Music History

Italian singer and actor Domenico Modugno, whose recording “Volare” topped the North American charts in 1958, died of a heart attack near his home on the island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, at the age of 66. During his career, he also appeared in 44 films.

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories began a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Stay (I Missed You).” The song also reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 6 in the UK and appeared in the film “Reality Bites.” It gained prominence after actor Ethan Hawke asked her for a song for the film.

Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards entered a private clinic for treatment for nervous exhaustion.

Neil Young released the album “Sleeps with Angels,” which served as his emotional tribute to Kurt Cobain.

The Notorious B.I.G. released his debut solo single “Juicy”, built around a sample of the 1983 funk song “Juicy Fruit” by Mtume.

The Notorious B.I.G. released his debut single “Juicy”. The song reached No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

During an Oasis concert at The Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, a man jumped onto the stage and punched Noel Gallagher in the face. Noel refused to continue performing, and after he left, a crowd of more than 300 people attacked the band’s bus; the musicians were not on board.

Lynyrd Skynyrd released their eighth album, “Endangered Species”, which featured acoustic reworkings of many of the band’s best-known songs. The album reached No. 115 on the Billboard 200.

American rapper King Von was born.

The Eagles performed at the Great Woods Performing Arts Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York. The festival began exactly 25 years after the original Woodstock Music and Art Fair.

Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York, with performances by Sheryl Crow, Todd Rundgren and Violent Femmes. The festival was a success, drawing a crowd of about 350,000.

Members of Oasis and The Verve were arrested in Sweden following an incident in which they allegedly damaged a hotel bar and broke into a church, taking communion wine.

They performed on the second day of Woodstock '94, playing the forthcoming single “Zombie” and a cover of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Carpenters. Joe Cocker, a veteran of the original 1969 Woodstock, performed “With A Little Help From My Friends” again.

Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York, as a continuation of the legendary 1969 festival held to mark its 25th anniversary. More than 350,000 fans attended, and heavy rain and mud earned the festival the nickname “Mudstock”. Some original 1969 Woodstock performers also appeared, including The Band, Santana, Joe Cocker, Country Joe McDonald, John Sebastian, and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

After turning down an invitation to the original festival in 1969, he performed on the final day of Woodstock '94. On the main North Stage, he sang “It Ain't Me Babe”, “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue”, “Masters Of War”, “Just Like A Woman” and “Highway 61 Revisited”. Meanwhile, on the South Stage, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong threw handfuls of mud at fans, triggering a massive mud fight. Bassist Mike Dirnt lost his front teeth in the chaos after being struck by a security guard.

The real-life mountain man from Tennessee who inspired Claude King's 1964 country hit “Wolverton Mountain” died at the age of 101, still living on his mountain. He left behind 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

The English multi-instrumentalist of the indie pop group Blossoms was born.

Barenaked Ladies released their second studio album, Maybe You Should Drive.

Neil Young released his 22nd studio album, Sleeps with Angels. The album reached No. 9 in the US and No. 2 in the UK and received gold certification in both countries.

Singer and songwriter Phoebe Bridgers was born in Pasadena, California. Before beginning her solo career and forming the group boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, she appeared in television commercials.

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories spent their third week at No. 1 with “Stay (I Missed You)”. Boyz II Men surged from No. 31 to No. 2 with “I'll Make Love To You”.

Bob Dylan performed in Columbus, Ohio, at the Ohio State Fair.

John Denver, who was still on probation for a 1992 drunk-driving conviction, was again charged with driving under the influence after crashing his 1963 Porsche 356 into a tree near his home in Aspen, Colorado. It was his second such case within two years. The first trial ended with a hung jury, and the second trial was still pending at the time of his death on October 12, 1997.

During her concert at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, Whitney Houston asked for a spotlight to be directed at Justin and Sydney Simpson, whose father O. J. Simpson was at the time on trial for the murder of their mother Nicole.

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Buckley released his first and only studio album, “Grace”, through Columbia Records. The album later sold more than three million copies worldwide and received critical acclaim.

The soundtrack to the film “Natural Born Killers”, compiled by Trent Reznor, was released. The album combined dialogue from the film with recordings by a very diverse range of artists, including Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline and Dr. Dre.

Prince released the home video “3 Chains O' Gold”.

Tesla released the album “Bust A Nut”. The album surprisingly reached number 20 on the Billboard 200, despite the band releasing it at a time when grunge had become the dominant force on the rock scene.

The Eagles played the second night of their performances at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The British duo The KLF burned one million pounds on the Scottish island of Jura for no apparent reason.

Dave Abbruzzese left Pearl Jam and was replaced by Jack Irons as drummer.

A New York judge officially ended Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's nine-year marriage. Despite the separation, they remained lifelong friends, and Joel continued to perform the song “Uptown Girl” in concert, which Brinkley had inspired.

Jimmy Buffett crashed his Grumman G-44 Widgeon seaplane while taking off from Madaket Harbor on Nantucket, Massachusetts. The aircraft struck a large ocean wave, overturned and sank. Buffett escaped from the wreck and two local fishermen pulled him from the water and took him to hospital. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant filmed the concert film No Quarter, documenting their reunion.

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin reunited in London studios to record a performance for MTV Unplugged, later released as the television special “Unledded” and the album “No Quarter”. John Paul Jones was excluded from the project and, according to sources, learned about the reunion from the media.

Take That began a 36-date sold-out UK tour with three concerts at SEC Glasgow; during the tour they played nine sold-out nights at London's Wembley Arena.

Scottish singer and songwriter Frankie Miller suffered a massive brain hemorrhage in New York while working on material for a new group he had formed with Joe Walsh of the Eagles. He spent five months in a coma and subsequently underwent rehabilitation, during which he relearned how to walk and talk.

Hole performed at the Reading Festival in England. It was their first concert following two tragic events: the suicide of Kurt Cobain, husband of frontwoman Courtney Love, in April and the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff from a heroin overdose in June. Pfaff was replaced by Melissa Auf der Maur.

Vocal group Boyz II Men began a fourteen-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “I'll Make Love to You”. In the UK, the song reached No. 5. In December, it was replaced at the top by their own single “On Bended Knee”, which added another two weeks at No. 1, giving Boyz II Men a total of 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the US chart.

Hootie & the Blowfish released their debut album “Cracked Rear View”, which later became one of the best-selling albums of the 1990s.

Prince reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with his fifteenth studio album “Come”.

Oasis released their debut album "Definitely Maybe", which immediately reached No. 1 on the UK album chart upon its first release. At the time of its release, it was the fastest-selling debut album in the UK. The album spent 177 weeks on the UK chart and marked the beginning of Oasis's success in the US, where it sold more than one million copies.

The Cranberries released the album "No Need to Argue" as part of its international release week.

Jeff Buckley released the album “Grace”.

Oasis played an unplanned acoustic performance at the Virgin Megastore on Marble Arch in London, where they performed a selection of new songs. Evan Dando of The Lemonheads joined them on stage, and together they performed the new song “Whatever” live for the first time; it was not released as a standalone single until December of that year.

Oasis released their first studio album “Definitely Maybe”, which later spent 177 weeks on the UK chart. It also became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK, and more than eight million copies were sold worldwide.