Happy birthday Zeke Manyika, a name hard to forget but one I some how did! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No2ukc5V4EM
On Saturday, February 23, 2013 7:05:58 PM UTC, Eidem wrote: > 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.
