February 3 Born – Bill Miller (1915) – pianist for Frank Sinatra. Eugene "Snooky" Young (1919) – Jazz trumpeter with Doc Severinson and the NBC Orchestra. Russell Arms (1920) – singer/actor (“Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)”). Michael “Val” Doonican (1927) – Irish singer, host of The Val Doonican Show (UK). Frankie Vaughan (aka Frank Abelson, 1928) – British singer. Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935) – Blues guitarist/songwriter. Johnny Bristol (1939) – songwriter and producer for Motown. Angelo D’Aleo (1940) – Dion and The Belmonts. Eric Haydock (1942) – bassist for The Hollies. Dennis Edwards (1943) – The Temptations. Shawn Phillips (1943) – singer/songwriter. Neil Bogart (1943) – record executive, Casablanca Records. Johnny Cymbal (aka John Blair, 1945) – Scottish singer/songwriter/ producer. Stan Webb (1946) – guitarist for Chicken Shack. Dave Davies (1947) – The Kinks. Melanie (aka Melanie Safka, 1947) – singer/songwriter. Arthur "Killer" Kane (1949) – bassist for The New York Dolls. Lee Ranaldo (1956) – guitarist, singer and co-founder of Sonic Youth. Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst (1959) – drummer/keyboardist for The Cure. Nick Hawkins (1965) – guitarist for Big Audio Dynamite II. John Spence (1969) – original vocalist for No Doubt. Richie Kotzen (1970) – guitarist for Poison and Mr. Big.
February 3 R.I.P. – Buddy Holly (1959) – plane crash. Age 22. J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (1959) – plane crash. Age 28. Richie Valens (1959) – plane crash. Age 17. Joe Meek (1967) – suicide. Age 37. British record producer. Andy Razaf (1973) – cancer. Age 77. Poet/songwriter (“Ain’t Misbehavin’”). Gwen Guthrie (1999) – uterine cancer. Age 48. Backing singer for Aretha Franklin. James Blackwood (2002) – stroke. Age 82. Gospel singer, The Blackwood Brothers. Gene Hughes (2004) – complications from a car crash. Age 67. The Casinos. Cornelius Bumpus (2004) – heart attack. Age 57. Saxophonist for The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Tom Brumley (2009) – heart attack. Age 73. Pedal steel guitarist for The Buckaroos and The Stone Canyon Band. February 3 album releases – The Beatles – Twist And Shout (1964) Canada Jethro Tull – This Was (1969) U.S. Rainbow – Difficult To Cure (1981) Earth – Earth 2 (1993) David Bowie – Earthling (1997) Texas – White On Blonde (1997) Pearl Jam – Yield (1998) Various Artists – Blues Brothers 2000 (soundtrack) (1998) Incubus – A Crow Left Of The Murder… (2004) Februry 3 events – 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs into effect Public Law 632 - the Radio Act of 1927 - creating the Federal Radio Commission, which will later become the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC. 1941 – Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, along with singers Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, record “Amapola” in New York City for Decca Records. 1956 – Elvis Presley records “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” and “Shake, Rattle And Roll” at RCA Studios in New York City for his first album. 1959 – Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed in a plane crash along with pilot Roger Peterson shortly after 1 AM, just outside of Mason City, Iowa. 1960 – Frank Sinatra starts Reprise Records in order to gain more artistic freedom. 1961 – Bob Dylan makes his first recordings - “San Francisco Bay Blues” and “Jesus Met The Woman At The Well” - at the New Jersey home of Sid and Bob Gleason. 1964 – The Beach Boys release the single "Fun, Fun, Fun" b/w "Why Do Fools Fall In Love." 1965 – Bobby Vinton appears as George Reynolds in the “Patty And The Newspaper Game” episode of The Patty Duke Show. 1965 – The Kingsmen, The Hondells, Peter and Gordon, and The Clara Ward Singers all appear on Shindig! 1966 – Beach Boy Carl Wilson marries Annie Hinsche in L.A. 1966 – Paul McCartney meets Stevie Wonder for the first time after Stevie's show at the Scotch Of St. James nightclub in London. 1967 – Martha and The Vandellas release their single, “Jimmy Mack” b/w “Third Finger, Left Hand” on Gordy Records. 1967 – Otis Redding appears at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee, along with The Marvelettes, Aaron Neville, James and Bobby Purify, and The Drifters. 1968 – The Beatles begin recording two songs they plan to use for their next single, "Lady Madonna" and "Across The Universe." 1969 – John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr sign Allen Klein as their manager against the express wishes of Paul McCartney. 1972 – Chuck Berry appears at the Lanchester Arts Festival at the Locarno Ballroom in Coventry, backed by The Roy Young Band, and records the show. One song from the concert, “My Ding A-Ling,” will be released as a single and go to #1 on the U.S. charts: the only Chuck Berry recording ever to do so. 1976 – David Bowie plays the first night of his Isolar Tour at the Seattle Center Coliseum in Washington, and introduces his Thin White Duke character. 1978 – On the 19th anniversary of Buddy Holly's death, Holly's Lubbock, Texas birth home is saved from demolition by its new owner, who bought the house a few days prior without any idea of the home's significance. 1978 – The made-for-TV movie about Jan and Dean, Deadman's Curve, premieres on CBS. 1978 – Singer/songwriter Harry Chapin meets with President Jimmy Carter to discuss the world hunger situation. 1978 – Gerry Rafferty releases his single, “Baker Street” b/w “Big Change In The Weather.” 1979 – The Tribute To Buddy Holly Concert takes place at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on the 20th anniversary of the plane crash. The event is hosted by Wolfman Jack and features performances by Del Shannon, Jimmy Clanton, and The Drifters. 1990 – Bob Dylan plays the first of six nights at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. 1992 – Pearl Jam begins their first European tour with a show at the Esplande Club in Southend, England. 1993 – Harry Connick Jr. enters a plea bargain in a New York courtroom stemming from his arrest in December for having a gun in his carry-on luggage at New York's Kennedy Airport. Under the deal, Connick does not have to plead guilty to the crime and avoids going to jail, but has to make public service announcements about carrying guns. 1993 – Gloria Estafan receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1993 – Radiohead appears at The Wheatsheaf in Stoke-on-Trent, England. 1996 – Queen Latifah is stopped by police for speeding, and is arrested when police find a loaded pistol and marijuana in her car. 1996 – The Ramones play their last UK gig at Brixton Academy. 1996 – B.B. King, Dr. John, Al Jarreau and Al Hirt all appear in the “Indigo Angel” episode of CBS’ Touched By An Angel. 1999 – Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley, along with band members Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble, fail in their lawsuit against Spandau songwriter Gary Kemp for hundreds of thousands of pounds of allegedly unpaid publishing royalties when High Court Judge Justice Park admonishes the three in London for trying to take money away from Kemp that belonged to him. 2002 – Paul McCartney and Barry Manilow provide the pre-game entertainment, Britney Spears sings “The Star Spangled Banner,” and U2 performs the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans. 2003 – Phil Spector is arrested for the murder of Lana Clarkson. 2003 – The Martin Bashir documentary Living With Michael Jackson airs on British television, and causes a stir as Michael discussed his life, his skin color change, and allowing children to sleep in bed with him. 2004 – Sean “P. Diddy” Combs settles a $3 million lawsuit filed by his former driver, Wardell Fenderson, in connection with a 1999 incident where Fenderson had driven Combs and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez away from a New York nightclub where three people had been wounded in a shooting. Fenderson’s suit claimed he was traumatized by having guns in the car and being ordered to ignore police orders to stop, for which he was arrested. 2004 – Rapper R. Kelly appears in a Cook County, Illinois, courtroom and enters of plea of not guilty to 21 counts of child pornography after being arrested in Florida. 2006 – Actress Heather Locklear files for divorce from Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora after 11 years of marriage. 2007 – Singer Wayne Fontana is arrested for "arson with intent to injure" after setting a bailiff's car on fire who was sent to his home regarding a bankruptcy case in Glossop, England. 2009 – The building at 3 Saville Row, which housed Apple Corps from 1968 to 1975, is put up for sale. 2010 – Actress and sometime singer, McKenzie Phillips, appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show, detailing her drug use, and telling of a ten-year long sexual affair with her father, John Phillips. 2010 – AC/DC singer Brian Johnson joins a growing group of critics against Bob Geldof and U2 singer Bono over their very public charity work, saying they should stop lecturing audiences about charity work and do their good deeds in private. Johnson said, "When I was a working man I didn't want to go to a concert for some bastard to talk down to me that I should be thinking of some kid in Africa. I'm sorry mate, do it yourself, spend some of your own money and get it done. It just makes me angry." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
