Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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FEBRUARY 25 

KEEPING IT ALL IN THE FAMILY; AT THE 1998 GRAMMY AWARDS BOB DYLAN IS HANDED THREE GRAMMYS WHILE HIS SON, JAKOB, ALSO WON AN AWARD, WINNING BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE FOR “ONE HEADLIGHT”, A TUNE HE RECORDED WITH HIS BAND ‘THE WALLFLOWERS’.  

IN 1984, VAN HALEN SCORES THEIR FIRST AND ONLY NO. 1 HIT ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 WITH “JUMP,” FEATURING EDDIE VAN HALEN’S ICONIC SYNTH RIFF AND DAVID LEE ROTH’S FULLTHROTTLE VOCALS.  

FINALLY, GEORGE HARRISON GUITARIST AND VOCALIST WITH ‘THE BEATLES’ WAS BORN TODAY IN 1943. SADLY, HARRISON DIED IN 2001 AT AGE 58.