"Sophisticated Ladies"
Feb 1 Duke Ellington's musical "Sophisticated Ladies" premieres in NYC
- Feb 5 "Piaf" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 165 performances
Canadian Hall of Fame
Feb 5 Joni Mitchell inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
"All Those Years Ago"
Feb 6 Beatles George Harrison & Paul McCartney record vocals to a Ringo Starr track written by George, and re-worked as a tribute to John Lennon - "All Those Years Ago" [1]
- Feb 8 "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 performances
Brigadoon Revived
Feb 8 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 133 performances
Music History
Feb 19 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" of his song "My Sweet Lord" from Ronnie Mack's song "He's So Fine"
- Feb 23 People magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips
Grammy Awards
Feb 25 23rd Grammy Awards: "Sailing" - Christopher Cross; and Billy Joel win
- Feb 27 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record the single "Ebony & Ivory"
Seven Year Ache
Feb 28 Columbia Records releases "Seven Year Ache", the third studio album by Rosanne Cash; it is her commercial break-through and goes to #1 on the country music chart
Country Singers
Jazz Singers
Opera Singers
Pop Singers
Rappers
Rock Singers