Music Almanac - February 27

Birthdays

• 1927 - Guy Mitchell (d. 1999)
• 1936 - Chuck Glaser (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers)
• 1938 - Jake Thackray (d. 2002)
• 1943 - Jimmy Burns
• 1945 - Carl Anderson (d. 2004)
• 1948 - Eddie Gray (Tommy James & the Shondells)
• 1950 - Robert Balderrama (? & the Mysterians)
• 1951 - Steve Harley (Cockney Rebel)
• 1952 - Kevin Raleigh (Michael Stanley Band)
• 1954 - Neil Schon (Journey, Santana)
• 1955 - Garry Christian (Christians)
• 1955 - Peter Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle) (d. 2010)
• 1957 - Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
• 1960 - Johnny Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• 1960 - Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
• 1964 - Ewen Vernal (Deacon Blue)
• 1964 - Derke McKenzie (Shamen)
• 1971 - Chilli (born Rozonda Thomas) (TLC)
• 1972 - Jeremy Dean (Nine Days)
• 1973 - Peter Andre
• 1973 - Roderick "Pooh" Clark (High-5)
• 1980 - Bobby V (born Bobby Valentino)
• 1981 - Josh Groban

Deaths

• 1968 - Frankie Lymon (Teenagers) - Heroin overdose (25)

On This Day

• 1970 - The Jefferson Airplane is fined $1,000 for using profanity during their show in Oklahoma City.
• 1976 - Mick Jagger was hospitalized with a respiratory infection.
• 1977 - Rolling Stone Keith Richards is arrested at the Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto for possession of heroin and cocaine.
• 1977 - Led Zeppelin is forced to cancel the first date of their world tour after Robert Plant develops tonsillitis.
• 1984 - A Pepsi commercial with the Jacksons debuts on MTV.
• 1990 - Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli told Time magazine “Musically, we're more talented than any Bob Dylan or Paul McCartney. Mick Jagger can't produce a sound. I'm the new Elvis."
• 1991 - James Brown is released from prison after serving two-years of a six-year sentence for resisting arrest after a car chase.
• 2001 - Carlos Santana returns to his boyhood home town of Autlan De Navarro, Mexico where he is presented with a plaque, he is given the key to the town and a street is named after him.
• 2002 - LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Robinson sue their former group, Destiny's Child, saying that the lyrics for Survivor have disparaging remarks against them.
• 2003 - Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington has emergency heart surgery.
• 2004 - Police were called to an Aspen, CO supermarket by a worker who saw a man in a mask. It turned out to be Michael Jackson.
• 2007 - Bobby Brown received 30 days in jail for $19,000 in unpaid child support.
• 2010 - Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy was named a spokesman for UNICEF.
• 2015 - Madonna said she was suffering from whiplash after being pulled backwards by a cape she wore at the Brit Awards.

Marriages

• 2004 - Solange Knowles and Daniel Smith

Divorces

• 1974 - Cher and Sonny Bono (filed by Cher)

Recorded

• 1967 - Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd

Released

• 1954 - Secret Love - Moonglows (single)
• 1954 - Work With Me Annie - Royals (single)
• 1956 - Slippin' & Slidin'/Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (single)
• 2001 - Everyday - Dave Mathews Band

Awards

• 1980 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
• Album of the Year, Male Pop Vocal - 52nd Street - Billy Joel
• Song of the Year - What a Fool Believes - Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
• New Artist - Rickie Lee Jones
• Pop Female - I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
• Pop Performance Duo or Group - Minute by Minute - Doobie Brothers
• Rock Female - Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Rock Male - Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan
• Rock Duo or Group - Heartache Tonight - Eagles
• R&B Female - Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
• R&B Male - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• R&B Duo or Group - After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
• R&B Song - After the Love Has Gone - Bill Champlin, David Foster & Jay Graydon
• Disco Recording - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• Country Female - Blue Kentucky Girl - Emmylou Harris
• Country Male - The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
• Country Duo or Group - The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
• Country Song - You Decorated My Life - Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison
• Folk - Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live - Muddy Waters
• Historical Reissue - Billie Holiday: Giants of Jazz - Billie Holiday
• 2002 - Grammy Awards
• Record of the Year - Walk On - U2
• Album of the Year - O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Various Artists
• Song of the Year - Fallin' - Alicia Keys
• New Artist - Alicia Keys
• Pop Female - I'm Like a Bird - Nelly Furtado
• Pop Male - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
• Pop Duo or Group - Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2
• Pop Collaboration - Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilear, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink
• Pop Vocal Album - Lovers Rock - Sade
• Rock Female - Get Right With God - Lucinda Williams
• Rock Male - Dig In - Lenny Kravitz
• Rock Duo or Group - Elevation - U2
• Hard Rock - Crawling - Linkin Park
• Metal - Schism - Tool
• Rock Song - Drops of Jupiter - Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood
• Rock Album - All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
• Female R&B - Fallin' - Alicia Keys
• Male R&B - U Remind Me - Usher
• Male Duo or Group - Surivor - Destiny's Child
• R&B Song - Fallin' - Alicia Keys
• Traditional R&B Album - At Last - Gladys Knight
• R&B Album - Songs in A Minor - Alicia Keys
• Rap Solo - Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott
• Rap Duo or Group - Ms. Jackson - Outkast
• Rap/Sung Collaboration - Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve & Gwen Stefani
• Rap Album - Stankonia - OutKast
• Reggae Album - Halfway Tree - Damian Marley
• Dance Recording - All For You - Janet Jackson
• Alternative Album - Parachutes - Coldplay
• Country Female - Shine - Dolly Parton
• Country Male - O Death - Ralph Stanley
• Country Duo or Group - The Lucky One - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Country Collaboration - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrows - Harley Allen, Pat Enright, Dan Tyminski (The Soggy Mountain Boys)
• Country Song - The Lucky One - Robert Lee Castleman
• Country Album - Hank Williams Tribute - Bonnie Garner
• Bluegrass Album - New Favorite - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Traditional Blues Album - Do You Get the Blues? - Jimmy Vaughan
• Contemporary Blues Album - Personal - Delbert McClinton
• Traditional Folk Album - Down From the Mountain - Various Artists
• Contemporary Folk Album - Love & Theft - Bob Dylan
• Historical Album - Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 - Billie Holiday
• New Age Album - A Day Without Rain - Enya
• Short Form Music Video - Weapon of Choice - Bootsy Collins & Fatboy Slim
• Long Form Music Video - Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

Broadcasts

• 1960 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Miracles (first TV appearance)
• 1964 - Top of the Pops (BBC) - Rolling Stones (2nd appearance)
• 2000 - The Beach Boys (ABC) (Made for TV biopic)

Number Ones - U.S. Singles

• 1954 - Secret Love - Doris Day (2 weeks)
• 1961 - Pony Time - Chubby Checker (3 weeks)
• 1988 - Father Figure - George Michael (2 weeks)
• 2016 - Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (1 week (1 previous week))

Number Ones - U.S. Albums

• 1961 - Exodus - Ernest Gold/Soundtrack (2 weeks (1 previous week))
• 1971 - Pearl - Janis Joplin (9 weeks)
• 2010 - Soldier of Love - Sade (3 weeks)
• 2016 - Evol - Future (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles

• 1993 - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang - Dr. Dre (2 weeks)
• 2016 - Work - Rihanna Featuring Drake (10 weeks (1 previous week))

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles

• 1961 - Don't Worry - Marty Robbins (10 weeks)
• 1982 - Lord, I Hope This Day is Good - Don Williams (1 week)
• 1988 - I Won't Take Less Than Your Love - Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreat (1 week)
• 1993 - What Part of No - Lorrie Morgan (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1971 - For All We Know - Carpenters (3 weeks)
• 1988 - She's Like the Wind - Patrick Swayze (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles

• 1964 - Anyone Who Had a Heart - Cilla Black (3 weeks)
• 1999 - Baby One More Time - Britney Speards (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums

• 1965 - Beatles For Sale - Beatles (1 week (7 previous weeks))
• 1993 - Walthamstow - East 17 (1 week)
• 1999 - Talk on Corners - Coors (3 weeks)
• 2010 - Glee: The Music - Season 1, Vol 1 - Glee Cast (1 week)