Rock and Metal History, a day like today February 28
1942: Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He is the group's leader early on, but dies in 1969 at age 27.
1948: Geoff Nicholls, longtime member of Black Sabbath who played guitar, bass and keyboards for the group, was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died January 28, 2017 of lung cancer.
1957: Ian Stanley (original keyboardist for Tears For Fears) is born in High Wycombe, England
- Phil Gould (drummer for Level 42) is born in Hong Kong, but raised on England's Isle of Wight.
1967: Pink Floyd get their first record deal, signing with EMI Records.
1970: In Denmark, Led Zeppelin performed under the name Nobs after the family of Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatened a lawsuit.
- Led Zeppelin II was #1 on the Album chart for a seventh week while previous #1 Abbey Road by the Beatles was still at #2 after 20 weeks.
1972: Paul McCartney and Wings released the song "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" to protest the Bloody Sunday Massacre in Northern Ireland. The song was banned by the BBC.
1983: U2 release their third album, War, with "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day." It's their first album to sell a million copies in America.
1984: Chuck Berry received a Lifetime Achievement Aaward at the Grammys, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
1985: Uriah Heep lead singer David Byron dies at his Berkshire home from liver disease and seizures caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. He is just 38 years old.
1987: Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi was still #1 on the Album chart for the eighth week after 25 weeks of release. Cinderella had the top album of their career with Night Songs at #3.
1989: Bon Jovi released the single "I'll Be There for You".
1996: The 38th annual Grammy Awards were held in LA. There, Nirvana won the trophy for Best Alternative Music Performance for their MTV Unplugged in New York album.
2006: Bruce Springsteen releases Hammersmith Odeon London 1975.
2008: Ian Anderson, flautist of Jethro Tull, was given the Order of the British Empire medal from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in London.
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