Music Almanac: February 16

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Birthdays

• 1914 - Jimmy Wakeley (d. 1982)
• 1916 - Bill Doggett (d. 1996)
• 1918 - Patty Andrews (Andrews Sisters) (94)
• 1931 - Otis Blackwell (d. 2002)
• 1934 - Hal Kalin (Kalin Twins) (d. 2005)
• 1934 - Herbert Kalin (Kalin Twins) (d. 2006)
• 1934 - Ted Taylor (Cadets, Jacks) (d. 1987)
• 1935 - Sonny Bono (d. 1998)
• 1949 - Lyn Paul (New Seekers) (63)
• 1953 - Acklee King (Jr. Walker & the All-Stars) (59)
• 1956 - James Ingram (56)
• 1958 - Ice-T (born Tracy Morrow) (54)
• 1961 - Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) (51)
• 1962 - John Balance (Coil) (50)
• 1962 - Tony Kylie (Blow Monkeys) (50)
• 1965 - Dave Lombardo (Slayer) (47)
• 1967 - Damon Reece (Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen) (45)
• 1977 - Brad Walst (Three Days Grace) (35)
• 1982 - Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Jaco) (30)

Deaths

• 1996 - Walter "Brownie" McGhee - Stomach cancer (80)
• 2004 - Doris Troy - Emphysema (67)
• 2008 - Charlie Ryan (93)
• 2008 - Bobby Lord (74)

On This Day

• 1968 - The city of Detroit declares it Aretha Franklin Day.
• 1971 - The Rolling Stones are sued by the Hell's Angels who say that their privacy was invaded by showing the fatal attack at Altamont in the documentary Gimme Shelter.
• 1972 - Led Zeppelin made their Australian live debut.
• 1972 - Ricky Nelson started his first British tour.
• 1972 - Charlie Watts' wife was arrested at Nice Airport after an altercation with a customs official.
• 1974 - Bob Dylan hit the top of the Album chart for the first time in his career with Planet Waves.
• 1974 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer were arrested in Salt Lake City for swimming naked in their hotel pool.
• 1975 - Marty Robbins was involved in a crash at the Daytona 500.
• 1984 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to face charges of tax evasion (he is acquitted).
• 1988 - Billy Vera received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1990 - Ike Turner is sent to prison for four years on cocaine charges.
• 1993 - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones and Bill Wyman (in for Ronnie Lane) reunite as Faces for the Brit Awards.
• 1999 - Ol' Dirty Bastard was arrested for wearing body armor after being stopped for a traffic infraction.
• 2002 - George Michael's house was robbed of $170,000 worth of paintings.  The robbers drove away in Michael's Aston Martin D87.
• 2005 - Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) was awarded an undisclosed amount from both The Sunday Times and the Sun in Britain after they had falsely reported that he was a terrorist.
• 2005 - Kid Rock was arrested in Nashville for allegedly punching a DJ at a strip club.
• 2006 - Elton John was awarded an undisclosed amount after suing Britain's Daily Mail over a false story.
• 2007 - The infamous incident where Britney Spears shaved her head, caught in detail by the paparazzi.
• 2009 - Trent Reznor said that the upcoming Nine Inch Nails tour would be the last “for a while.”

Marriages

• 1963 - Paul Anka and Marie Ann Alison Dezogheb
• 1969 - George Jones and Tammy Wynette

Divorces

• 2007 - Terri Clark and Greg Kaczor (filed)

Recorded

• 1971 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
• 1971 - Man in Black - Johnny Cash

Awards

• 1993 - Brit Awards
• British Male - Mick Hucknall
• British Female - Annie Lennox
• British Group - Simply Red
• British Breakthrough Act - Tasmin Archer
• British Single - Could It Be Magic - Take That
• British Album - Diva - Annie Lennox
• British Video - Stay - Shakespear's Sister
• British Producer - Peter Gabriel
• International Solo Artist - Prince
• International Breakthrough Act - Nirvana
• International Group - R.E.M.
• Outstanding Contribution - Rod Stewart
• 1999 - Brit Awards
• British Male - Robbie Williams
• British Female - Des'ree
• British Group - Manic Street Preachers
• British Breakthrough Act - Belle & Sebastian
• British Single - Angels - Robbie Williams
• British Album - This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours - Manic Street Preachers
• British Video - Millennium - Robbie Williams
• International Male - Beck
• International Female, International Breakthrough Act - Natalie Imbruglia
• International Group - Corrs
• Outstanding Contribution - Eurythmics
• 2010 - Brit Awards
• British Male - Dizzee Rascal
• British Female - Lily Allen
• British Group - Kasabian
• British Newcomer - JLS
• British Single - Beat Again - JLS
• British Album - Lungs - Florence & the Machine
• International Male - Jay-Z
• International Female, International Newcomer - Lady Gaga
• International Album - The Fame - Lady Gaga
• Outstanding Contribution - Robbie Williams

Broadcasts

• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Beatles (Second appearance)
• 1972 - Mike Douglas Show - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Chuck Berry
• 1986 - The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (NBC) - Johnny Cash and Kris Kristopherson