FEBRUARY 23
TODAY IN 1979 ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR HIT, “SULTANS OF SWING”, DIRE STRAITS KICK OFF THEIR FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH A SHOW AT THE PARADISE THEATER IN BOSTON SELLING OUT EVERY ONE OF THEIR 51 SCHEDULED SHOWS.
THE 20TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS TOOK PLACE TODAY IN 1978. FLEETWOOD MAC WON “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” FOR RUMOURS, AND THE EAGLES’ THIS MASQUERADE WAS NAMED “RECORD OF THE YEAR.”
AND BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1952, AEROSMITH GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER BRAD WHITFORD.