Music Almanac: February 24

George Thorogood

Birthdays

• 1932 - Michel Legrand (80)
• 1933 - David "Fathead" Newman (d. 2009)
• 1941 - Joanie Sommers (born Joan Drost) (71)
• 1942 - Paul Jones (born Paul Pond) (Manfred Mann) (70)
• 1943 - George Harrison (d. 2001)
• 1944 - Nicki Hopkins (d. 1994)
• 1947 - Rupert Holmes (65)
• 1947 - Lonnie Turner (Steve Miller Band) (65)
• 1948 - Tim Staffell (Smile) (64)
• 1950 - George Thorogood (62)
• 1955 - Bob Abrams (Buckinghams) (57)
• 1958 - Sammy Kershaw (54)
• 1959 - Colin Farley (Cutting Crew) (53)
• 1962 - Michele Shocked (50)
• 1974 - Chad Hugo (The Neptunes) (38)
• 1976 - Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) (36)

Deaths

• 1990 - Johnnie Ray - Liver failure (63)
• 1991 - Webb Pierce - Pancreatic cancer (69)
• 1994 - Dinah Shore - Ovarian cancer (77)
• 2004 - Estelle Axton (co-founder of Stax Records (85)
• 2005 - Goldie Hill - Cancer (72)

On This Day

• 1956 - Cleveland, OH used an ordinance from 1931 to stop people under the age of 18 from dancing in public.
• 1965 - The first full day of filming on the Beatles' film Help!
• 1967 - The Bee Gees signed a management deal with Robert Stigwood.
• 1969 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience played London's Royal Albert Hall. It was the last appearance for Hendrix in the U.K.
• 1973 - The Byrds performed their final show in Passaic, NJ.
• 1976 - The Eagles' Greatest Hits became the first album to be certified platinum by the RIAA.
• 1988 - Alice Cooper announces he is running for governor of Arizona.
• 1990 - Bob Dylan joins Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby on stage at a tribute to Roy Orbison to sing Mr. Tambourine Man.
• 1998 - Elton John received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth.
• 1998 - Virgin Records America sued the Smashing Pumpkins for breach of contract and non-delivery of albums.
• 2000 - Georgie Fame lost his driver's license for a year after being charged with drunk driving.
• 2002 - Bon Jovi, Kiss, Christina Aguilera, N Sync and Moby perform at the closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics.
• 2004 - Janet Jackson was dropped from a Lena Horne biopic after the singer objected to Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl.
• 2004 - Eminem sued Apple after they used his Lose Yourself in their iPod advertisements.
• 2010 - Natavia Lowry was convicted in the murder of Ramones manager Linda Stein.
• 2011 - Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Jamie Foxx, Sheryl Crow and Nick Jonas saluted Motown at the White House.

Marriages

• 1992 - Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love

Recorded

• 1957 - That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly (new version)
• 1965 - Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys
• 1969 - At San Quentin - Johnny Cash

Released

• 1975 - Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Awards

• 1982 - Brit Awards
• Best Selling Album - Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam Ant
• Female Solo Artist - Toyah
• Male Solo Artist - Cliff Richard
• Group - Police
• Breakthrough Act - Human League
• Outstanding Contribution - John Lennon
• 1982 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
• Album of the Year - Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• Song of the Year - Bette Davis Eyes - Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (Kim Carnes)
• New Artist - Sheena Easton
• Female Pop Vocal - The Lady and Her Music - Lena Horne
• Male Pop Vocal - Breakin' Away - Al Jarreau
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - The Boy From New York City - Manhattan Transfer
• Female Rock Vocal - Fire & Ice - Pat Benatar
• Male Rock Vocal - Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
• Rock Performance Duo or Group - Don't Stand So Close to Me - Police
• Female R&B Vocal - Hold On, I'm Comin' - Aretha Franklin
• Male R&B Vocal - One Hundred Ways - James Ingram
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - The Dude - Quincy Jones
• Female Country Vocal - 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
• Male Country Vocal - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
• Duo or Group Country Performance - Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys
• 1987 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year, Male Pop Vocal - Higher Love - Steve Winwood
• Album of the Year - Graceland - Paul Simon
• Song of the Year - That's What Friends Are For - Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
• New Artist - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
• Female Pop Vocal - The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
• Female Rock Vocal - Back Where You Started - Tina Turner
• Male Rock Vocal - Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
• Rock Performance Duo or Group - Missionary Man - Eurythmics
• Female R&B Vocal - Rapture - Anita Baker
• Male R&B Vocal - Living in America - James Brown
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - Kiss - Prince & the Revolution
• Female Country Vocal - Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire
• Male Country Vocal - Lost in the Fifties Tonight - Ronnie Milsap
• Duo or Group Country Performance - Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) - Judds
• Traditional Blues Album - Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray
• 1993 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year, Male Pop Vocal - Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
• Album of the Year, Male Rock Solo Vocal - Unplugged - Eric Clapton
• Song of the Year - Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton & Will Jennings
• New Artist - Arrested Development
• Female Pop Vocal - Constant Craving - k.d. lang
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - Beauty and the Beast - Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
• Female Rock Solo Vocal - Ain't It Heavy - Melissa Etheridge
• Rock Performance Duo or Group - Achtung Baby - U2
• Hard Rock Performance - Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Metal Performance - Wish - Nine Inch Nails
• Female R&B Vocal - The Woman I Am - Chaka Khan
• Male R&B Vocal - Heaven and Earth - Al Jarreau
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - End of the Road - Boyz II Men
• Rap Solo - Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
• Rap Performance Duo or Group - Tennessee - Arrested Development
• Female Country Vocal - I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Male Country Vocal - I Still Believe in You - Vince Gill
• Duo or Group Country Performance - At the Ryman - Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers
• Alternative Album - Bone Machine - Tom Waits
• Blues Traditional Album - Goin' Back to New Orleans - Dr. John
• Blues Contemporary Blues Album - The Sky is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
• 1997 - Brit Awards
• British Male - George Michael
• British Female - Gabrielle
• British Group - Manic Street Preachers
• British Breakthrough - Kula Shaker
• British Single - Wannabe - Spice Girls
• British Album - Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers
• British Video - Say You'll Be There - Spice Girls
• International Male - Beck
• International Female - Sheryl Crow
• International Group - Fugees
• International Breakthrough Act - Robert Miles
• Outstanding Contribution - Bee Gees
• 1998 - Orville E. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award
• John Fogerty
• 1999 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year, Female Pop Vocal - My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
• Album of the Year, R&B Album - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
• Song of the Year - My Heart Will Go On - James Horner & Will Jennings
• New Artist - Lauryn Hill
• Male Pop Vocal - My Father's Eyes - Eric Clapton
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - Jump Jive an' Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
• Female Rock Solo Vocal - Uninvited - Alanis Morissette
• Male Rock Solo Vocal - Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
• Rock Performance Duo or Group - Pink - Aerosmith
• Hard Rock Performance - Most High - Robert Plant & Jimmy Page
• Metal Performance - Better Than You - Metallica
• Rock Album - The Globe Sessions - Sheryl Crow
• Alternative Performance - Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys
• Female R&B Vocal - Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
• Male R&B Vocal - St. Louis Blues - Stevie Wonder
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - The Boy is Mine - Brandy & Monica
• Rap Solo - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
• Rap Performance Duo or Group - Intergalactic - Beastie Boys
• Rap Album - Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z
• Female Country Vocal - You're Still the One - Shania Twain
• Male Country Vocal - If You Ever Have Forever in Mind - Vince Gill
• Duo or Group Country Performance - There's Your Trouble - Dixie Chicks
• Country Album - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
• Blues Traditional Album - Any Place I'm Going - Otis Rush
• Blues Contemporary Blues Album - Slow Down - Keb' Mo'

Broadcasts

• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Beatles (3rd appearance)
• 1978 - The Second Barry Manilow Special (ABC)
• 1980 - Harper Valley P.T.A. (NBC) (based on Jeanie C. Riley's 1968 hit)