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1956
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and the Teen Queens' "Eddie, My Love" enter the R&B chart.

1960
The House of Representatives Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight opens hearings on disc jockey "payola." DJ's from Boston and Cleveland tesitify.

1961
Motley Crue's Vince Neil is born.
Vince Neil: Role Model

1964
Max Firetag, publisher of "Louie, Louie" as recorded by the Kingsmen for Wand Records, denies Indiana Governor Matthew Welsh's claim that the song is "pornographic." Firetag offers $1,000 to anyone who can find anything "suggestive" in the song's lyrics.

1964
Songs released today include the Temptations' "The Way You Do the Things You Do" on Motown, the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun Fun" is out on Capitol and the album Beatlemania in the USA! by the Liverpools is released on Wyngate Records.

1965
The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" is released.

1969
George Harrison's tonsils are removed at London's University College Hospital. The tonsils are destroyed so that they can not be sold.

1969
Ex-Cream guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker and ex-Traffic keyboardist and singer Stevie Winwood announce they are forming a new band and auditioning for a bassist, with the addition of ex-Family bassist Rich Grech, the band will become the "supergroup" Blind Faith.
Blind Faith "Can't Find My Way Home"

1971
Bob Dylan's one-hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, is screened at New York's Academy of Music. Much of the footage is from Dylan's 1966 U.K. tour.

1972
Frank Zappa's concert at London's Royal Albert Hall is canceled because of obscene lyrics in the score of 200 Motels.

1973
Carly Simon is awarded a gold record for her single "You're So Vain," the only Number One song of her career. Many speculate as to the identity of the song's subject. Many assume it's Mick Jagger, whose voice can be clearly heard singing behind Simon in the chorus. However, it turns out that the subject is actor Warren Beatty.

1975
Queen's Killer Queen is released.

1980
In London, David Bowie and his wife Angie are divorced after nearly ten years of marriage. David gets custody of their nine-year old son, Zowie.

1990
Del Shannon dies of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. He was 50 years old.

February 8 Birthdays

• William Tecumsen Sherman 1820
• Jules Verne 1828
• Dame Edith Evans 1888
• Lyle Talbot 1902
• Chester F. Carlson 1906
• Buddy Morrow 1919
• Lana Turner 1921
• Audrey Meadows 1924
• Jack Lemmon 1925
• Alejandro Rey 1930
• James Dean 1931
• John Williams 1932
• Larry Verne 1936
• Ray Sharpe 1938
• Ted Koppel 1940
• Brian Bennett (The Shadows) 1940
• Nick Nolte 1941
• Robert Klein 1942
• Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots) 1943
• Bunky Henry 1944
• Dan Seals 1948
• Ron Tyson (The Temptations) 1948
• Brooke Adams 1949
• Mary Steenburgen 1953
• John Grisham 1955
• Vince Neil (Motley Crue) 1961
• Sammy Llanas (The BoDeans) 1961
• Gary Coleman 1968
• Mary McCormack 1969
• Seth Green 1974

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