January 1989 in Music History

Events in Music

Musical Finale

Jan 15 Revival of musical revue "Ain't Misbehavin'", highlighting songs of Fats Waller, closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 176 performances

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Jan 18 4th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Dion; Otis Redding; The Rolling Stones; The Temptations; Stevie Wonder; The Ink Spots; Bessie Smith; The Soul Stirrers; and Phil Spector

Jan 26 "Black & Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 829 performances

American Music Awards

Jan 30 16th American Music Awards: Randy Travis and George Michael win

Birthdays in Music

Labrinth [Timothy Lee McKenzie] (34 years old)

Jan 4 British record producer, rapper, and singer-songwriter (Beneath Your Beautiful; Jealous), born in London

Jan 4 Waxahatchee [Katie Crutchfield], American folk-rock singer-songwriter born in Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 13 Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian pop singer (Vanilla Ninja), born in Viljandi, Estonia
Jan 15 Celinde Schoenmaker, Dutch stage singer and actress, born in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Jan 25 Sheryfa Luna, French R&B singer, born in Évreux, France
Jan 30 Khleo Thomas, American actor & rapper, born in Anchorage, Alaska

Deaths in Music

Jan 5 Philip Herschkowitz, Romanian composer, dies at 82
Jan 8 Johnny Jordaan [Johannes van Musscher], Dutch pop and levenslied singer, dies at 64
Jan 10 Donald Voorhees, American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour), dies at 85
Jan 20 Halsey Stevens, American composer (Triskelion), dies at 80
Jan 21 [Dorothy] "Billy" Tipton, American jazz pianist, saxophone player, and bandleader, dies at 74
Jan 27 Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor [Okey Ka Fairy Ko!], dies at 70
Jan 30 Ruth Shaw Wylie, American composer (Spring Madness; Psychogram; Nova), and educator (Wayne State University, 1949-69), dies at 72
Jan 31 Yasushi Akutagawa, Japanese composer (Orpheus of Hiroshima, Ellora Symphony), dies at 63