1986 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.

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## Events

* January 30 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its first induction ceremony with many rock pioneers attending.
* February 12 - Element Ethan forms the band 666 with Minnie Baker prior to The Thickest Tour which Raven, who formerly opened for him, opens for them again in France.
* May 28 - The Monkees held a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City to officially announce that they would embark on a 100-plus city tour. The tour became one of the biggest grossing tours of the year.
* June 10 - Bob Geldof was awarded with a knighthood in recognition of his work in organizing Live Aid and other concerts that raised millions of dollars for the starving people of Africa.
* June 30 - Madonna releases her "True Blue" album, which tops the charts in over 28 countries & becomes the best selling album of 1986.
* September 27 – A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden, killing their influential bassist, Cliff Burton.
* November 17–18 - Billy Eckstine makes his final recordings, later released on his album *Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter*.
* December 12 - The Smiths play Brixton Academy, their last ever gig before their dissolution.
* Approximate date - Axé (music) originates in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

## Bands formed

* *See Musical groups established in 1986*

## Bands disbanded

* *See Musical groups disestablished in 1986*

## Albums released

1. Graceland Paul Simon
2. So Peter Gabriel
3. Parade Prince and The Revolution
4. Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi
5. A Kind of Magic Queen
6. Invisible Touch Genesis

## Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the charts of 1986.

## Singles released

1. I Want You Elvis Costello and the Attractions

## Published popular music

* "All I Ask of You" w.m. Andrew Lloyd Webber
* "Crush On You"     w.m. Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
* "I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now" w.m. Eric Burdon
* "The Lady in Red"     w.m. Chris de Burgh
* "True Colors" Cyndi Lauper
* Montego Bay Amazulu – a minor hit in the U.S. in September.

## Music festivals

* Inaugural Festival International de Louisiane

## Births

* January 2 - Trombone Shorty, American trumpet and trombone player
* January 3 - Lloyd Polite, American singer (N-Toon)
* January 5 — Teppei Koike, Japanese singer and actor
* January 6 – Alex Turner, singer and guitarist (Arctic Monkeys)
* January 11 - Mithoon, film score composer and singer
* January 20 - Victoria Asher, American keyboard player
* January 26
	+ Hero, Korean singer (TVXQ)
	+ Matt Heafy, singer, and guitarist (Trivium)
* February 2 – Blaine Larsen, US country singer
* February 6 — U-Know, Korean singer (TVXQ)
* February 14 – Tiffany Thornton, American actress
* February 19 – Maria Mena, singer
* February 21 – Charlotte Church, singer
* February 25 — Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer
* February 26 — Crystal Kay, Japan-born singer
* February 26 - Juliet Simms, American singer-songwriter.
* March 3 – Stacie Orrico, singer
* March 12 – Danny Jones, singer and guitarist (McFLY)
* March 15 – Adrianne Leon, actress and singer
* March 22 – Amy Studt, singer, songwriter and musician
* March 26 — Jonny Craig, Canadian singer and songwriter
* March 28 – Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, and pianist
* April 2 — Lee DeWyze, singer
* April 4 — Eunhyuk, Korean singer (Super Junior)
* April 8
	+ Bridget Kelly, American singer-songwriter
	+ Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress and singer
* May 13 — Alexander Rybak, Norwegian singer
* May 14
	+ Alyosha, Ukrainian singer
	+ Joseph Attieh, Lebanese singer
* May 21 — Myra, singer
* May 30 – Claudia Beni, singer
* May 31 — Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian musician
* June 10 — Tinchy Stryder, English rapper and producer
* June 25 - Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer
* June 27 – Drake Bell, actor, singer
* June 28 – Kellie Pickler, *American Idol* singer
* June 29 – Austin Drage, British actor and singer
* July 2 – Lindsay Lohan, actress, singer
* July 5 – Adam Young, American singer-songwriter and producer (Owl City and Sky Sailing)
* August 19 - Christina Perri, Americcan singer/songwriter
* August 26
	+ Laza Morgan, singer
	+ Cassie, singer
* September 12 – Emmy Rossum, actress and singer
* September 19 – Ilya Salmanzadeh, music producer
* October 22 - Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, actress
* October 24 - Drake, rapper, actor, entertainer.
* November 5 – BoA, singer
* November 15 – Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter (Of Mice & Men, Sky Eats Airplane, and Glass Cloud)
* November 20 — Oliver Sykes, English heavy metal vocalist (Bring Me the Horizon)
* December 15 — Xiah, Korean singer (TVXQ)
* December 20 — Anoop Desai, American singer-songwriter
* December 30 — Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter

## Deaths

* January 4 – Phil Lynott, bassist/singer and co-founder of Thin Lizzy, 36 (heart failure & pneumonia)
* January 6 – Joe Farrell, jazz saxophonist, 48 (bone cancer)
* January 8 – Pierre Fournier, cellist, 79
* February 2 – Francisco Mignone, composer, 88
* February 14 – Edmund Rubbra, composer, 84
* February 15 – Galliano Masini, operatic tenor, 90
* March 4
	+ Richard Manuel (The Band), 42 (suicide)
	+ Howard Greenfield, songwriter, 49 (AIDS)
* March 11 – Sonny Terry, blues musician, 74
* March 21 – Raymond Burke, jazz clarinetist, 81
* March 22 – Mark Dinning, US singer, 52 (heart attack)
* March 30 – James Cagney, US actor, singer and dancer, 86
* March 31 – O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers, 48 (heart attack)
* April 1 – Donald Grobe, operatic tenor, 56
* April 3 – Peter Pears, opera singer and partner of Benjamin Britten, 75
* April 8 – Yukiko Okada, singer, 18 (suicide)
* April 13 – Dorothy Ashby, jazz harpist and composer, 53 (cancer)
* April 19
	+ Dag Wirén, composer, 80
	+ Estelle Yancey, blues singer, 90
* June 3 – Anna Neagle, actress, singer and dancer, 81
* June 13 – Benny Goodman, bandleader, 77
* June 14 – Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist, 67
* June 16 – Maurice Duruflé, composer, 84
* June 17 – Kate Smith, singer, 79
* June 29 - Dusolina Giannini, operatic soprano, 83
* July 3 – Rudy Vallee, singer, 84
* July 18 – Don Wilkerson, saxophonist
* July 31 – Teddy Wilson, jazz pianist, 73
* September 27 – Cliff Burton (Metallica), 24 (tour bus accident)
* September 28 – Robert Helpmann, dancer and choreographer, 77
* October 16 – Arthur Grumiaux, violinist, 65
* October 22 – Thorgeir Stubø, Norwegian jazz guitarist, 42
* November 1 – Sippie Wallace, blues singer, 88
* November 3 – Eddie Davis, saxophonist, 64
* November 6 - Elisabeth Grümmer, operatic soprano, 75
* November 7 – Tracy Pew, bass guitarist, 28 (brain hemorrhage)
* November 13 – Rudolf Schock, operatic tenor, 71
* November 18 – Lajos Bárdos, composer and conductor, 87
* November 22 – Scatman Crothers, singer, dancer and musician, 76
* December 1 – Horace Heidt, pianist and bandleader, 85
* December 10 - Kate Wolf, folk singer and songwriter, 44 (leukemia)
* Unknown - Boris Gutnikov, violinist

## Awards

* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened; the following artists were the first inductees: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and record producer Sam Phillips.
* Grammy Awards of 1986
* Eurovision Song Contest 1986
* 28th Japan Record Awards

## References

1. ↑ "1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony".
2. ↑ "1986 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION TOUR". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
3. ↑ "Queen Knights Bob Geldof, but Don't Call Him Sir Bob". Associated Press. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
4. ↑ Emery, Mark. "1986 flashback: Remembering the year of the Mets' last title, from Reagan to Ruxpin". NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
5. ↑ "Metallica History Part 2". Metallica. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
6. ↑ Cary Ginell (August 1, 2013). *Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine*. Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1-4803-6679-4.
7. ↑ Greene, Andy. "Flashback: The Smiths Play Their Last-Ever Gig". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 3, 2016.