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February, 10

  • 1999 It is announced that BPI Communications is suspending publication of its Musician magazine after 21 years.
  • 1990 Guitarist Eric Clapton finishes an 18-show stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The performances, which began Jan. 18, included three different bands, a 60-piece orchestra and blues jams with Robert Cray.
  • 1987 Exposé’s debut album, “Exposure,” is released.
  • 1980No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Do That to Me One More Time,” The Captain & Tennille.
  • 1970 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody Is a Star,” Sly & the Family Stone.
  • 1950 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Rag Mop,” Ames Brothers.
  • 1939 Roberta Flack is born in Asheville, N.C. Her biggest hit is “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” which top Billboard’s Hot 100 for six weeks in 1972. The song is featured in the Clint Eastwood film “Play Misty for Me.”