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Today in Music History 2-23-09

Posted at 10:12 AM on February 23, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

1944 - Johnny Winter was born.
1952 - Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) was born.
1955 - Howard Jones was born.
1958 - David Sylvian (Japan) was born.
1965 - filming began on The Beatles follow up to 'A Hard Days Night' on location in the Bahamas with the working title of 'Eight Arms To Hold You.'
1978 - Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York for possession of drugs.
1979 - Dire Straits played their first American show when they appeared in Boston.
1985 - The Smiths scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Meat Is Murder.'
1985 - Stevie Wonder was arrested during an antiapartheid demonstration outside the South African Embassy in Washington; he was released after being questioned by police.
1998 - All members of Oasis were banned for life from flying Cathay Pacific Airlines after "abusive and disgusting behaviour" during a flight from Hong Kong to Perth, Australia.
2003 - Howie Epstein bassplayer with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers died of a suspected drug overdose in New Mexico.

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