Celebrating 9 February
Birthdays
1939 – Barry Mann, songwriter
1940 – Brian Bennett, drummer, The Shadows
1942 – Carol King, singer/songwriter
1943 – Barbara Lewis, singer
1947 – Joe Ely, country singer/songwriter
1951 – Dennis Thomas, singer, Kool & The Gang
1955 – Jimmy Pursey, guitarist, Sham 69
1960 – Holly Johnson, singer, Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1963 – Dave Rotheray, guitarist, The Beautiful South
Died on this day
1973 – Max Yasgur, farmer (born 1919)
1976 – Percy Faith, bandleader, composer (born 1908)
1981 – Bill Haley, the world's first rock n' roll star (born 1925)
1991 – Rev. James Cleveland, gospel singer (born 1931)
1993 – Bill Grundy, interviewer of the Sex Pistols (born 1923)
1997 – Jack Owens, Delta bluesman (born 1904)
And on this day in...
1961 – The Beatles appeared at the Cavern Club for the first time as The Beatles
1964 – The Beatles made their first live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in the US