FEB 8
TODAY IN 1969, ERIC CLAPTON, GINGER BAKER, AND STEVE WINWOOD ANNOUNCE THEY ARE FORMING A NEW BAND. THE ENSEMBLE BECOMES ‘BLIND FAITH’, BUT SPLIT AFTER A FEW MONTHS, PRODUCING ONLY ONE ALBUM AND A THREE-MONTH LONG SUMMER TOUR.
R.E.M. HELD THEIR FIRST-EVER RECORDING SESSIONS AT BOMBAY STUDIOS IN SMYRNA, GEORGIA TODAY IN 1981. THE TRACKS THEY RECORDED INCLUDED “GARDENING AT NIGHT”, “RADIO FREE EUROPE” AND “(DON’T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE”. “RADIO FREE EUROPE” WOULD LATER BECOME THEIR DEBUT SINGLE.
FINALLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL WHO IS CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY #63 TODAY.
