February 16 Born –
Wayne King (1901) – "The Waltz King."
Bill Doggett (1916) – R&B and jazz pianist.
Patty Andrews (1918) – The Andrews Sisters.
Otis Blackwell (1932) – songwriter ("Don't Be Cruel").
Herb Kalin (1934) – The Kalin Twins ("Clickety Clack").
Harold "Hal" Kalin (1934) – The Kalin Twins.
Sonny Bono (aka Salvatore Bono, 1935)
Lyn Paul (aka Lynda Belcher, 1949) – singer for The New Seekers.
James Ingram (1952) – R&B/soul singer/songwriter.
Ice-T (aka Tracy Marrow, 1958) – rapper/actor.
Pete Willis (1960) – original guitarist for Def Leppard.
Andy Taylor (1961) – guitarist for Duran Duran.
Tony Kiley (1962) – drummer for The Blow Monkeys.
Dave Lombardo (1965) – drummer for Slayer.
Damon Reece (1967) – drummer for Echo & The Bunnymen.
Jack Rose (1971) – guitarist.February 16 R.I.P. – Brownie McGhee (1996) – stomach cancer. Age 80. Blues singer/ guitarist. Billy Ward (2002) – Age 80. Founder of The Dominoes. Doris Troy (2004) – emphysema. Age 67. Bobby Lord (2008) – Age 74. Country music artist, Grand Ole Opry performer. Charlie Ryan (2008) – Age 92. Singer/songwriter (“Hot Rod Lincoln”). February 16 album releases – Badfinger – Magic Christian Music (1970) U.S. Yoko Ono – Approximately Infinite Universe (1973) UK Simon and Garfunkel – The Concert In Central Park (1982) All About Eve – All About Eve (1988) The Church – Starfish (1988) Death – Spiritual Healing (1990) New Kids On The Block – Greatest Hits (1999) February 16 events – 1942 – Shep Fields and His Orchestra records "Jersey Bounce." 1955 – Elvis Presley performs two shows in the Odessa High School Field House in Texas. Local singer Roy Orbison is in the audience. 1957 – Britain's first pop music program, Six-Five Special, debuts on the BBC. 1959 – The Kingston Trio records “M.T.A.” at Capitol Studios in New York City. 1960 – Johnny Cash records "Smiling Bill McCall" at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in Nashville. 1960 – Annette Funicello and Johnny Rivers appear on American Bandstand. 1962 – Bobby Vinton records “Roses Are Red (My Love).” The song becomes a hit, which keeps Epic Records from dropping Vinton from their roster. 1963 – The Beatles’ single “Please Please Me” hits #1 on the British singles chart: their first of many. 1963 – Paul Anka marries model Marie Anne de Zogheb in Paris. 1964 – The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show for the second time, performing six songs at the Mau Mau Club inside the Deauville Hotel in Miami, Florida. Despite their success the previous week, Mitzi Gaynor is the show’s headliner. 1966 – Elvis Presley records “Stop, Look And Listen,” “Beach Shack,” “Smorgasbord” and “Am I Ready” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood for the Spinout soundtrack. 1966 – James Brown records "It's A Man's World" at Talent Masters Studios in New York. 1967 – The Four Tops release their single, “Bernadette” b/w “Something About You” on Motown. 1968 – Aretha Franklin appears at the Cobo Hall in Detroit, where Mayor Jerome Cavanagh declares the day “Aretha Franklin Day.” 1969 – Country artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette marry in Ringold, Georgia. 1969 – Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Young Americans appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1970 – The Supremes, featuring new lead singer Jean Terrell, release their single, “Up The Ladder To The Roof” b/w “Bill, When Are You Coming Back” on Motown. 1971 – Hell's Angel Alan Passaro, the accused murderer of Altamont concert-goer Meredith Hunter, sues The Rolling Stones for invasion of privacy over their movie Gimme Shelter. Passaro will later be acquitted of the murder. 1971 – Aretha Franklin records “Spanish Harlem,” with Dr. John on keyboards. 1972 – Shirley Watts, wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, is arrested at the Nice Airport for swearing and hitting customs officials. 1972 – Rick Nelson begins his first ever tour of the UK. 1972 – Led Zeppelin makes their Australian live debut when they kick off a six-date tour at the Subiaco Oval in Perth. Police battle over 500 fans who ram locked gates trying to get into the concert, while 4,000 others mill around outside the venue without tickets, spurring local residents to jam police phone lines to complain about the noise. 1978 – The film ABBA – The Movie has its UK premiere at the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square. 1984 – Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to authorities for income tax evasion. He is later acquitted. 1986 – Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson appear in the made-for-TV movie, The Last Days Of Frank & Jesse James, on NBC. 1988 – Billy Vera receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1990 – Ike Turner is sentenced to four years in prison at the minimum security California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo for eleven separate cocaine-related offenses. He will serve 18 months. During his incarceration, he and ex-wife Tina Turner are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990 – Singer k.d. lang appears on the cover of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. 1993 – At London's Brit Awards, Rod Stewart invites former members of his old band, Faces, onstage for an impromptu reunion. Original members Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones join Stewart for renditions of "Stay With Me" and "Sweet Little Rock And Roller," with former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman sitting in for original Faces bassist Ronnie Lane, who is ill with Multiple Sclerosis. 2002 – London police respond to a burglary call at the Hampstead home of singer George Michael. After investigation, it is determined that the thieves, who probably broke in on February 9, stole $140,000 worth of jewelry, paintings and clothing, as well as Michael’s $114,000 Astin Martin sports car. Michael was away in L.A. at the time of the theft. 2005 – Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, wins two lawsuits again British newspapers The Sunday Times and The Sun for printing articles that he is involved in terrorism. Both newspapers apologize, promise not to repeat the allegations, and pay his legal bills. 2006 – Elton John wins his defamation lawsuit against British newspaper The Sunday Times after the paper repeatedly runs reports that John appeared at a charity ball and acted rude, self-important and arrogant. -- 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.
