1985 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1986 ,
1987 In Music , 1980s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
- January 23 - The first induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ( Chuck Berry , James Brown , Ray Charles , Fats Domino , Everly Brothers , Buddy Holly , Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley )
- February 11 - Culture Club lead singer Boy George appears on an episode of '' The A-Team ''
- February 14 - Frank Zappa appears on an episode of the popular television series '' Miami Vice ''. Zappa portrays a crime boss named "Mr. Frankie".
- February 21 - The Dead Kennedys play their last concert at UC Davis in Davis, California.
- February 22 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of '' The Monkees '' premiering on television, MTV broadcasts "Pleasant Valley Sunday," a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
- March 27 - Sammy Hagar performs his first concert as the lead singer of Van Halen
- April 12 - The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle marries actor Morgan Mason
- May 2 - Country music superstar Dolly Parton opens her Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee .
- May 5 - In New York , Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Chairman Ahmet Ertegun announces that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be built
- May 10 - Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear .
- May 19 - Peter Gabriel releases '' So '', his first album in over 4 years. The album reached number 2 on the charts and sold more than 3 million copies in the U.S. ''So'' contains the chart-topping songs ''Sledgehammer'' (#1), ''Big Time'' (top 10), and ''In Your Eyes'' (top 40). The Music Video for ''Sledgehammer'' won 9 MTV music awards, more than any video in history, and was ranked the #1 video of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. This album also marks Peter Gabriel's introduction into the mainstream of World Music artists such as Youssou N'dour (who lent his vocals on ''In Your Eyes''). It is interesting to note that Genesis released their hit album '' Invisible Touch '' in 1986 , with Phil Collins on vocals.
- May 21 - Harrison Birtwistle 's Opera '' The Mask Of Orpheus '' is premiered in London
- May 30 - The Monkees begin a highly successful tour of American stadiums on their ''20th Anniversary Reunion Tour''
- June 2 - June 13 - U2 , Sting , Joan Baez , Jackson Browne , Lou Reed , Peter Gabriel , the Neville Brothers , and Bryan Adams tour the US on behalf of Amnesty International , playing five cities on the tour. The final show at New Jersey 's Giants Statium is televised live, and the above-mentioned performers are joined by Joni Mitchell , Howard Jones , Yoko Ono , Third World , and Carlos Santana , as well as the other members of The Police .
- June 27 - Black Flag play their last concert, in Detroit, Michigan .
- August 28 - Tina Turner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame .
- October 20 - Duran Duran begin their career as a three piece with the release of the " Notorious " single
- Jello Biafra / Dead Kennedys taken to court by the PMRC for content in their album Frankenchrist ; Biafra wins
- Cacophony forms
- The Escape Club signs a contract to EMI Records
- Public Enemy signs a contract to Def Jam Records
- Black Flag breaks up
- White Zombie begin performing
- Poison begins their recording career
- Dick Dale mounts a comeback effort
- Pixies forms
- Bolt Thrower forms
- Skid Row forms
- Slayer releases Reign In Blood , their breakthrough album, and the one that set the stage for many extreme metal bands to come.
- A (then) unknown Country singer, by the name of Garth Brooks marries his first wife, Sandy.
- The Vaselines forms
- Ernesto Bonino loses his voice after a surgical intervention
- Wham! featuring George Michael breaks up
- Metallica releases their masterpiece, Master Of Puppets .
- Megadeth releases their masterpiece, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? .
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