Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Table of contents 1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits 4 Published popular music 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 Awards 8.1 Grammy Awards 8.2 Country Music Association Awards 8.3 Eurovision Song Contest Events 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, 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 April 19 - 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". 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 discs outsell vinyl records for the first time. Former rock and roll singer Sonny Bono is elected as mayor of Palm Springs, California. "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. Nirvana's career begins Phish's career begins Morrissey begins solo career; The Offspring begins their recording career Baha Men forms After 7 forms Blues Traveler forms Cypress Hill forms Guttermouth forms Jesus Jones forms No Doubt forms Radiohead forms (as On A Friday) Warrior Soul forms The Cars break up Albums released Traveling Wilburys, Volume I - Traveling Wilburys Y Kant Tori Read - Tori Amos (debut) State Of Euphoria - Anthrax Suffer - Bad Religion Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart - Camper Van Beethoven New Jersey - Bon Jovi Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman 19 - Chicago I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen The Trinity Sessions - The Cowboy Junkies Dangerous Age - Bad Company Bug - Dinosaur Jr Copperhead Road - Steve Earle Self-Titled - Fugazi (debut EP) Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings The Sweet Children - Green Day Racing after Midnight - Honeymoon Suite Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction 20 Years of Jethro Tull - Jethro Tull Reg Strikes Back - Elton John Greatest Hits (1977-1987) - Journey Ram It Down - Judas Priest Straight Out The Jungle - The Jungle Brothers Shadowland - k.d. lang Vivid - Living Colour Pontiac - Lyle Lovett So Far So Good... So what - Megadeth And Justice For All - Metallica Time Odyssey - Vinnie Moore Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine Land of Dreams - Randy Newman The Lion and the Cobra - Sinead O'Connor Outrider - Jimmy Page The Indescribable Wow - Sam Phillips Surfer Rosa - Pixies Lovesexy - Prince It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy Operation: Mindcrime - Queensryche Green - R.E.M Abbey Road EP - The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Uplift Mofo Partyplan - The Red Hot Chili Peppers Talk Is Cheap - Keith Richards Sick Of It All - Sick of it All Out Of Order - Rod Stewart How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today - Suicidal Tendencies Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth Toots in Memphis - Toots Junekbox - Jamaaladeen Tacuma The Live Brain Wedgie/WAD - Ween Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams Roll With It - Steve Winwood Rattle and Hum - U2 Top hits "Kokomo" - The Beach Boys "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin "Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson "Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car)" - Billy Ocean "Anything for You" - Gloria Estefan "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" - Poison "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley "Look Away" - Chicago "Ram It Down" - Judas Priest "Blood Red Skies" - Judas Priest "One More Time" - George Michael "Roll With It" - Steve Winwood "Sweet Child O' Mine" -Guns N' Roses "Mountain Song" - Jane's Addiction "Trip At The Brain" - Suicidal Tendencies "Got My Mind Set On You" - George Harrison "1-2-3" - Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine "Forever Young" - Rod Stewart Published popular music "Kissing A Fool" w.m. George Michael Musical theater Bitter Sweet     London revival Chess     Broadway production The Phantom of the Opera     Broadway production Sarafina     Broadway production Births August 27 - Alexa Vega, Spy Kids as Carmen Cortez and song for "Isle Of Dreams" Deaths March 10, Andy Gibb, The Bee Gees, disco musician April 9 - Brook Benton, complications of spinal meningitis. April 9 - Dave Prater, of Sam & Dave, car accident June 25, Hillel Slovak, Red Hot Chili Peppers, guitarist October 19, Son House, blues musician December 6, Roy Orbison, singer Awards The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Drifters, Bob Dylan, and The Supremes Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1988 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1988 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.