On This Date 2-28-13

Music And Events Thru-Out The Years On 2/28:

1970…Led Zeppelin Did A Concert In Copenhagen Using The Name
“The Nobs”.  Eva Von Zeppelin, A Relative Of The Airship Designer, Threatened A Lawsuit If They Used Her Family Name In Denmark

Cindy Wilson  (Vocs/The B-52’s-Rock Lobster In ‘79/Love Shack In ‘90)…Born 1957

Brian Jones  (The Stones-Played Sitar For The First Time On Paint It Black, A #1 In ’66-R&R Hof In ‘89)…Born 1942…Drowned In His Swimming Pool On  July 3, 1969

1981…Eddie Rabbitt (Real Last Name Is Thomas) Got His Only #1 Single When I Love A Rainy Night Hit The Top Of The Chart

Donny Iris (Ah! Leah In ’81)…Born 1943

1940…The First College Basketball Game To Be Televised Happened In NYC
…The Game, At MSG, Saw Pitt Beat Fordham 50 To 37

1984…The Police Beat Michael Jackson For The Best Song Grammy Award…Winning For “Every Breath You Take”…The Gloved One Did Win A Record 8 Grammy’s That Night (For Thriller, Beat It And Billie Jean)

1996…At The Grammy’s…Alanis Morrissette Won Album Of The Year For Jagged Little Pill And Song Of The Year & Best Female Rock Vocal For You Ought To Know

 

1968…At The Grammy’s…Sgt. Pepper’s…By The Beatles…Won Album Of The Year, And, Best Engineered Lp And Best Cover Design