February 12 - Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer disappears from Highway 101 as he tries to get back home from the Los Angeles International Airport. He tries calling his family and 911 for help, but receives none.
February 14 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison on a sexual abuse charge. He was later released on appeal.
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 two awards.)
March 14 - With the release of Me Against the WorldTupac Shakur becomes the first male solo artist to have a #1 album on the Billboard 200 while in prison. The album remains at the top of the charts for four weeks.
March 17 - Madonna holds a premiere for her new "Bedtime Story" video. The party is called the "world's biggest pajama party" due to the fact that the 1500 guests wear pajamas and teddy bears.
March 31 - Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, her former personal assistant and former fan club president, who had recently been fired for embezzlement.
March 31 - During a performance in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Jimmy Page narrowly escapes being stabbed by a man who rushed the stage with a knife. The man was tackled by security guards who were injured in the brawl.
April 29 - Tupac Shakur marries Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility. Shakur is serving a four-and-a-half year jail term on sexual assault charges. They are later divorced.
May 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.
July 18- Dreaming of You, sold 175,000 copies on the day it was released. It made number 1 on Billboard's pop chart on the CD's debut week, selling more than 331,000 copies, making Selena the fastest selling Latin female artist of all time and the only one to debut at #1. EMI Latin's president estimated that the album actually sold more than 700,000 copies the first week.
August 9 - Jerry Garcia dies of a heart attack while in drug rehab at Serenity Knolls in Marin County, California. The remaining members of the Grateful Dead choose to disband it due to this event.
August 28 - Oingo Boingo announces that the band will break up following a series of Halloween shows in L.A. Lead singer Danny Elfman goes on to a career scoring major motion pictures, including nearly every film directed by Tim Burton.
August 28 - The official end of Sarah Records is marked with a "farewell party" featuring live sets by many of the label's acts. It is the last live appearance by The Orchids before they split up.
November 19 - Part One of The Beatles Anthology television mini-series airs on 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.
December 21 - Madonna is subpoenaed to testify at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles, CA on January 3, 1996 against her stalker, Robert Hoskins. Hoskins was shot by a security guard outside her estate in Los Angeles, CA, in May of 1995 for trespassing on her property and threatening to marry or kill her. Madonna was not at home during the incident. If she ignores the order, a $5 million warrant will be issued for her arrest.
Garth Brooks will release his 6th studio album, "Fresh Horses", which will debut at #2 on the pop charts and remain at #1 on the country charts for several weeks.
UK 1 - Oct 1995, US BB 1 of 1995, Holland 1 - Oct 1995, Sweden 1 - Oct 1995, Austria 1 - Nov 1995, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1995, Norway 1 - Oct 1995, Italy 1 of 1996, Germany 1 - Jan 1996, Eire 1 - Oct 1995, New Zealand 1 for 9 weeks Oct 1995, Australia 1 for 13 weeks Jan 1996, France 3 - Oct 1995, Poland 3 - Oct 1995, Australia 6 of 1995, US BB 11 of 1995, US CashBox 12 of 1995, Germany 16 of the 1990s, Scrobulate 27 of rap, POP 31 of 1995, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1995, Europe 48 of the 1990s, RYM 69 of 1995, Acclaimed 439
UK 1 - Sep 1995, Italy 1 of 1995, Eire 1 - Sep 1995, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1995, Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1996, Norway 2 - Sep 1995, Germany 2 - Sep 1995, US BB 3 of 1995, Austria 3 - Oct 1995, Switzerland 3 - Oct 1995, Holland 4 - Sep 1995, Sweden 4 - Sep 1995, US BB 6 of 1995, POP 7 of 1995, France 8 - Aug 1995, Australia 8 of 1996, US CashBox 23 of 1995, Scrobulate 34 of dancehall, Germany 181 of the 1990s
UK 1 - Apr 1995, Sweden 1 - Apr 1995, Norway 1 - Apr 1995, Germany 1 - Apr 1995, Eire 1 - Mar 1995, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Aug 1995, Holland 2 - Apr 1995, Switzerland 2 - Apr 1995, Austria 3 - May 1995, US BB 7 of 1995, Australia 9 of 1995, Poland 10 - Jan 1995, Italy 28 of 1995, RYM 53 of 1995, OzNet 126, Germany 128 of the 1990s
UK 1 - Sep 1995, US BB 1 of 1995, Switzerland 1 - Sep 1995, Poland 1 - Aug 1995, Eire 1 - Sep 1995, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Sep 1995, Austria 2 - Sep 1995, Germany 3 - Sep 1995, Sweden 5 - Aug 1995, Holland 6 - Aug 1995, Norway 9 - Sep 1995, US CashBox 13 of 1995, Australia 25 of 1995, Italy 45 of 1995, Germany 262 of the 1990s
Norway 1 - Jun 1995, Poland 1 - Jan 1995, Eire 1 - Jun 1995, New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Jul 1995, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Oct 1995, UK 2 - Jun 1995, Austria 4 - Jul 1995, Switzerland 5 - Jul 1995, Holland 9 - Jun 1995, Germany 9 - Jul 1995, Sweden 15 - Aug 1995, US BB 16 of 1995, Australia 16 of 1995, Italy 27 of 1995, POP 59 of 1995, RYM 72 of 1995
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