This Day in Music History: February 24
February 24, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: February 24.
1963: The Rolling Stones started a Sunday night residency at The Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey. They were paid £24 ($41) for the show and played on the first night to a total of 66 people only. £24 in 1963 would be worth approximately £392, adjusted for inflation.
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1965: The first full day of filming Help! The Beatles movie took place. The band members were riding bicycles on location near London Airport, England.
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1969: The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their last ever-performance in Britain, when they appeared at the Royal Albert Hall.
1973: Roberta Flack scored her second US No.1 with the song 'Killing Me Softly With His Song', as it started a five-week run at the top of the chart. The song was written about US singer and songwriter Don McLean.
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1973: The Byrds made their final live performance when they played at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. (The then-current incarnation of the Byrds, which included Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, John York and Gene Parsons).
1975: Led Zeppelin released Physical Graffiti in the UK, their sixth album. Recording sessions were not without problems as they had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed to quit the band, in order to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral, England, although in reality he just needed time to rest after the band's demanding tour schedule. Eventually, they decided to make a double album so they could feature songs that were left over from their previous albums: Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy.
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1976: 'Greatest Hits' by The Eagles, became the first album that was certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. New certification's represented sales of 1 million copies for albums and two million for singles.
1982: The Police won best British group at the first annual Brit Awards that took place in London. Adam And The Ants won best album for 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier', Cliff Richard won British Male Solo Artist, Randy Crawford won British Female Solo Artist, Human League won British Breakthrough Act, Martin Rushent won British Producer and John Lennon received the Outstanding Contribution award.
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