A few months later we got invited to a private show of hers, by that time Jewel was becoming a household name. An unknown folk singer from Alaska, with a penchant for yodeling and living in a van down by the river, opened the show to the appearance of confusion on many faces of the mostly black-clad crowd. I attended many great shows there, standing under the stars or inside the neighboring Gibson's venue - Low, Buddy Guy, The Creatures with John Cale, The Legendary Pink Dots, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Gin Blossoms with Del Amitri - but man, the night of Jwas one for the books. Hayden Square Amphitheatre was a small, open-air concert space just off Mill Avenue, a few blocks from the university. Downtown Tempe, Arizona was a great place to wander around, with record stores and live venues around every corner. Within weeks that became - and remains to this day - my favorite solo album from the man. The clerk (a fellow Bauhaus / dark arts fan) tells us its the brand new single 'The Scarlet Thing In You.' Fast forward 2 weeks and the album Cascade is out. but wait, it's a song we've never heard before. My brother and I were hanging out at Tower Records in Phoenix on 40th Street & Thomas (I continue to glance over whenever I drive by that intersection and reflect on how sad it is that Tower is no longer.) Anyways, over the store speakers is the unmistakable voice of Peter Murphy. In 1995 we said goodbye to many great talents in the music world: Bob Stinson (The Replacements), rapper Eazy-E, The Doors' producer Paul Rothchild, Selena, Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground), Dwayne Goettel (Skinny Puppy), Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) and Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon.Ībout My #1 : March 28, 1995. Matlock, Northern Exposure and Star Search (featuring Ed McMahon and the discovery of many talents that would go on to achieve fame and stardom) ended their television runs.
Toy Story, Batman Forever, Jumanji, Seven and Apollo 13 were topping the box office charts. Microsoft launched its Windows 95 computer operating system. 168 people lost their lives in the bombing of the Alfred P.
You may recall the televised trial of a certain famous football player turned actor that was found not guilty of the murder of his wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
In the year 1995, Bill Clinton was President of the United States and minimum wage was $4.25. If you missed 1979, check that out after you're done here. We are back with another Best Albums feature from a year gone by.
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