Music Almanac - February 10

Birthdays

• 1893 - Jimmy Durante (d. 1980)
• 1914 - Larry Adler (d. 2001)
• 1937 - Don Wilson (Ventures)
• 1939 - Roberta Flack
• 1940 - Jimmy Merchant (Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers)
• 1940 - Kenny Rankins (d. 2009)
• 1943 - Ral Donner (d. 1984)
• 1944 - Peter Allen (d. 1992)
• 1944 - Clifford T. Ward (d. 2001)
• 1944 - Nathaniel Mayer (d. 2008)
• 1947 - Norman Harris (producer (Delfonics, Trammps, MFSB)) (d. 1987)
• 1949 - Nigel Olsson (Elton John)
• 1958 - Robbie Nevil
• 1960 - Lionel Cartwright
• 1962 - Cliff Burton (Metallica) (d. 1986)
• 1977 - Rosanna Tavarez (Eden's Crush)
• 1978 - Don Omar
• 1979 - Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw)
• 1983 - Vic Fuentes (Pierce the Vail)

Deaths

• 1975 - Dave Alexander (Stooges) - Pulmonary Edema (27)
• 1986 - Art Satherley (country & blues producer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame) (96)
• 1997 - Brian Connolly (Sweet) - Renal & liver failure, heart attack (51)
• 2002 - Dave Van Ronk (65)
• 2006 - J Dilla (born James Yancy) - TTP (32)

On This Day

• 1942 - Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo-Choo became the first gold record recipient.
• 1955 - The movie Hired Guns starring Faron Young debuted.
• 1955 - The Louvin Brothers became members of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1958 - The Annette series began running on the Mickey Mouse Club.
• 1972 - David Bowie opened his Ziggy Stardust Tour in London.
• 1974 - Phil Spector was in a serious car accident that led to his needing extensive plastic surgery.
• 1974 - Deep Purple opened a North American tour in Los Angeles
• 1976 - Elvis Presley became a police reserve in Memphis.
• 1990 - Eric Clapton completed his 18-night run at London's Royal Albert Hall.
• 1998 - Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses was charged with disorderly conduct after a fight with a baggage handler in Arizona.
• 1999 - Musician magazine stopped publication after 21 years.
• 2001 - Eminem was investigated for drug use after he appeared to take ecstasy during a show in Manchester.
• 2003 - The Rolling Stones play a free show in Los Angeles with help from Bill Clinton to raise awareness of global warming.
• 2004 - Diana Ross was given a sentence of two days in jail for a DUI charge.
• 2005 - Roger Daltrey was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
• 2011 - The video game series Guitar Hero was discontinued.
• 2014 - A Seattle woman was charged with cyber stalking after sending over 100 threatening tweets to Chris Cornell.
• 2017 - Universal Records signed a deal with the estate of Prince to released vault recordings.

Marriages

• 1966 - Bob Marley and Rita Anderson (Soulettes)
• 2001 - Weird Al Yankovic and Suzanne Krajewski
• 2006 - Scott Stapp (Creed) and Jaclyn Nesheiwat

Recorded

• 1956 - Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
• 1973 - Ring Ring - ABBA
• 1977 - The Clash began recording their first album.

Released

• 1958 - The Fires Burn No More - Chesters (debut single - Would become Little Anthony & the Imperials)
• 1971 - Tapestry - Carole King
• 1976 - Dream On - Aerosmith (single, re-release)
• 1978 - Van Halen - Van Halen (debut album)
• 1978 - Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (single)
• 1987 - Exposure - Expose (debut album)
• 2004 - The College Dropout - Kanye West (solo debut album)

Awards

• 2008 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Female Pop Vocal - Rehab - Amy Winehouse
• Album of the Year - River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
• New Artist - Amy Winehouse
• Male Pop Vocal - What Goes Around Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
• Rock Solo Vocal - Gravity - Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
• Rock Performance Duo or Group, Alternative Album - Icky Thump - White Stripes
• Hard Rock Performance - The Pretender - Foo Fighters
• Metal Performance - Final Six - Slayer
• Female R&B Vocal - No One - Alicia Keys
• Male R&B Vocal - Future Baby Mama - Prince
• R&B Performance Duo or Group - Disrespectful - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
• R&B Album - Funk This - Chaka Khan
• Rap Solo - Stronger - Kanye West
• Rap Performance Duo or Group - Southside - Common Featuring Kanye West
• Rap Album - Graduation - Kanye West
• Female Country Vocal - Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
• Male Country Vocal - Stupid Boy - Keith Urban
• Duo or Group Country Performance - How Long - Eagles
• Country Album - These Days - Vince Gill
• Blues Traditional Album - Last of the Great Mississippi Bluesmen: Live in Dallas - Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr., David Honeyboy Edwards
• Blues Contemporary Blues Album - The Road to Escondido - J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton

Broadcasts

• 1993 - Oprah Winfrey - Michael Jackson (first interview in 14 years)

Number Ones - U.S. Singles

• 1945 - Rum and Coca-Cola - Andrews Sisters (6 weeks)
• 1958 - Don't / I Beg of You - Elvis Presley (5 weeks)
• 1968 - Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat (5 weeks)
• 1979 - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart (4 weeks)
• 1990 - Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums

• 1958 - Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra (5 weeks)
• 1979 - Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart (3 weeks)
• 2001 - J. Lo - Jennifer Lopez (1 week)
• 2007 - Late Night Special - Pretty Ricky (1 week)
• 2018 - Culture II - Migos (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles

• 1945 - Somebody's Gotta Go - Cootie Williams and His Orchestra (1 week)
• 1973 - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love - Spinners (1 week)
• 1990 - Real Love - Skyy (1 week)
• 2001 - Stutter - Joe Featuring Mystikal (5 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles

• 1979 - Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt (3 weeks)
• 1990 - Southern Star - Alabama (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1968 - The Lesson - Vikki Carr (1 week)
• 1979 - I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray (4 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles

• 2001 - Whole Again - Atomic Kitten (4 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums

• 1968 - Four Tops' Greatest Hits - Four Tops (1 week)
• 1973 - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player - Elton John (6 weeks)
• 1979 - Action Replay - Various Artists (1 week)
• 2001 - No Angel - Dido (6 weeks)
• 2007 - Not Too Late - Norah Jones (1 week)