February 25 Born – Ralph Jones (1921) – drummer for Bill Haley and His Comets. Ralph Stanley (1927) – Bluegrass musician. Tommy Newsom (1929) – sax player for the NBC Orchestra. Faron Young (1932) – Country singer/songwriter (“Hello Walls”). Don Randi (1937) – session keyboardist with the Wrecking Crew. George Harrison (1943) Roy Michaels (aka Loy Bones, 1943) – Catmother and The All Night Newsboys. Elkie Brooks (1945) – British singer. "Gunga" Dave Stensen (1947) – bassist for The Grass Roots. John Doe (aka John Duchac, 1954) – singer for X. Dennis Diken (1957) – drummer for The Smithereens. Stuart “Woody” Wood (1957) – guitarist/bassist for The Bay City Rollers. Mike Peters (1959) – singer for The Alarm. Brain Baker (1965) – guitarist for Bad Religion.
February 25 R.I.P. – Cyril Stapleton (1974) – Age 59. British violinist, jazz bandleader. Toy Caldwell (1993) – respiratory failure. Age 45. Lead guitarist for The Marshall Tucker Band. Estelle Axton (2004) – Age 86. Co-founder of Stax Records. Edward Patten (2005) – stroke. Age 65. Gladys Knight and The Pips. Suze Rotolo (2011) – lung cancer. Age 67. Bob Dylan's girlfriend and muse (1961-1964). Rick Coonce (2011) – heart failure. Age 64. Drummer for The Grass Roots. James “Red” Holloway (2012) – stroke. Age 84. Jazz saxophonist. February 25 album releases – Barbara Streisand – The Barbara Streisand Album (1963) Nick Drake – Pink Moon (1972) Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies (1973) Dr. John – In The Right Place (1973) Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (1977) Al Di Meola – Casino (1978) The Scorpions – Love Drive (1979) Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – Against The Wind (1980) Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985) Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining (1990) Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes (1992) U.S. James – Whiplash (1997) February 25 events – 1957 – Buddy Holly records “I’m Looking For Someone To Love” and his second version of “That’ll Be The Day” at Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis, New Mexico. 1957 – Johnny Mathis releases his single, “It’s Not For Me To Say” b/w “Warm And Tender.” 1961 – Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington and Memphis mayor Henry Loeb both declare the day “Elvis Presley Day.” At a special luncheon at the Hotel Claridge, RCA presents Elvis with a diamond watch commemorating his 75 million records sold, and he holds a press conference. As part of the festivities, Elvis also performs two rare charity shows at the city's Ellis Auditorium. A private party is held at Graceland late in the evening. 1963 – Beatles producer George Martin creates the stereo mix of the group’s “Please Please Me” out of Takes 16, 17 and 18 of the song. 1964 – The Beatles complete the recording of "Can't Buy Me Love" they began on January 29 in Paris, and also record "You Can't Do That," "I Should Have Known Better," and "And I Love Her" for their new movie. 1967 – Pink Floyd appears at the Ricky Tick Club in Hounslow. 1967 – ABC-TV show, The Hollywood Palace, airs the new Beatles videos, "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane," for the first time in the U.S. 1968 – Gladys Knight and The Pips, Dinah Shore and Ed Ames perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1969 – On his 26th birthday, George Harrison goes to Abbey Road by himself to record demos of his songs “Old Brown Shoe,” “All Things Must Pass” and “Something.” 1969 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Memories” b/w “Charro.” 1972 – Led Zeppelin appears at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand: their first ever concert in the country. 1977 – The Jam signs with Polydor Records for £6,000 ($10,200). 1985 – U2 begins their first full North American tour at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, on their Unforgettable Fire tour. 1987 – Frank Sinatra appears in his last major acting role as retired police sergeant Michael Doheny in the “Laura” episode of CBS’ Magnum P.I. 1992 – James Brown receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards in L.A. 1995 – Frank Sinatra sings for the very last time in public on closing night of the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament. 1995 – Lyle Lovett breaks his collarbone in a motorcycle accident in Mexico. 1998 – Bob Dylan is interrupted during his performance of "Love Sick" at the Grammy Awards by background dancer Michael Portnoy, who rips off his shirt to reveal the words "SOY BOMB" painted on his chest, then rushes to the front of the stage and begins dancing spastically. Also interrupted at the Grammys is Shawn Colvin's acceptance speech, when Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard grabs the microphone and makes various observations, such as, "Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best," and "Wu-Tang is for the children." He is then escorted off stage. 2001 – Gun fire erupts outside radio station Hot 97 in Manhattan as rapper Lil' Kim is exiting following an interview. One man is wounded in the incident as five men fire 22 bullets, believed to be the result of a feud between Lil' Kim and rival rappers, Capone-N-Noreaga. 2003 – Former Monkee Mickey Dolenz joins the touring cast of Disney’s Aida in Fort Meyers, Florida. 2005 – Whitney Houston is rushed to a hospital in Paris with suspected food poisoning after becoming ill during a flight from Los Angeles to Spain. 2005 – Singer Cyndi Lauper appears as Ms. Patuto in the “Art Breaker” episode of the Disney Channel’s That's So Raven. 2009 – Calling him "the soundtrack of my youth," President Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize. 2012 – Bruce Springsteen makes a surprise appearance at a small club in Asbury Park, New Jersey, for a fundraiser for the family of his long-time personal trainer Tony Strollo, who died earlier in the month at age 40. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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