February 22 Born – Heinrich Hertz (1857) – German physicist who proved electromagnetic sound waves. Nacio Herb Brown (1896) – songwriter (“Singin’ In The Rain”). George “Buddy” Tate (1913) – Jazz saxophonist/clarinetist for The Count Basie Orchestra. Eddie Snyder (1919) – songwriter (“Strangers In The Night”). Del Wood (aka Polly Hazelwood, 1920) – pianist at the Grand Ole Opry. Norman "Hurricane" Smith (1923) – singer/songwriter, Abbey Road studio producer/engineer. Louise Lopez (1933) – Odyssey. Ernie K-Doe (aka Ernest Kador, Jr., 1936) – singer (“Mother-In-Law”). Bobby Hendricks (1938) – member of The Drifters and The Swallows. Mick Green (aka Michael Green, 1944) – guitarist for Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas. Oliver (aka William Swofford, 1945) – singer (“Good Morning Starshine”). Graham Lewis (1953) – bassist for Wire. John “Sparko” Sparks (1953) – bassist for Dr. Feelgood. Jon Brant (1955) – bassist for Cheap Trick from 1981-1988. Brad Nowell (1968) – vocalist/guitarist for Sublime. Scott Phillips (1973) – drummer for Creed. James Blunt (aka James Blount, 1974) – singer/songwriter. Jenny Frost (1978) – Precious and Atomic Kitten. Tom Higgenson (1979) – vocalist for Plain White T’s.
February 22 R.I.P. – Florence Ballard (1976) – heart attack. Age 32. The Supremes. Andy Warhol (1987) – cardiac arrhythmia. Age 58. Producer/manager of The Velvet Underground. “Papa” John Creach (1994) – pneumonia. Age 76. Jefferson Airplane/ Starship and Hot Tuna. John Fahey (2001) – died while having open heart surgery. Age 61. Guitarist. Ronnie Verrell (2002) – chest infection. Age 76. Jazz drummer. Ian Wallace (2007) – esophageal cancer. Age 60. Drummer for King Crimson. Phil Gernhard (2008) – suicide. Age 65. Producer, executive at Curb Records. Jean Dinning (2011) – Age 86. The Dinning Sister, singer/songwriter (“Teen Angel”). Billy Strange (2012) – Age 81. Guitarist with the Wrecking Crew. Mike Melvoin (2012) – cancer. Age 74. L.A. studio musician. February 22 album releases – The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop (1965) Ten Years After – Stonedhenge (1969) David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980) Journey – Frontiers (1983) Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin (1986) The Auteurs – New Wave (1993) Darkane – Rusted Angel (1999) The Byrds – Live At The Fillmore - February 1969 (2000) The Apples In Stereo – Look Away + 4 (2000) (EP) John Waite – Rough & Tumble (2011) February 22 events – 1957 – Gladys and Vernon Presley are filmed in the audience as their son performs "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do" for Elvis’ second movie, Loving You. After Gladys’ death, Elvis will never watch the scene again. 1958 – The rock and roll movie, The Big Beat, featuring performances by The Diamonds, Gogi Grant, The Mills Brothers, George Shearing, Harry James, Cal Tjader and Fats Domino, opens in Detroit. 1958 – Roy Hamilton's "Don't Let Go" becomes the first stereo single to reach the Billboard chart when it enters at #13. 1960 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “Big Iron” b/w “Saddle Tramp” on Columbia. 1963 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney, along with manager Brian Epstein and music publisher Dick James, form Northern Songs, to publish their songwriting output. The company’s shares - set to be owned for 10 years - pay out 20% each to Lennon and McCartney, 10% to Epstein, and 50% to James and his partner Charles Silver. As papers are being signed, The Beatles’ single “Please Please Me” hits #1 on the UK singles chart. 1963 – Martha and The Vandellas release their single, “Come And Get These Memories” b/w “Jealous Lover” on Motown. 1966 – The Rolling Stones appear at the Centennial Hall in Adelaide, Australia, with opening act The Searchers. 1967 – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and roadie Mal Evans all play the final crashing piano chord intended as the finale of “A Day In The Life.” Take 7 gets two more overdubs of piano and harmonium before being edited onto the song and mixed. 1968 – Genesis releases their debut single, “The Silent Sun” b/w “That’s Me.” 1968 – Johnny Cash proposes to June Carter on stage during their concert at the London Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada. 1969 – Tyrannosaurus Rex appears at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, with opening act David Bowie performing a one-man mime act. 1969 – Britain's Oz magazine runs a review of Led Zeppelin's debut album, saying, "Very occasionally a long-playing record is released that defies immediate classification or description, simply because it's so obviously a turning point in rock music that only time proves capable of shifting it into eventual perspective." 1969 – Elvis Presley records “In The Ghetto” and “Who Am I?” at American Studios in Memphis. 1969 – The Beatles begin recording "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" at Trident Studios in London. 1970 – The Hype, featuring David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Tony Visconti and John Cambridge, make their stage debut at the Roundhouse in London, with opening acts Bachdenkel, Groundhog and Caravan. The Hype’s performance is regarded as the first ever “glam rock” show. 1974 – Ten Years After plays their final concert together in London. 1974 – Former Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson plays the first of two nights at the Rainbow in London. 1977 – The Eagles release their single, “Hotel California” b/w “Pretty Maids All In A Row.” 1978 – Desperate for money and exposure, The Police appear in a Wrigley's Chewing Gum commercial for American television, the band dying their hair blonde for the appearance. 1980 – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, featuring Roger Glover, Graham Bonnet and Cozy Powell, appear at the Royal Highland Exhibition Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. 1986 – MTV runs their first Monkees marathon, airing all 45 episodes of The Monkees television show in 22 hours. 1989 – The Grammy Awards recognizes heavy metal music for the first time with a Best Heavy Metal Band category. Jethro Tull wins the award, causing the audience to erupt with shouts and boos. 1990 – In Los Angeles, Stevie Wonder wins a plagiarism lawsuit brought against him by associate Lloyd Chiate, who claimed Stevie stole part of his 1976 song "I Just Called To Say" for his 1984 smash, "I Just Called To Say I Love You." 1992 – All 34,000 seats for two Grateful Dead shows at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, sell out in 56 minutes. 1999 – Stevie Wonder is awarded the 1998 MusiCares Person Of The Year at a ceremony and concert in Los Angeles. 1999 – The made-for-TV movie, And The Beat Goes On: The Sonny And Cher Story, airs on ABC. 2000 – A memorial concert for Curtis Mayfield is held at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in L.A., featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and, Lauryn Hill. 2001 – The British newspaper Sunday Mirror reports that The Beatles, who have been broken up for 31 years, are the top grossing recording group of 2000. 2002 – Little Richard receives the NAACP's Image Award. 2003 – Paul McCartney plays a private show for CNN executive Wendy Whitworth's 50th birthday. 2004 – Singer Bobby Vinton collapses during a show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but is caught by the piano player before he hits the stage. He recovers backstage and is not hospitalized. 2008 – Muscle Shoals native Boyd Bennett, of "My Boy - Flat Top" fame, is inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. 2008 – Singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony welcome the birth of twins, a boy and a girl. 2008 – The Mississippi Senate debates long and hard over whether or not to honor native musician Ike Turner, because of his drug use and alleged wife beating of former wife Tina. In the end, the state legislature compromises and passes a resolution that honors his musical achievements only. 2009 – Earth, Wind & Fire performs at the White House for the Governor’s Dinner. 2010 – Johnny Marr gets back a guitar that was stolen backstage after a gig at the Scala nightclub in Kings Cross in 2000 by Smiths fan Stephen White, after police receive a tip on the guitar’s whereabouts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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