February 21 Born – Andrés Segovia (1893) – virtuoso guitarist. Steve Sholes (1911) – RCA Records executive. Ronnie Verrell (1926) – Jazz drummer. Nina Simone (aka Eunice Waymon, 1933) – singer. Bobby Charles (1938) – songwriter. David Geffen (1943) – record executive. Paul Newton (1948) – original bassist for Uriah Heep. Jerry Harrison (aka Jeremiah Harrison, 1949) – Talking Heads. Vince Welnick (1951) – keyboardist for The Tubes. J. J. Burnel (aka Jean-Jacques Burnel, 1952) – bassist for The Stranglers. Lester Hunt (1956) – guitarist for Climax Blues Band. Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958) – singer/songwriter. Ranking Roger (aka Roger Charlery, 1961) – vocalist for The Beat. Mark Arm (aka Mark McLaughlin, 1962) – vocalist for Mudhoney. Michael Ward (1967) – guitarist for The Wallflowers. James Bradfield (1969) – guitarist/vocalist for Manic Street Preachers. Eric Wilson (1970) – bassist for Sublime. Charlotte Church (aka Charlotte Reed, 1986) – Welsh singer.
February 21 R.I.P. – Ray Whitley (1979) – heart attack. Age 77. Country singer, Gibson acoustic guitar designer. Janet Vogel (1980) – suicide. Age 37. The Skyliners. Murray The K (1982) – cancer. Age 60. DJ. Morton Gould (1996) – Age 82. Pianist/composer/conductor. Ronnie Hilton (2001) – stroke. Age 75. British singer and radio host. Tom Glazer (2003) – Age 88. Folk singer/songwriter (“Talking Inflation Blues”). Les Gray (2004) – heart attack/throat cancer. Age 57. Singer for Mud. Bart Howard (2004) – Age 88. Songwriter (“Fly Me To The Moon”). February 21 album releases – Blood, Sweat & Tears – Child Is Father To The Man (1968) The Temptations – Masterpiece (1973) Status Quo – On The Level (1975) John Lennon – Rock 'N' Roll (1975) Bad Company – Run With The Pack (1976) The Stranglers – Live (X Cert) (1979) Elvis Costello – King Of America (1986) The Fall – Extricate (1990) Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) Emperor – In The Nightside Eclipse (1994) February 21 events – 1938 – Roy Acuff and The Smokey Mountain Boys debut their morning radio show on WSM in Nashville. 1952 – 16-year old Jerry Lee Lewis marries his first wife, 17-year old Dorothy Barton. 1958 – Brazilian guitar-playing duo Los Indios Tabajaras records “Maria Elena” in New York City. 1961 – The Beatles play three separate gigs at three different venues. The first is a lunch-time show at the Cavern Club: the group’s second ever appearance at the club. In the early evening, The Beatles make their fourth appearance at the Cassanova Club, then race across town for a show at the Litherland Town Hall: their seventh appearance there. 1963 – Frank Sinatra records "Soliloquy" at the Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood. 1964 – The Rolling Stones release their single, “Not Fade Away” b/w “Little By Little” on Decca in the UK. 1964 – Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas release their single, “Little Children” b/w “Bad To Me.” 1964 – Billy Joel joins his first rock band, The Echoes, on organ and vocals. 1966 – Elvis Presley begins filming his 22nd movie, Spinout. 1966 – Bobby Hebb records "Sunny" at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. 1966 – The Beatles release the single "Nowhere Man" b/w "What Goes On" on Capitol in the U.S. 1967 – Elvis Presley records "Clambake" and "Hey, Hey, Hey" at RCA Studios in Nashville. 1967 – Pink Floyd begins recording their debut album at Abbey Road studios. 1970 – The Jackson 5 make their television debut on American Bandstand. 1971 – The 5th Dimension sing a medley of their hits, Connie Stevens sings a medley of current popular songs, and Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki perform “Why” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Dickie Henderson. 1972 – Led Zeppelin releases their single, "Rock And Roll" b/w "Four Sticks." 1974 – Georgia governor Jimmy Carter declares the day “Loretta Lynn Day.” 1976 – The Four Seasons score their first and only #1 hit on the UK singles chart with “December ’63 (Oh What A Night).” 1977 – NBC airs The Neil Diamond Special, filmed live at the Greek Theater in L.A. 1978 – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams release their single, “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” b/w “Emotions.” The single will go on to be Mathis’ first and only #1 record. 1980 – Fleetwood Mac begins the Australian leg of their Tusk world tour, playing the first of two nights at the Perth Entertainment Centre. 1981 – Todd Rundgren and Prince are the musical guests on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. 1981 – Boxcar Willie joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1986 – Leonard Cohen appears as terrorist Francois Zolan, and Cars guitarist Elliot Easton portrays Sullivan in the “French Twist” episode of Miami Vice. 1986 – Pat Boone appears as himself in the "Beach Blanket Bounty" episode of NBC's The Fall Guy. 1987 – 26 years after becoming a hit in the U.S., Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" hits #1 in the UK. 1987 – Bobby Rydell and Fabian appear as themselves in the “Hot Rod Lover” episode of the NBC sitcom The Facts Of Life. 1995 – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform together for the first time in seven years at Tramps Nightclub in New York City for inclusion in the Jonathan Demme film Murder Incorporated. 2001 – Johnny Cash is released from a Nashville hospital after spending two weeks for pneumonia. 2001 – Singer Robbie Williams is thrown from the stage during a concert at Schleyerhalle stadium in Stuttgart, Germany after a man gets on the stage and pushes Williams into the security pit. The attacker is arrested and taken into custody. 2002 – Elton John accuses the music industry of exploiting young singers and dumping talented artists for manufactured groups, saying, “There are too many average and mediocre acts; it damages real talent getting airplay. It's just fodder.” 2007 – Movie studio Dreamworks takes out a full-page ad in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter apologizing to Motown for similarities between their story Dream Girls, adapted from the stage musical, and the book of the same name by former Supreme Mary Wilson, which was a scathing look at the label and head Berry Gordy's reported behind-the-scenes manipulation of artists. Gordy will accept the apology on behalf of the label, even though he no longer owns it. 2008 – In what is reported as one of eBay's most expensive sales yet, an unnamed U.S. music collector sells his collection of 3.3 million albums, singles and CDs to an unnamed Irish collector for $3 million. 2008 – Britney Spears fails in her court bid to regain visitation rights with her two children, after being banned from monitored visits in January when she refused to hand the children back, resulting in a stand-off with police at her house. 2008 – Crystal Gayle is inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. 2008 – Computer expert Devon Townsend is jailed for two years for electronically stalking Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington while working at a U.S. national security laboratory in New Mexico, where she used a computer to track the singer. During her trial, she admitted to obtaining family photos, accessing e-mail and voicemail, and threatening Bennington’s wife Talinda. 2009 – Singer Rihanna issues a statement thanking her fans for their support after being beaten up by boyfriend Chris Brown. 2010 – An arson fire destroys most of Gamble and Huff’s historic Philadelphia International Records inside the Center City building, burning up much of the company’s gold and platinum albums and memorabilia. Only the studio is left untouched by fire. 2012 – The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Phil Spector's appeal on his conviction for killing actress Lana Clarkson. -- 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.
