Almanac: February 6

Natalie Cole

Birthdays

• 1916 - Bill Doggett (d. 1996)
• 1941 - Dave Berry (72)
• 1942 - John London (Mike Nesmith's First National Band) (d. 2000)
• 1943 - Fabian (born Fabiano Forte) (70)
• 1945 - Bob Marley (d. 1981)
• 1945 - Lenny Williams (Tower of Power) (68)
• 1946 - Kate McGarrigle (d. 2010)
• 1947 - Peter Lucia (Tommy James and the Shondells) (67)
• 1947 - Alan Jones (Amen Corner) (67)
• 1949 - Mike Batt (64)
• 1950 - Natalie Cole (63)
• 1950 - Punky Meadows (Angel) (63)
• 1954 - Scott Kempner (Dictators, Del-Lords) (59)
• 1956 - Jerry Marotta (Orleans) (57)
• 1957 - Simon Phillips (Toto) (56)
• 1962 - Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) (51)
• 1962 - Richie McDonald (Lonestar) (51)
• 1964 - Skip Ewing (born Donald Ewing) (49)
• 1966 - Rick Astley (47)
• 1967 - Anita Cochran (born Anita Cockerham) (46)
• 1981 - Jens Lekman (32)

Deaths

• 1960 - Jesse Belvin - Car accident (27)
• 1976 - Vince Guaraldi - Heart attack and/or aortic aneurysm (47)
• 1981 - Hugo Montenegro - Emphysema (55)
• 1989 - King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock) - Murdered (48)
• 1998 - Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) - Lung cancer (51)
• 1998 - Falco (born Johann Holzel) - Car accident (40)
• 2000 - Derroll Adams (74)
• 2005 - Merle Kilgore - Heart failure while being treated for lung cancer (70)
• 2007 - Frankie Laine - Heart failure (93)
• 2011 - Gary Moore (Skid Row, Thin Lizzy) - Heart attack (58)

On This Day

• 1943 - Frank Sinatra debuted on Your Hit Parade.
• 1956 - George Jones joined the Louisiana Hayride.
• 1958 - John Lennon joined the Quarrymen.
• 1964 - Tickets for the Ed Sullivan Show with the first appearance by the Beatles sell out.
• 1969 - Jim Morrison was arrested for drunk driving and driving without a license.
• 1971 - Richard Thompson quit Fairport Convention.
• 1976 - Ronnie Milsap joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1982 - Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy is attacked after a show in Belfast and is admitted to a hospital.
• 1987 - Sonny Bono announced he would run for mayor of Palm Springs, CA.
• 1987 - The movie Light of Day was released with the acting debut of Joan Jett.
• 1990 - Billy Idol breaks an arm and leg after he failed to stop at a stop sign on his motorcycle and ran into a car.
• 1990 - Chuck Berry was accused of secretly filming over 200 women in the bathroom of a restaurant he owned.
• 1994 - Nirvana opened their final tour of Europe.
• 1996 - Ex-Jam members Bruce Faxton and Rick Buckler successfully reached a settlement with Paul Weller over back royalties.
• 2001 - Don Felder was fired from the Eagles.
• 2001 - Marilyn Manson is arrested on public indecency charges stemming from a 1999 show in Bologna, Italy.
• 2004 - Faith Evans and husband Todd Russaw enrolled in a drug rehabilitation program to avoid drug charges.
• 2007 - The Victoria and Albert Museum in London opened an exhibition of clothing worn by Kylie Minogue.
• 2008 - Britney Spears was given a restraining order to keep her manager, Sam Lufti, away from her and her finances. 

Marriages

• 1989 - Patty Loveless and Emory Gordy Jr. 

Recorded

• 1932 - Blue Yodel #10 and Home Call - Jimmie Rodgers
• 1980 - He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
• 1981 - All These Years Ago - George Harrison

Released

• 1970 - Instant Karma - John Lennon (U.K. single release)
• 1989 - Beyond the Blue Neon - George Strait
• 2003 - Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent (debut album)

Broadcasts

• 2001 - Dark Angel (Fox) - Master P
• 2003 - Living With Michael Jackson (ABC)
• 2005 - Super Bowl - Paul McCartney
• 2011 - Super Bowl - Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas