Music Almanac: February 25, 2018

Birthdays 

• 1927 - Ralph Stanley (d. 2016)
• 1932 - Faron Young (d. 1996)
• 1942 - Roy Michaels (Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys) (76)
• 1943 - George Harrison (d. 2001) (Generally accepted date)
• 1945 - Elkie Brooks (73)
• 1947 - Doug Yule (Velvet Underground) (71)
• 1950 - Emitt Rhodes (68)
• 1954 - John Doe (X) (64)
• 1957 - Stuart John Wood (Bay City Rollers) (61)
• 1957 - Dennis Diken (Smithereens) (61)
• 1959 - Mike Peters (Alarm) (59)
• 1961 - Chris Pitman (Guns N' Roses) (57)
• 1962 - Foster Sylvers (Sylvers) (56)
• 1965 - Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion) (53)
• 1971 - Daniel Powter (47)
• 1973 - Justin Paul Jeffre (98 Degrees) (45)
• 1978 - Shawna McIlwain (Thompson Square) (40)
• 1982 - Meiko (36)
• 1982 - Bert McCracken (The Used) (36)
• 1991 - Tony Oller (MKTO) (27)

Deaths

• 1993 - Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band) - Cocaine overdose (45)
• 1998 - Rockin' Sidney (born Sidney Simien) - Throat cancer (59)
• 2005 - Edward Patten (Gladys Knight & the Pips) - Stroke (65)
• 2008 - Static Major (born Stephen Garrett) - Complications of myasthenia gravis (33)
• 2010 - Michael Blosil (son of Marie Osmond) - Suicide (18)
• 2011 - Susan Rotolo (girlfriend of Bob Dylan) - Lung cancer (67)
• 2012 - Louisiana Red (born Iverson Minter) - Stroke (79)

On This Day

• 1961 - It was Elvis Presley Day in Memphis, TN as Presley performed his first post-service concert. 
• 1965 - The Beatles worked on the first day of filming on Help!
• 1970 - Jimmy Page spit on a fan after a Led Zeppelin concert in Sweden after the fan played harmonica along with one of their songs. 
• 1972 - Led Zeppelin played their first show in New Zealand. 25,000 attended, the biggest crowd ever in the country to date. 
• 1977 - The Jam signed with Polydor Records.
• 1981 - Christopher Cross became the first and only artist (to date) to sweep the top four categories at the Grammy Awards. 
• 1985 - U2 opened their first U.S. arena tour in Dallas, TX. 
• 1995 - Frank Sinatra sang for an audience for the last time at the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament. 
• 1995 - Lyle Lovett broke his collarbone in a motorcycle accident. 
• 1998 - Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. 
• 2000 - The Spice Girls lost a lawsuit over their cancelled 1998 tour. 
• 2001 - Lil Kim was involved in a shooting outside New York radio station Hot 97. She initially claimed she was not involved. 
• 2002 - Billy Joel was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year.
• 2003 - 3-D of Massive Attack was arrested on suspicion of downloading child pornography. 
• 2004 - Boy George paid $18,000 in damages to a nightclub employee that he had punched. 
• 2004 - Sixpence None the Richer announced that they were breaking up.
• 2005 - Whitney Houston was hospitalized for suspected food poisoning. 
• 2006 - George Michael was arrested in London for suspicion of possessing drugs after he was found slumped over the wheel of his car in Hyde Park. 
• 2006 - John Lydon of the Sex Pistols announced that the band would not be attending their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 
• 2009 - Stevie Wonder received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize from President Obama. 
• 2010 - A judge allowed Ozzy Osbourne to move ahead with a suit against Tony Iommi over the Black Sabbath name. 
• 2014 - Loretta Lynn received minor burns during a fire in her home. 

Recorded

• 1957 - That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly
• 1964 - Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles

Released

• 1956 - Down in Mexico - Coasters
• 1956 - Church Bells May Ring - Willows

Awards

• 1981 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Sailing - Christopher Cross
• Album of the Year - Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross
• Song of the Year - Sailing - Christopher Cross
• New Artist - Christopher Cross
• Pop Female - The Rose - Bette Midler
• Pop Male - This is It - Kenny Loggins
• Pop Duo or Group - Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
• Rock Female - Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar
• Rock Male - Glass Houses - Billy Joel
• Rock Duo or Group - Against the Wind - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
• R&B Female - Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
• R&B Male - Give Me the Night - George Benson
• R&B Duo or Group - Shining Star - Manhattans
• R&B Song - Never Knew Love Like This Before - James Mtume & Reggie Lucas
• Country Female - Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
• Country Male - He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
• Country Duo or Group - That Lovin' You Feeling Again - Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison
• Country Song - On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
• Folk Recording - Rare Blues - Various Artists
• Producer - Phil Ramone
• 1992 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
• Album of the Year - Unforgettable...With Love - Natalie Cole
• Song of the Year - Unforgettable - Irving Gordon
• New Artist - Marc Cohen
• Pop Female - Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
• Pop Male - When a Man Loves a Woman - Michael Bolton
• Pop Duo or Group - Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
• Traditional Pop - Unforgettable...With Love - Natalie Cole
• Rock Solo - Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt
• Rock Duo or Group - Good Man, Good Woman - Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton
• Hard Rock - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - Van Halen
• Metal - Metallica - Metallica
• Rock Song - The Soul Cages - Sting
• Alternative Album - Out of Time - R.E.M. 
• R&B Female - How Can I Ease the Pain - Lisa Fischer / Burnin' - Patti LaBelle
• R&B Male - Power of Love - Luther Vandross
• R&B Duo or Group - Cooleyhighharmony - Boyz II Men
• R&B Song - Power of Love/Love Power - Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross & Teddy Vann
• Rap Solo - Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
• Rap Duo or Group - Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
• Country Female - Down at the Twist and Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Country Male - Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks
• Country Duo or Group - Love Can Build a Bridge - Judds
• Country Collaboration - Restless - Vince Gill, Ricky Scaggs & Steve Wariner
• Country Song - Love Can Build a Bridge - John Jarvis, Naiomi Judd, Paul Overstreet
• Bluegrass Album - Spring Training - Carl Jackson & John Starling
• Folk Traditional - The Civil War: Original Soundtrack - Various Artists
• Folk Contemporary - The Missing Years - John Prine
• Blues Traditional - Live at the Apollo - B.B. King
• Blues Contemporary - Damn Right, I've Got the Blues - Buddy Guy
• Historical Album - The Complete Decca Recordings - Billie Holiday
• Reggae Album - As Raw as Ever - Shabba Ranks
• Short Form Video - Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
• Long Form Video - Madonna: Blonde Ambition World Tour Live - Madonna
• 1998 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
• Album of the Year - Time Out of Mind - Bob Dylan
• Song of the Year - Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal
• New Artist - Paula Cole
• Pop Female - Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan
• Pop Male - Candle in the Wind 1997 - Elton John
• Pop Duo or Group - Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
• Pop Collaboration - Don't Look Back - John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison
• Dance Recording - Carry On - Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer
• Pop Album - Hourglass - James Taylor
• Traditional Pop - Tony Bennett on Holiday - Tony Bennett
• Rock Female - Criminal - Fiona Apple
• Rock Male - Cold Irons Bound - Bob Dylan
• Rock Duo or Group - One Headlight - Wallflowers
• Hard Rock - The End is the Beginning is the End - Wallflowers
• Metal - Ænema - Tool
• Rock Song - One Headlight - Jakob Dylan
• Rock Album - Blue Moon Swamp - John Fogerty
• Alternative - OK Computer - Radiohead
• R&B Female - On & On - Erykah Badu
• R&B Male - I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
• R&B Duo or Group - No Diggity - Blackstreet
• R&B Song - I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
• R&B Album - Baduizm - Erykah Badu
• Rap Solo - Men in Black - Will Smith
• Rap Duo or Group - I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112
• Rap Album - No Way Out - Puff Daddy & Family
• Country Female - How Do I Live - Trisha Yearwood
• Country Male - Pretty Little Adriana - Vince Gill
• Country Duo or Group - Looking in the Eyes of Love - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Country Collaboration - In Another's Eyes - Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
• Country Song - Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle & Randy Thomas
• Country Album - Unchained - Johnny Cash
• Bluesgrass Album - So Long So Wrong - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Folk Traditional - L'amour ou la Folie - BeauSoleil
• Folk Contemporary - Time Out of Mind - Bob Dylan
• Blues Traditional - Don't Look Back - John Lee Hooker
• Blues Contemporary - Senor Blues - Taj Mahal
• Reggae Album - Fallen is Babylon - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
• Short Form Video - Got 'Til It's Gone - Janet Jackson
• Long Form Video - Jagged Little Pill, Live - Alanis Morissette

Broadcasts

• 1965 - Ready! Steady! Go! - Rolling Stones
• 1987 - Magnum, P.I. - Frank Sinatra
• 2001 - The Simpsons (Fox) - N'Sync

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1956 - Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra (4 weeks)
• 1984 - Jump - Van Halen (5 weeks)
• 1995 - Take a Bow - Madonna

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 2006 - Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George - Jack Johnson & Freinds (1 week)
• 2017 - I Decided - Big Sean (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1978 - It's You That I Need - Enchantment (1 week)
• 1984 - Encore - Cheryl Lynn (1 week)
• 2012 - The Motto - Drake Featuring Lil Wayne (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1956 - I Forgot to Remember to Forget - Elvis Presley (2 weeks)
• 1984 - Stay Young - Don Williams (1 week)
• 1989 - I Sang Dixie - Dwight Yoakam (1 week)
• 1995 - Old Enough to Know Better - Wade Hayes (2 weeks)
• 2017 - Body Like a Back Road - Sam Hunt (34 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1989 - The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics (4 weeks)
• 2017 - Can't Stop the Feeling! - Justin Timberlake (3 weeks (15 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1965 - I'll Never Find Another You - Seekers (2 week)
• 1989 - Belfast Child - Simple Minds (2 weeks)
• 2012 - Hot Right Now - DJ Fresh Featuring Ora (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1984 - Into the Gap - Thompson Twins (3 weeks)
• 1989 - A New Flame - Simply Red (4 weeks)
• 2012 - Our Version of Events - Emele Sande (1 week)
• 2016 - 25 - Adele (2 weeks (7 previous weeks))