TODAY IN HISTORY – FEBRUARY 8th
1931 - Born this day, cult movie actor James Dean in Marion, Indiana. He made just three films before he died in a car crash on the 30th September 1955. He was driving his new Porsche Spyder.
1948 - Born this day, Dan Seals, Seals and Crofts & England Dan & John Ford Coley, 1976 US No.2 and UK No.26 single I'd Really Love To See You Tonight.
1961 - Born this day, Vince Neil, vocals, Motley Crue, 1988 UK No.23 single You're All I Need and 1989 US No.1 album Dr Feelgood.
1964 - On their first full day in New York, The Beatles (minus George who had a sore throat), went for a photo-opportunity walk around Central Park. Over 400 girl fans followed The Beatles and extra police were called in to control them. Later in the day The Ronettes interviewed The Beatles for radio.
1969 - Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood formed Blind Faith.
1973 - Died this day, Max Yasgur, in Marathon, Florida, of a heart attack aged 53. In 1969 his dairy farm was the site of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival (known to most of the world simply as Woodstock) that has become an icon of the 1960's, he offered his land for the festival over the objection of local officials.
1975 - Bob Dylan went to No.1 on the US album chart with Blood On The Tracks.
1977 - Born this day, Dave 'Phoenix' Ferrel, bass, Linkin Park, 2002 US No.2 and UK No.4 single In The End, 2002 US No.2 and 2001 UK No.4 album Hybrid Theory.
1980 - The divorce became final between David and Angie Bowie, he won custody of their son Zowie, now known as Joe and Angie received a £30,000 settlement.
1980 - Born on this day, Cameron Muncey, guitarist with Jet, who had the 2003 Australian No.1 & UK No.14 album 'Get Born'.
1981 - R.E.M. made their first ever-recording sessions at Bombay Studios Smyrna, Georgia. Tracks included 'Gardening At Night', 'Radio Free Europe' and '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville.'
1983 - Singer Kim Wilde won the best British female artist at the second annual Brit Awards.
1985 - The Dukes of Hazzard ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. The series was credited with using more stunt men than any other TV series in history. The show would use as many as eight cars per episode when the crash sequences got complicated. Waylon Jennings did the theme song, The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys).
1986 - Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 with a song featured in the film The Jewel Of The Nile, When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going. The video was banned in the UK because it featured non-musician union members.
1988 - The Who, minus the late Keith Moon, reunited for their 25th anniversary, at a London awards ceremony.
1990 - Suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. He's scored the 1961 UK and US No.1 single 'Runaway', plus 9 US and 12 other UK Top 40 singles. Shannon had been working with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne and was rumoured to be replacing Roy Orbison, who had recently died, in the Traveling Wilburys supergroup.
1992 - UK act Right Said Fred started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I'm Too Sexy, it was a No.2 hit in the UK.
1994 - Oasis were forced to cancel their first foreign tour after they were deported from Holland for being involved in a drunken brawl on a cross-channel ferry.
1998 - Chumbawamba singer Danbert Nobacon threw a plastic bucket full of cold water over UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott during the Brit Awards, in London.
2005 - Keith Knudson drummer with The Doobie Brothers died of pneumonia aged 56. Scored the 1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes' and 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin.'
2005 - Pete Doherty was released from jail on bail after four nights when his manager paid the remaining £100,000 ($170,000) bail to Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, London. The ex-Libertines star had been charged with robbery and blackmail after a fracas at a London hotel. His bail arrangements stated he would not be able to leave his house between 2200pm and 0700am every night and must be accompanied by a security guard or his manager if he goes out at any other time.
2005 - Kylie Minogue was voted the world's sexiest woman in her 30's by UK magazine Good Housekeeping. Sade was voted No.4 in the over 40's with Madonna coming in at No.7 and Jerry Hall at No.8. And Sharon Osbourne was voted into 3rd place in the over 50's section.
2013 - LA Superior Court Judge Charles Palmer threw out a claim by Axl Rose of fraud and misrepresentation against Guitar Hero III. Rose claimed that his deal with the company to license the song 'Welcome to the Jungle' for use in the game included a promise from Activision that no images of Slash would be used in the game. Later, both Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani’s band No Doubt sued the company over their own portrayals in Band Hero, a Guitar Hero series spin-off.
1931 - Born this day, cult movie actor James Dean in Marion, Indiana. He made just three films before he died in a car crash on the 30th September 1955. He was driving his new Porsche Spyder.
1948 - Born this day, Dan Seals, Seals and Crofts & England Dan & John Ford Coley, 1976 US No.2 and UK No.26 single I'd Really Love To See You Tonight.
1961 - Born this day, Vince Neil, vocals, Motley Crue, 1988 UK No.23 single You're All I Need and 1989 US No.1 album Dr Feelgood.
1964 - On their first full day in New York, The Beatles (minus George who had a sore throat), went for a photo-opportunity walk around Central Park. Over 400 girl fans followed The Beatles and extra police were called in to control them. Later in the day The Ronettes interviewed The Beatles for radio.
1969 - Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood formed Blind Faith.
1973 - Died this day, Max Yasgur, in Marathon, Florida, of a heart attack aged 53. In 1969 his dairy farm was the site of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival (known to most of the world simply as Woodstock) that has become an icon of the 1960's, he offered his land for the festival over the objection of local officials.
1975 - Bob Dylan went to No.1 on the US album chart with Blood On The Tracks.
1977 - Born this day, Dave 'Phoenix' Ferrel, bass, Linkin Park, 2002 US No.2 and UK No.4 single In The End, 2002 US No.2 and 2001 UK No.4 album Hybrid Theory.
1980 - The divorce became final between David and Angie Bowie, he won custody of their son Zowie, now known as Joe and Angie received a £30,000 settlement.
1980 - Born on this day, Cameron Muncey, guitarist with Jet, who had the 2003 Australian No.1 & UK No.14 album 'Get Born'.
1981 - R.E.M. made their first ever-recording sessions at Bombay Studios Smyrna, Georgia. Tracks included 'Gardening At Night', 'Radio Free Europe' and '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville.'
1983 - Singer Kim Wilde won the best British female artist at the second annual Brit Awards.
1985 - The Dukes of Hazzard ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. The series was credited with using more stunt men than any other TV series in history. The show would use as many as eight cars per episode when the crash sequences got complicated. Waylon Jennings did the theme song, The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys).
1986 - Billy Ocean started a four week run at No.1 with a song featured in the film The Jewel Of The Nile, When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going. The video was banned in the UK because it featured non-musician union members.
1988 - The Who, minus the late Keith Moon, reunited for their 25th anniversary, at a London awards ceremony.
1990 - Suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. He's scored the 1961 UK and US No.1 single 'Runaway', plus 9 US and 12 other UK Top 40 singles. Shannon had been working with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne and was rumoured to be replacing Roy Orbison, who had recently died, in the Traveling Wilburys supergroup.
1992 - UK act Right Said Fred started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I'm Too Sexy, it was a No.2 hit in the UK.
1994 - Oasis were forced to cancel their first foreign tour after they were deported from Holland for being involved in a drunken brawl on a cross-channel ferry.
1998 - Chumbawamba singer Danbert Nobacon threw a plastic bucket full of cold water over UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott during the Brit Awards, in London.
2005 - Keith Knudson drummer with The Doobie Brothers died of pneumonia aged 56. Scored the 1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes' and 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin.'
2005 - Pete Doherty was released from jail on bail after four nights when his manager paid the remaining £100,000 ($170,000) bail to Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, London. The ex-Libertines star had been charged with robbery and blackmail after a fracas at a London hotel. His bail arrangements stated he would not be able to leave his house between 2200pm and 0700am every night and must be accompanied by a security guard or his manager if he goes out at any other time.
2005 - Kylie Minogue was voted the world's sexiest woman in her 30's by UK magazine Good Housekeeping. Sade was voted No.4 in the over 40's with Madonna coming in at No.7 and Jerry Hall at No.8. And Sharon Osbourne was voted into 3rd place in the over 50's section.
2013 - LA Superior Court Judge Charles Palmer threw out a claim by Axl Rose of fraud and misrepresentation against Guitar Hero III. Rose claimed that his deal with the company to license the song 'Welcome to the Jungle' for use in the game included a promise from Activision that no images of Slash would be used in the game. Later, both Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani’s band No Doubt sued the company over their own portrayals in Band Hero, a Guitar Hero series spin-off.