Today in Rock History – 25th FEBRUARY:

BIRTHDAYS
1943: George Harrison
1957: Dennis Diken (The Smithereens)
1959: Mike Peters (The Alarm / Big Country)

EVENTS
1957: Buddy Holly & The Crickets recorded “That’ll Be the Day”.
1972: Led Zeppelin performed at Western Springs Stadium, Auckland. Man, I wish I had been there!!!
1984: Van Halen’s “Jump” started a 5-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart.
1992: James Brown received a “Lifetime Achievement” Award at The Grammys.
1993: I interviewed Sammy Hagar, then singer in Van Halen.
1994: Bo Diddley & Roy Orbison received “Lifetime Achievement” Awards at The Grammys.
2019: Death of singer / songwriter / musician, Mark Hollis of Talk Talk [aged 64].

George would have been 81 today. Such a wonderful musician, hugely missed, every day ~ Mr. George Harrison!