VVN Music Almanac: Music Almanac: February 7

Garth Brooks

Birthdays

1887 - Eubie Blake (d. 1983)
1898 - Dock Boggs (d. 1971)
1920 - Oscar Brand (92)
1921 - Wilma Lee Cooper (born Wilma Leary) (Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper & the Clinch Mountain Clan) (d. 2011)
1932 - Warren Smith (d. 1980)
1934 - King Curtis (born Curtis Ousley) (d. 1971)
1934 - Earl King (d. 2003)
1943 - Harvey Hersh (born Harvey Hershkowitz) (Quotation) (69)
1946 - Sammy Johns (66)
1948 - Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night) (64)
1949 - Stoney Browder (King Creole & the Coconuts, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band) (63)
1949 - Alan Lancaster (Status Quo) (63)
1956 - Mark St. John (born Mark Norton) (KISS) (d. 2007)
1959 - Brian Travers (UB40) (53)
1960 - Steve Bronski (Bronski Beat) (52)
1962 - Garth Brooks (50)
1962 - David Bryan (Bon Jovi) (50)
1968 - Sully Erna (Godsmack) (44)
1974 - Danny Goffey (Supergrass) (38)
1974 - J Dilla (born James Yancey) (d. 2006)
1975 - Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) (37)

Deaths

1959 - Guitar Slim (born Eddie Jones) - Pneumonia (32)
1971 - Dock Boggs (73)
1985 - Matt Munro - Liver cancer (85)
1999 - Bobby Troup (actor, songwriter (Route 66, Girl Talk, The Girl Can't Help It) - Heart attack (80)
2000 - Dave Pevertt (Savoy Brown, Foghat) - Kidney cancer (56)
2000 - Big Pun (born Christopher Rios) - Heart attack (28)
2001 - Dale Evans - Congestive heart failure (88)

On This Day

1953 - Marty Robbins became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
1959 - The funeral of Buddy Holly was held at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX.
1964 - The Beatles came to the U.S. for the first time and were swamped by over 5,000 fans at New York's JFK Airport.
1967 - The Brothers Gibb (Bee Gees) returned to the U.K from Australia after nine years.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono were on the cover of Rolling Stone. Lennon was their man of the year.
1969 - Jim Morrison was arrested in Los Angeles for DUI and driving without a license.
1970 - Shocking Blue became the first Dutch group to top the charts in the U.S. with Venus.
1975 - The Jackson 5 played Radio City Music Hall in New York.
1979 - Stephen Stills was the first rock artist to record on digital equipment.
1979 - The Clash opened their first U.S. tour in Berkeley, CA.
1981 - John Conlee became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
1986 - The Rolling Stones shot the video for Harlem Shuffle in New York City.
1989 - A representative in the Georgia state legislature introduced a bill to make Little Richard's Tutti Frutti the official state song.
1994 - Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon was thrown out of the American Music Awards for loud and disruptive behavior.
1995 - Tupac Shakur was sentenced to 1 to 4-1/2 years in prison for sexual abuse.
2002 - Country's Jeff Carson broke his back when he ran into a tree while sleding.
2008 - Amy Winehouse was not able to perform at the Grammy Awards after her U.S. visa application was rejected.

Marriages

Recorded

Released

Awards

Pop/Rock Male - Eric Clapton
Pop/Rock Female, Soul/R&B Female, Award of Merit - Whitney Houston
Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group, Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist - Aerosmith
Pop/Rock Album, Soul/R&B Album, Adult Contemporary Album - The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
Pop/Rock Single, Soul/R&B Single - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Pop/Rock New Artist - Stone Temple Pilots
Soul/R&B Male - Luther Vandross
Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group - En Vogue
Soul/R&B New Artist, Adult Contemporary New Artist - Toni Braxton
Country Male - Garth Brooks
Country Female - Reba McEntire
Country Band, Duo or Group - Alabama
Country Album - A Lotta Livin' (and a Little 'Bout Lovin') - Alan Jackson
Country Single - Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
Country New Artist - John Michael Montgomery
Adult Contemporary Artist - Kenny G
Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Rap Hip-Hop New Artist - Dr. Dre
International Artist Award - Rod Stewart

Broadcasts

1967 - Top of the Pops (BBC) - Mike Nesmith & Mickey Dolenz
1969 - This is Tom Jones (ABC) (premier)
1988 - Elvis and Me (ABC) (mini-series)
2001 - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band's concert from Madison Square Garden (HBO)

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