1997 in music

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hits
4 Musical theater
5 Musical films
6 Births
7 Deaths
8 Awards

8.1 Grammy Awards
8.2 Country Music Association Awards
8.3 Eurovision Song Contest

Events

January 10 - James Brown receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
February 10 - 52 year old Brian Connolly of Sweet dies of kidney failure in England.
January 20 - Ben and Jerry's introduce "Phish food", a new favlor of ice cream named after the rock group Phish. The ingredients are chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, caramel and fish-shaped fudge
February 2 - Rich Mullins' musical The Canticle of the Plains premieres in Wichita, Kansas.
February 13 - Michael Jackson's first son is born.
March 9 - The Notorious B.I.G is shot to death while sitting in the passenger seat of a car after a Soul Train Awards party
March 11 - Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
April 2 - Joni Mitchell is reunited with the daughter that she gave up for adoption 32 years ago, Kilauren Gibb.
September 19 - While on his way to a benefit concert in Kansas, Rich Mullins loses control of his jeep, flipping the automobile and throwing both Mullins and passenger Mitch McVicker out onto the road. A tractor trailor approaching the scene swerves to miss McVicker, striking and killing Mullins instantly. McVicker survives, but suffered major injuries.
Orgy's musical career begins
Dinosaur Jr disbanded
Gin Blossoms disbanded
Soundgarden disbanded
The Memorex, Maxell, and TDK company introduce Blank recordable CDs
God Ate My Homework formed as one of the first bands to offer their music in MP3 format.

January 21 - Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager
January 22 - Richard Berry, songwriter (Louie, Louie)
February 10 - Brian Connolly, Sweet, kidney failure
March 9 - The Notorious B.I.G
March 24 - Kenny Moore, Keyboardist for Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Billy Preston and others
April 9 - Laura Nyro, songwriter, ovarian cancer
May 29 - Jeff Buckley, accidental drowning
August 10 - Conlon Nancarrow, composer
September - Derek Taylor, Press agent for The Beatles
September 19 - Rich Mullins, singer, car accident
October 12 - John Denver