1988 in music Details, Meaning 1988 in music Article and Explanation Guide

1988 in music Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hits
4 Published popular music
5 Classical music
6 Musical theater
7 Births
8 Deaths
9 Awards

9.1 Grammy Awards
9.2 Country Music Association Awards
9.3 Eurovision Song Contest

10 External links

Events

February 13 - Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. He calls his new home "Neverland".
February 16 - Billy Vera receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
February 17 - A 12-year old Mötley Crüe fan in Florida is badly burned while trying to imitate a stunt in the band's "Live Wire" music video. The boy suffered burns over ten percent of his body. Mötley Crüe issued a statement saying the band's stunts should not be tried at home.
February 24 - Alice Cooper announces that he is going to run for Governor of Arizona.
March 10 - During a concert in Perth, Australia, George Michael thanks Tipper Gore, head of the Parents Music Resource Center, for helping the sales of his Faith album.
March 12 - Record producer Jimmy Iovine presents the Special Olympics with a donation of $5 million, which was raised with the release of the A Very Special Christmas album.
April to July - Suicidal Tendencies records How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today, which will be a blockbuster album on September 13
April 19 - Former rock and roll singer Sonny Bono is inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs, California
May 1 - Citing the 1st Amendment, a judge drops all charges filed against singer Billy Joel. Joel was being sued by Jack Powers for defamation following an interview with Playboy magazine in which he called Powers a "creep".
July 1 - Quartetto Cetra's last concert.
August 28 - While traveling down the Ventura Freeway in Southern California, the motor home carrying the Charlie Daniels band bursts into flames. Daniels and his band members escape without injury.
October 10 - Acid House: Genesis'88 stage their first illegal Acid House Party in UK
November - The "Guess The Eddies" contest begins, inviting people to guess the identities of the six members of the rock band The Swirling Eddies.
Compact discs outsell vinyl records for the first time.
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" experiences a surge in popularity sparked by television commercials featuring claymation raisin figures dancing to the song. The California Raisins version of the song peaks at No. 84 on Billboard's Hot 100.
December 31 - Acid House: Genesis & Sunrise/Back to the Future stage the biggest Acid Party in the world in a warehouse in Hackney, UK (5,000 people)
Nirvana's career begins
Phish's career begins
Steven Morrissey begins solo career;
The Offspring begins their recording career
Baha Men forms
After 7 forms
Blind Melon forms
Blues Traveler forms
Cypress Hill forms
Guttermouth forms
Jesus Jones forms
No Doubt forms
Radiohead forms (as On A Friday)
Warrior Soul forms
Big Black break up
The Cars break up