1987 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1988 ,
1989 In Music , 1980s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
- Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra.
- January – Broadcast of the Cinemax television special Roy Orbison And Friends, A Black And White Night , recorded on September 30, 1987 at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, California .
- 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, Western 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
- March 13 - The 77s , House Of Freaks and The Alarm perform at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California . Neil Young is in attendance.
- 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.
- 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 Disc s 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 4 - singer Roy Orbison gives his last concert in Akron, Ohio .
- stage the biggest Acid Party in the World in a Warehouse in Hackney , UK (5,000 people)
- "Kissing A Fool" w.m. George Michael
- January 14 - Jordy , French singer
- January 14 - Mikalah Gordon , '' American Idol '' contestant
- January 15 - Sonny Moore , American rock singer
- January 25 - Yasmien Kurdi , Fillipina pop singer
- February 7 - Ai Kago , Japanese pop singer
- February 18 - Rihanna , Barbadian pop singer
- February 23 - Ashley Cooper , New Zealand pop singer
- February 27 - JD Natasha , American latin music artist
- February 29 - Milly Edwards , Australian Idol contestant
- March 2 - Nadine Samonte , German pop singer
- March 6 - Agnes Carlsson , Swedish pop singer
- April 6 - Raymond David Henriksen , Norwegian singer
- April 24 - Natalie Zahra , Australian Idol contestant
- April 25 - Sara Paxton , American singer/actress
- May 2 - Guilherme Rodrigues , Portuguese jazz musician
- May 2 - Brooke Hogan , American pop singer
- May 5 - Skye Sweetnam , Canadian pop singer
- May 13 - Casey Donovan , '' Australian Idol '' winner
- May 24 - Billy Gilman , American country singer
- June 1 - Nami Tamaki , Japanese singer
- June 6 - Neha Kakkar , Indian pop singer
- June 12 - Dave Melillo , American singer-songwriter
- June 16 - Keshia Chante , Canadian urban singer
- June 19 - Magdalena Diaków , Polish pop singer
- June 29 - Martina Šindlerová , Slovak pop singer
- July 2 - Amali Ward , Australian Idol contestant
- July 7 - Kaci Brown , American pop/R&B singer
- July 12 - Melissa O'Neil , '' Canadian Idol '' winner
- July 25 - Sarah Geronimo , Fillipina pop singer
- August 2 - Brittany Hargest , American pop singer
- August 14 - Shahd Barmada , Arabian Idol contestant
- August 23 - Niki Leinso , Croatian singer and songwriter
- August 27 - Alexa Vega , American pop singer
- August 31 - Megan McCauley , American pop singer
- September 16 - Teddy Geiger , American singer-songwriter
- September 22 - Bethany Dillon , American Christian music artist
- October 4 - Jessica Benson , American R&B singer
- October 11 - Knut Eirik Kokkin , Norwegian singer
- October 20 - Risa Niigaki , Japanese pop singer
- October 23 - Caleigh Peters , American pop singer
- October 24 - Cory Bold , American hip hop musician
- November 10 - Chisaki Hama , Japanese singer
- November 28 - Scarlett Pomers , American singer/actress
- December 19 - Paulina Gretzky , American pop singer
- December 23 - Eri Kamei , Japanese pop singer
- December 30 - James Hall , British singer-songwriter
- January 19 - Evgeny Mravinsky , conductor
- February 14 - Frederic Loewe , composer of musicals
- February 27 - Gene De Paul , US pianist and composer
- March 6 - Jeanne Aubert , singer
- March 7 - Divine , singer
- March 8 - Henryk Szeryng , violinist
- March 10 - Andy Gibb , singer
- April 9 - Brook Benton , complications of spinal meningitis.
- April 9 - Dave Prater , of Sam & Dave , car accident
- April 29 - James McCracken , tenor
- May 1 - Claude Demetrius , songwriter
- May 10 - Ciaran Bourke , The Dubliners
- May 13 - Chet Baker , jazz musician
- May 21 - Sammy Davis, Sr , vaudeville performer
- May 22 - Dennis Day , US singer
- June 25 , Hillel Slovak , Red Hot Chili Peppers , guitarist
- July 2 - Eddie Vinson , jazz/blues musician
- August 8 - Félix Leclerc , folk singer
- August 9 - Giacinto Scelsi , composer
- October 7 - Billy Daniels , US singer
- October 18 - Sir Frederick Ashton , dancer and choreographer
- October 19 , Son House , blues musician
- November 13 - Antal Doráti , conductor
- December 2 - Tata Giacobetti , Italian singer and lyricist ( Quartetto Cetra )
- December 6 , Roy Orbison , singer
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