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February, 2

  • 1999 David McComb, former leader of the Triffids and Black-Eyed Susans, dies in Melbourne. He is 37. McComb had been involved in a car accident three days earlier but was not thought to have been badly injured; he dies while recovering at home.
  • 1993 Willie Nelson and the IRS settle their longstanding tax feud. The government will keep $3.6 million in assets it already seized and Nelson will pay $5.4 million of the $13.1 million balance.
  • 1992 Musician Todd Rundgren and his wife, singer Michele Gray, have a son in San Francisco. They name the child Rebop.
  • 1983 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Africa,” Toto. The group dominates the 1983 Grammy Awards, winning in six categories including Record of the Year (“Rosanna”) and Album of the Year (“Toto IV”).
  • 1979 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols dies of a heroin overdose less than four months after fatally stabbing his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, at New York’s Chelsea Hotel.
  • 1973 Keith Emerson’s hands are injured during a performance by Emerson, Lake & Palmer in San Francisco. His piano, rigged to explode as a stunt, detonates prematurely.
  • 1966 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “My Love,” Petula Clark. Clark is the first British woman to have two No. 1 hits in the United States – the first was “Downtown” in 1965.
  • 1957 Fats Domino appears on TV’s “Perry Como Show” to sing his hit singles “Blueberry Hill” and “Blue Monday.”