February 14th - Born on this day Perry Bradford (1893), Jack Lesberg - Bass (1920), Murry The K - DJ (1922), Elliot Lawrence – bandleader (1925), Merle Saunders (1934), Florence Henderson (1936), Magic Sam (1937), Razzy Bailey (1939), Chris Pyne - Trombone (1939), Clarence 'Blowfly' Reid (1939), Maceo Parker – Alto Sax (1943), Eric Andersen (1943), Vic Briggs - The Animals (1945), Doug Simril - Steve Miller Band (1946), Gregory Hines (1946), Tim Buckley (1947), Roger Fisher - Heart (1950), Kenny Hyslop - Slik (1951), Ice T of Public Enemy (1958), D'wayne Higgins of Tony, Toni, Tone (1961),
Suze DeMarchi - Baby Animals (1964), Rob Thomas - Matchbox 20 (1972), Dwele (1978), Teri Tobin (1982)
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Chart News
1955 Ruby Murray at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Softly, Softly'
1968 Manfred Mann at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Mighty Quinn'
1970 The compilation album 'Motown Chartbusters Vol 3' at No.1 on the UK chart, featuring Diana Ross and The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and The Four Tops.
1972 Benny Hill at No.1 in Australia with ‘Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)’
1976 Slik at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Forever And Ever'
1987 Bon Jovi at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Livin' On A Prayer'
1998 Usher at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Nice & Slow'
1999 Lenny Kravitz at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Fly Away'
2009 Bruce Springsteen at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Working on a Dream'
2010 'Everybody Hurts', recorded to help Haiti's earthquake victims went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. The song featured Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and Take That
2015 Ellie Goulding at No.1 on the UK charts with 'Love Me Like You Do'
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Gig News
1961 The Beatles perform at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
1970 The Who appeared at Leeds University, England
1987 The Style Council commenced their “General Election” tour in Newport, Wales.
1990 The Rolling Stones played at the Korakuen Dome, Tokyo, Japan
2003 David Bowie played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand
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Music News
2002 Mick Tucker from Sweet died, aged 54