July 1992 in Music History

Events in Music

Jul 12 Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St Louis stemming from a concert on Jul 2

Jul 23 Bruce Springsteen begins a world tour, his first with musicians other than the E Street band

Jul 28 R&B singer Mary J. Blige releases her debut album "What's the 411?", with production by Puff Daddy

Jul 29 Ira Lewis's one-act drama"Chinese Coffee" closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 18 performances

Jul 8 Benjamin Grosvenor, British classical pianist, born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Jul 15 Koharu Kusumi, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Ojimaya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Jul 18 Bishop Briggs, English singer-songwriter (River), born in London, England

Jul 22 American actress (Wizards of Waverly Place; Hotel Transylvania), and singer ("Wolves"; "Lose You To Love Me"), born in Grand Prairie, Texas

Jul 18 American R&B singers Whitney Houston (28) & Bobby Brown (23) marry

Jul 2 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, dies at 41
Jul 2 Edith Valckaert, Belgian violinist and educator, dies of cancer at 42
Jul 4 Astor Piazzolla, Argentine composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71
Jul 4 Joe Newman, American jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies at 69
Jul 5 Georgia Brown [Lilian Klot], British cabaret stage, and screen singer and actress (Oliver!; Shoulder To Shoulder), dies from complications of emergency intestinal surgery at 59
Jul 9 Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (Australian Ballet; Bolshoi Ballet), dies of AIDS related illness at 45
Jul 12 Carla van Neste, Belgian classical violinist (Trio Reine Elisabeth), dies at 78
Jul 15 Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies
Jul 22 David Wojuarowicz, American artist (U2 single "One" sleeve), dies of AIDs at 37
Jul 25 Alfred Drake [Capurro], American singer and actor (Trading Places, Hamlet, Kiss Me Kate), dies of heart failure at 78
Jul 26 Mary Wells, American pop and soul singer ("My Guy"), dies of laryngeal cancer at 49
Jul 29 William Mathias, Welsh composer (wrote for 1981 royal wedding), dies at 57
Jul 30 Titti Sotto, latin songwriter, dies at 48 of aids