February 13th 1970 At the Fillmore East the Grateful Dead finished a run of shows. The "Dark Star" → "The Other One" → "Lovelight" sequence lasted over 90 minutes and is widely cited as one of their greatest improvisational moments
February 15th 1975: Linda Ronstadt hit #1 on both the singles and album charts with Heart Like a Wheel and "You're No Good,"
1977: Glen Matlock was famously fired as the bassist for the Sex Pistols, reportedly because he "liked the Beatles." What a crime. He was replaced by Sid Vicious.
February 17 1969: Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash held a legendary recording session in Nashville, resulting in the version of "Girl from the North Country" found on Nashville Skyline.
February 19 1980
Bon Scott passed away in London. Just months later, the band would release Back in Black as a tribute to him. That’s what happens if you go drinking with Phil Way.
February 20 1967: Kurt Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington.
February 22 1987: Ben & Jerry’s introduced the "Cherry Garcia" ice cream flavor, named after Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was the first ice cream named for a rock star.
February 23 1940: Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" in a New York hotel room.
1980: Queen hit #1 in the US with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Freddie Mercury famously wrote the song in about 10 minutes while lounging in a bathtub.
