1943 – This day was commonly thought to be George Harrison’s birthday. In 1992, Harrison was reported to have said, “I only learned recently after all these years that the date and time of my own birth have always been off by one calendar day and about a half hour on the clock.” His birthday is actually February 24.

1952 – The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”.

1953 – The musical “Wonderful Town” opened. It ran for 559 performances.

1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be The Day.” The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, was produced poorly and the vocals were performed differently.

1959 – Duke Ellington records “The Queen’s Suite” (of which only one copy is made and given to the Queen of England.)

1963 – The Beatles released their first U.S. single “Please Please Me.”

1964 – Reedman Eric Dolphy records “Out to Lunch.”

1978 – Jefferson Starship declared “Earth Day” for the release of their new album, “Earth”. It was premiered 2 days later.

1987 – Frank Sinatra guest starred on CBS-TV’s “Magnum P.I.”

1992 – James Brown received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.

1998 – Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison received Lifetime Achievement Grammy awards.

1999 – Prince filed a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit against nine Web sites, with allegations that included selling bootlegged recordings and offering unauthorized song downloads.

1933 Saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman born in Dallas, TX.

1940 – Frances Langford recorded “When You Wish Upon a Star”.

1956 – In Cleveland,  police invoked a 1931 ordinance barring people under the age of 18 from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult.

1964 – The Beatles appeared for the 3rd time on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” They appeared via tape.

1965 – The Beach Boys recorded “Help Me Rhonda”.

1969 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience played its last British concert before breaking up.

1973 Keith Jarrett records “Fort Yawuh” live at the Village Vanguard.

1976 – The Eagles’ “Greatest Hits” album became the first album in the U.S. to be certified platinum by the RIAA.

1978 – “The Second Barry Manilow Special” aired on ABC-TV with guest star Ray Charles.

1979 – “Roxanne” was released by The Police.

1979 – The Sex Pistols released the album “The Great Rock N’ Roll Swindle.”

1987 – Fats Domino received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th annual Grammy Awards.

1988 – Alice Cooper announced he would run for Governor of Arizona as a member of the “Wild Party”.

1992 – The U.S. Postal Service unveiled 2 versions of its proposed Elvis stamp for fans to vote on. The younger Elvis design won and was issued on January 8, 1993.

1992 – Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were married in Hawaii.

1993 – Eric Clapton won six Grammy Awards for the song “Tears In Heaven.”

1998 – Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

1998 – Virgin Records America Inc. filed suit against the Smashing Pumpkins for alleged breach of contract and non-delivery of albums.

1998 – Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) was arrested and charged with hitting his wife Pamela Anderson Lee.

1999 – Johnny Rotten emceed VH1’s live Grammy coverage.

1999 – Lauryn Hill won five Grammy awards for her debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”

Today in music history Feb. 22.
Born on this day.
1907 Cornetist Rex Stewart born in Philadelphia, PA.
1913 Tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate born in Sherman, TX.
1922 Trumpeter Joe Wilder born in Colwyn, PA.
1956 – Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel.”
1963 – The Beatles formed their Northern Music Publishing Company. Michael Jackson eventually purchased it.
1978 – Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.
1989 – Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for Best New Artist. It was admitted later that they were not the vocalists on the album.
1989 – Metallica performed the song “One” on the Grammy Awards.