexBeyond These ShoresIonaBridges to BertLeftover SalmonThe BrideCrystal LewisBring It DownMadder RoseClassicsModel 500ChronologieJean Michel JarreCode of EthicsCode of EthicsDemoluca – Pezz (Billy Talent) • !!Destroy-Oh-Boy!!New Bomb TurksDragRed AuntsThe Downward RoadThe Pursuit of HappinessDragonfly SummerMichael FranksEvolutionGeoff MooreFathomMortal...fluidtrance centauri...The Ecstasy of Saint TheresaFootsoldier in the MoonlightDonnie IrisFourSeaweedFrom the VaultsNazarethG-StonedKruder & DorfmeisterThe Gods of Earth and HeavenArmy of LoversGolden FeelingsBeck • ''Goldie's Last Day'' – PFRGreat Big SeaGreat Big SeaHeartbeatHank MarvinHeat it UpDeGarmo and KeyHighlandsWhite HeartInto the SonDakoda Motor Co.Is It ... Man or Astroman?Man or Astro-man?It Is the Business of the Future to Be DangerousHawkwindJackpot Plus!JawboxJerichoPrism • ''Jonah's Ark'' – SkycladKings & QueensSham 69Little Red Riding HoodLost DogsLive at the Royal Albert HallEmerson, Lake & PalmerLive in LeipzigMayhemLove Makes No SenseAlexander O'NealLucky JimThe Gun ClubMindsizePoor Old LuMr. MentionBuju BantonMotorCycleDaniel AmosThe MuffsThe MuffsNear Death ExperienceCro-MagsOriginal DublinersThe DublinersOur Bodies Our SelvesThe Mr. T ExperienceOut the Shizzy7 SecondsPissSlankPost Momentary AfflictionMortificationQuetzacoatlJ ChurchReach of LoveRez BandReason StreetCarolyne MasReasonsAl DensonRedeemed HoodlumT-Bone (rapper)Saviour Machine ISaviour MachineThe Serpentine SimilarGastr del SolShawlThe Prayer ChainShiva Space MachineMe Mom and MorgentalerSing Me a SongMiriam MakebaSouthpawPrecious DeathSpace Is the PlaceSun RaThe StandardCarmanStrange Cargo III - William OrbitSuper TastyGumballTake the Leap!ToyahTamplinKen TamplinThis Should Not BeBo DiddleyVampire on TitusGuided by VoicesVolume 2Die Happy (band)WallflowerMy Sister's MachineThe Wind and the WaveBilly Sprague ==Biggest hit singles==
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1993. ==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles ==Notable singles==
Notable singles
Other Notable singles ==Top 10 selling albums of the year==
Top 10 best albums of the Year
All albums have been named albums of the year for their hits in the charts. • NirvanaIn UteroThe Smashing PumpkinsSiamese DreamWu-Tang ClanEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Pearl JamVs.Counting CrowsAugust and Everything AfterBjörkDebutBlurModern Life is RubbishLiz PhairExile in GuyvilleSuedeSuedeSlowdiveSouvlaki ==Classical music==
Classical music
John AdamsViolin Concerto • Mounir Anastas – Né du néant for alto saxophone & fixed media • Luciano BerioRage and OutragePierre Boulez...explosante-fixe... (fourth version) • Alvin CurranVSTO (string quartet) • Michael DaughertyBizarroMario Davidovsky – ''Shulamit's Dream'' for soprano and orchestra • David Diamond – Symphony No. 11 • Joël-François Durand – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra • Ivan Fedele – Piano Concerto • Lorenzo FerreroIntroito (from "Requiem per le vittime della mafia") • Maschere (incidental music) • Philip GlassIn the Summer House, incidental music • Vinko GlobokarDiscours IX , for two pianos • Klaus HuberWinter Seeds, for accordion • Houtaf Khoury • Concerto No. 1, for viola and orchestra • Intermezzo, for large orchestra • Sonate-Poème, for violin and piano • String Quartet No. 2 • Cantata, for baritone and large orchestra • Piece, for piano • Frederik Magle – Symphony for organ No. 2, Let There Be LightKrzysztof PendereckiPolish Requiem (revised version) • R. Murray Schafer – Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra • Harold Schiffmann – Sestetto concertatoAlfred Schnittke • Symphony No. 7 • Concerto Grosso No. 6 for piano, violin and string orchestra • Peer Gynt: Epiloque, for violoncello, piano and tape • Improvisation, for solo cello • Karlheinz StockhausenHelikopter-StreichquartettBent SørensenSterbende Gärten for violin and orchestra • Takashi Yoshimatsu – Concerto for Trombone, Op. 55, Orion Machine ==Opera==
Opera
Daron HagenShining BrowTheo LoevendieGassir, the HeroMichael NymanNoises, Sounds & Sweet AirsRandolph PetersNosferatuSteve ReichThe CaveAlfred SchnittkeGesualdoKarlheinz StockhausenDienstag aus Licht (May 28, Leipzig Opera) • Hugo WeisgallEsther (October, New York City Opera) ==Jazz==
Musical theater
Annie Warbucks—off-Broadway production • Blood Brothers (Willy Russell) – Broadway production opened at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 840 performances • Cyrano: The Musical—Broadway production opened at the Neil Simon Theatre and ran for 137 performances • The Goodbye Girl—Broadway production opened at the Marquis Theatre and ran for 188 performances • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat—Broadway revival • Kiss of the Spider Woman—Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 904 performances • My Fair Lady (Lerner & Loewe) – Broadway revival • She Loves Me—Broadway revival ==Musical films==
Musical films
CB4 (United States) • Funes, a Great Love (Funes, un gran amor) (Argentina) • Gypsy, starring Bette Midler (United States) • Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be KingJust Friends (Belgium/Netherlands) • Lotrando a Zubejda (Czech Republic) • Swing KidsThe Line, the Cross and the Curve (UK) • ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (United States) • Zero Patience (Canada) ==Births==
Births
January 2Bryson Tiller, American singer-songwriter • January 4Manu Gavassi, Brazilian singer • Kojey Radical, British musician, creative director and mixed media visual artist. (His style has been described as a mix of grime hip hop, alternative rap, and spoken word.) • January 5Suki Waterhouse, English singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and model • January 7Nico Santos, German singer-songwriter • January 8Anatii, South African rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer • January 9Take A Daytrip's Denzel Baptiste, American record producer and songwriter • January 10Rauw Alejandro, Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor (Engaged to Rosalía) • January 12Zayn Malik, British R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and former member of the band (One Direction) • D.O., Korean singer and actor (EXO) • Aika Mitsui, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) • January 13Sachika Misawa, Japanese voice actress and singer • January 14Molly Tuttle, an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player and guitarist, recording artist, activist and teacher in the bluegrass tradition • January 20Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter and activist (D. 2024) • January 22Netta Barzilai, Israeli singer-songwriter and musician • January 30Cautious Clay, American singer-songwriter and record producer • Sebastián Silva, Colombian internet personality, vlogger, actor, presenter and singer • February 6Tinashe, American singer-songwriter, dancer, performer and actress (The Stunners) • February 14Shane Harper, American actor and singer (worked with Miranda Cosgrove and Bridgit Mendler) • February 19Victoria Justice, American singer-songwriter and actress • February 21Masaki Suda, Japanese actor and singer • February 22Take a Daytrip's David Biral, American record producer and songwriter • February 28Emmelie de Forest, Danish-Swedish singer and songwriter • March 4Bobbi Kristina Brown, American singer (d. 2015) • March 9Suga, South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, and member of BTSMarch 15Alyssa Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter • March 23Eddy Chen, member of violin duo TwoSet Violin • JP Saxe, Canadian singer and songwriter, collaborator with Julia MichaelsMarch 30Anitta, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producer • April 2Aaron Kelly, American singer • April 10Sofia Carson, American singer and actress • April 14Graham Phillips, actor and singer • Ellington Ratliff, drummer and actor • Rozes, American musician, singer and songwriter • Burnell Taylor, American singer • Abhi the Nomad, Indian rapper • April 15Del Water Gap, Indie American musician and record producer • April 16Chance the Rapper, independent American Christian rapper • April 18Nathan Sykes, English singer, songwriter and record producer, former member of The Wanted • April 23Oklou, French musician • April 25Shiloh, Canadian singer • Ashe, American singer-songwriter and musician • May 1Victoria Monet, American singer-songwriter and musician • May 2Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer and songwriter • May 4Shygirl, an English rapper, DJ, singer, songwriter and co-head/founder of record label and collective Nuxxe • May 6Alex Preston, American singer • Naomi Scott, English actress and singer • May 11James Reid, Filipino singer-actor • May 13Debby Ryan, American singer and actress • Tones and I, Australian singer-songwriter • May 14Miranda Cosgrove, American singer and actress • May 16IU, Korean singer-songwriter and actress • May 17GoldLink, American rapper • Iwamoto Hikaru, Japanese singer (Snow Man) • May 18Kyle, American rapper, singer and songwriter • Alekseev, Ukrainian singer • June 6Vic Mensa, American rapper (Kids These Days) • Tom Swoon, Polish DJ and producer • June 7George Ezra, English singer-songwriter and musician • June 9Ian Chan, Hong Kong singer (MIRROR) • June 19KSI, English rapper and YouTuber • June 25 – Piero Vergara, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor • June 26Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, actress, performer, musician and advocate • June 27Rejjie Snow, an Irish hip hop recording artist and record producer • July 2Saweetie, American rapper, singer and songwriter • Ieva Zasimauskaitė, Lithuanian singer • July 3Vince Staples, American rapper and actor (Billie Eilish) • July 5Hollie Cavanagh, English-American singer • July 6Melissa Steel, British singer • July 7Ally Brooke, American singer, dancer and songwriter, member of Fifth HarmonyVintage Culture, Brazilian DJ and Producer • Capital Steez, American rapper (Pro Era) (d. 2012) • July 8Alice Ivy, Australian Electric Dance artist and producer • July 10Perrie Edwards, English singer-songwriter, dancer and member of Little Mix, Businesswoman • July 17Kali Uchis, Colombian-American singer, songwriter, poet, record producer, music video director, and fashion designer • July 18Lee Taemin, Korean singer (SHINee) • Casey Veggies, American rapper and songwriter • July 19Fred Again, British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. • July 26Elizabeth Gillies, American actress and singer • Taylor Momsen, American rock singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, former actress and model (The Pretty Reckless) • Stormzy, English grime and hip hop artist • July 28Cher Lloyd, British rapper, singer-songwriter • La'Porsha Renae, American singer-songwriter and American Idol alumni • July 30Yohani, Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, rapper and music producer • August 6Yaeji, Korean-American multilingual musician and music producer • August 7Francesca Eastwood, American actress, socialite and television personality • August 9Sampa the Great, a Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter. • August 11Alyson Stoner, American dancer, singer, actor, YouTuber and model • August 17 – Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez, member of Mau y Ricky and sons of Argentine-Venezuelan singer Ricardo MontanerAugust 20MK Nobilette, American singer • August 23Keke Palmer, American actress, singer, songwriter and presenter • August 29Liam Payne, British singer of the band One Direction (d. 2024) • September 1Megan Nicole, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber • September 4Mark Vincent, Australian tenor • September 7Mohamed Ali, Danish singer • September 10Buddy, American rapper, singer, dancer and actor • September 13Niall Horan, Irish singer, songwriter and musician (One Direction) • Alice Merton, German-Canadian-English singer and songwriter • September 16Metro Boomin, American record producer • Tayla Parx, American RNB songwriter and producer • September 18Manal, Moroccan singer • Zozibini Tunzi, South African model and beauty queen • September 24Ben Platt, American singer-songwriter and actor • Alina Baraz, American RNB soul singer-songwriter • September 25Rosalía, Spanish singer and songwriter • October 4Mina, German singer • October 8Saucy Santana, American rapper and make up artist • October 9Scotty McCreery, American singer • October 13Tiffany Trump, American Georgetown Law student, singer and socialite • October 15Lucio Corsi, Italian singer and songwriter • October 21Käärijä, Finnish singer • October 23Teeks, Māori soul singer • October 25Grandson, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and musician • November 1Pabllo Vittar, Brazilian singer-songwriter and drag queen • November 5Shy Martin, Swedish singer and songwriter • November 8Laycon, Nigerian rapper • November 9Ronen Rubinstein, an Israeli-American actor, writer, director, environmental activist and lead singer of Nights in Stereo • November 13Julia Michaels, American singer and songwriter • November 14Namasenda, Sweden singer • November 24Ivi Adamou, Greek Cypriot singer • November 25Iris Mittenaere, French model and beauty queen • November 26Erena Ono, Japanese singer • November 27Aubrey Peeples, American actress and singer • Dylan Brady, American music producer and singer-songwriter (100 gecs) • November 29Alex Hope, Australian ARIA and APRA Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist • December 1Drakeo the Ruler, American rapper and songwriter (d. 2021) • December 7Jasmine Villegas, American singer • December 8AnnaSophia Robb, American singer and actress • December 10Rachel Trachtenburg, American singer and actress (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and Supercute!) • December 13Katya Kischuk, Russian singer (Serebro) • December 19Alkaline, Jamaican dancehall musician • December 22Ali Lohan, American actress, model and singer • Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter, musician and producer • December 29Chloe Kohanski, American singer-songwriter, 2017 American The Voice winner • December 30Krishane, Jamaican pop artist (Tinie Tempah, Jess Glynne) ==Deaths==
Deaths
January 6Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpet virtuoso and co-founder of bebop, 76 • Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer, 54 • January 13Gordon Tobing, Indonesian folk singer, 67 • January 15Sammy Cahn, songwriter, 79 • January 30 – Paulo Rosine, pianist and leader of Martinican band MalavoiFebruary 3Karel Goeyvaerts, composer, 69 • February 25Toy Caldwell, guitarist (The Marshall Tucker Band), 45 • February 26Pina Carmirelli, violinist, founder member of the Boccherini Quintet, 78 • March 3Carlos Montoya, guitarist, 89 • March 31Mitchell Parish, 92, US lyric writer • Nicanor Zabaleta, 86, Spanish harpist • April 19Steve Douglas, saxophonist, 54 • April 23Daniel Jones, composer, 80 • April 30Mick Ronson, guitarist, 46 (liver cancer) • May 22Juice Wilson, jazz violinist, 89 • May 30Sun Ra, jazz composer, 79 • June 5Conway Twitty (real name: Harold Jenkins) country rock singer, 59 • June 9Arthur Alexander, country soul singer, 53 • June 10Arleen Auger, American operatic soprano, 53 (brain tumor) • June 13John Campbell, blues guitarist, 41 (heart failure) • June 24Wong Ka Kui, co-founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond, 31 (stage accident) • June 28GG Allin, punk singer, 36 (heroin overdose) • July 7Mia Zapata (The Gits), 27 (murdered) • July 14Léo Ferré, French singer, songwriter and composer, 76 • July 19Szymon Goldberg, Polish-born American violinist and conductor, 84 • July 21Richard Tee, pianist and singer, 49 (prostate cancer) • August 5Eugen Suchoň, Slovak composer, 84 • August 7Roy Budd, jazz pianist and film composer, 46 (brain haemorrhage) • August 10Øystein Aarseth, aka Euronymous, black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame, 25 (murdered) • August 17Phil Seymour, drummer, guitarist and singer, 41 (cancer) • August 21Tatiana Troyanos, operatic mezzo-soprano, 54 (breast cancer) • August 25Janna Allen, songwriter, 36 (leukemia) • August 26Rockin' Dopsie, zydeco accordionist and singer, 61 • September 9Helen O'Connell, singer, actress and dancer, 73 • September 22Maurice Abravanel, conductor, 90 • September 24Ian Stuart Donaldson, musician, frontman of Skrewdriver, 36 (car crash) • October 23Elena Nicolai, opera singer, 88 • October 25Danny Chan, cantopop singer, 35 • October 31River Phoenix, actor and singer of Aleka's Attic, 23 (drug overdose) • November 3Léon Theremin, inventor of the Theremin musical instrument, 97 • November 6Torsten Fenslau, (Culture Beat), 29 (car accident) • November 7Adelaide Hall, jazz singer, actress, entertainer, 92 • November 11Erskine Hawkins, trumpet player and bandleader, 79 • November 16Lucia Popp, Slovak operatic soprano, 54 (brain cancer) • November 18Arvid Fladmoe, Norwegian composer and conductor, 78 • November 20Sidney Griller, violinist and founder of the Griller Quartet, 82 • November 22Anthony Burgess, composer and polymath best known as a novelist, 76 • November 24Albert Collins, blues guitarist and singer, 61 (cancer) • November 26César Guerra-Peixe, violinist and composer, 79 • November 28 - Jerry Edmonton, vocalist (Steppenwolf), 47 • November 30David Houston, singer, 57 (brain aneurysm) • December 1Ray Gillen, former vocalist of Black Sabbath and Badlands, 34 (AIDS-related) • December 4Frank Zappa, "Mothers of Invention" musician/composer, 52 (prostate cancer) • December 5Doug Hopkins, guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms, 32 (suicide) • December 12Joan Cross, operatic soprano, 93 • December 19Michael Clarke, drummer (The Byrds), 47 ==Awards==
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