TODAY IN HISTORY - FEBRUARY 19TH
1878: Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
1940: Singer, songwriter and producer Smokey Robinson was born.
1943: “Mama” Cass Elliot from the Mamas and Papas was born this day.
1946: Paul Dean, guitarist and vocalist with band “Loverboy” was born this day. Biggest hit was “Turn me Loose”.
1957: Falco was born in Austria. He had a hit in 1986 with "Rock me Amadeus". Killed in a car accident 6th February 1998.
1960: Holly Johnson was born in London. He formed Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1980 and his biggest success was “Relax"
1963: Singer "Seal" (real name is Sealhenry Samue). He was born in Khartouom, Sudan and raised in Liverpool, England.
1974: Sonny Bono filed for legal separation from Cher.
1977: Manfred Mann score their biggest hit with a cover of Bruce Springsteens “Blinded by the Light” as it reaches number 1 in the US.
1980: AC/DC singer Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning aged 33.
1981: George Harrison was ordered to pay $587,000 for 'subconscious plagerism'. His song "My sweet lord" sounded too close to the Chiffons hit "He's so fine".
1990: Ike Turner was jailed for 4 years on cocaine charges.
1994: Mariah Carey had her 1st UK No.1 with her version of the Peter Ham and Tom Evans song “Without You”. Nilsson also took the song to No.1 in 1972. Both Ham and Evans committed suicide after an ongoing battle to receive royalties from the song.
1995: Baywatch star Pamela Anderson married rock star Tommy Lee on a Mexican beach. The bride wore a bikini. They dated for just a week before they said "I do".
1996: At the Brits, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker was arrested after a stage invasion during Michael Jacksons appearance. He was accused of attacking children who were performing with Jackson. All charges were later dropped.
1878: Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
1940: Singer, songwriter and producer Smokey Robinson was born.
1943: “Mama” Cass Elliot from the Mamas and Papas was born this day.
1946: Paul Dean, guitarist and vocalist with band “Loverboy” was born this day. Biggest hit was “Turn me Loose”.
1957: Falco was born in Austria. He had a hit in 1986 with "Rock me Amadeus". Killed in a car accident 6th February 1998.
1960: Holly Johnson was born in London. He formed Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1980 and his biggest success was “Relax"
1963: Singer "Seal" (real name is Sealhenry Samue). He was born in Khartouom, Sudan and raised in Liverpool, England.
1974: Sonny Bono filed for legal separation from Cher.
1977: Manfred Mann score their biggest hit with a cover of Bruce Springsteens “Blinded by the Light” as it reaches number 1 in the US.
1980: AC/DC singer Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning aged 33.
1981: George Harrison was ordered to pay $587,000 for 'subconscious plagerism'. His song "My sweet lord" sounded too close to the Chiffons hit "He's so fine".
1990: Ike Turner was jailed for 4 years on cocaine charges.
1994: Mariah Carey had her 1st UK No.1 with her version of the Peter Ham and Tom Evans song “Without You”. Nilsson also took the song to No.1 in 1972. Both Ham and Evans committed suicide after an ongoing battle to receive royalties from the song.
1995: Baywatch star Pamela Anderson married rock star Tommy Lee on a Mexican beach. The bride wore a bikini. They dated for just a week before they said "I do".
1996: At the Brits, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker was arrested after a stage invasion during Michael Jacksons appearance. He was accused of attacking children who were performing with Jackson. All charges were later dropped.