Celebrating 21 February
Birthdays
1939 – Ron Nagle, The Mystery Trend (and now a famous sculptor)
1943 – David Geffen, founder, Asylum Records
1948 – Paul Newton, bassist, Uriah Heep
1949 – Jerry Harrison, keyboardist, Talking Heads
1952 – Jean-Jacques Burnel, bassist, The Stranglers
1958 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, singer/songwriter
1960 – Steve Wynn, guitarist, The Dream Syndicate
1962 – Mark Arm, vocalist, Mudhoney
1969 – James Dean Bradfield, guitarist, Manic Street Preachers
1976 – Anthony Rossomando, guitarist, Dirty Pretty Things
1986 – Charlotte Church, singer
1989 – Corbin Bleu, singer
1995 – Giveon, US R&B singer/songwriter
Died on this day
1982 – Murray The K, influential American DJ (born 1922)
2001 – Ronnie Hilton, 50s pop star (born 1926)
2001 – Malcolm Yelvington, rockabilly guitarist (born 1918)
2003 – Tom Glazer, folk singer/songwriter (born 1914)
2004 – Les Gray, lead singer, Mud (born 1946)
2019 – Peter Tork, bassist, The Monkees (born 1942)
2026 – Pete Dello, guitarist, Honeybus (born 1942)
And on this day in...
1967 – Pink Floyd started recording their debut LP The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn at Abbey Road Studios, London
Page last updated 17 February 2026
Page last updated 17 February 2026