February 28 Born –
Willie Bobo (aka William Correa, 1934) – Jazz percussionist.
David Martin (1937) – bassist with Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs.
John Fahey (1939) – guitarist.
Tommy Tune (1939) – Broadway singer/dancer/actor.
Joe South (aka Joseph Souter, 1940) – singer/songwriter.
Marty Sanders (aka Martin Kupersmith, 1941) – guitarist for Jay & The
Americans.
Brian Jones (aka Lewis Jones, 1942) – founder of The Rolling Stones.
Barbara Acklin (1943) – Soul singer.
Donnie Iris (aka Dominic Ierace, 1943) – The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry.
Ronnie Rosman (aka Claren Rosman, 1945) – keyboardist for Tommy James
and The Shondells.
Eddie "Kingfish" Manion (1952) – saxophonist for Southside Johnny and
The Asbury Jukes.
Cindy Wilson (1957) – The B52s.
Ian Stanley (1957) – keyboardist for Tears For Fears.
Phil Gould (1957) – drummer for Level 42.
Marcus Lillington (1967) – guitarist for Breathe.
Pat Monahan (1969) – vocalist for Train.
Nigel Godrich (1971) – producer and engineer.
Danny McCormack (1972) – guitarist/vocalist for The Wildhearts.
February 28 R.I.P. –
Juanita Hall (1968) – diabetes. Age 66. Singer/theater actress, The
Juanita Hall Choir.
Bobby Bloom (1974) – suicide. Age 28. American singer/songwriter
("Montego Bay").
Joey Vann (1984) – Age 41. The Duprees.
David Byron (1985) – alcohol related liver disease. Age 38. Singer for
Uriah Heep.
Chris Curtis (2005) – Age 63. Drummer and vocalist for The Searchers.
Mike Smith (2008) – pneumonia. Age 64. The Dave Clark 5.
Tom “T-Bone” Wolk (2010) – heart attack. Age 58. Bassist for Hall &
Oates.
February 28 album releases –
The Miracles – The Fabulous Miracles (1963)
Van Morrison – Moon Dance (1970)
Yes – Yesterdays (1975)
The Ramones – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
Styx – Kilroy Was Here (1983)
U2 – War (1983)
“Weird Al” Yankovic – In 3-D (1984)
Yoko Ono – Onobox (1992) (box set)
Del Amitri – Twisted (1995)
AC/DC – Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Hammersmith Odeon London ’75
(2006)
February 28 events –
1930 – Ted Lewis and His Orchestra records “On The Sunny Side Of The
Street.”
1949 – Frank Sinatra records “Some Enchanted Evening.”
1950 – Kay Starr records "Bonaparte's Retreat" at Capitol Studios in
Hollywood.
1957 – The Bobbettes record “Mr. Lee” and four songs of their own at
Atlantic Studios in New York.
1959 – Cash Box magazine begins using a red "bullet" on its record
charts to indicate the strongest upward movement each week.
1962 – DJ Murray the K threatens to leave New York's WINS-AM when the
station considers changing from a rock and roll to an easy listening
format.
1963 – While on tour with Helen Shapiro, John Lennon and Paul
McCartney compose "From Me To You" on the tour bus from York to
Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
1963 – Sam Cooke records “Another Saturday Night” at RCA Studios in
Hollywood.
1964 – Peter and Gordon release their single, “World Without Love” b/w
“If I Were You.”
1966 – Police are called to the Cavern Club in Liverpool to remove
over 100 people who have barricaded themselves inside to protest the
closing of the club, which is due to financial problems.
1968 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “U.S. Male” b/w “Stay Away.”
1969 – Ringo Starr begins filming The Magic Christian: his first non-
Beatles film.
1970 – Led Zeppelin performs as The Nobs in Copenhagen after Frau Eva
von Zeppelin threatens the band with legal action over the group's
name.
1970 – In an interview with the New Musical Express, Fleetwood Mac's
Peter Green talks about his plans to give all his money away.
1970 – The Hype, billed as “David Bowie's New Electric Band,” appears
at the Basildon Arts Lab experimental music club in Essex, with High
Tide, Overson and Iron Butterfly.
1971 – Johnny Cash is the honored guest on This Is Your Life.
1972 – George and Pattie Harrison are severely injured in a car
accident on their way to a party being thrown by Ricky Nelson in
London. Driving on unfamiliar roads at high speeds, George crashes
into a lamppost, knocking Pattie unconscious for several days.
1976 – Paul Simon picks up Best Pop Vocal and Best Album Grammy awards
for Still Crazy After All These Years in L.A., leading him to remark
in his acceptance speech, "I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not
releasing an album this year."
1976 – The “Theme From S.W.A.T.” performed by funk group Rhythm
Heritage, hits #1 on the Billboard singles chart: the first television
show theme song ever to do so.
1977 – Ray Charles is attacked on stage by a man who tries to strangle
him with a rope.
1979 – The television special John Denver And The Ladies, featuring
guests Tina Turner and Cheryl Ladd, airs on ABC.
1984 – Michael Jackson wins a record seven Grammy awards, including
Album of the Year for Thriller, Record of the Year and Best Rock Vocal
Performance for “Beat It,” Best Pop Vocal Performance, Best R&B
Performance and Best R&B Song for “Billie Jean,” and Best Recording
for Children for E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.
1986 – George Michael announces that Wham! will be splitting up in the
summer.
1988 – k.d. lang performs at the closing ceremonies of the Winter
Olympic Games in Calgary.
1989 – Bob Dylan begins recording his 26th studio album, Oh Mercy, at
The Studio in New Orleans.
1991 – Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley declares the day “Curtis Mayfield
Day.”
1991 – The Record Plant recording studio in Hollywood closes its
doors.
1992 – Country artist Travis Tritt joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1994 – Eric Clapton plays his 100th solo performance at the Royal
Albert Hall in London.
1994 – Singer Céline Dion makes her live New York City debut at Town
Hall to mixed reviews.
1996 – The original members of KISS, once again in full makeup, re-
unite at the Grammys and announce a tour.
1996 – Phil Collins quits Genesis.
1997 – Death Row Records boss Marion “Suge” Knight is sentenced to
nine years in prison for violating his probation, with Judge J.
Stephen Czuleger ruling that Knight appeared to be involved in the
hotel lobby brawl that took place in Las Vegas hours before Tupac
Shakur was shot to death, and Knight was on probation stemming from a
prior assault conviction at that time.
2000 – Songwriter Stan Penridge sues the members of KISS, the band's
publishing company, and Universal Music Group for unpaid royalties for
the song "Beth," claiming he was short-changed millions.
2000 – Céline Dion files a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court
against the National Enquirer, claiming "intentional infliction of
emotion distress, invasion of privacy, and unfair business practices,"
after the tabloid runs the headline, "Celine: I'm Pregnant With
Twins.”
2006 – Two venue employees are shot during a concert by rapper Kanye
West at the NEC in Birmingham, England, when a man, who has no ticket,
enters the foyer and is ejected, after which he returns and shoots the
employees, leaving one in serious condition with a gunshot to the
face.
2007 – The Doors receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2008 – Boy George pleads not guilty in a London courtroom to falsely
imprisoning a male model in his apartment.
2008 – Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson receives the MBE from Prince Charles
and Buckingham Palace.
2010 – Neil Young closes out the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver
with his song "Long May You Run."
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