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1941 Duke Ellington first records "Take the A Train"

Jazz Musician and Composer Duke Ellington — Jazz Musician and Composer
Duke Ellington

1947 "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 performances

Event of Interest

1949 Dmitri Shostakovich' "Song of the Woods" premieres in Leningrad

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich — Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich

1964 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks

Event of Interest

1965 John Lennon passes his driving test

Musician and Beatle John Lennon — Musician and Beatle
John Lennon

1979 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey wins
1979 Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show

Event of Interest

1987 1982 Masters champion Craig Stadler is disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot

Singer and TV Host Andy Williams — Singer and TV Host
Andy Williams

Film Release

1996 Tamil romantic comedy film "Poove Unakkaga" released directed by Vikraman, starring Sangita and Vijay in his breakthrough role

Actor and Singer Vijay — Actor and Singer
Vijay

Grammy Awards

2016 58th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran, Best Album "1989" by Taylor Swift

Singer-Songwriter Ed Sheeran — Singer-Songwriter
Ed Sheeran

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift — Singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift

February in Music

Nat King Cole's Struggle With Racism
February 15, 1965

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