On This Day:
In 1970 George Harrison announced plans for his debut solo album.
In 1972 New York Governor John Lindsay asked the federal government to stop the deportation proceedings against John Lennon so the former Beatle and wife Yoko could continue living in the U.S.
In 1980 Black Sabbath began their first tour with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne.
In 1993 Guitarist Mick Ronson died of liver cancer. He had worked with David Bowie and Mott the Hoople. Ronson was 46.
In 1999 Tommy Lee announced he was leaving Motley Crue to form a new group, Methods of Mayhem.
In 2001 Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen admitted that he had been fighting cancer.
In 2003 Surviving members of Great White played their first concert following the February 20th show at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in which 100 people were killed when the club caught fire. The tribute concert for their late guitarist Ty Longley — who was among those who died in the blaze — was a fundraiser for the Ty Longley Memorial Fund — established to help support his unborn child, victim relief funds, and art scholarship programs.
In 2009 A fan at an auction supporting Brazil’s Children Trust won a two-hour guitar lesson with Brian May. The fan bid about 11-thousand-900 dollars.
In 2014 American rock bassist Paul Goddard dies from cancer. He was 68 years old.
In 2021 British drummer John Hinch died at the age of 73. He played with the band Judas Priest from 1973 to 1975.
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