Music Almanac: February 16, 2018

Birthdays 

• 1914 - Jimmy Wakeley (d. 1982)
• 1916 - Bill Doggett (d. 1996)
• 1918 - Patty Andrews (Andrews Sisters) (d. 2013)
• 1931 - Otis Blackwell (d. 2002)
• 1934 - Hal Kalin (Kalin Twins) (d. 2005)
• 1934 - Herbert Kalin (Kalin Twins) (d. 2006)
• 1934 - Ted Taylor (Cadets, Jacks) (d. 1987)
• 1935 - Sonny Bono (d. 1998)
• 1949 - Lyn Paul (New Seekers) (69)
• 1953 - Acklee King (Jr. Walker & the All-Stars) (65)
• 1953 - John Bradbury (The Specials) (d. 2015)
• 1956 - James Ingram (62)
• 1958 - Ice-T (born Tracy Morrow) (60)
• 1960 - Doug Phelps (Kentucky Headhunters) (58)
• 1960 - Pete Willis (Def Leppard) (58)
• 1961 - Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) (57)
• 1962 - Tony Kylie (Blow Monkeys) (56)
• 1962 - John Balance (Coil) (d. 2004)
• 1965 - Dave Lombardo (Slayer) (53)
• 1967 - Damon Reece (Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen) (51)
• 1971 - Jack Rose (Pelt) (d. 2009)
• 1977 - Brad Walst (Three Days Grace) (41)
• 1982 - Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Jaco) (36)
• 1989 - Danielle Haim (Haim) (29)
• 1990 - The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) (28)

Deaths

• 1996 - Walter "Brownie" McGhee - Stomach cancer (80)
• 2004 - Doris Troy - Emphysema (67)
• 2008 - Charlie Ryan (93)
• 2008 - Bobby Lord (74)
• 2013 - Tony Sheridan - Complications of heart surgery (72)
• 2015 - Lesley Gore - Lung cancer (68)

On This Day

• 1968 - The city of Detroit declares it Aretha Franklin Day.
• 1971 - The Rolling Stones are sued by the Hell's Angels who say that their privacy was invaded by showing the fatal attack at Altamont in the documentary Gimme Shelter.
• 1972 - Led Zeppelin made their Australian live debut.
• 1972 - Ricky Nelson started his first British tour.
• 1972 - Charlie Watts' wife was arrested at Nice Airport after an altercation with a customs official.
• 1974 - Bob Dylan hit the top of the Album chart for the first time in his career with Planet Waves.
• 1974 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer were arrested in Salt Lake City for swimming naked in their hotel pool.
• 1975 - Marty Robbins was involved in a crash at the Daytona 500.
• 1984 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to face charges of tax evasion (he is acquitted).
• 1988 - Billy Vera received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1990 - Ike Turner is sent to prison for four years on cocaine charges.
• 1993 - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones and Bill Wyman (in for Ronnie Lane) reunite as Faces for the Brit Awards.
• 1999 - Ol' Dirty Bastard was arrested for wearing body armor after being stopped for a traffic infraction.
• 2002 - George Michael's house was robbed of $170,000 worth of paintings.  The robbers drove away in Michael's Aston Martin D87.
• 2002 - Hank Williams, Jr. appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in over twenty years to pay tribute to Waylon Jennings with Travis Tritt and Marty Stewart
• 2005 - Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) was awarded an undisclosed amount from both The Sunday Times and the Sun in Britain after they had falsely reported that he was a terrorist.
• 2005 - Kid Rock was arrested in Nashville for allegedly punching a DJ at a strip club.
• 2006 - Elton John was awarded an undisclosed amount after suing Britain's Daily Mail over a false story.
• 2006 - John Michael Montgomery was arrested in Lexington, KY and charged with having a prescription drug not in its original container and two counts of carrying a concealed weapon. 
• 2007 - The infamous incident where Britney Spears shaved her head, caught in detail by the paparazzi.
• 2009 - Trent Reznor said that the upcoming Nine Inch Nails tour would be the last “for a while.”

Marriages

• 1963 - Paul Anka and Marie Ann Alison Dezogheb
• 1969 - George Jones and Tammy Wynette

Divorces

• 2007 - Terri Clark and Greg Kaczor (filed)

Recorded

• 1971 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
• 1971 - Man in Black - Johnny Cash

Awards

• 1993 - Brit Awards
• British Male - Mick Hucknall
• British Female - Annie Lennox
• British Group - Simply Red
• British Breakthrough Act - Tasmin Archer
• British Single - Could It Be Magic - Take That
• British Album - Diva - Annie Lennox
• British Video - Stay - Shakespear's Sister
• British Producer - Peter Gabriel
• International Solo Artist - Prince
• International Breakthrough Act - Nirvana
• International Group - R.E.M.
• Outstanding Contribution - Rod Stewart
• 1999 - Brit Awards
• British Male - Robbie Williams
• British Female - Des'ree
• British Group - Manic Street Preachers
• British Breakthrough Act - Belle & Sebastian
• British Single - Angels - Robbie Williams
• British Album - This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours - Manic Street Preachers
• British Video - Millennium - Robbie Williams
• International Male - Beck
• International Female, International Breakthrough Act - Natalie Imbruglia
• International Group - Corrs
• Outstanding Contribution - Eurythmics
• 2010 - Brit Awards
• British Male - Dizzee Rascal
• British Female - Lily Allen
• British Group - Kasabian
• British Newcomer - JLS
• British Single - Beat Again - JLS
• British Album - Lungs - Florence & the Machine
• International Male - Jay-Z
• International Female, International Newcomer - Lady Gaga
• International Album - The Fame - Lady Gaga
• Outstanding Contribution - Robbie Williams

Broadcasts

• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Beatles (Second appearance)
• 1972 - Mike Douglas Show - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Chuck Berry
• 1986 - The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (NBC) - Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristopherson

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1974 - The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (2 weeks (1 previous week))
• 1980 - Do That to Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille (1 week)
• 1985 - Careless Whisper - Wham! Featuring George Michael (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1974 - Planet Waves - Bob Dylan (4 weeks)
• 2008 - As I Am - Alicia Keys (1 week (3 previous weeks))
• 2013 - Believe Acoustic - Justin Bieber (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1963 - You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles (1 week)
• 1980 - Second Time Around - Shalamar (1 week)
• 1991 - I'll Give All My Love to You - Keith Sweat (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1946 - Guitar Polka - Al Dexter (14 weeks (1 previous week))
• 1957 - Young Love - Sonny James (7 weeks)
• 1963 - Don't Let Me Cross Over - Carl Butler and Pearl (8 weeks)
• 1974 - That's the Way Love Goes - Johnny Rodriguez (1 week)
• 1980 - Love Me Over Again - Don Williams (1 week)
• 1985 - Make My Life With You - Oak Ridge Boys (1 week)
• 2013 - Better Dig Two - Band Perry (1 week (1 previous week))

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1974 - Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross (3 weeks)
• 1980 - When I Wanted You - Barry Manilow (1 week)
• 1991 - All the Man That I Need - Whitney Houston (4 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1967 - This is My Song - Petula Clark (2 weeks)
• 1980 - Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Do the Bartman - Simpsons (3 weeks)
• 2013 - Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1957 - High Society - Original Soundtrack (1 week)
• 1980 - The Last Dance - Various Artists (2 weeks)
• 1985 - Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)
• 1991 - Innuendo - Queen (2 weeks)
• 2002 - Escape - Enrique Iglesias (2 weeks)
• 2008 - Sleep Through the Static - Jack Johnson (2 weeks)
• 2013 - Les Miserables - Motion Picture Cast Recording (2 weeks (2 previous weeks))
• 2017 - Little Fictions - Elbow (1 week)