Celebrating 22 February
Birthdays
1938 – Bobby Hendricks, singer, The Drifters
1953 – Nigel Planer, actor, sometime comedy musician
1953 – John B. Sparks, bassist, Dr Feelgood
1973 – Scott Phillips, drummer, Creed
1974 – James Blunt, singer/singwriter
1979 – Tom Higgenson, lead singer, Plain White T's
Died on this day
1976 – Florence Ballard, singer, The Supremes (born 1943)
1987 – Andy Warhol, pop artist, record producer (born 1928)
2002 – Ronnie Verrell, jazz drummer (born 1926)
2012 – Mike Melvoin, jazz pianist (born 1937)
2012 – Billy Strange, guitarist, The Wrecking Crew (born 1930)
2016 – Sonny James, country singer/songwriter (born 1928)
2022 – Mark Lanegan, singer, Screaming Trees (born 1964)
And on this day in...
1989 – The Grammys included a Heavy Metal category for the first time. Jethro Tull won it (me neither).