February 23 Born – Johnny Winter (1944) Mike Maxfield (1944) – guitarist/songwriter for Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas. Rusty Young (aka Norman Young, 1946) – Poco. Steve Priest (1948) – bassist for Sweet. Terry “Tex” Comer (1949) – bassist for Ace. Brad Whitford (1952) – guitarist for Aerosmith. Howard Jones (1955) – singer/songwriter/keyboardist. Zeke Manyika (1955) – drummer for The The, Style Council and Orange Juice. David Sylvian (aka David Batt, 1958) – vocalist for Japan. Michael Wilton (1962) – guitarist for Queensrÿche. Rob Collins (1963) – keyboardist for The Charlatans. John Norum (1964) – guitarist for Europe. Chris Vrenna (1967) – drummer for Nine Inch Nails. Jett Beres (aka Jeff Beres, 1971) – bassist for Sister Hazel. Lars-Olof Johansson (1973) – The Cardigans. Chris Gentry (1977) – guitarist for Menswear.
February 23 R.I.P. – Harry Ruby (1974) – Age 79. Songwriter, film score composer (“I Wanna Be Loved By You”). Melvin Franklin (1995) – coma. Age 52. The Temptations. Tony Williams (1997) – heart attack. Age 51. Jazz drummer. Perry Kibble (1999) – congestive heart failure. Age 49. Songwriter (“Boogie Oogie Oogie”). Howie Epstein (2003) – drug overdose. Age 47. Bassist for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Bob Mayo (2004) – heart attack. Age 52. Keyboardist for Peter Frampton. Don Cornell (2004) – emphysema and diabetes. Age 84. Singer for bandleader Sammy Kaye. Carl Anderson (2004) – leukemia. Age 58. Singer/actor (Jesus Christ Superstar). Donnie Brooks (2007) – heart attack. Age 71. Rockabilly singer. February 23 album releases – Otis Redding – Dock Of The Bay (1968) Manfred Mann – Up The Junction (Soundtrack) (1968) George Harrison – George Harrison (1979) The Selecter – Too Much Pressure (1980) Sade – Diamond Life (1985) U.S. Van Halen – Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993) Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Sister Sweetly (1993) Yngwie Malmsteen – Facing The Animal (1997) Blondie – No Exit (1999) All – All (1999) Eminem – The Slim Shady LP (1999) February 23 events – 1927 – The Federal Radio Commission, later the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, is created by President Calvin Coolidge to regulate the new broadcast industry. 1937 – Bing Crosby, along with Lani McIntire and His Hawaiians, records “Sweet Leilani.” 1940 – Woody Guthrie writes “God Blessed America” in his room at the Hanover House hotel in New York. While working on the song, he changes the name to “This Land.” Guthrie will record the song in 1944 as “This Land Is Your Land.” 1947 – Sarah Colley - also known as Minnie Pearl - marries pilot Henry Cannon. They remain married until her death in 1996. 1957 – Porter Wagoner joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1957 – Elvis Presley records "Don’t Leave Me Now," "I Beg Of You," "One Night," "True Love" and "I Need You So" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. 1958 – LaVern Baker appears on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1961 – Petula Clark has her first #1 UK hit with her single “Sailor.” 1963 – Sam Cooke records “Little Red Rooster” at an evening session at RCA Studios in Hollywood. 1964 – The Beatles, having just returned to England the day before from their first visit to the U.S., appear on the ITV program Big Night Out, lip-synching to six songs. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., the group appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the third consecutive week, this time on tape (filmed prior to their February 9 debut appearance) performing three songs. 1965 – The Beatles begin filming their second movie, at this time called Eight Arms To Hold You, in the Bahamas. 1967 – The Beatles record the backing track for Paul McCartney’s new song “Lovely Rita” in 8 takes. 1969 – A judge denies The Isley Brothers royalties for their 1969 smash "It's Your Thing," which was recorded while the group was still signed to Motown, but was released on the Buddah label. 1970 – The 5th Dimension appear as themselves in the “To Sing A Song Of Murder” episode of ABC’s It Takes A Thief. 1970 – Ringo Starr makes the first solo television appearance by a Beatle when he appears on NBC's Laugh-In. 1970 – The Gold Leaf Awards – which will become known as the Juno Awards - are held in Canada, with The Guess Who winning for Best Band. 1972 – Backstage after Elvis’ final show of his latest Vegas engagement, wife Priscilla informs him that she's been seeing karate master Mike Stone, whom Elvis introduced to her. The next day, she moves out of their California home. 1978 – The Police sign with A&M Records. 1978 – David Coverdale's Whitesnake make their stage debut at the Sky Bird Club in Nottingham. 1978 – Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen are arrested in New York for possession of drugs. 1979 – Dire Straits kick off their first North American tour at the Paradise Club in Boston. On the strength of their single, “Sultans Of Swing,” they sell out all 51 shows on the tour. 1980 – U2 appears at the Moonlight Club inside The Railway Hotel in London. 1981 – People magazine runs the article “Mackenzie Phillips and Her Rock Legend Dad Toil to Escape the Rack of Drugs.” 1983 – Marvin Gaye wins his first Grammy awards for Best Male Vocal Performance and Best Instrumental Performance for his song “Sexual Healing.” 1985 – Stevie Wonder is among the anti-apartheid protesters arrested in front of Washington, DC's South African Embassy. He is released after being questioned by police. 1988 – Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. 1989 – Isaac Hayes is sent to jail by an Atlanta judge for failing to pay his ex-wife over $346,000 in alimony and child support, but is soon released upon making a $22,000 down payment. 1994 – A judge in Los Angeles dismisses a lawsuit brought by actress and comedienne Martha Raye against Bette Midler, which claimed that Midler stole her life story for her movie “For The Boys.” 1998 – All members of Oasis are banned for life from flying Cathay Pacific Airlines due to their "abusive and disgusting behavior" during a flight from Hong Kong to Perth, Australia. 1999 – Oasis guitarist Paul Arthurs is arrested and jailed overnight for being drunk and disorderly outside a Tommy Hilfiger store in London. 1999 – Garth Brooks attends spring training camp with the San Diego Padres as a non-roster player. 2000 – Sean "Puffy" Combs is indicted on charges of bribing a witness when he offers money and jewelry to his driver, asking him to claim ownership of a gun recovered at a nightclub shooting. 2002 – The Bee Gees perform for the last time as a trio at the Love and Hope Ball in Miami Beach. 2002 – Country singer Leann Rimes marries her back-up singer Dean Sheremet. 2003 – At the 45th annual Grammy Awards in New York, Simon and Garfunkel are given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and perform together for the first time in 10 years. Also, Barry and Robin Gibb, along with Maurice’s son Adam, accept the Grammy Legend Award for The Bee Gees. The main categories are taken by singer/songwriter Norah Jones, who wins Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal for “Don't Know Why.” 2003 – The British tabloid News Of The World reports that Michael Jackson has had a number of painful skin operations to peel his skin white. 2010 – The British Culture Ministry declares London's Abbey Road studios and its crosswalk out front as historic landmarks. -- 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.
