Rock and Metal History, a day like today February 24
1944: Nicky Hopkins of Quicksilver Messenger Service and a session pianist on The White Album by the Beatles, Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane and more than a dozen Rolling Stones albums, among others, was born in Perivale, London; died September 6, 1994 in Nashville.
1947: Lonnie Turner, bassist of the Steve Miller Band, was born in Berkeley, California.
1950: Blues rocker George Thorogood is born in Wilmington, Delaware.
1969: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, which adopted England as its second home, played its final British concert before breaking up at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
1973: The Byrds play their final concert, in Passaic, New Jersey.
1975: Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on by the group's new record label, Swan Song Records.
1979: The Police released “Roxanne” in the U.S. and Canada.
2002: Sting, the Very Best of was the #1 album in the U.K.
2003: Howie Epstein, former bassist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, is found dead from a drug overdose. He was 47.
2008: A statue of departed AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott is unveiled in his hometown of Fremantle, Australia.
2019: Queen, with Adam Lambert on vocals, open the Oscars with a medley of "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions." The biopic Bohemian Rhapsody goes on to win four awards, more than any other film at the ceremony.
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