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February 11

1847   Thomas Alva Edison born in Milan, Ohio. Edison is one of the developers of the 'talking machine', long naps, and the electrical generator - laying the foundation for the recording industry.
1908   Blues singer and guitarist Josh White born.
1918   Country Music publisher and executive Wesley Rose born In Chicago, IL.
1935   Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock) Born in Norfolk, Virginia. Hampered by a painful leg injury suffered in Korea, Gene never really achieved his deserved success.
1936   - BURT ALERT - Actor Burt Reynolds Born in Waycross, Georgia. Little known Burtfact: As a young lad he posed suggestively on the cover of ALA Records Lp "Music To Massage Your Mate By." As a singer a few C&W tinged albums followed.
1939   Lyricist with the golden (record) touch Gerry Goffin born in Queens, NY. Often paired with Carol King, hits included, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," "Take Good Care of My Baby," "The Locomotion," "Chains," "Up on the Roof," and "One Fine Day."
1941   Folkie Tom Rush born in Portsmouth, NH who came to prominence singing Joni Mitchell's, "The Circle Game," a song he included on an early (1968) concept album of the same name.

Combo leader Sergio Mendez born.

1942 R&B producer and singer Leon Haywood born in Houston, TX. One of the few artists with the smarts to control his own output with the formation of EveJim Records in the mid-60s.
1948 Blues singer and harmonica player Little Johnny Taylor (Johnny Young) who performed with the gospel groups the Mighty Clouds of Joy and the Stars of Bethel, born in Memphis, TN.
1964   Beatles play their first US live concert at the Washington Coliseum (DC).
1965   Ringo Starr Marries Maureen Cox. Maureen now married to one of the founders of the Hard Rock Cafe chain and the House of Blues, Isaac Tigrett.
1967   The Monkees announce that from this day forward they would play on their own records.
1972   On stage in Tolworth, UK, David Bowie makes some ch-ch-changes and appears for the first time as Ziggy Stardust. The glam scam works and at subsequent concerts fans appear in similar makeup.
1978   The UK punk fanzine "Sniffin' Glue" folds after 18 months of covering the scene. Try finding these puppies on e-bay!
1979   Stiff Little Fingers release their debut LP, Inflammable Material.
1984   Jerry Lee Lewis in indicted for tax evasion by a Memphis Grand Jury.
1988   When the Butthole Surfers sell out their show at the Mean Fiddlers in London, those who couldn't get tickets go wild in the streets.
1994   Once considered not good enough to be a fad, the Ramones celebrate their 2000 live show in Tokyo, Japan.