FEBRUARY 8
FRANK ZAPPA’S CONCERT AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL WAS CANCELED ON FEBRUARY 8, 1971 DUE TO “OBSCENE LYRICS” IN 200 MOTELS, WHICH ZAPPA PLANNED TO PREMIERE THAT NIGHT.
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”.
FINALLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL WHO WAS BORN TODAY IN 1961.