Music Almanac: February 15
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| Melissa Manchester |
- 1918 - Hank Locklin (d. 2009)
- 1941 - Brian Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland) (71)
- 1942 - Glyn Johns (audio engineer & producer) (70)
- 1944 - Mick Avory (Kinks) (68)
- 1945 - John Helliwell (Supertramp) (67)
- 1950 - David Brown (Santana) (d. 2000)
- 1951 - Melissa Manchester (61)
- 1957 - Jake E. Lee (born Jake Williams) (Ozzy Osbourne) (55)
- 1959 - Ali Campbell (UB40) (53)
- 1960 - Mikey Craig (Culture Club) (52)
- 1963 - Andy Ginn (Perfect Stranger) (49)
- 1967 - Jane Child (45)
- 1969 - Birdman (born Bryan Williams) (43)
- 1974 - Stuart Richardson (Lostprophets) (38)
- 1976 - Brandon Boyd (Incubus) (36)
- 1976 - Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (Killers) (36)
- 1977 - Brooks Wackerman (Bad Religion) (35)
- 1980 - Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) (32)
- 1981 - Olivia (born Olivia Longott) (31)
Deaths
- 1965 - Nat King Cole - Lung cancer (45)
- 1968 - Little Walter (born Marion Jacobs) - Coronary thrombosis the morning after a bar fight (37)
- 1981 - Mike Bloomfield - Accidental heroin overdose (37)
- 1999 - Big L (born Lamont Coleman) - Drive-by shooting (24)
- 1961 - Jackie Wilson was treated for a gunshot wound to the stomach after an altercation with a female fan.
- 1964 - Meet the Beatles! became the Fab Four's first number 1 album in the U.S.
- 1968 - John and Cynthia Lennon and George and Patti Harrison go to India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
- 1969 - Vickie Jones was arrested for impersonating Aretha Franklin at a Fort Myers, FL concert.
- 1970 - The Daughters of the American Revolution banned rock shows from Constitution Hall in Washington after a riot at a Sly & the Family Stone concert was touched off by the group being five hours late.
- 1976 - Bette Midler has to bail out members of her crew after they are arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession.
- 1977 - Glen Matlock was fired from the Sex Pistols. He was replaced by Sid Vicious.
- 1988 - Def Leppard cancelled a show in El Paso after Jo Elliott referred to the town as "the place with all those greasy Mexicans."
- 1991 - A $25 million palimony suit was filed against Rod Stewart by ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg.
- 1998 - The Rolling Stones played the last show of their Bridges to Babylon tour in Las Vegas.
- 2001 - David Lee Roth sued VanHalenStore.com to stop them from selling products that have his image.
- 2001 - George Harrison took part in the first ever on-line chat on Yahoo Chat.
- 2002 - Tommy Lee was sued by the parents of a child who drowned in Lee's pool.
- 2002 - Waylon Jennings was laid to rest in Mesa, AZ.
- 2005 - Michael Jackson was taken to the hospital suffering from the flu. His trial on child molestation charges is put on hold.
- 2006 - The gravesite of Bon Scott of AC/DC was given heritage status.
- 2008 - Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was announced.
Recorded
- 1941 - Take the A Train - Duke Ellington (First version)
- 1954 - Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
- 1961 - Blue Moon - Marcels
Released
- 1965 - Eight Days a Week - Beatles
Awards
- 1979 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year, Song of the Year - Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
- Album of the Year - Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
- New Artist - A Taste of Honey
- Female Pop Vocal - You Needed Me - Anne Murray
- Male Pop Vocal - Copacabana (At the Copa) - Barry Manilow
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees
- Female R&B Vocal - Last Dance - Donna Summer
- Male R&B Vocal - On Broadway - George Benson
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - All 'n All - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Female Country Vocal - Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
- Male Country Vocal - Georgia On My Mind - Willie Nelson
- Duo or Group Country Performance - Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
- 1995 - ASCAP
- Voice of Music Award - Diane Warren
Broadcasts
- 1958 - Dick Clark Show (ABC) - Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone and Connie Francis
- 1975 - Soul Train - Gino Vannelli (first time a white artist appeared on show)
- 1993 - The Tonight Show (NBC) - Duran Duran
