February 21

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 21
Jerry Harrison from the Talking Heads is 61; Eric Wilson from Sublime is 40; Tad Kinchla from Blues Traveler is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1951 Vince Welnick of the Tubes and the Grateful Dead is born in Phoenix, Arizona. Welnick died in 2006
1968 The rights for Hunter Davies' authorized biography of the Beatles is given to McGraw-Hill Publishing
1990 Bonnie Raitt wins big at the Grammys, Album of the Year (“Nick Of Time”), Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female (“Nick Of Time”), Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (“Nick Of Time”)
2001 At the Grammy's: Steely Dan wins Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Two Against Nature, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Rock performance go to "Beautiful Day" by U2
2006 Kid Rock iles a lawsuit in Detroit seeking to halt the sale and distribution of a '99 videotape featuring him and Scott Stapp of Creed engaging in sex acts with four women
2007 Danny Carey, drummer for Tool, undergoes surgery for a torn bicep

IN CONCERT
Thursday, April 15 STEPHEN STILLS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

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