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1988 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.

Events
January–MarchJanuary 20 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony inducts The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Drifters, Bob Dylan and The Supremes. • January 28 – A Tampa, Florida, man files an unusual lawsuit against Mötley Crüe. Matthew John Trippe, who has a history of mental health issues and trouble with the law, claims that he was secretly hired to pose as Nikki Sixx and toured, wrote and recorded with the band for a time during 1983 and 1984. Trippe drops the lawsuit in 1993. • March 2 – The 30th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in New York, hosted by Billy Crystal. U2's The Joshua Tree wins Album of the Year, Paul Simon's "Graceland" wins Record of the Year and Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram's "Somewhere Out There" wins Song of the Year. Jody Watley wins Best New Artist. • March 10 - Pop star Andy Gibb dies at a hospital in Oxford, England five days after his 30th birthday. • March 26 – "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson from the Bad album tops the Billboard Hot 100. It's the first time in history a solo artist has had four Number One singles from the same album. April–JuneApril 7Alice Cooper almost dies on stage when one of the props, the Gallows, malfunctions. • April 19 – Former rock and roll singer Sonny Bono is inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs, California, USA. • April 25 – Rock supermanager Doc McGhee is sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to charges of drug smuggling stemming from a 1982 seizure of nearly 40,000 pounds of marijuana entering North Carolina from Colombia. • April 30 – The Eurovision Song Contest, held in the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin, is won by French-Canadian singer Celine Dion, representing Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". • May 14Atlantic Records stages a concert at Madison Square Garden celebrating its Fortieth birthday with performances by many of the label's greatest acts of the past. Artists include Crosby, Stills & Nash, Iron Butterfly, Ruth Brown, Foreigner and Wilson Pickett, but the most talked-about performance is by a reunited Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham on drums. • May 27 – The Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 commences in East Troy, Wisconsin. Van Halen headlines with the other acts on the bill consisting of Metallica, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come. • June 10Singing Revolution begins in Estonia. • June 18Depeche Mode play to a crowd of 60,000 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The concert was filmed and recorded by D. A. Pennebaker for the group's documentary-concert film and live album 101. • June 27Motown Records is sold to MCA and an investment firm for $61 million. July–SeptemberJuly 2Michael Jackson with fifth single from Bad, "Dirty Diana", he broke the record to have five consecutive charting singles from same album at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, is the first artist and only male in history to achieve this. • August 12Public Enemy garners publicity by staging a concert at Riker's Island prison for 250 inmates and 100 journalists. • September 6–9 – Elton John auctions off many items from his personal collection, including memorabilia and stage-worn clothing, at Sotheby's for a total of $8.5 million. John had been known for wearing flamboyant stage costumes during the glam rock era of the 1970s, but he increasingly abandoned them in later years. • September 10Billboard magazine publishes its Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for the first time. • September 24James Brown faces a variety of charges after leading police on an interstate chase, after reportedly breaking into a seminar in an Augusta, Georgia, building he owned an office in, waving a gun and demanding to know who had used his restrooms. Earlier in the year Brown had been arrested on drug and firearms-related charges. • September 25 – The Aalto Theatre, Essen, Germany, opens with a performance of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. October–DecemberOctober 10 – The new Cairo Opera House is inaugurated by President Hosni Mubarak and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, brother of the Emperor of Japan. The opening ceremony includes a kabuki performance in recognition of the funds donated by Japan. • November 7John Fogerty wins a self-plagiarism lawsuit with Fantasy Records. The record label had contended that Fogerty's 1985 comeback hit "The Old Man Down the Road" was too similar to his 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Run Through the Jungle". • November 12U2's Rattle and Hum hits the Number One spot on the U.S. charts, the first double album to do so since Bruce Springsteen's The River in 1980. • November 19 – The 17th OTI Festival, held at the Teatro Nacional Cervantes in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is won by the song "", written by Carlos Castellón, and performed by representing Argentina. • December 4 – Singer Roy Orbison gives his last concert in Akron, Ohio, USA, before his death from a heart attack. • December 28Madonna calls sheriff's officers to the Malibu, California home she shared with her soon-to-be ex-husband Sean Penn. Penn is rumored to have threatened to attack or kill Madonna, tied her up, and threatened to cut her hair. These rumors have been denied by both Madonna and Penn. • December 31 – The 17th annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by Natalie Cole, Taylor Dayne, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Richard Marx, Reba McEntire and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Also in 1988Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. • Andrew Davis begins a term as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and is appointed musical director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, effective with the 1989 season. • "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" experiences a surge in popularity in the USA sparked by television commercials featuring claymation raisin figures dancing to the song. The California Raisins version of the song peaks at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. ==Bands formed==
Bands formed
See Musical groups established in 1988 ==Bands disbanded==
Bands disbanded
Albums released
January–March April–June July–September October–December Release date unknownAtomic ArenaBarren CrossAural GuerrillaThe Ex • ''Can't Buy a Miracle'' – Randy StonehillThe Chess BoxChuck Berry (compilation) • ''Don't Forget the Struggle, Don't Forget the Streets'' – Warzone • ''The Dubliner's Dublin'' – The DublinersEnglish Rebel Songs 1381-1984ChumbawambaFlowers in the Rain (album)Mad at the WorldGhost Stories - The Dream SyndicateGo Off!CacophonyGreg HoweGreg HoweHome Is Where the Heart IsDavid GrismanHoneymoon in Red – Honeymoon in Red • Human SacrificeVengeance RisingI Crush Bozo - Happy FlowersIn AmericaDefunktIrène Schweizer & Günter SommerIrène Schweizer and Günter SommerI Used to Be an AnimalEric BurdonIn HeatBlack 'N BlueIrish HeartbeatVan Morrison & The ChieftainsKing Kobra IIIKing Kobra • ''Let's Go Scare Al'' – Gear Daddies • ''Let's Spin!'' – The Swirling EddiesLittle Love AffairsNanci GriffithLiveBad BrainsThe Live Brain Wedgie/WADWeenLive to DieBrideLucinda WilliamsLucinda WilliamsMistress MusicBurning SpearNothing Exceeds Like ExcessRavenNothing WrongRed Lorry Yellow LorryOn Fire!Petra • ''Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child'' – Phil KeaggyProstituteToyahRadio Free AlbemuthStuart HammRemoteHue & CryRough Night in JerichoDreams So RealSavvy Show StoppersShadowy Men on a Shadowy PlanetShadowlandk.d. langShake Sugaree - Taj MahalSilence Screams - REZSoliloquy for LilithNurse With WoundSomething in ReturnJimmy Lyons and Andrew CyrilleStay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films – Various Artists • STP Not LSDAngry SamoansStreets of This TownSteve ForbertSwastikas for NoddyCurrent 93The Talking AnimalsT-Bone BurnettTender PervertMomusTime OdysseyVinnie MooreTodayGalaxie 500Tommy PageTommy Page • ''The Winter of '88'' – Johnny Winter • ''Workin' Band'' – Nitty Gritty Dirt BandYeah, WhateverMoev ==Singles released in 1988==
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1988. U.S. best selling singles The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the U.S. in 1988. ==Top selling albums of the year in the US==
Top selling albums of the year in the US
George MichaelFaithMadonnaYou Can DanceMichael JacksonBadGuns N' RosesAppetite for Destruction ==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
Top 40 Chart hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the U.S. in 1988. Other Chart hit singles ==Notable singles==
Notable singles
Other Notable singles == Classical music ==
Classical music
Gerald BarryCheveux-de-friseLuciano BerioSequenza XIGeorge CrumbZeitgeist (Tableaux Vivants) for two amplified pianos • Mario DavidovskySynchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape • Joël-François DurandDie innere Grenze for string sextet • Lorenzo FerreroLa cena delle beffe (incidental music) • Michael FinnissyRed Earth for orchestra • Henryk Górecki – String Quartet No. 1, "Already it is Dusk" • Stephen HartkePacific Rim OvertureVagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 12, M. 338 • Wojciech KilarChoralvorspiel (Choral Prelude) for chamber string orchestra • Witold Lutosławski – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra • Frederik MagleWe Are Afraid (Vi er bange), cantata for choir and chamber orchestra • Carin Malmlöf-Forssling – String Quartet No. 1, "Silverkvartetten" • António Chagas Rosa – Piano Sonata • Kaija SaariahoPetals for cello and electronics • Bogusław Schaeffer – Concerto for Piano Duet and Orchestra • Alfred Schnittke • Concerto for Piano four hands and Orchestra • Piano Quartet • Symphony No. 5 (Concerto Grosso No. 4) • Klingende BuchstabenPeter SculthorpeKakaduPhilip Sparke – Concerto Grosso • Bent Sørensen • ''Angels' Music'' for string quartet • Camelot by Night for bass flute and guitar • La Notte for piano and orchestra • Tōru TakemitsuTree Line for chamber orchestra • John TavenerThe Akathist of ThanksgivingTakashi Yoshimatsu – Concerto for Bassoon "Unicorn Circuit" Opera Philip Glass1000 Airplanes on the RoofKarlheinz StockhausenMontag aus Licht (La Scala, Milan, May 7) == Jazz ==
Musical theater
Bitter Sweet (Noël Coward) – London revival • Chess (Tim Rice, Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus) – Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre and closed after 65 performances • The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre, and has the longest continuous run in Broadway history, with over 10,000 performances to date • Sarafina – Broadway production opened at the Cort Theatre and ran for 597 performances == Musical films ==
Births
January 7Hardwell, Dutch DJ and record producer • January 8Haruka Abe, Japanese actress • January 11Li Qinyao, Chinese actress and singer • January 14Mikalah Gordon, American Idol contestant • Jordy, French singer • January 15Jessica Poland, American singer-songwriter • Skrillex, American musician and DJ • January 16FKA Twigs, born Tahliah Barnett, English singer-songwriter, dancer, advocate and actress • Alex Gonzaga, Filipina singer • January 20Victoria Asher, American musician • January 21Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer • AGA, Hong Kong singer-songwriter • January 24Jade Ewen, English actress and singer • January 25Yasmien Kurdi, Filipina pop singer • February 3Cho Kyu Hyun, Korean pop singer (Super Junior) • February 6Bailey Hanks, American actress and singer • February 7Ai Kago, J-pop singer • Lee Joon, Korean idol K-pop singer (MBLAQ), dancer, actor and model • (or 1974) – Jihae, South Korean rock singer and actress • February 8Ao Li, Chinese operatic bass-baritone • February 11Li Qinyao (Jun Jun), Chinese J-pop singer and actress • Paul Kim, K-pop singer • February 13Aston Merrygold, English R&B singer (JLS) • Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter, poet, DJ and music producer • February 17Rod Michael, American singer (B3) • February 18Max Changmin, K-pop singer • February 20Rihanna, Barbadian pop singer • February 22Jay Fung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter • February 23Ashley Cooper, New Zealand pop singer • February 27JD Natasha, born Natasha Jeannette Dueñas, American Latin music artist • February 28Milly Edwards, Australian Idol contestant • Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter • March 2James Arthur, English singer-songwriter • Kate Alexa, Australian pop rock singer • Esther Povitsky, American actress, singer, comedian, writer and producer • Nadine Samonte, German pop singer • March 6Agnes Carlsson, Swedish pop singer • March 8Benny Blanco, American record producer, songwriter, musician (Dating Selena Gomez) • Johnny Ruffo, Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and television presenter (d. 2023) • March 10Patrick Henry Hughes, American tenor and trumpeter • March 15Lil Dicky, American comedy-rapper • March 16Jhené Aiko, American singer-songwriter and rapper • March 17Grimes (born Claire Boucher), Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, engineer, record producer, visual artist, feminist, activist and producer (collaborator of Hana) • March 18Agir, Portuguese singer and composer • Soukaina Boukries, Moroccan singer • March 21Gabriela Isler, Venezuelan model and beauty queen • March 25Big Sean, American rapper • Ryan Lewis, American musician • Wesley Klein, Dutch singer • March 27Jessie J, English singer-songwriter • March 31Conrad Sewell, Australian singer-songwriter • April 12Jessie James Decker, American country pop singer • April 17Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer (One Ok Rock) • April 19Alfie Arcuri, Australian singer-songwriter • April 22Léo Santana, Brazilian singer, composer, and percussionist • April 24Natalie Zahra, Australian Idol contestant • April 25Sara Paxton, American singer, actress • April 27Alfred Hui, Hong Kong singer • Lizzo, born Melissa Jefferson, American singer-songwriter, actress, rapper and activist • Pop Wansel, American record producer, musician and songwriter • April 29Younha, Japanese and Korean pop singer • Michael Ray, American country music singer-songwriter • May 5Adele, English singer-songwriter • Brooke Hogan, American actress, singer-songwriter and wrestler • Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress and music video director (Sumo Cyco) • May 8Trisha Paytas, American Internet personality, actress and singer-songwriter • May 11Ace Hood, American rapper • Nikki Cleary, American pop-rock singer • May 13Casey Donovan, Australian Idol winner, 2004 • May 15Lunice, Canadian record producer and DJ (TNGHT) • May 18Tanner Wayne, American drummer (Underminded, Chiodos and Scary Kids Scaring Kids) • May 19 - Anyma, American DJ and producer (Tale of Us) • May 21Park Gyu-ri, South Korean idol singer • May 22Roy English, also known as Jagwar Twin, American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer • May 24Billy Gilman, American country singer • May 27 - J-Min, South Korean singer-songwriter • June 1Héloïse Letissier, French singer-songwriter (Christine and the Queens) • Nami Tamaki, Japanese singer • June 2Danny Parker, American songwriter • Bảo Thy, Vietnamese singer and actress • June 3Dave East, American rapper • June 6Neha Kakkar, Indian pop singer • June 7Michael Cera, Canadian actor, comedian, producer and singer-songwriter • June 9Mae Whitman, American actress, voice actress and singer • June 11Weyes Blood, American musician • June 12Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter • June 14Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality • June 16Banks, American singer-songwriter • Keshia Chanté, Canadian urban singer • June 18Josh Dun, American multi-instrumentalist and producer (House Of Heroes, Twenty One Pilots)r • June 20May J., Japanese R&B singer • June 21Beatrice Egli, Swiss singer • June 22Miliyah Kato, Japanese R&B singer • Vicky Psarakis, Greek-American vocalist-singer-songwriter, lead singer of The AgonistJune 23Isabella Leong, Hong Kong singer, actress and model • Jasmine Kara, Swedish singer-songwriter • June 24Nichkhun Horvejkul, Thai singer • June 27Colin Tilley, American music video director and film maker • June 28Julian Waterfall Pollack, American jazz pianist and composer • June 29Martina Šindlerová, Slovak pop singer • June 30Jai Paul, English songwriter, record producer and recording artist • July 2Amali Ward, Australian Idol contestant • July 6Katy Tiz, British singer • Brittany Underwood, American actress and singer • July 7Kaci Brown, American pop/R&B singer • July 8Reinaldo Zavarce, Venezuelan actor and singer • Shocka, English rapper and mental health advocate • July 11Natalie La Rose, Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer • July 12Melissa O'Neil, Canadian Idol winner, Canadian singer and actress • July 13Tulisa Contostavlos, English singer-songwriter and member of N-DubzColton Haynes, American actor, model and singer • Mitch Rowland, American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Harry Styles) • July 17Anderson East, American rhythm and blues singer/songwriter • July 19Charlene Soraia, English singer-songwriter and mental health activist • July 20Julianne Hough, American dancer, singer and actress • July 24Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and actress • July 25Sarah Geronimo, Filipina pop singer • July 28Nick Santino, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Rocket to the Moon) • July 31Ruston Kelly, American country singer-songwriter (Kacey Musgraves) • August 1Olia Tira, Moldovan singer • August 2Chris Sebastian, Australian singer-songwriter (two time contestant of The Voice Australia, one time on Seal get to round 16 (2012) and won on team Kelly Rowland (2020), brother of Guy Sebastian) • Brittany Hargest, American pop singer • August 3Sierra Ferrell, American singer-songwriter and musician • Shelley FKA DRAM, American rapper, singer, and record producer • August 4Tom Parker, English singer-songwriter (The Wanted) (d. 2022) • August 11Hoàng Thùy Linh, Vietnamese singer and actress • August 13, Danish singer-songwriter • August 16Rumer Willis, American singer and actress • August 18G-Dragon, Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer • August 19Hoodie Allen, American rapper, singer-songwriter • August 21Paris Bennett, American singer • Kacey Musgraves, American country singer-songwriter • August 23Alice Glass, Canadian singer-songwriter • August 24Kelly Lee Owens, Welsh electronic musician • August 25Alexandra Burke, English singer-songwriter and actress, X Factor winner • August 26Erik Hassle, Swedish pop singer-songwriter • Evan Ross, American actor and musician (Diana Ross, Ashlee Simpson) • August 27Alexa Vega, American musical performer, actor and pop singer • September 3Devon Welsh, Canadian singer-songwriter (Majical Cloudz, Grimes) • September 6Max George, English singer-songwriter and actor • Gustav Schäfer, German rock drummer (Tokio Hotel) • September 12Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer • Petros Iakovidis, Greek singer • Matt Martians, American record producer • September 14Muni Long, American singer and songwriter • September 16Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter • September 19Reigan Derry, Australian singer-songwriter • September 22Bethany Dillon, American Christian-music artist • Sana Saeed, Indian actress • September 26James Blake, English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer (Jameela Jamil, Theresa Waymen) • Lilly Singh, Canadian vlogger, singer, rapper and artist • September 27Alma, French singer-songwriter • September 28Esmée Denters, Dutch singer and YouTuber • Hana Mae Lee, American actress, model, singer and fashion designer (Pitch Perfect) • September 30Jyongri, Japanese pop singer • October 2Andreas Moe, Swedish singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist • October 2Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter • October 3A$AP Rocky, American rapper, producer, part of the ASAP mob (Rihanna) • October 4Jessica Benson, American R&B singer • Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer • October 5Kevin Olusola, Nigerian musician, beatboxer, cellist, rapper, record producer and singer-songwriter • October 5Maja Salvador, Filipino actress and television personality • October 5Bahar Kizil, German singer and songwriter • October 11Knut Eirik Kokkin, Norwegian singer • October 12Calum Scott, English singer-songwriter • October 13Đông Nhi, Vietnamese singer • October 14Kobra Paige, Canadian singer and songwriter • Pia Toscano, American singer • October 17Dami Im, Korean-born Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist • Nikki Flores, American Independent pop singer, musician, songwriter and vocal producer • October 20Risa Niigaki, Japanese pop singer • A$AP Ferg, American rapper, part of the ASAP mob • Balqees, Emirati singer • October 28Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer • November 2Elgiazar Farashyan, Belarusian singer • November 6Emma Stone, American actress, musical star and singer • Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer and drag queen, Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner • November 7Tinie Tempah, English rapper, singer-songwriter • November 8Pauli Lovejoy, English drummer, recording artist, music director and model • November 10Chisaki Hama, Japanese singer • Cazzi Opeia, Swedish DJ, producer, singer and songwriter • November 16Siva Kaneswaran, Irish singer, model, actor and songwriter • Sampha, English singer-songwriter and record producer • November 26Blake Harnage, American songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer • November 28Scarlett Pomers, American singer/actress • November 30Eir Aoi, Japanese singer • December 1Tyler Joseph, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and rapper (Twenty One Pilots) • Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer and model (lolawolf) • December 6Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian musician • December 7Emily Browning, Australian actress and singer (Sucker Punch, God Help the Girl, Plush) • Toru Yamashita, Japanese singer (One Ok Rock) • Benjamin Clementine, English-born singer-songwriter • Min, Vietnamese singer • December 12Hahm Eun-jung, South Korean singer • December 14Awkwafina, American rapper, comedienne, actor • Vanessa Hudgens, American actor, singer, dancer • December 16Park Seo-joon, South Korean actor and singer • December 17Jessi, American-South Korean rapper and singer (Uptown) • December 19Casey Burgess, Australian singer-songwriter and actress • December 20Mária Čírová, Slovak singer • December 21Alexa Goddard, English pop/R&B singer, YouTuber • December 23Eri Kamei, Japanese pop singer • December 25Marco Mengoni, Italian singer-songwriter • December 26Veronika Eberle, German violinist • December 27Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, businesswoman and activist (Paramore) • Lou Yixiao, Chinese singer • December 28Florrie, English singer-songwriter, drummer and model. • December 30Leon Jackson, Scottish singer • December 31Holly Holyoake, Welsh classical soprano singer == Deaths ==
Deaths
January 3John Dopyera, stringed instrument maker, 94 • January 19Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor • February 3Radamés Gnattali, Brazilian composer, 81 • February 9Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor and opera administrator • February 14Frederick Loewe, composer of musicals, 86 • February 16Jean Carignan, fiddler, 71 • February 17Alexander Bashlachev, Russian singer, 27 (suicide by jumping) • February 24Memphis Slim, blues musician, 72 • February 27Gene de Paul, pianist and composer, 68 • March 6Jeanne Aubert, singer and actress, 88 • March 7Divine, singer and drag entertainer, 42 (heart failure) • March 8Henryk Szeryng, violinist • March 10William Wordsworth, Scottish composer • March 10Andy Gibb, singer, 30 (myocarditis) • March 12Gianna Pederzini, operatic mezzo-soprano, 88 • March 15Frank Perkins, American song composer • March 20Gil Evans, Canadian jazz pianist, composer and bandleader • April 3Kai Ewans, Danish jazz musician • April 7Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer • April 9Brook Benton, 56 (complications of spinal meningitis) • David Prater, of Sam & Dave, 50 (car accident) • April 15Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist, 33 (complications of AIDS) • April 20 - Frederick Sharp, English baritone, 76 • April 29James McCracken, tenor, 61 • May 1Claude Demetrius, songwriter • May 10Ciarán Bourke, folk musician (The Dubliners), 53 (brain damage) • May 13Chet Baker, jazz musician, 58 (head injuries from fall) • May 21Sammy Davis Sr., vaudeville performer, 87 • May 22Dennis Day, US singer, 72 • May 25Martin Slavin, composer and music director, 66 • June 12Marcel Poot, Belgian composer, 87 • June 22Jesse Ed Davis, guitarist, 43 • June 25Hillel Slovak, Red Hot Chili Peppers, guitarist, 26 (speedball overdose) • Jimmy Soul, American singer, 45 (heart attack) • July 2Eddie Vinson, jazz/blues musician, 70 • July 18Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor, 64 • Nico, German singer, 49 (brain haemorrhage) • July 20Richard Holm, German operatic tenor • July 28Pete Drake, American record producer and pedal steel guitar player, 55 (emphysema) • August – Tenor Saw, dancehall artist, 21 (road accident) • August 8Félix Leclerc, folk singer, 74 • August 9Giacinto Scelsi, composer and poet, 83 • August 14Roy Buchanan, American guitarist, 48 (suicide) • Robert Calvert, South African writer, poet, and musician, 43 (heart attack) • August 19 – Sir Frederick Ashton, British choreographer, 83 • August 22Frances James, operatic soprano, 85 • August 24Kenneth Leighton, English composer, 58 (cancer) • Nat Stuckey, American country singer • September 17Hilde Gueden, operatic soprano, 71 • September 22Rezső Sugár, Hungarian composer, 68 • September 23Arwel Hughes, composer and conductor • September 26Lord Melody, calypso musician, 62 • October 7Billy Daniels, singer, 73 • October 15Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English composer, music critic and pianist • October 18 – Sir Frederick Ashton, dancer and choreographer • October 19Son House, blues musician • October 20Mogens Wöldike, Danish conductor • November 8Warren Casey, US theatre composer, lyricist, writer, and actor, 53 (AIDS-related) • November 13Antal Doráti, conductor, 82 • Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer, 86 • November 24Irmgard Seefried, operatic soprano, 69 • November 26Antonio Estévez, composer • November 30Charlie Rouse, saxophonist, 64 • December 2Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) • December 6Roy Orbison, singer, 52 (heart attack) • December 13André Jaunet, 77, French-born Swiss flautist • December 16Sylvester, R&B singer, disco performer, 41 (complications from AIDS) • December 21Paul Jeffreys, bassist (Cockney Rebel), 36 (killed in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103) • December 25Evgeny Golubev, Russian composer, 78 • December 26Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer, 91 • date unknownKenneth Morris, gospel composer and publisher, 71 • Håkan Parkman, Swedish composer, arranger and choral director, 33 (drowned) ==Awards==
Awards
• The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Drifters, Bob Dylan and The Supremes. Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 1988 ===Country Music Association Awards=== • 1988 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest 1988 ==Charts==
Charts
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