February 25

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 25
Dennis Diken from The Smithereens is 52; Mike Peters from The Alarm is 50; Richard Liles, formerly with 3 Doors Down, is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1943 George Harrison is born in Liverpool, England
1963 VeeJay Records releases "Please Please Me" by the Beatles in the U.S. It does nothing.
1981 At the Grammys: Billy Joel-Glass Houses Best Rock Vocal Performance, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-“Against The Wind” Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
1985 U2 begin their first U.S. tour. That same night Sting performed his first solo gig in New York City.
1986 At the 28th Grammys: Don Henley-“The Boys Of Summer” Best Rock Male Vocal Performance
1992 At the 34th Grammys: Bonnie Raitt-Luck Of The Draw Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo and “Something To Talk About” Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
1990 At the 40th Grammys: The Wallflowers-"One Headlight" Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Group. That same evening Roy Orbision is inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
2008 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. The topic: their failed marriage.