February 26

Births

1928: Fats Domino (Singer & Piano Player)

1932: Johnny Cash (Legend)

1943: Bob "Bear" Hite (Lead Singer of Canned Heat)

1945: Mitch Ryder (William S. Levise, Jr) (Guitar & Singer)

1950: Jonathan Cain (Keyboards for Journey)

1953: Michael Bolton (Singer?)

1968: Tim Commerford (Bass for Rage Against The Machine)

1971: Erykah Badu (R&B Singer)

1979: Corinne Bailey Rae (R&B Singer)

Events

1955: For the first time, sales of the newer, smaller 45rpm records outpace those of the old 78rpm variety.

1965: Guitarist Jimmy Page released a solo single called 'She Just Satisfies' in the UK. Page played all the instruments on it except for the drums, and produced the track, as well as singing lead vocals.

1979: During a court case between The Sex Pistols and their manager Malcolm McLaren it was revealed that only $51,000 was left of the $1,360,000 the band had earned.

1983: Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' went to No.1 on the album chart. It went on to become the most successful album of all time with sales over 50 million copies.

1985: Chuck Berry is the recipient of the annual Lifetime Achievement Award at tonight's Grammys.

1987: Capitol Records released the first 4 Beatles albums on CD.

1997: Despite having broken up 27 years earlier, the Beatles are awarded three Grammys for their multimedia Anthology juggernaut and "new single" "Free As A Bird," including "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group" and both short- and long-form categories of "Best Music Video."

2002: The Bee Gees play what is to be their final concert, performing at Miami Beach's Love and Hope Ball, a benefit for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.