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Month: February 1986

1986 – George Michael announced that Wham! would… Read more

1986 – George Michael announced that Wham! would…

1986 – George Michael announced that Wham! would officially split during the summer.

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1986 – Fine Young Cannibals have to postpone … Read more

1986 – Fine Young Cannibals have to postpone …

1986 – Fine Young Cannibals have to postpone their appearance at a Boston nightclub after a tear gas bomb goes off in the venue. They finally come onstage and perform at 2 a.m.

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1986 – MTV celebrates the 20th anniversary of the … Read more

1986 – MTV celebrates the 20th anniversary of the …

  1986 – MTV celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Monkees by airing “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” a 22-hour broadcast of Monkees TV episodes.

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1986 – Whitney Houston started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles Read more

1986 – Whitney Houston started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles

1986 – Whitney Houston started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘How Will I Know’, it made No.5 in the UK.

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1986 – Sade started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart Read more

1986 – Sade started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart

1986 – Sade started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Promise.’

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1986 -Even Frank Zappa thought Miami… Read more

1986 -Even Frank Zappa thought Miami…

1986 –Even Frank Zappa thought Miami Vice was cool. He appears on tonight’s episode as “Mr. Frankie,” a crime boss with impeccable facial hair.

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1986 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “How Will I K… Read more

1986 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “How Will I K…

1986 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “How Will I Know,” Whitney Houston. The song displaces “That’s What Friends Are For,” the No. 1 song by Houston’s cousin, Dionne Warwick.

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1986 – In an episode of “The A-Team.” Boy George plays a singer Read more

1986 – In an episode of “The A-Team.” Boy George plays a singer

1986 – In an episode of “The A-Team.” Boy George plays a singer mistakenly booked into a country dance hall.

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1986 – Pete Townshend, Chrissie Hynde and The Communards Read more

1986 – Pete Townshend, Chrissie Hynde and The Communards

1986 – Pete Townshend, Chrissie Hynde and The Communards played a charity show at London’s Albert Hall for the victims of a volcanic eruption in Colombia

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1986 – Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles Read more

1986 – Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles

1986 – Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’, as featured in the film ‘The Jewel Of The Nile.’ The video was banned in the UK because it featured non-musician union members

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1986 – Diana Ross marries Norwegian millionaire Ar… Read more

1986 – Diana Ross marries Norwegian millionaire Ar…

1986 – Diana Ross marries Norwegian millionaire Arne Naess in Geneva.

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1986 – Music publisher Dick James died of a heart attack aged 65 Read more

1986 – Music publisher Dick James died of a heart attack aged 65

1986 – Music publisher Dick James died of a heart attack aged 65. Worked with many UK 60’s acts including The Beatles.

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