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See also:
1994 in music ,
other events of 1995 ,
1996 in music and the
list of 'years in music' .
Events
January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California . Garcia is not injured in the accident.
February 6 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison on a sexual assault charge.
February 19 - Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee marries Bay Watch[?] Pamela Anderson on a beach in Cancun[?] . (The bride wore a white bikini.)
February 25 - Lyle Lovett[?] has an accident while riding his motorcycle in Mexico, breaking his collarbone. The accident prevented Lovett from attending the Grammy Awards. (He ended up winning 2 awards)
March 1 - R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry[?] leaves the stage during a Switzerland concert after suffering a brain aneurysm[?] , which required imediate surgery
March 3 - R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry[?] undergoes successful brain surgery, following a brain aneurysm[?] two days earlier in Switzerland .
March 17 - Madonna holds a premiere for her new Bedtime Stories video. The party is called the "world's biggest pajama party" due to the fact that the 1500 guests wear pj's and teddy bears.
March 25 - In New Zealand , Pearl Jam 's Eddie Vedder is rescued after being carried 250 feet offshore by a riptide.
March 28 - Lyle Lovett[?] and actress Julia Roberts announced that they were separating after 21 months of marriage
March 31 - Selena is shot and killed by her former personal assistant and former fan club president, who had been fired for embezzlement.
April 29 - Tupac Shakur marries Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility. Shakur is serving a 4 1/2 year jail term on sexual assault charges
May 5 - Guns 'N Roses drummer Steven Adler[?] is arraigned on a felony count of possession of heroin , in addition to two misdemeanor drug charges.
August - The First Tibetan Freedom Concert is organized by Adam Yauch[?] of the Beastie Boys in Los Angeles . The proceeds from the ticket event go to the Millareppa Foundation[?] , which exposes human rights violations in Tibet by the Chinese government. Artists appearing included The Beastie Boys , Foo Fighters , Smashing Pumpkins , Red Hot Chili Peppers and A Tribe Called Quest .
November 19 - Part One of The Beatles Anthology ABC . The first installment ends with the music video for "Free As A Bird", the first new Beatles recording since their break up in 1970.
November 20 - Part Two of The Beatles Anthology ABC . (Volume One of The Beatles Anthology November 21 - Part Three of The Beatles Anthology ABC .
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland , Ohio .
Sam Phillips makes her motion picture debut in the Bruce Willis action film, Die Hard With a Vengeance[?] 3 members R.E.M. , Bill Berry[?] , Mike Mills[?] and Michael Stipe , fall ill to various illnesses while on the "Monster Tour". Berry suffered an aneurism[?] which required imediate surgery, Stipe suffered a hiatal hernia[?] and Mills underwent an appendectmy[?] .
Nada Surf 's career begins
Nada Surf recorded High/Low Phil Collins recorded Dance Into the Light[?] Tool recorded Ænima MxPx releases Teenage Politics The Offspring re-issues The Offspring Lit performs for the first time
System of a Down form
The Ataris form
Days of the New[?] form
Eve 6 form
Godsmack form
Nickelback form
Coal Chamber form
Winger disband
Albums Released
Top Hits
Births
Deaths
February 18 - Bob Stinson[?] , The Replacements , complications caused by drug and alcohol abuse
February 23 - Melvin Franklin[?] , The Temptations , brain seizure
March 26 - Eazy-E (31), AIDS
March 31 - Selena
April 14 - Burl Ives
August 19 - Pierre Schaeffer , composer and pioneer of musique concrete
August 23 - Dwayne Goettel[?] , Skinny Puppy , drug overdose
Jerry Garcia , The Grateful Dead
Dean Martin
November 21 - Peter Grant[?] , manager of The Yardbirds , Led Zeppelin , Bad Company , myocardial infarction
Awards
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