Musical
birthdays today include Graham Nash (75), former Earth, Wind & Fire
guitarist Al McKay (69), Journey bassist Ross Valory (68), Stone Temple
Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo (51), R&B singer Michelle Gayle (46),
Shakira (40), hip-hop artist Mayer Hawthorne (38), rapper Radric 'Gucci
Mane' Davis (37), and Fightstar frontman Alex Westaway (34).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for violinist Fritz Kreisler, born on this day in 1875... for Jascha Heifetz, born in 1901... for Broadway actress & singer Elaine Stritch, born in 1924... for Stan Getz, who would have been 90 today... for Broadway actress & singer M'el Dowd, and for Buena Vista Social Club bassist Orlando 'Cachaito' López, both of whom would have been 84... for Canadian singer-songwriter Gene MacLellan [best remembered for 'Put Your Hand in the Hand'], who would have been 79... for Eva Cassidy, who would have been 54... for composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, who died on this date in 1594... for Sid Vicious, who died of a drug overdose today in 1979... for Gene Kelly, who passed away in 1996... and for former Spinners vocalist Billy Henderson and folk singer Eric von Schmidt, both of whom left us today in 2007.
Also on February 2nd: John Giola of NYC dances the Charleston continuously for 22 hours, 30 minutes (1926)... Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson appear at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. This was the last gig for all three acts (1959)... The Beatles played their first professionally organized gig outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club, Manchester (1962)... The Rolling Stones release '19thNervous Breakdown' (1966)... The Jimi Hendrix Experience play 'Purple Haze' live on Top of the Pops (1967)... Yoko Ono is granted a divorce from her husband Tony Cox, as well as custody of their daughter Kyoko (1969)... Keith Emerson receives second degree burns on his hands when his piano, rigged to explode as a stunt, detonates prematurely during an ELP concert in San Francisco (1973)... Barbra Streisand has the № 1 single in America with 'The Way We Were' (1974)... Genesis release A Trick Of The Tail, their seventh studio album and the first to feature drummer Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel (1976)... Bad Manners singer Douglas 'Buster Bloodvessel' Trendle is told he is 'too fat' to survive an urgently needed operation. Buster collapsed on stage during a show in Italy but doctors felt that his huge 420 lb. frame might not make it through surgery (2001)... Russian girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at № 1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'. The song was a hit on the Russian charts three years earlier. Tatu are the first Russian act to score a UK № 1 (2003)... CBS apologizes for its broadcast of the American Super Bowl after one of Janet Jackson's breasts was left exposed when Justin Timberlake ripped her top. The pair were performing a half-time duet when the incident occurred. CBS quickly cut away from the scene but was still flooded with calls from angry viewers. Timberlake insists it was an accident, saying "I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the half-time performance of the Super Bowl” (2004).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for violinist Fritz Kreisler, born on this day in 1875... for Jascha Heifetz, born in 1901... for Broadway actress & singer Elaine Stritch, born in 1924... for Stan Getz, who would have been 90 today... for Broadway actress & singer M'el Dowd, and for Buena Vista Social Club bassist Orlando 'Cachaito' López, both of whom would have been 84... for Canadian singer-songwriter Gene MacLellan [best remembered for 'Put Your Hand in the Hand'], who would have been 79... for Eva Cassidy, who would have been 54... for composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, who died on this date in 1594... for Sid Vicious, who died of a drug overdose today in 1979... for Gene Kelly, who passed away in 1996... and for former Spinners vocalist Billy Henderson and folk singer Eric von Schmidt, both of whom left us today in 2007.
Also on February 2nd: John Giola of NYC dances the Charleston continuously for 22 hours, 30 minutes (1926)... Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson appear at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. This was the last gig for all three acts (1959)... The Beatles played their first professionally organized gig outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club, Manchester (1962)... The Rolling Stones release '19thNervous Breakdown' (1966)... The Jimi Hendrix Experience play 'Purple Haze' live on Top of the Pops (1967)... Yoko Ono is granted a divorce from her husband Tony Cox, as well as custody of their daughter Kyoko (1969)... Keith Emerson receives second degree burns on his hands when his piano, rigged to explode as a stunt, detonates prematurely during an ELP concert in San Francisco (1973)... Barbra Streisand has the № 1 single in America with 'The Way We Were' (1974)... Genesis release A Trick Of The Tail, their seventh studio album and the first to feature drummer Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel (1976)... Bad Manners singer Douglas 'Buster Bloodvessel' Trendle is told he is 'too fat' to survive an urgently needed operation. Buster collapsed on stage during a show in Italy but doctors felt that his huge 420 lb. frame might not make it through surgery (2001)... Russian girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at № 1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'. The song was a hit on the Russian charts three years earlier. Tatu are the first Russian act to score a UK № 1 (2003)... CBS apologizes for its broadcast of the American Super Bowl after one of Janet Jackson's breasts was left exposed when Justin Timberlake ripped her top. The pair were performing a half-time duet when the incident occurred. CBS quickly cut away from the scene but was still flooded with calls from angry viewers. Timberlake insists it was an accident, saying "I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the half-time performance of the Super Bowl” (2004).
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