FEBRUARY 20
TODAY IN 1982 PAT BENATAR MARRIES HER GUITARIST, NEIL GIRALDO. THEY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE LONGEST-LASTING MARRIAGES IN ROCK, HAVING TWO CHILDREN TOGETHER AND KEEPING THEIR MUSICAL PARTNERSHIP ALIVE AS WELL.
IN 1979 GEORGE HARRISON ISSUES HIS EIGHTH SOLO ALBUM, “GEORGE HARRISON” FEATURING THE HIT SINGLES “BLOW AWAY” AND “NOT GUILTY”, A SONG THAT HARRISON ORIGINALLY RECORDED WITH THE BEATLES IN 1968.
AND THREE BITTERSWEET BIRTHDAYS TO THREE GUITAR PLAYERS NO LONGER WITH US: KURT COBAIN OF NIRVANA, STEELY DAN’S WALTER BECKER AND JOHN GEILS, BETTER KNOWN AS THE NAMESAKE OF THE J GEILS BAND WERE ALL BORN TODAY.