Tuesday, February 10, 2009

February 10

ON THIS DATE
1969 the Beatles company "Apple" takes control of all of their business affairs. 1978 Van Halen release their debut album.
1979 Rod Stewart is at number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?".
2005 ZZ Top, along with Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dickie Betts perform in West Hollywood at the Jam Sessions Concert, where proceeds benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.
2006 At the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy Yoko Ono took to the stage making a plea for peace, and afterwards Peter Gabriel performs Joh Lennon's "Imagine".
2008 At the 50th Grammy Awards The Foo Fighters won Best Hard Rock performance for "The Pretender" and Best Rock Album for "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace", Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Rock Song went to Bruce Springsteen for "Radio Nowhere", Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media went to the Beatles for "Love" and the Eagles won Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal for "How Long".

CONCERT NEWS
Tomorrow Night ART GARFUNKEL Youkey Thater Lakeland
Wednesday, March 11 STEPHEN PEARCEY The State Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, April 30 GIN BLOSSOMS Hard Rock Hotel Orlando

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