Music Almanac: February 27
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- 1927 - Guy Mitchell (d. 1999)
- 1936 - Chuck Glaser (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers) (76)
- 1948 - Eddie Gray (Tommy James & the Shondells) (64)
- 1950 - Robert Balderrama (? & the Mysterians) (62)
- 1951 - Steve Harley (Cockney Rebel) (61)
- 1952 - Kevin Raleigh (Michael Stanley Band) (60)
- 1954 - Neil Schon (Journey, Santana) (58)
- 1955 - Garry Christian (Christians) (57)
- 1955 - Peter Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle) (d. 2010)
- 1957 - Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) (55)
- 1960 - Johnny Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (55)
- 1960 - Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) (52)
- 1964 - Ewen Vernal (Deacon Blue) (48)
- 1964 - Derke McKenzie (Shamen) (48)
- 1971 - Chilli (born Rozonda Thomas) (TLC) (41)
- 1972 - Jeremy Dean (Nine Days) (40)
- 1973 - Peter Andre (39)
- 1973 - Roderick "Pooh" Clark (High-5) (39)
- 1980 - Bobby V (born Bobby Valentino) (32)
- 1981 - Josh Groban (31)
Deaths
- 1968 - Frankie Lymon (Teenagers) - Heroin overdose (25)
- 1955 - Billboard announced that, for the first time, 45's were outselling 78's.
- 1970 - The Jefferson Airplane is fined $1,000 for using profanity during their show in Oklahoma City.
- 1976 - Mick Jagger was hospitalized with a respiratory infection.
- 1977 - Rolling Stone Keith Richards is arrested at the Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto for possession of heroin and cocaine.
- 1977 - Led Zeppelin is forced to cancel the first date of their world tour after Robert Plant develops tonsillitis.
- 1984 - A Pepsi commercial with the Jacksons debuts on MTV.
- 1990 - Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli told Time magazine “Musically, we're more talented than any Bob Dylan or Paul McCartney. Mick Jagger can't produce a sound. I'm the new Elvis."
- 1991 - James Brown is released from prison after serving two-years of a six-year sentence for resisting arrest after a car chase.
- 2001 - Carlos Santana returns to his boyhood home town of Autlan De Navarro, Mexico where he is presented with a plaque, he is given the key to the town and a street is named after him.
- 2002 - LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Robinson sue their former group, Destiny's Child, saying that the lyrics for Survivor have disparaging remarks against them.
- 2003 - Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington has emergency heart surgery.
- 2004 - Police were called to an Aspen, CO supermarket by a worker who saw a man in a mask. It turned out to be Michael Jackson.
- 2007 - Bobby Brown received 30 days in jail for $19,000 in unpaid child support.
- 2010 - Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy was named a spokesman for UNICEF.
Divorces
- 1974 - Cher and Sonny Bono (filed by Cher)
Recorded
- 1967 - Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
Released
- 1954 - Secret Love - Moonglows (single)
- 1954 - Work With Me Annie - Royals (single)
- 1956 - Slippin' & Slidin'/Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (single)
- 2001 - Everyday - Dave Mathews Band
Awards
- 1980 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year - What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
- Album of the Year, Male Pop Vocal - 52nd Street - Billy Joel
- Song of the Year - What a Fool Believes - Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
- New Artist - Rickie Lee Jones
- Female Pop Vocal - I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - Minute by Minute - Doobie Brothers
- Female Rock Vocal - Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
- Male Rock Vocal - Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan
- Rock Performance Duo or Group - Heartache Tonight - Eagles
- Female R&B Vocal - Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
- Male R&B Vocal - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Female Country Vocal - Blue Kentucky Girl - Emmylou Harris
- Male Country Vocal - The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
- Duo or Group Country Performance - The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
Broadcasts
- 1960 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Miracles (first TV appearance)
- 1964 - Top of the Pops (BBC) - Rolling Stones (2nd appearance)
- 2000 - The Beach Boys (ABC) (Made for TV biopic)
