Music Almanac: February 18, 2018

Birthdays 

• 1914 - Pee Wee King (born Julius Kuczynski) (d. 2000)
• 1933 - Yoko Ono (85)
• 1934 - Skip Batten (Byrds, New Riders of the Purple Sage) (d. 2003)
• 1939 - Bobby Hart (79)
• 1941 - Irma Thomas (77)
• 1941 - Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) (77)
• 1941 - David Blue (d. 1982)
• 1944 - Denny Zager (Zager & Evans) (74)
• 1945 - Jimmy Jewell (Gallagher & Lyle) (73)
• 1947 - Dennis DeYoung (Styx) (71)
• 1948 - Keith Knudson (Doobie Brothers) (70)
• 1950 - Brian James (The Damned) (68)
• 1952 - Juice Newton (66)
• 1952 - Randy Crawford (Crusaders) (66)
• 1953 - Robbie Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) (65)
• 1953 - Derek Pellicci (Little River Band) (65)
• 1954 - John Travolta (64)
• 1955 - Chetah Chrome (Dead Boys) (63)
• 1955 - Riff Regan (born Miles Tredinnick) (London) (63)
• 1958 - Gar Samuelson (Megadeth) (d. 1999)
• 1964 - Paul Hanley (The Fall) (54)
• 1965 - Dr. Dre (53)
• 1970 - Jez Williams (Doves) (48)
• 1970 - Andy Williams (Doves) (48)
• 1970 - Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) (48)
• 1971 - Merritt Gant (Overkill) (47)
• 1977 - Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) (41)
• 1980 - Regina Spektor (38)
• 1982 - Juelz Santana (born LaRon James) (The Diplomats) (36)
• 1984 - Buddy Nielsen (Senses Fall) (34)
• 1986 - Robert DeLong (32)

Deaths

• 1995 - Denny Cordel (producer) - Lymphoma (51)
• 1995 - Bob Stinson (Replacements) - Long-term drug use (35)
• 2006 - Bill Cowsill (Cowsills) - Emphysema, Cushing syndrome (58)
• 2013 - Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine) (68)
• 2013 - Damon Harris (Temptations) - Prostate cancer (62)
• 2015 - Willie C. Jackson (Spaniels) - Lung disease (79)
• 2017 - Clyde Stubblefield (drummer for James Brown) - Kidney failure (73)

On This Day

• 1968 - David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd
• 1980 - Bill Wyman said he would quit the Rolling Stones on their 20th anniversary in 1982. He didn't.
• 1988 - Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner performed together for the first time since their breakup in 1974.
• 1990 - Freddie Mercury made his last public appearance at the Brit Awards. 
• 1992 - Vince Neil quit Motley Crue. 
• 2000 - The FBI files on John Lennon were ordered released.
• 2004 - Marilyn Manson avoided a trial on sexual assault charges for grinding against a guard at a Detroit concert when the two parties settled. 
• 2006 - The Rolling Stones played to a crowd of over one million on a Rio De Janeiro beach at a free concert. 
• 2008 - Carrie Underwood opened her first headlining tour in Wilkes Barre, PA.
• 2008 - Carpenters fans objected to the tearing down of the family's house in Downey, CA
• 2009 - The New Jersey legislature passed a resolution honoring Denise LaSalle. 
• 2009 - Sam Moore sued the makers of the movie Soul Man over their use of the Sam & Dave story. 
• 2012 - An invitation only memorial was held for Whitney Houston in Newark, NJ. 

Marriages

• 1969 - Mautice Gibb (Bee Gees) and Lulu
• 2001 - James Taylor and Caroline Smedvig

Recorded

• 1942 - Paper Doll - Mills Brothers
• 1959 - What'd I Say - Ray Charles
• 1959 - Let It Be Me, When Will I Be Loved - Everly Brothers
• 1965 - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, Tell Me What You See - Beatles
• 1966 - Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

Released

• 1974 - Kiss - KISS (debut album)
• 1987 - Sign O' The Times - Prince (single)
• 2011 - The King of Limbs - Radiohead (download only)

Awards

• 2009 - Brit Awards
• Album - Rockferry - Duffy
• Single - The Promise - Girls Aloud
• Male - Paul Weller
• Female - Duffy
• Group - Elbow
• Breakthrough Act - Duffy
• Live Act - Iron Maiden
• Critic's Choice - Florence + the Machine
• International Male - Kanye West
• International Female - Katy Perry
• International Group - Kings of Leon
• International Album - Only By the Night - Kings of Leon
• Outstanding Contribution to Music - Pet Shop Boys
• Producer's Award - Bernard Butler

Broadcasts

• 1962 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Everly Brothers
• 1971 - This is Your Life (Syn) - Carpenters
• 2007 - Reba (CW) - Reba McEntire (final airing of six year run)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1950 - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley (4 weeks)
• 1956 - Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr (1 week)
• 1967 - Kind of a Drag - Buckinghams (2 weeks)
• 2012 - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1989 - Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown (3 weeks (3 previous weeks))
• 1995 - The Hits - Garth Brook (3 weeks (5 previous weeks))
• 2006 - The Greatest Songs of the Fifties - Barry Manilow (1 week)
• 2017 - Culture - Migos (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1950 - I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter (5 weeks)
• 1978 - Too Hot to Trot - Commodores (1 week)
• 1989 - Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1967 - Where Does the Good Times Go - Buck Owens (2 week)
• 1978 - Don't Break the Heart that Loves You - Margo Smith (2 weeks)
• 1984 - Don't Cheat in Your Home Town - Ricky Skaggs (1 week)
• 1989 - Big Wheels in the Moonlight - Dan Seals (1 week)
• 1995 - My Kind of Girl - Collin Raye (1 week)
• 2012 - All Your Life - Band Perry (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1989 - When I'm With You - Sheriff (1 week)
• 1995 - Take a Bow - Madonna (9 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1955 - Softly, Softly - Ruby Murray (3 weeks)
• 1965 - Tired of Waiting For You - Kinks (1 week)
• 1978 - Take a Chance on Me - ABBA (3 weeks)
• 2006 - Thunder in My Heart Again - Meck Featuring Leo Sayer (2 weeks)
• 2012 - Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra (1 week)
• 2016 - 7 Years - Lukas Graham (5 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1984 - Sparkle in the Rain - Simple Minds (1 week)
• 1989 - The Raw and the Cooked - Fine Young Cannibals (1 week)
• 2016 - A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay (1 week)