FEBRUARY 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.
IN 1988 THE THREE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE WHO REUNITE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL FOR THE BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY AWARDS, LEADING TO A FULL-FLEDGED 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR THE NEXT YEAR.
FINALLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL WHO IS CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY #64 TODAY.