February 7

Births

1934: Earl King (Blues Guitarist & Singer)

1934: King Curtis (Sax Player)

1948: Jimmy Greenspoon (Keyboards for Three Dog Night)

1962: David Bryan (Keyboards for Bon Jovi)

1962: Garth Brooks (Country Artist)

1965: Chris Rock (Comedian)

1968: Sully Erna (Singer for Godsmack)

1974: J Dilla (Jay Dee) (James Dewitt Yancey) (DJ, Rapper and Producer)

1975: Wes Borland (Guitar for Limp Bizkit)

Events

1959: Buddy Holly's funeral is held at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX, drawing over a thousand mourners. Holly's widow did not attend. On the same day, Ritchie Valens is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

1963: Patsy Cline has what proves to be the last recording session of her career at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio.

1964: The Kinks appear on ITV's Ready Steady Go! performing their version of "Long Tall Sally."

1964: Shortly after 1:00 p.m. EST, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight number 101 lands at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Over 3,000 screaming fans, many in tears, are waiting to greet the Beatles as they arrive for their first American tour (and an appearance on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show). The Beatles are taken to the Plaza Hotel after a press conference at the airport. ("What do you think of the campaign in Detroit to stamp out the Beatles?" Paul: "We've got a campaign of our own to stamp out Detroit.") On the same day, Baskin-Robbins responds to the furor by introducing a flavor of ice cream called "Beatle-Nut."

1965: George Harrison is admitted to London's University College Hospital with an infected back molar, which has also infected his tonsils, necessitating their removal. The tonsils are destroyed so that they can't be sold to fans.

1969: Tom Jones' UK variety show This Is Tom Jones premieres on ABC after the network pays out over $20 million for the rights.

1969: Doors singer Jim Morrison was arrested for drunk driving and driving with no license in Los Angeles, California.

1976: Paul Simon started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover', the singers first solo US No.1.

1979: The Clash kick off their first American tour at the Berkeley Community Theatre outside San Francisco.

1981: Kool & The Gang started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Celebration' the group's first No.1.

1985: Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" becomes the official anthem of New York City.

1989: The Georgia State Legislature sponsors a bill to make Little Richard's "Tutti-Frutti" the official state song. It doesn't pass.

1994: Blind Melon's lead singer Shannon Hoon was forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony for his loud and disruptive behavior. Hoon was later charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station phone.

1995: Rapper Tupac Shakur was sentenced to 1 to 4 1/2 years in jail for sexual abuse.

2000:  Rapper Big Punisher (Big Pun) (Christopher Lee Rios) died of a heart attack, aged 28. The rapper had weighed 780 lb’s when he had the attack.

2003: Courtney Love arrived at a benefit concert at London's Old Vic Theatre dressed as Donald Duck. Courtney joined Elton John on stage for a version of 'The Bitch Is Back'.

2008: Amy Winehouse was told she could not perform at this year's Grammy awards ceremony because her US visa application has been rejected by the embassy in London. The singer was arrested for marijuana possession in Norway last year. Winehouse has been nominated for six Grammy awards.

2009: Toby Keith wades into the audience at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center in Pikeville to confront a concert-goer who threw a beer at the stage. The offender is evicted from the venue.