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February, 17

  • 1999 More than 9.1 million viewers tune in to the Brit Awards broadcast on the U.K.’s ITV commercial network.
  • 1998 Do-it-yourself singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco’s label Righteous Babe Records ships 250,000 units of her latest album, “Little Plastic Castle,” just to keep up with a greatly increased demand for the ever more popular anti-pop artist’s material.
  • 1990 Emma Anderson admits in an interview that her band Lush is the “Most hated band in London.”
  • 1982 Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk dies of a stroke at the age of 64.
  • 1979 The Clash opens its first U.S. tour at the Palladium in New York City.
  • 1976 Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society votes Bette Midler “Woman of the Year.”
  • 1969 Johnny Cash records a session in Nashville, Tenn., with Bob Dylan. “Girl from the North Country” is the only duet released from the session.
  • 1960 The Everly Brothers sign with Warner Bros. Records in a 10-year contract worth $1 million.
  • 1941 Singer Gene Pitney is born in Hartford, Conn. Four of his songs make the top 10 on Billboard’s singles chart. His biggest hit, “Only Love Can Break a Heart,” reaches No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1962.