February 3

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 3
Dave Davies from The Kinks is 62;

ON THIS DATE
1959 a single-engine plane crashed shortly after midnight near Clear Lake, Iowa, claiming the lives of rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson.
1969 Paul McCartney plays drums for the Steve Miller Band for the track "My Dark Hour."
1969 This Was by Jethro Tull has it's U.S. release
2002 "Rock And Roll" by Led Zeppelin is heard in a commercial for Cadillac during the Super Bowl. It is the first time a Zep tune is used in a commercial.
2003 Phil Spector is arrested in connection of the shooting death of Lana Clarkson.