Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

24 февраля 1998:
England's Queen Elizabeth II knights Elton John during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Awards and Honors (6)
24 февраля


1987 : Fats Domino, Ray Charles and B.B. King win Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Grammies.

1987 : Bruce Hornsby and the Range take home the Grammy award for Best New Artist, winning over Glass Tiger, Nu Shooz, Simply Red, and Timbuk3.

1993 : Eric Clapton wins big at the Grammy Awards, taking 3 awards for Tears In Heaven, Two more for his album Unplugged, and the Best Rock Song award for his acoustic version of Layla.

1993 : Tom Waits's stripped-down, raw, nearly primeval Bone Machine wins a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Rock Album.

1998 : England's Queen Elizabeth II knights Elton John during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

2008 : A statue of departed AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott is unveiled in his hometown of Fremantle, Australia(photo).

Band Dynamics (1)


22 февраля 1990 :
The Byrds' David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and Chris Hillman reunite for the first time in years at a tribute concert for the recently deceased Roy Orbison, performing "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)."

Marriages and Breakups (3)
24 февраля


1971 : Diana Ross files for divorce from her husband of five weeks, but they later reconcile (though they finally do divorce five years later)

1992 : Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Courtney Love of Hole are married in Hawaii(photo), with a non-denominational, female minister conducting the ceremony.

2014 : Robin Thicke and Paula Patton announce their separation after nine years of marriage. A few months later, Thicke releases his album Paula, where he pours his heart out over the split.

Recordings (6)
24 февраля


1940 : Frances Langford, When You Wish Upon A Star1957: Elvis Presley, "Loving You"

1957 : Buddy Holly & the Crickets, That'll Be The Day

1965 : The Beach Boys, Help Me Rhonda -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_Me,_Rhonda

1965 : Elvis Presley, "Shake That Tambourine"

1967 : The Beatles, Lovely Rita

1969 : Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash At San Quentin

TV, Radio, Press (4)
24 февраля


1960 : Carl Dobkins, Jr. performs in full military dress live from Ft. Dixon, Ohio, where he is serving in the national guard, on NBC-TV's Perry Como Show.

1980 : The TV movie, Harper Valley P.T.A. airs on NBC.

1981 : Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits) and singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop guest-star on tonight's "I Do, I Do" episode of ABC-TV's sitcom Laverne & Shirley.

2002 : Charlie Daniels appears as himself on tonight's "Peggy's Fan Fair" episode of Fox-TV's animated sitcom King Of The Hill.

25 ФЕВРАЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1943, Born on this day, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world’s most successful group. Harrison wrote the 1969 US No.1 & UK No.4 Beatles single ‘Something’. As a solo artist he had the 1971 US No.1 album 'All Things Must Pass' and the 1970 worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord’. He was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Harrison died of cancer on November 29th 2001.

1945, Born on this day, Elkie Brooks, (Elaine Bookbinder), English singer who had the 1977 UK No.8 single 'Pearl's A Singer'. Brooks was also a member of Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer.

1957, Born on this day, Stewart Wood, from Scottish group Bay City Rollers who had the 1975 UK No.1 single 'Bye Bye Baby' plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles' and the 1976 US No.1 single 'Saturday Night'.

1959, Born on this day, Mike Peters, guitarist and vocalist with The Alarm, who had a 1983 UK No.17 single with '68 Guns'. Solo and member of Dead Men Walking with Kirk Brandon, (ex Spear Of Destiny), Slim Jim Phantom, (Stray Cats), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) and Bruce Watson (Big Country).

Ушли из жизни:

1993: Toy Caldwell (The Marshall Tucker Band)

25 февраля
События:

1963: Vee Jay releases the first US single by the then-unknown Beatles: "Please Please Me" b/w "Ask Me Why." It fails to make any impact whatsoever, but will become a collector's item in recent years due to the first pressing, which misspells the band name as the "Beattles."

1965: The Rolling Stones appear on ITV's musical variety program Ready! Steady! Go! to debut their latest single, "The Last Time."

1967: ABC-TV's Hollywood Palace broadcasts two Beatles promo videos for the first time in the US: "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane."

1987: Frank Sinatra guest stars on tonight's episode of CBS-TV's Magnum P.I. .

1992: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, James Brown is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.Photo:American singers James Brown and Tina Turner backstage at the 1982 Grammy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California.

1995: Frank Sinatra performs for what would be the last time, singing his hits for a private party of 1,200 at his own golf tournament, the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic in Palm Springs, CA. His last song? "The Best Is Yet To Come."

1998: Bob Dylan is interrupted during his performance of "Love Sick" at tonight's Grammy Awards by a background dancer named Michael Portnoy, who rips off his shirt to reveal the words "SOY BOMB" painted on him, rushes to the front of the stage, and begins dancing spastically. That same night, Lifetime Achievement Awards are given to Bo Diddley and (posthumously) Roy Orbison.

2003: Financier Ralph Whitworth pays one million dollars to have Paul McCartney play at his wife Wendy's 50th birthday party. McCartney presents the CNN exec with a dozen roses after singing "Birthday" to her and then, as agreed, donates the full amount to the charity Adopt-A-Minefield.

2005: Edward Patten of Gladys Knight and the Pips is admitted to a hospital in Detroit after a stroke; he passes away the next day.

2009: Calling him "the soundtrack of my youth," US President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize.

2010: Tragedy strikes Marie Osmond when her son, Michael Blosil, leaps to his death from the eighth-floor window of his Los Angeles apartment.

25 февраля
В этот день

Cтали первыми в чартах:

1984, The Thompson Twins scored their first UK No.1 album with their third release 'Into The Gap.'

1984, 'Jump', by Van Halen started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart, a No.7 hit in the UK.

1989, Simple Minds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Belfast Child.' At 6 minutes 39 seconds it became the second-longest running No.1 after The Beatles 'Hey Jude.'

1995, Madonna started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take A Bow', the track which was co-written with Babyface became a No.16 hit in the UK.

2006, 'Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George' by Jack Johnson & Friends was at No.1 on the US album chart.



Релиз:

1969: Elvis Presley, "Memories"
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/elvis_presley/memories___charro/

Записывались:

1964: The Beatles: "Can't Buy Me Love," "You Can't Do That," "And I Love Her," "I Should Have Known Better"
http://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/25/recording-cant-buy-me-love-you-cant-do-that-and-...


Получила золотой диск:

1966: Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" is certified gold

Сегодня родились:

25 февраля 1943,
Born on this day, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world’s most successful group. Harrison wrote the 1969 US No.1 & UK No.4 Beatles single ‘Something’. As a solo artist he had the US No.1 album 'All Things Must Pass' and the worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord’. He was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Harrison died of cancer on November 29th 2001.

George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles

George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles

George & Traveling Wilburys

25 февраля 1945,
Born on this day, Elkie Brooks, (Elaine Bookbinder), English singer who had the 1978 hit 'Pearl's A Singer'. Brooks was also a member of Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer.

Elkie Brooks,member of Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer