Celebrating 25 February
Birthdays
1937 – Don Randi, keyboardist, The Wrecking Crew
1945 – Elkie Brooks, singer, Vinegar Joe
1947 – Doug Yule, bassist/keyboards, The Velvet Underground
1953 – John Doe, co-founder, X
1957 – Stuart Wood, guitarist, Bay City Rollers
1957 – Dennis Diken, drummer, The Smithereens
1959 – Mike Peters, guitarist, The Alarm
1965 – Brian Baker, guitarist, Minor Threat
1971 – Daniel Powter, Canadian singer/songwriter
Died on this day
1993 – Toy Caldwell, guitarist, Marshall Tucker Band (born 1947)
1998 – Rockin' Sidney, R&B and zydeco musician (born 1938)
2004 – Estelle Axton, co-founder, Stax Records (born 1918)
2011 – Suze Rotolo, Dylan muse and artist (born 1943)
2019 – Mark Hollis, songwriter, lead singer, Talk Talk (born 1955)
2019 – Ken Pitt, early manager of David Bowie (born 1922)
And on this day in...
1957 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets recorded That'll Be The Day (a version had been recorded in 1956 but not released)