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February 22, 2013
Today in music history Feb. 22.
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.