February 6 Born –
Donnie Brooks (ala John Abohosh, 1936) – Rockabilly singer.
Dave Berry (aka David Grundy, 1941) – British pop singer.
John London (aka John Kuehne, 1942) – First National Band.
Fabian (aka Fabiano Forte, 1943) – singer, teen idol.
Gerogeanna Tillman (1943) – The Marvelettes.
Bob Marley (1945) – The Wailers.
Kate McGarrigle (1946) – Canadian singer/songwriter, The McGarrigles.
Richie Hayward (1946) – drummer for Little Feat.
Alan Jones (1947) – saxophonist for Amen Corner.
Marilyn Rovell (1948) – The Honeys.
Mike Batt (1949) – songwriter, The Wombles (“Bright Eyes”).
Natalie Cole (aka Stephanie Cole, 1950) – singer.
Steve Kirby (1953) – guitarist for Ace.
Simon Philips (1957) – British session drummer.
Axl Rose (aka William Bailey, 1962) – Guns ‘N Roses.
Richie McDonald (1962) – vocalist for Lonestar.
Rick Astley (1966) – singer/songwriter.
February 6 R.I.P. –
Jesse Belvin (1960) – car crash. Age 27. Pianist and songwriter
("Earth Angel").
Vince Guaraldi (1976) – heart attack. Age 47. Jazz pianist, composer
for Charles Schultz's Peanuts.
Hugo Montenegro (1981) – emphysema. Age 55. Film composer.
Barbara Cowsill (1985) – emphysema. Age 56. The Cowsills.
King Tubby (1989) – murdered. Age 48. Jamaican sound engineer.
Jimmy Van Heusen (1990) – stroke. Age 77. Songwriter (“Come Fly With
Me”).
Carl Wilson (1998) – cancer. Age 51. The Beach Boys.
Falco (1998) – car crash. Age 40. Austrian singer (“Rock Me Amadeus”).
Derroll Adams (2000) – Age 74. Folk singer.
Merle Kilgore (2005) – heart failure. Age 70. Singer/songwriter (“Ring
Of Fire”).
Frankie Laine (2007) – heart failure. Age 93.
Gary Moore (2011) – heart attack. Age 58. Guitarist for Thin Lizzy.
February 6 album releases –
The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Jefferson Starship – Earth (1978)
Simple Minds – Sparkle In The Rain (1984)
Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead – Dylan & The Dead (1989)
Jeff Beck – You Had It Coming (2001)
Belinda Carlisle – Voila (2007) U.S.
February 6 events –
1939 – Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, is released from jail after
serving eight months of a three-year sentence for forging a $4 check.
1943 – Frank Sinatra makes his debut as vocalist on NBC Red radio's
Your Hit Parade.
1951 – Nat “King” Cole and the Les Baxter orchestra records “Too
Young.”
1956 – George Jones joins the cast of KWKH's Louisiana Hayride.
1958 – Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to John Lennon and
The Quarrymen.
1958 – Bill Haley and His Comets record “Skinny Minnie.”
1958 – The Kingston Trio continue recording their debut album at
Capitol Studios, recording “Fast Freight,” “Bay Of Mexico,” “Banua”
and “Saro Jane.”
1959 – Stonewall Jackson records "Waterloo" at Owen Bradley's Quonset
Hut studio in Nashville.
1959 – J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson is buried in Beaumont, Texas.
Pilot Roger Peterson is buried in Buena Vista, California.
1964 – Tickets for The Beatles’ upcoming appearance on The Ed Sullivan
Show sell out.
1965 – Gerry and The Pacemakers' "Ferry Cross The Mersey" hits the
charts.
1966 – Simon and Garfunkel perform “Sounds Of Silence,” and The
Animals perform “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” on The Ed Sullivan
Show. Also on the show is Rosemary Clooney.
1967 – Pink Floyd is photographed for the weekly British girls
magazine, Jackie: the best-selling teen magazine in Britain for ten
years.
1970 – Delaney and Bonnie, along with Eric Clapton, and opening acts
Seals and Crofts and Wilbert Harrison play the first of two nights at
Fillmore East in New York.
1971 – Richard Thompson leaves Fairport Convention.
1971 – Led Zeppelin announces they will be touring small clubs in the
UK beginning in March.
1976 – Ronnie Milsap joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1981 – Paul McCartney records vocal harmonies on George Harrison's
tribute song to John Lennon, "All Those Years Ago." Ringo Starr also
appears on the track, though the three were never in the studio at the
same time.
1987 – Sonny Bono declares his candidacy for Mayor of Palm Springs.
1989 – Country singer Patty Loveless marries her producer, Emory
Gordy, Jr. in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
1990 – Billy Idol is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident,
breaking several bones and nearly losing a leg.
1990 – Over 200 women file court actions against Chuck Berry after
allegations that he has been secretly filming them in the bathroom of
the restaurant he owns.
1995 – Brian Wilson marries his second wife, Melinda Ledbetter.
1995 – Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp undergoes emergency surgery in
London to remove a brain tumor.
1996 – Former Jam members Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler reach a high
court settlement with Paul Weller after suing him for more than
£100,000, claiming they were owed royalties and group assets.
2001 – Don Felder is fired from The Eagles.
2003 – ABC-TV news program 20/20 airs the British documentary Living
With Michael Jackson.
2004 – U.S. singer/rapper Faith Evans and her record executive husband
Todd Russaw agree to enroll in a 13 week rehabilitation program when
prosecutors offer the deal that their possession of cocaine and
marijuana charges will be dropped if they successfully complete the
course.
2005 – The Black Eyed Peas, Earth, Wind & Fire, Charlie Daniels, John
Fogerty and Gretchen Wilson appear at the pre-game show, Alicia Keyes
sings “America The Beautiful,” and Paul McCartney provides the
halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida.
2008 – A Los Angeles judge issues a restraining order against Britney
Spears' manager Sam Lufti after Spears’ mother Lynne makes the request
in the court, claiming Lutfi drugged the troubled pop star and
interfered with her finances.
2010 – Michael Jackson’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is charged with
involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles.
2010 – Barbra Streisand turns down a $100 million offer to appear at a
Las Vegas hotel for a three-year run.
2011 – Keith Urban and Maroon 5 play the pre-game show, Christina
Aguilera screws up the National Anthem, and The Black Eyed Peas with
Slash and Usher perform the halftime show at Super Bowl XLV in
Arlington, Texas.
2012 – The singing group America receives a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame.
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