February 1990 in Music History

Events in Music

Feb 6 Steve Briers of Wales recites entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes 58.44 seconds backwards!
Feb 9 40th Berlin International Film Festival: "Music Box" and "Larks on a String" win the Golden Bear (tie)

Feb 12 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held in Beverly Hills, California; performers include: Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, Don Henley, and Bruce Hornsby

Feb 21 "The Batman Theme" by Danny Elfman wins Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at 32nd Annual Grammy Awards

Feb 21 32nd Grammy Awards: "Wind Beneath My Wings"; "Nick of Time" win
Feb 23 “Hold On” single released by En Vogue (Billboard Song of the Year 1990)
Feb 25 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children & no man can stand her for long
Feb 27 "Hold On" single released by Wilson Phillips (Billboard Song of the Year 1990)

Feb 1 Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter, born in Eversley, United Kingdom
Feb 3 Callum Huggan, Scottish marimbist and percussionist, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Feb 3 Sean Kingston, American reggae rapper
Feb 11 Q'orianka Kilcher, American actress (The New World), singer, and human rights activist, born in Schweigmatt, West Germany

Feb 16 born in Toronto, Ontario

Feb 6 Jimmy Van Heusen [Edward Chester Babcock], American composer and songwriter (All the Way, Love & Marriage), dies following a stroke at 77
Feb 8 Del Shannon [Charles Westover], American rock musician and songwriter ("Runaway"), commits suicide at 55
Feb 14 Tony Holiday, German singer
Feb 24 Johnnie Ray, American singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61
Feb 26 Cornell Gunther, American musician (The Coasters - "Poison Ivy"), dies at 53
Feb 26 Scott Jarvis, American theatrical actor and singer (1776; Here's Where I Belong), dies of AIDS at 48