February 7 Born –
Eubie Blake (aka James Hubert Blake, 1887) – Ragtime/jazz pianist.
Oscar Brand (1920) – Folk singer/songwriter.
Wilma Lee Cooper (1921) – Country/bluegrass entertainer (“Big Midnight
Special”).
Dora Bryan (aka Dora Broadbent, 1923) – British actress/singer (“All I
Want For Christmas Is A Beatle”).
Earl King (1934) – Blues guitarist, singer/songwriter ("Come On").
King Curtis (aka Curtis Ousley, 1934) – saxophonist.
Bob Burnett (1940) – The Highwaymen.
Lawrence Scott (1946) – Isotope.
Sammy Johns (1946) – Country singer/songwriter (“Chevy Van”).
John “Pugwash” Weathers (1947) – drummer for Gentle Giant.
Jimmy Greenspoon (1948) – keyboardist for Three Dog Night.
Alan Lancaster (1949) – bassist for Status Quo.
Mark St. John (1956) – White Tiger and KISS.
Brian Travers (1959) – saxophonist for UB40.
Steve Bronski (aka Steven Forrest, 1960) – Bronski Beat.
David Bryan (1962) – keyboardist for Bon Jovi.
Troyal Garth Brooks (1962) – Country singer/songwriter.
Deborah Bonham (1962) – British singer.
Salvatore “Sully” Erna (1968) – vocalist for Godsmack.
Danny Goffey (1974) – drummer for Supergrass.
Wes Borland (1975) – guitarist for Limp Bizkit.February 7 R.I.P. – Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (1959) – pneumonia. Age 32. Matt Munro (1985) – liver cancer. Age 54. Balladeer and nightclub entertainer. Bobby Troup (1999) – heart attack. Age 80. Pianist/songwriter/actor (“(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66”). Big Punisher (2000) – heart attack. Age 28. Rapper. "Lonesome" Dave Peverett (2000) – kidney cancer. Age 56. Singer/ guitarist for Foghat. Dale Evans (2001) – congestive heart failure. Age 88. Actress/singer/ songwriter (“Happy Trails”). Blossom Dearie (2007) – Age 84. Jazz singer with Woody Herman. February 7 album releases – Earth, Wind & Fire – Powerlight (1983) The Alan Parsons Project – Ammonia Avenue (1984) Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl (1989) Cake – Motorcade Of Generosity (1994) The Melvins – The Crybaby (2000) Jack Johnson and Friends – Sing-Alongs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George (2006) Van Halen – A Different Kind Of Truth (2012) February 7 events – 1941 – The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, along with Frank Sinatra, records “Everything Happens To Me.” 1944 – Bing Crosby and The Williams Brothers (including 16-year old Andy Williams) record “Swinging On A Star” in L.A. 1957 – Iraq bans the American-made movies Rock Around The Clock and Bus Stop, calling them "dangerous to teenagers and youths.” 1957 – Jim Reeves records what will become his first hit, “Four Walls,” and four other songs at the RCA Victor studio inside the Methodist Television, Radio & Film Commission in Nashville, with Floyd Cramer at the piano, Chet Atkins on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Farris Coursey on drums, and The Jordanaires on backing vocals. 1959 – Buddy Holly is buried in Lubbock, Texas, and Richie Valens is buried in San Fernando, California. 1961 – The Jive Five record “My True Story.” 1961 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Surrender” b/w “Lonely Man.” 1963 – The Beatles release their first U.S. single, "Please Please Me" b/w "Ask Me Why," on Vee Jay Records. 1963 – The Blues By Six and The Rolling Stones appear at the Manor House in London. 1964 – The Kinks, Kiki Dee, Ben E. King, Eden Kane, John Leyton and Manfred Mann all appear on Ready, Steady, Go! 1964 – The Beatles arrive in the U.S. for their Ed Sullivan Show appearance. 1966 – Paul Williams publishes the first issue of Crawdaddy! magazine. 1967 – Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb return to England, the land of their birth, after living in Australia for nine years. 1969 – The Who record "Pinball Wizard" at Morgan Studios in London. 1969 – The UK variety show, This Is Tom Jones, premieres in the U.S. on ABC-TV, with musical guests Mary Hopkin and The Moody Blues. 1969 – George Harrison enters the hospital to have his tonsils removed. 1969 – The Doors’ Jim Morrison is arrested for drunk driving and driving without a license in Los Angeles. 1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine under the banner headline, “Man Of The Year.” 1971 – Gladys Knight and The Pips, Jerry Vale, Caterina Valente and Peter Nero appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1979 – Stephen Stills finishes recording the first major label album using all digital equipment, but doesn’t release it, giving Ry Cooder's July 1979 release, Bop Till You Drop, the honor of being the first digital album. 1980 – Pink Floyd begins their Wall world tour, playing the first of seven nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. 1981 – John Conlee joins the cast of the Grand Ole Opry. 1981 – The mini-series Elvis And Me, based on Priscilla Presley's book, begins airing on ABC-TV. 1985 – Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” becomes the official anthem of New York City. 1986 – The Rolling Stones shoot the video for their song “Harlem Shuffle” in New York City. 1987 – Crosby, Stills & Nash leave Neil Young in the lurch when they fail to show up for a Greenpeace benefit in Vancouver, Canada, when the Royal Mounted Police refuse David Crosby entry into the country because of his criminal record. 1988 – Former Monkee Davy Jones appears as Malcolm O’Dell in “The Wedge” episode of NBC’s My Two Dads. 1989 – The Georgia State Legislature sponsors a bill to make Little Richard's "Tutti-Frutti" the official state song. It doesn't pass. 1994 – Actor/singer Jim Nabors undergoes a successful seven hour liver transplant. 1994 – Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon is forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony for his loud and disruptive behavior. On his way out, Hoon attacks a security guard and is arrested and charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station phone. 1997 – Singer Sarah McLachlan marries her drummer Ashwin Sood in Negril, Jamaica. 2001 – U2 plays a secret show at the Astoria Theatre in London. Stars attending the show include actor John Hurt, Queen's Roger Taylor, Mick Jagger, Bob Geldof, Chris Evans, and members of Toploader. 2003 – Courtney Love arrives at a benefit concert for London's Old Vic Theatre dressed as Donald Duck, then strips down to her fishnet stockings and underwear and joins Elton John onstage for a version of “The Bitch Is Back.” 2004 – Queen's classic “We Will Rock You” tops a European poll as the greatest rock anthem of all time. 2005 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is released from jail after four nights when his manager pays the remaining £150,000 bail to Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London, after his arrest for robbery and blackmail after a fracas at a London hotel. His bail arrangements state he will not be able to leave his house between 10:00pm and 7:00am every night, and must be accompanied by a security guard or his manager if he goes out at any other time. 2007 – Gary Glitter’s three-year prison sentence is reduced by three months by a Vietnamese court as part of a nationwide prison amnesty in conjunction with the Tet new year. 2008 – Amy Winehouse’s U.S. visa application is rejected by the embassy in London, preventing her from performing at the Grammy awards ceremony, where she has been nominated for six awards, due to a marijuana possession arrest in Norway last year. 2008 – Cher announces a two year residency of performances at The Coliseum in Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, performing four nights a week for $60 million. 2008 – The Rolling Stones documentary film Shine A Light premieres at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. 2010 – Daughtry, Steve Winwood and Queen Latifah appear at the pre- game show, with Latifah performing “America The Beautiful” and Carrie Underwood singing the National Anthem, and The Who as the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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