February 7th: On this day
1959, Buddy Holly was buried in Lubbock, Texas. His tombstone reads “Holley”, the
correct spelling of his given surname and includes pictures of a guitar.
1964, Pan Am flight 101 was greeted by over 5,000 Beatles fans as it arrived at New
York’s JFK airport, bringing The Beatles to the US for the first time and causing
riotous scenes as they touched down.
1981, John Lennon was at No.1 on theUK singles chart with ‘Woman’, an ode to his wife Yoko Ono. It was Lennon’s third No.1 in seven weeks after his death on December 8, 1980.
2001, U2 played a secret show at London’s Astoria. Stars attending the show included
actor John Hurt, Queen’s Roger Taylor, Mick Jagger, Bob Geldof, Chris Evans and
members of Toploader.
2004, Queen’s single ‘We Will Rock You’ topped a poll of music fans to find the
greatest rock anthem of all time. The 1977 song beat the band’s classic ‘Bohemian
Rhapsody’ into second place in a survey of 1,000 people carried out for the UCI
cinema chain. The poll was carried out to mark the release of new Jack Black comedy
‘School of Rock.
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2005, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was named the top pop video in a poll of Channel 4
viewers in the UK. The 1983 video, which depicts the singer as a werewolf and a
zombie, beat videos by Madonna and Robbie Williams. Animated videos for Peter
Gabriel’s Sledgehammer and A-Ha’s Take On Me were in second and third place
respectively. 4th was Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody, 5th, Madonna Like a Prayer,
6th, Robbie Williams, Rock DJ, 7th, Michael Jackson, Billie Jean, 8th, The Verve,
Bittersweet Symphony, 9th, Madonna Vogue and 10th Nirvana, Smells Like Teen
Spirit.
born today
1949, Alan Lancaster, bassist with English group Status Quo. He left
the band in 1984.
1962, David Bryan, keyboards with Bon Jovi
1962, Garth Brooks, US country singer,
1974, Danny Goffey, drummer with English group Supergrass
