Music Almanac: February 13

Peter Gabriel

Birthdays

• 1919 - Tennessee Ernie Ford (d. 1991)
• 1920 - Boudleaux Bryant (songwriter, Bye Bye Love, All I Have to Do is Dream) (d. 1987)
• 1923 - Gene Ames (Ames Brothers) (d. 1997)
• 1927 - Jim McReynolds (Jim & Jesse) (d. 2002)
• 1928 - Dorothy McGuire (McGuire Sisters) (84)
• 1943 - Bill Szymczyk (Producer of Eagles, Who, B.B. King) (69)
• 1942 - Peter Tork (Monkees) (68)
• 1944 - Nathanial Mayer (d. 2008)
• 1945 - King Floyd (d. 2006)
• 1945 - Roy Dyke (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) (67)
• 1950 - Peter Gabriel (62)
• 1950 - Roger Christian (Christians) (d. 1998)
• 1948 - Rod Deas (Showaddywaddy) (64)
• 1952 - Ed Gagliardi (Foreigner) (60)
• 1955 - Scott Smith (Loverboy) (57)
• 1956 - Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order) (56)
• 1957 - Tony Butler (Big Country) (55)
• 1957 - Doris King (Girls Next Door) (55)
• 1958 - Marc Fox (Haircut 100) (54)
• 1961 - Henry Rollins (51)
• 1961 - Les Warner (Cult) (51)
• 1966 - Freedom Williams (C+C Music Factory) (46)
• 1971 - Sonia (41)
• 1974 - Robbie Williams (38)
• 1976 - Feist (born Leslie Feist) (36)
• 1978 - Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride) (34)

Deaths

• 2002 - Waylon Jennings - Complications of diabetes (64)

On This Day

• 1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was formed.
• 1961 - Frank Sinatra launched Reprise Records.
• 1967 - The Monkees announced that they would play all of their own instruments on their albums from now on.
• 1969 - A launch party for Mary Hopkin in London includes guests Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman and Donovan.
• 1972 - Led Zeppelin canceled a Singapore appearance after officials wouldn't let them off their plane, objecting to their long hair.
• 1974 - David Bowie turned down an offer to write the "Gay National Anthem" from the Gay Liberation group.
• 1978 - In Los Angeles, it was Al Green Day.
• 1980 - The home of John Lydon was raided by police but the only illegal item found was a canister of tear gas.
• 1981 - Island Records introduced the "one-plus-one" cassette with an album on one side and the other side blank for recording.
• 1981 - Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon becomes the longest running album in Billboard chart history (402 weeks).
• 1982 - The stone was stolen from Ronnie Van Zandt's grave. It was found two weeks later.
• 1983 - Marvin Gaye performed the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game.
• 1988 - Michael Jackson finalizes the deal to buy what would become Neverland Ranch.
• 1989 - Michael Jackson fired his manager after he tried to extort $60 million from the singer to not reveal his lifestyle tot he press.
• 1992 - Motley Crue said that Vince Neil was leaving the group.
• 1997 - Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe had Prince Michael Jackson, Jr.
• 2001 - Peter Frampton picked up the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the most important prizes in the guitar world.
• 2002 - Julian and Stephen Marley, sons of Bob Marley, were arrested in Florida for marijuana possession.
• 2003 - Australian police find stolen material from the Beatles White Album and Abbey Road sessions that were taken in 1969.
• 2004 - Black Cycle Motorcycle Club canceled the balance of their British Isles tour after guitarist Peter Hayes broke his thumb.
• 2007 - Rod Stewart was paid $1 million to play at billionaire Steve Schwarzman's birthday party in New York.

Recorded

• 1946 - Back in the Saddle Again - Gene Autrey
• 1965 - Count Me In - Gary Lewis
• 1969 - Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

Released

• 1967 - Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane - Beatles (single)
• 1970 - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Debut album)
• 1976 - A Trick of the Tail - Genesis (First album after the departure of Peter Gabriel)

Awards

• 1989 - Brit Awards
• British Male Solo Artist - Phil Collins
• British Female Solo Artist - Annie Lennox
• British Group - Erasure
• British Breakthrough Act - Bros
• British Single - Perfect - Fairground Attractions
• British Album - The First of a Million Kisses - Fairground Attractions
• International Male - Michael Jackson
• International Female, International Breakthrough Act - Tracy Chapman
• International Group - U2
• Music Video - Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
• Outstanding Contribution - Cliff Richard
• 2005 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Here We Go Again - Ray Charles & Norah Jones
• Album of the Year - Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles & Various Artists
• Song of the Year - Daughters - John Mayer
• New Artist - Maroon 5
• Female Pop Vocal - Sunrise - Norah Jones
• Male Pop Vocal - Daughters - John Mayer
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
• Rock Solo Vocal - Code of Silence - Bruce Springsteen
• Rock Performance Duo or Group - Vertigo - U2
• Hard Rock Performance - Slither - Velvet Revolver
• Metal Performance - Whiplash - Motorhead
• Female R&B Vocal - If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
• Male R&B Vocal - Call My Name - Prince
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - My Boo - Usher Featuring Alicia Keys
• R&B Album - The Diary of Alicia Keys - Alecia Keys
• Rap Solo - 99 Problems - Jay-Z
• Rap Performance Duo or Group - Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
• Rap Album - The College Dropout - Kanye West
• Female Country Vocal - Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
• Male Country Vocal - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
• Duo or Group Country Performance - Top of the World - Dixie Chicks
• Country Album - Van Leer Rose - Loretta Lynn
• Alternative Album - A Ghost is Born - Wilco
• Blues Traditional Album - Blues to the Bone - Etta James
• Blues Contemporary Blues Album - Keep it Simple - Keb' Mo'
• 2011 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
• Album of the Year - The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
• Song of the Year - Need You Now - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hilary Scott
• New Artist - Esperanza Spalding
• Female Pop Vocal - Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
• Male Pop Vocal - Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - Hey, Soul Sister - Train
• Rock Solo Vocal - Helter Skelter - Paul McCartney
• Rock Performance Duo or Group - Tighten Up - Black Keys
• Hard Rock Performance - New Fang - Them Crooked Vultures
• Metal Performance - El Dorado - Iron Maiden
• Female R&B Vocal - Bittersweet - Fantasia
• Male R&B Vocal - There Goes My Baby - Usher
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - Soldier of Love - Sade
• R&B Album - Wake Up! - John Legend & the Roots
• Rap Solo - Not Afraid - Eminem
• Rap Performance Duo or Group - On to the Next One - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
• Rap Album - Recovery - Eminem
• Female Country Vocal - The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
• Male Country Vocal - Til Summer Comes Around - Keith Urban
• Duo or Group Country Performance -  Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
• Country Album -  Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
• Alternative Album - Brothers - Black Keys
• Blues Traditional Album - Joined at the Hip - Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
• Blues Contemporary Blues Album - Living Proof - Buddy Guy

Broadcasts

• 1959 - American Bandstand - Skyliners
• 1965 - Bill Anderson's syndicated TV show debuted.
• 1966 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Rolling Stones