VVN Music Almanac: Music Almanac: February 21

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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On This Day

1958 - The first Gibson Flying V Guitar was shipped.
1964 - Billy Joel joined the New York band The Echoes.
1968 - McGraw-Hill wins the publishing rights for the book The Beatles by Hunter Davies.
1981 - Boxcar Willie joined the Grand Ole Opry.
1987 - Sly Stone was jailed on drug charges.
1995 - Bruce Springsteen performed with the E-Street Band for the first time in seven years.
2001 - Robbie Williams was thrown from the stage during a concert in Stuttgart, Germany by a man who was arrested and taken to a psychiatric clinic.
2001 - Tom Morello denied that Chris Cornell was the new lead singer of Rage Against the Machine (even though it turned out to be true).
2002 - Elton John said the music industry was doing a disservice to young talent by using too many manufactured groups.
2002 - Venezuelan actor Juan carlos Diaz, who had been accused of stalking Gloria and Emilio Estefan, was arrested for trespassing on their estate.
2008 - A record collector in the U.S. sold his three-million albums, singles and CDs to an Irish man for over $3 million.
2009 - Some of James Brown's personal items were put on display at South Carolina State University.
2009 - Rihanna thanked her fans for their support during her recovery from the attack prior to the Grammys allegedly by Chris Brown.
2011 - The Monkees announced their 45th anniversary tour featuring Mickey Dolenz, Davey Jones and Peter Tork.

Released

Awards

Record of the Year - Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Album of the Year, Female Rock Vocal - Nick of Time - Bonnie Raitt
Song of the Year - Wind Beneath My Wings - Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley (Bette Midler)
New Artist - Milli Vanilli
Female Pop Vocal - Nick of Time - Bonnie Raitt
Male Pop Vocal - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You - Michael Bolton
Pop Performance Duo or Group - Don't Know Much - Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt
Male Rock Vocal - The End of the Innocence - Don Henley
Rock Performance Duo or Group - Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 - Traveling Wilburys
Hard Rock Performance - Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Metal Performance - One - Metallica
Female R&B Vocal - Just Because - Anita Baker
Male R&B Vocal - Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
R&B Performance Duo or Group - Back to Life - Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler
Rap Performance - Bust a Move - Young MC
Female Country Vocal - Absolute Torch & Twang - k.d. lang
Male Country Vocal - Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - Lyle Lovett
Duo or Group Country Performance - Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume II - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Blues Traditional Album - I'm in the Mood - Bonnie Raitt & John Lee Hooker
Blues Contemporary Blues Album - In Step - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Rock Performance Duo or Group - Beautiful Day - U2
Album of the Year - Two Against Nature - Steely Day
New Artist - Shelby Lynn
Female Pop Vocal - I Try - Macy Gray
Male Pop Vocal - She Walks This Earth - Sting
Pop Performance Duo or Group - Cousin Dupree - Steely Dan
Female Rock Vocal - There Goes the Neighborhood - Sheryl Crow
Male Rock Vocal - Again - Lenny Kravitz
Hard Rock Performance - Guerrilla Radio - Rage Against the Machine
Metal Performance - Elite - Deftones
Female R&B Vocal - He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton
Male R&B Vocal - Untitled (How Does It Feel) - D'Angelo
R&B Performance Duo or Group - Say My Name - Destiny's Child
R&B Album - Voodoo - D'Angelo
Rap Solo - The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
Rap Performance Duo or Group - Forget About Dre - Dr. Dre and Eminem
Rap Album - The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
Female Country Vocal - Breathe - Faith Hill
Male Country Vocal - i - Johnny Cash
Duo or Group Country Performance - Cherokee Maiden - Asleep at the Wheel
Country Album - Breathe - Faith Hill
Alternative Album - Kid A - Radiohead
Blues Traditional Album - Riding With the King - B.B. King & Eric Clapton
Blues Contemporary Blues Album - Shoutin' in Key - Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band

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