Music History
1957 Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss's musical "Mr Wonderful", with Sammy Davis Jr. and his father Sammy Davis Sr., closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 383 performances
Music History
1963 Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at the Vienna State Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's "La traviata"
TV Show Appearance
1964 The Beatles' 3rd appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", featuring 3 performances taped on February 9, prior to their live debut
Music History
1971 George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year
Grammy Awards
1978 20th Grammy Awards: "Hotel California" by The Eagles; Fleetwood Mac; Debbie Boone win
- 1979 George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album, featuring the single "Blow Away"
- 1979 Mitch Leigh and N. Richard Nash's musical "Saravá", opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 140 performances
- 1981 People magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips
- 1983 25th Grammy Awards: "Roxanna"and "Toto IV"; Men at Work win
- 1990 “Hold On” single released by En Vogue (Billboard Song of the Year 1990)
- 1995 Revival of Anton Chekov's stage drama "Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC, runs for 29 performances
Grammy Awards
2000 42nd Grammy Awards: "Smooth" by Santana; Christina Aguilera win
45th Grammy Awards
2003 45th Grammy Awards: "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones wins