What was the first MTV Unplugged?

1989–1992. The series first aired November 26, 1989, featuring Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton. The first 13 episodes were hosted by American singer-songwriter Jules Shear and featured Aerosmith, Elton John, Sinéad O’Connor, Poison, Joe Satriani and Stevie Ray Vaughan among others.

When did Nirvana play MTV Unplugged?

November 1993
That would be the band’s MTV Unplugged performance, recorded in November 1993, that would eventually be released on Nov. 1, 1994, in the aftermath of Cobain’s death.

How many copies did Nirvana Unplugged sell?

MTV Unplugged in New York was released on November 1, 1994. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 310,500 copies, the highest first-week sales of Nirvana’s career.

Did Soundgarden ever do unplugged?

There’s also a long list of major acts during the ’90s that never did “MTV Unplugged” back then. Below are 10 such artists who would’ve been fantastic on the show. Transposing Soundgarden’s grunge to acoustic would’ve given Chris Cornell’s vocals all kinds of room to mesmerize.

How much did Kurt Cobain sweater sell for?

A stained, cigarette-burned cardigan unwashed in nearly three decades has sold at auction for $334,000 (£260,000). Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain wore the green button-up during the band’s MTV “Unplugged” performance in 1993.

How many Meat Puppets songs did Nirvana cover?

three songs
As Kurt Cobain and the band shunned the usual expectation of playing their best-known songs and took the opportunity to acknowledge the influence of Meat Puppets, the brothers stepped out of the audience to accompany them on the three songs they covered from the ‘Meat Puppets II’ album of 1984, ‘Plateau’, ‘Oh, Me’ and …

Did Guns N Roses do MTV Unplugged?

These days, GN’R is a well-oiled touring money machine. But during the early ’90s “Unplugged” heyday, they were hard-rock’s most dangerous band. So trying to film a Guns N’ Roses “MTV Unplugged” back then would’ve been dancing with “Mr.