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1995 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.

Events
January–FebruaryJanuary 1Mo Ostin steps down as chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group. • January 8Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder hosts "Self-Pollution Radio", a four-and-a-half hour radio broadcast with live performances by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and others. Any station with a satellite receiver could pick up and carry the program. • January 10Michel Sardou begins a record-breaking run of 113 shows at the Paris Olympia. • January 14Perry Farrell is arrested for cocaine possession, being under the influence and possession of a syringe at a Los Angeles hotel. • January 18Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident. • January 20February 5 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Ministry, Primal Scream, Hole, The Cult and The Offspring. Originally, Oasis were also named in the lineup, but had to cancel their performance due to co-frontman Liam Gallagher losing his voice. • January 27Live from the House of Blues premieres on TBS. • February 1 – Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers band member Richey James Edwards goes missing after leaving the London Embassy Hotel, UK at 7 am. • February 7 – Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison on a sexual abuse charge. He is later released on appeal. • February 12Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer disappears from Highway 101, USA as he tried to get back home from the Los Angeles International Airport. He tried calling his family and 911 for help, but received none. His remains are found in 1999. • February 14Richey Edwards' Vauxhall Cavalier is found abandoned in a service station on the Bristol side of the Severn Bridge in the UK, with evidence that he had been living in it. Although he was near a notorious suicide spot, there is still no evidence to suggest he committed suicide. • February 19Roxette play to a crowd of 12,000 in Beijing, China, becoming the first Western band to be allowed to perform in the Workers' Indoor Arena for ten years. • Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee marries Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson on a beach in Cancún, Mexico. • February 25Lyle Lovett suffers a broken collarbone in an accident while riding his motorcycle in Mexico. The accident prevented Lovett from attending the Grammy Awards (he ended up winning two awards). • February 27Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits is released, featuring four new songs recorded with a temporarily reunited E Street Band. • February 28Traci Lords releases their debut studio album 1000 Fires. March–AprilMarch 1R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry leaves the stage during a concert in Switzerland after suffering a brain aneurysm. He undergoes successful brain surgery two days later in Switzerland. • The 37th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Paul Reiser. Bruce Springsteen won four awards, including Song of the Year for "Streets of Philadelphia", while Tony Bennett's MTV Unplugged live album wins Album of the Year and Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" wins Record of the Year. Crow also wins Best New Artist. • March 8 – Former Helloween drummer, Ingo Schwichtenberg, commits suicide by jumping under a subway train. • March 13 – Radiohead album The Bends and Elastica album Elastica are released. • March 14 – With the release of Me Against the World, Tupac Shakur became the first male solo artist to have a number one album on the American Billboard 200 chart while in prison. The album remained at the top of the charts for four weeks. • March 25The Cult perform its last show in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, with Ian Astbury leaving the band. The Cult would reunite in April 1999. • March 26 – Rapper Eric Lynn Wright, better known as Eazy-E, dies of complications from AIDS. • March 28Lyle Lovett and actress Julia Roberts announce their separation after 21 months of marriage. • March 30Celine Dion releases ''D'eux'', which goes on to be the most successful French-language album of all time. • March 31Tejano singer Selena is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, her former personal assistant and former fan club president, who had recently been fired for embezzling money from the fan club. The event was called "Black Friday" by Hispanics worldwide. • During a performance in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, Jimmy Page narrowly escapes being stabbed by a man who rushes the stage with a knife. The man was tackled by security guards who were injured in the brawl. • April 17 – Ed Rosenblatt replaces David Geffen as chairman and CEO of Geffen Records. • April 22Janet Jackson ends her Janet World Tour in London, England after nearly two years of touring. • April 29 – Tupac Shakur marries Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility, New York, USA. Shakur was serving a four-and-a-half year jail term on sexual assault charges. They would later divorce. May–JuneMay 5 – Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler is arraigned on a felony count of possession of heroin, in addition to two misdemeanor drug charges. • May 13 – The 40th Eurovision Song Contest, held at Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, is won by Irish-Norwegian band Secret Garden, representing Norway with the song "Nocturne". This is the last competition with only one host until 2013. • May 15Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland is arrested outside a motel in Pasadena, California, for possession of heroin and cocaine. • May 19Sam Phillips makes her motion picture debut in the Bruce Willis action film, Die Hard with a Vengeance. Phillips plays one of the main terrorists in the film. • June 1Alan Wilder leaves Depeche Mode. • June 13 – Icelandic singer Björk releases Post, her critically acclaimed second album as a solo artist. The musically diverse album contained some of her most popular work to date, including "Army of Me", "Hyperballad", "I Miss You" and a Betty Hutton cover of "It's Oh So Quiet". • June 20Michael Jackson released his first double-album HIStory, which became the best-selling multiple-album of all time, with 35 million copies (70 million copies) sold worldwide. July–AugustJuly 3 – The members of TLC file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, declaring debts of over $3.5 million. • July 9The Grateful Dead performs its final show with Jerry Garcia at Soldier Field in Chicago. He dies one month later of a heart attack at the age of 53. • July 14George Michael and Sony Music complete their acrimonious split. In 1994 Michael lost a lawsuit seeking to be released from his Sony contract, but he vowed to never sing for the company again. Michael will now record for the new label DreamWorks Records. • July 17Robbie Williams announces he is leaving Take That. • July 18Selena becomes the first Hispanic singer to have an album debut and peak at number-one on the US Billboard 200 chart. She also becomes the first and only female singer to place five albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200 chart. • August 9Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead passes away of a heart attack at age 53. In cities all over the United States, deadheads spontaneously gather to mourn his death and celebrate his life. • Kiss performs on MTV Unplugged. The band's current lineup is joined by original members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, setting the stage for the band's reunion tour the following year. • August 12The Offspring's Dexter Holland marries hairstylist Kristine Luna, who co-wrote the band's song "Session" from Ignition. • August 22Rancid release their third studio album ...And Out Come the Wolves. Along with Green Day's Dookie and The Offspring's Smash (both released a year before), this album helped revive mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the mid-1990s, and becomes one of the best-selling independent records of all time. ...And Out Come the Wolves eventually goes platinum. • August 23Dwayne Goettel of Skinny Puppy dies of a heroin overdose at his parents' home in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. • August 28Oingo Boingo announce that they will break up following a series of Halloween shows in Los Angeles, California, USA. Lead singer Danny Elfman has established a career scoring motion pictures. • The official end of Sarah Records is marked with a farewell party featuring live sets by many of the label's acts. It was the last live appearance by The Orchids before they split up. • August 29Al Jourgensen and Mike Scaccia of Ministry are arrested for heroin possession in two separate incidents in Texas. September–OctoberSeptember 1 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • September 5 – The Luminiş Villa, George Enescu Memorial House, becomes an official memorial to the composer. • September 5 – The Backstreet Boys release their debut single "We've Got It Goin' On". • September 8For Squirrels vocalist Jack Vigliatura, bassist Bill White and manager Tim Bender are all killed in a van accident near Savannah, Georgia. • October 2 • The first International Guitar Festival is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. • Oasis release their second album, ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?''. The album spawns several number one singles around the world and eventually becomes the third best-selling album in the UK of all time. • October 10Mariah Carey performs at Madison Square Garden to promote her album Daydream. • Green Day release their fourth album Insomniac. While it did not sell as well as their previous album Dookie, it still sold 4 million copies. • October 11Tupac Shakur is released from Clinton Correctional Facility, New York, USA, on US$1.4 million bail which was posted by Suge Knight. In return, Tupac signed a three-album deal with Knight's Death Row Records. • October 21Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon is found dead of a cocaine overdose at the age of 28. • October 23Def Leppard enters the Guinness Book of World Records by performing three shows in three continents in the same day, playing Tangier, Morocco, London, England and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. • October 24The Smashing Pumpkins release their album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. • October 30Oasis release their single "Wonderwall". November–DecemberNovember 6Cher releases her first album in four years, ''It's A Man's World'', her first original recording for Warner Music Group. The album would get its U.S. debut in June 1996. • Queen releases their final studio album that includes contributions from all original members following Freddie Mercury's death four years earlier. It goes on to be a huge success, selling 20 million copies worldwide. • November 11 – The 24th OTI Festival, held at in San Bernardino, Paraguay, is won by the song "", written by Alejandro Abad, and performed by Marcos Llunas representing Spain. • November 21dc Talk release their 4th studio album Jesus Freak. It was a departure from their previous hip hop albums taking on a rap rock sound. It achieved the biggest 1st week sales for a Christian album selling more than 80,000 copies in its first week and entering the Billboard Top 200 at #16. It is known as one of the most important Christian albums of all time. • The Offspring re-release their debut album (which originally appeared in 1989), on CD for the first time. This proves to be the band's final release on Epitaph Records; they leave Epitaph and sign with Columbia Records the next year. • Enrique Iglesias releases his debut album, in Spanish. It tops the Latin album charts and would go on to win a Grammy and produce five No. 1 singles on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. • December 4The Beatles release "Free as a Bird" as their first new single in over 20 years. • December 21Madonna is subpoenaed to testify on January 3, 1996, against her stalker, Robert Hoskins, at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles, California, USA. Hoskins was shot by a security guard outside her estate in Los Angeles in May 1995 for trespassing on her property and threatening to marry or kill her. • December 31 – The twenty-fourth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by Brandy, Goo Goo Dolls, Kool & the Gang, Martin Page and The Rembrandts. Also in 1995In Flames hires Björn Gelotte & Anders Fridén. • Three members of R.E.M., Bill Berry, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, fall ill while on the band's "Monster Tour". Berry suffers an aneurysm which required immediate surgery, Stipe suffers a hiatal hernia and Mills undergoes an appendectomy. • Paul D'Amour leaves Tool. • John DenverThe Wildlife Concert (US single: "For You") • Kid 'n Play disbands. ==Bands formed==
Bands formed
See Musical groups established in 1995 ==Bands disbanded==
Bands disbanded
See Musical groups disestablished in 1995 ==Bands reformed==
Bands reformed
See Musical groups reestablished in 1995 ==Albums released==
Albums released
January–March April–June July–September October–December Release date unknown12 Before 9 - The Throes12 Haunted Episodes - Graham Parker25 CentsThe Flys1979Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – EP • The Age of ElectricThe Age of ElectricAlien 4HawkwindAll That May Do My Rhyme - Roky EricksonAsk the FishLeftover SalmonBalaee Fi Zamany - Nawal El ZoghbiBowery Electric - Bowery ElectricThe Breathing ShadowNightingaleCaca Bonita (EP) – Papa RoachCan We Go Home NowThe RochesCarpetCeremonial OathCarry the Day - Henry ThreadgillCha Cha ChaEMFCompany of StrangersBad CompanyCoughing Up a StormFrenzal RhombDawnDanger DangerDevil Dog Road - LiarDevil in the DetailsSaigon KickDreamtime Wisdom, Modern Time Vision - Wirrinyga BandEn RouteMoebius & PlankEvil StigJoan Jett and The GitsExotica 2000 - Korla PanditFive Ways of DisappearingKendra SmithFlySarah BrightmanGainsbourgsion! - April MarchA Glorious Lethal Euphoria - The MermenGushLowlifeHank Plays CliffHank MarvinHumanGary NumanA Hundred LoversTimbuk3HyderomastgroningemRuinsحبك موت (I Love You Till Death) - AhlamIntelligence - DJ RapLamentRez BandLoituma - LoitumaLooking BackToyahMa Bassmahlak - Najwa KaramNine LivezNineObeyBrainbombsOde to the Living Tree - Andrew CyrilleOne HourClusterPainDub WarPalabras - Omara PortuondoThe Pastoral – Not Rustic – World of Their Greatest HitsCountry TeasersProject InfinityMan or Astro-Man?The Remix AlbumPrince Ital Joe & Marky MarkRock!!!!!Violent FemmesRockabilly Filly - Rosie FloresSavage PoetryEdguyScent of Attraction - PatraShag TobaccoGavin FridayShampoo or Nothing - ShampooSmokinKid Jonny LangSoapy Water and Mister MarmaladeSham 69Some Call It Godcore - Half Man Half BiscuitSpanaway - SeaweedSpirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard - Joshua Redman Quartet • Strange Cargo HinterlandWilliam OrbitSuper Compact Disc - Masonna • ''That's What Love Songs Often Do'' – Fig DishTo Love and Be Loved - Anne ClarkThe New Album - Shweta Shetty...Until NowStirVainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs - Elf PowerThe Very Best of The Blues BrothersThe Blues Brothers (compilation) • Wave of Popular FeelingGroundswellWhite Zone – Psychedelic Warriors (Hawkwind) • The Zero StateArthur Loves Plastic == Biggest hit singles ==
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest aggregated positions in the charts of 1995. ==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles ==Notable singles==
Notable singles
Other Notable singles ==Top ten best albums of the year==
Top ten best albums of the year
The following ten albums from 1995 are the highest rated, as per aggregate ratings compiled from over 33,000 different "greatest album" charts. Results accurate as of April 2018. • RadioheadThe BendsOasis – ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'' • The Smashing PumpkinsMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessPulpDifferent ClassAlanis MorissetteJagged Little PillBjörkPostGZALiquid SwordsElliott SmithElliott SmithP.J. HarveyTo Bring You My LovePavementWowee Zowee == Classical music ==
Classical music
Osvaldas Balakauskas – Requiem • Sally Beamish – Viola Concerto • Luciano BerioSequenza XIIHarrison BirtwistlePanic (premiered at Last Night of the Proms) • Elliott Carter – String Quartet No.5 • Mario Davidovsky – Violin Concertino • Mario DavidovskyFlashbacks for flute/piccolo/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, and percussion • Frédéric DurieuxDépart for clarinet • Ludovico EinaudiChatrang OvertureLorenzo FerreroSeven Seconds, for clarinet, violin, and piano • Shadow Lines, for flute and live electronics • Philip Glass • Saxophone Quartet • String Sextet • Melodies for saxophone • Symphony No. 3, for string orchestra • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra • Andrew GloverFractured VistasSimeon ten HoltSchaduw noch Prooi, for 2 pianos • Eadem sed Aliter, for piano • Houtaf Khoury • Concerto for basset horn and orchestra • Concerto for soprano saxophone, 6 percussionists and string orchestra • Wojciech KilarHow Will I Calm Myself, for voice and piano • Ulrich Leyendecker – Violin Concerto • Theo Loevendie – Piano Concerto • Krzysztof Penderecki – Violin Concerto No. 2 MetamorphosenKarl Aage RasmussenThree Friends, for orchestra • John Serry Sr.Concerto For Free Bass Accordion, piano transcription #1 • Stanisław SkrowaczewskiPassacaglia ImmaginariaMichael TippettThe Rose LakeMalcolm WilliamsonA Year of Birds == Opera ==
Opera
Michael EastonThe Selfish Giant (for children) • Stewart WallaceHarvey Milk == Jazz ==
Musical theater
Dracula – opened on 13 October in Prague, starring Daniel HůlkaHello, Dolly! – Broadway revival • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Broadway revival • Kristina från Duvemåla – opened on 7 October in Malmö, Sweden • Victor/Victoria – Broadway production opened at the Marquis Theatre and ran for 734 performances == Musical films ==
Musical films
Births
January 1Poppy, American singer/songwriter, ambient music composer, and YouTuber • January 3Jisoo, South Korean singer, actress, and member of girl group BlackpinkJanuary 5Whindersson Nunes, Brazilian YouTuber and musician • Nico Marley, American footballer • January 7Leslie Grace, American singer • Jessica Darrow, American singer and actor • January 8Victoria Duffield, Canadian singer and actor • January 12 - Nathy Peluso, Argentine singer, songwriter, dancer and pedagogue. • January 17 - Heather Baron-Gracie, British singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the indie rock band Pale Waves. • January 20Joey Bada$$, American rapper • January 22Lexa, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and dancer • January 27Raz Fresco, Canadian rapper and producer • January 30Thia Megia, American singer • February 3Orla Gartland, Irish singer, songwriter, YouTuber, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and activist • February 7Masha Mnjoyan, Armenian singer • February 10Archie Madekwe, British Actor • February 12Daniela Aedo, Mexican actress • February 15Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper, musician, and producer • February 16Denzel Curry, American rapper, singer and songwriter (Billie Eilish) • February 21Giveon, American singer-songwriter • February 25Francesca Michielin, Italian singer-songwriter • March 3Maine Mendoza, Filipina entertainer • March 5Lolo Zouaï, French-born American R&B and pop musician • March 6Aimyon, Japanese singer and songwriter • March 11Sasha Alex Sloan, American singer-songwriter • March 13Zella Day, American singer, songwriter and musician • March 25Nick McCarthy, Irish rugby union player • April 5Daniel Caesar, Canadian singer-songwriter RNB/soul musician • April 6Tomberlin, American musician and singer-songwriter • April 11Dodie Clark, British singer-songwriter, musician, author and entertainer • April 17Wheein, singer and member of girl group MAMAMOOApril 19Arizona Zervas, American singer-rapper-songwriter • Madison Love, American songwriter and singer • April 21Madison Love, Japanese American singer-songwriter, producer and musician • April 24Kehlani, American singer songwriter • Ludmilla, Brazilian singer and songwriter • April 26Lorenzo Fragola, Italian singer • Daniel Padilla, Filipino actor and singer • April 27Sarah Close, British singer-songwriter, YouTuber • April 28Melanie Martinez, American singer, songwriter, photographer, and director • May 2Lucy Dacus, American singer-songwriter and producer (member of Boygenius) • May 3Zach Sobiech, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2013) • May 4Shameik Moore, American actor, singer, and dancer • May 9Devito, Serbian singer • Shaboozy, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer, His music combines hip-hop, country, rock, and Americana. • May 10Yoan Garneau, Canadian singer-songwriter • Aya Nakamura, French Malian singer-songwriter • May 11 - Nilüfer Yanya, British singer, songwriter and musician, of Irish, Barbados and Turkis heritage. • May 24Kiiara, American singer-songwriter • June 1Matthew Lewin, American producer (Magdalena Bay) • June 4Shiori Tamai, Japanese singer • June 5Troye Sivan, South African-Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber • June 8Tom Grennan, English singer-songwriter • June 11Tems, Nigerian singer • June 14Alexandra Savior, American singer • June 15Tash Sultana, Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist • June 20Serayah, American actress, model and singer • June 23Lauren Aquilina, English singer-songwriter, musician, music producer • June 28Demi-Leigh Tebow, South African model and beauty queen • June 26Reema Major, Sudanese-Canadian rapper • Mitch James, New Zealand independent musician • July 1Taeyong, South Korean rapper, dancer and member of NCTHoài Lâm, Vietnamese pop singer and actor • July 2Ruth B, Canadian singer-songwriter • Shirley Setia, Indian singer • July 4Post Malone, American rapper, singer-songwriter, and guitarist • July 7Anson Lo, Hong Kong singer (MIRROR) • July 11Tyler Medeiros, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer • July 12Yohio, Swedish singer and songwriter active in Japan • July 13The Japanese House, aka Amber Bain, an English singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist • July 15Elyar, Azerbaijani-English musician, pop star, music producer, and singer-songwriter (Collaborator with Leadley) • July 16 - CKay, Nigerian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer • July 18 - Sydnie Christmas, English singer and actress • July 22Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer and songwriter (d. 2021) • Armaan Malik, Indian singer and songwriter • July 23Hwasa, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and member of MAMAMOOJuly 31 - Lil Uzi Vert, American rapper • August 1Derrick Monasterio, Filipino actor, dancer and singer • August 2Vikkstar123, English DJ and influencer • August 4Jessica Sanchez, American singer • August 8Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer • S.Coups, South Korean rapper, singer and member of SeventeenAugust 11Tierra Whack, American rapper, singer, and songwriter • August 14Montaigne, Australian musician, singer and Twitch streamer • August 16Hjalmer Larsen, Danish singer • August 22Dua Lipa, British singer-songwriter • August 24Wenwen Han, Chinese child actress and violinist • August 29Gud, Swedish DJ and producer best known as a member of rapper Yung Lean's Stockholm-based group Sad Boys • September 8Jeremy Lee, Hong Kong singer (MIRROR) • Jay Weinberg, American drummer formerly with SlipknotSeptember 18Megan Lee, Korean-American singer-songwriter and actress • September 22Nayeon, South Korean singer and member of TWICESeptember 25Ryan Beatty, American singer • Sofía Reyes, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress • September 29Julien Baker, American singer and guitarist (member of Boygenius) • October 4Caitlyn Shadbolt, Australian singer-songwriter • Jeonghan, South Korean singer and member of SeventeenMikolas Josef, Czech singer-songwriter • October 13Jimin, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and member of BTSOctober 14Jeleel, American rapper • October 19Enca Haxhia, Albanian singer • October 21Doja Cat, American singer, rapper and songwriter • Shannon Magrane, American singer • October 26Yuta Nakamoto, Japanese singer and member of NCTOctober 28 - Mia Wray, Australian pop singer-songwriter and musician • November 6Anja Nissen, Danish-Australian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress • November 19Melinda Ademi, Kosovo-Albanian musician • November 20Michael Clifford, Australian musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. • November 29Laura Marano, American actress and singer • December 3Angèle, Belgian singer-songwriter • December 6Tai Verdes, American singer • December 15Leadley, British musician, singer-songwriter, activist and YouTuber (collaborator with Elyar) • December 17Tkay Maidza, Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper • December 18Mica Tenenbaum, Argentine singer (Magdalena Bay) • December 23Jawny, American singer, songwriter, and producer. • December 27Caroline Pennell, American singer-songwriter • December 29Ross Lynch, American singer (R5, The Driver Era) • December 30V, South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and member of BTSDominic Fike, American singer- songwriter, multi instrumentalist, actor and rapper • Joshua Hong, American singer and member of Seventeen • unknown • Jerskin Fendrix, English musician • Ivy Adara, Australian singer and composer ==Deaths==
Deaths
January 1Ted Hawkins, soul blues singer-songwriter, 58 • January 24David Cole, producer (C+C Music Factory), 32 • January 31George Abbott US librettist and director, 107 • February 6Art Taylor, jazz drummer, 65 • February 12Tony Secunda, Marc Bolan's former manager, 54 (heart attack) • February 18Bob Stinson, guitarist (The Replacements), 35 (complications caused by drug and alcohol abuse) • Denny Cordell, English record producer, 51 • February 23Melvin Franklin, The Temptations, 52 (brain seizure) • March 5Vivian Stanshall, eccentric British musician, 51 (house fire) • March 9Ingo Schwichtenberg, Helloween, 29 (suicide) • March 16Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer, 84 • March 17Sunnyland Slim, blues pianist, 88 • March 26Eazy-E, rapper (N.W.A.) and co-founder of Ruthless Records, 31 (AIDS) • March 28Mogens Ellegaard, accordionist, 60 • March 29Jimmy McShane, singer (Baltimora) (AIDS) • Roland Wolf, keyboardist (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten), 29 or 30 (car accident) • March 30Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer, 59 • March 31Selena, singer, 23 (murdered) • April 4Priscilla Lane, US singer and actress, 79 (lung cancer) • April 6Delroy Wilson, reggae artist, 46 (cirrhosis of the liver) • April 14Burl Ives, singer and actor, 85 • April 25Ginger Rogers, US actress, dancer and singer, 83 • May 6Barbarito Diez, Cuban singer and bandleader, 85 • May 8Teresa Teng, singer, 42 • May 16Lola Flores, Spanish singer and dancer, 72 • May 25Dick Curless, country singer. 63 • June 4Ernest Bornemann, jazz musician and critic, 80 • June 12Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli pianist, 75 • June 14Rory Gallagher, Irish blues/rock guitarist, 47 (complications from liver transplant) • June 30Phyllis Hyman, R&B, soul and jazz singer, 45 (suicide by overdose of barbiturates) • Nazariy Yaremchuk, Ukrainian singer, 43 • July 1Wolfman Jack, disc jockey, 57 • July 2Zdeněk Košler, conductor, 67 • July 8Günter Bialas, composer, 87 • July 23Miklós Rózsa, film score composer, 88 • July 25Charlie Rich, country singer and musician, 62 • July 28Eddie Hinton, songwriter and session musician, 51 • August 9Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, 53 (diabetes-related) • August 11 • Allan McCarthy, Canadian singer of Men Without Hats, 38 • Herbert Sumsion, English church musician, 96 • August 16Bobby DeBarge, lead singer of Switch, 39 (AIDS) • August 18Alan Dell BBC Radio 2 disc jockey, 71 • August 19John Gilmore, jazz saxophonist, 63 • Pierre Schaeffer, composer and pioneer of Musique concrète, 85 • August 23Dwayne Goettel, industrial keyboard player (Skinny Puppy), 31 (drug overdose) • August 26Ronnie White, the Miracles, co-writer of the Temptations hit "My Girl" (with Smokey Robinson), 57 leukemia. • August 30Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground guitarist, 53 (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma) • September 5Salil Chowdhury, Indian film composer and poet, 71 • Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian actor, comedian and singer, 56 (heart attack) • September 27Alison Steele, American disc jockey, 58 • October 19Don Cherry, jazz trumpeter, 58 (liver cancer) • October 21 • Maxene Andrews, singer, member of The Andrews Sisters, 79 • Shannon Hoon, lead singer of group Blind Melon, 28 (drug overdose) • Hans Helfritz, German composer, 93 • October 26Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and songwriter, 82 • October 31Alan Bush, composer, pianist and conductor, 94 • Erika Morini, violinist, 91 • November 2Florence Greenberg, music executive and producer, 82 • November 3Isang Yun (Yun I-sang), composer, 78 • November 7 – Jerry Daniels, The Ink Spots, 79 • November 8Ion Baciu, conductor, 64 • November 17Alan Hull, singer-songwriter and founder of Lindisfarne, 50 (heart thrombosis) • November 21Peter Grant, manager of The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, 60 (myocardial infarction) • Matthew Ashman, guitarist of Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow, 35 • November 23Junior Walker, R&B and soul musician, 64 • November 26David Briggs, record producer, 51 • December 10Darren Robinson, rapper (The Fat Boys), 28 • December 25Dean Martin, singer and actor, 78 (cancer) • Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born conductor and composer, 101 • December 27Shura Cherkassky, American classical pianist, 86 • December 29Hans Henkemans Dutch composer, 82 == Awards ==
Awards
• The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Allman Brothers Band, Al Green, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Martha and the Vandellas, Neil Young and Frank Zappa • Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Charles Wesley (writer of "Hark The Herald Angels Sing") • Udit Narayan wins the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award. • Tetsuya Komuro (producer) & trf win the Japan Record Award for "Overnight Sensation"t the 37th Japan Record Awards. Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1995 Country Music Association Awards 1995 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1995 Mercury Music Prize DummyPortishead wins. MTV Video Music Awards 1995 MTV Video Music Awards ==Charts==
Charts
List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1995 • 1995 in British music#Charts • List of Oricon number-one singles of 1995 Triple J Hottest 100 Main article: Triple J Hottest 100, 1995 ==See also==
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