ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC
Here are some birthdays and other events of interest in the music world.
Some are more related to music than others...
FEBRUARY 1
Don Everly (1937)
Jimmy Carl Black (Mothers Of Invention) (1938)
Lisa Marie Presley (1968)
FEBRUARY 2
Stan Getz (1927)
Graham Nash (1942)
Sid Vicious dies from a drug overdose (1979)
RCA issues the first 45 RPM record (1949)
FEBRUARY 3
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935)
Dave Davies (Kinks) (1947)
Melanie (1947)
Buddy Holly, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, and Richie Valens die in a plane crash in Iowa on their way to a gig in North Dakota (1959)
FEBRUARY 4
Alice Cooper (1948)
Karen Carpenter dies from heart failure (1983)
FEBRUARY 5
Al Kooper (1944)
Bob Marley (1945)
FEBRUARY 6
Fabian (1943)
FEBRUARY 7
Eubie Blake (1883)
George Harrison has his tonsils removed (1965)
FEBRUARY 8
John Williams (soundtrack composer) (1932)
Tom Rush (1941)
Jim Capaldi (Traffic) (1944)
Cindy Wilson (B-52's) (1957)
FEBRUARY 9
Carole King (1941)
Bill Haley dies (1981)
The Beatles make their first appearance on Ed Sullivan, for $2400 (1964)
FEBRUARY 10
Roberta Flack (1940)
FEBRUARY 11
Gene Vincent (1935)
Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox (1965)
FEBRUARY 12
Ray Manzarek (Doors) (1935)
Steve Hackett (Genesis) (1950)
Eubie Blake (1983)
The Beatles play Carnegie Hall (1964)
FEBRUARY 13
Peter Tork (Monkees) (1946)
Bob Dylan plays the LA Forum and records much of Wake Of The Flood (1972)
FEBRUARY 14
Tim Buckley (1947)
Bluesman Mike Bloomfield dies from a drug overdose (1981)
FEBRUARY 15
Mick Avory (Kinks) (1944)
Melissa Manchester (1951)
Nat King Cole dies (1965)
Little Walter dies (1968)
Freddie Fender files for bankruptcy (1983)
FEBRUARY 16
Sonny Bono (1935)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) (1961)
FEBRUARY 17
Gene Pitney (1941)
Thelonious Monk dies from a heart attack (1982)
FEBRUARY 18
Yoko Ono (1933)
John Travolta (1954)
Regina Spektor (1980)
FEBRUARY 19
William "Smokey" Robinson (1940)
Lou Christie (1943)
Mama Cass Elliot (1943)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) (1948)
Seal (1963)
Bon Scott (AC/DC) dies from an alcohol overdose (1980)
FEBRUARY 20
Buffy Saint-Marie (1941)
Jerome "J" Geils (1946)
Walter Becker (Steely Dan) (1950)
Pat Benatar weds Neil Geraldo (1982)
FEBRUARY 21
Nina Simone (1933)
David Geffen (1943)
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (1949)
FEBRUARY 22
FEBRUARY 23
George Frederick Handel (1685)
Johnny Winter (1944)
FEBRUARY 24
Nicky Hopkins (session keyboardist) (1944)
FEBRUARY 25
Enrico Caruso (1873)
George Harrison (1943)
"Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever" is released by The Beatles (1967)
Blondie releases "Plastic Letters" LP (1978)
FEBRUARY 26
Fats Domino (1928)
Johnny Cash (1932)
Bob "Bear" Hite (Canned Heat) (1945)
February 27
Keith Richards is arrested for heroin possession in Toronto (1977)
FEBRUARY 28
John Fahey (guitarist) (1939)
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) (1942)
The Cavern Club in Liverpool, where The Beatles got their start, closes with $10,000 in debts. The stage is cut up into pieces and sold to fans (1966)
Chris Curtis (The Searchers) died (2005)
FEBRUARY 29
John Lennon's visa to the US expires and he begins his battle to obtain residency (1972)
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