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February 28

1915 Zero Mostel, star of Broadways' Fiddler on the Roof and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, AND the mastermind behind the production number "Springtime for Hitler" in The Producers, born
1934 Latin percussionist Willie Correa born in New York City. He later becomes Willie "Bobo", adopting Mary Lou Williams' pet name for him.
1939 Guitarist John Fahey born in Maryland.

Tommy Tune, the tallest star on Broadway, celebrates his birthday.

1940 Joe South, who was always so much more than his hit, "Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor", born in Atlanta, GA.
1942 Rolling Stone's Brian Jones (Lewis Brian Hopkins-Jones) born.
1943 Soul singer Barbara Acklin born in Chicago. Illinois. Barbara began singing backup vocals with St. Lawrence and Chess Records, sang duets with Gene Chandler, had hits with "Love Makes A Woman" (#15, 1968) and "Have You Seen Her?" (#3 in US & UK, '71), and was a successful songwriter with the Chi-lites' Eugene Record, who she later married. In the mid-60s she also recorded under the name of Barbara Allen.
1957 Philip Gould of Level 42 born.

Ian Stanley of Tears for Fears born.

Wiggy fruggin' Cindy Wilson of the B-52's born.

1966 The Cavern Club in Liverpool closes. Beatles fans try to stop police from doing the deed.

CBS labs announces a new image storage disc that will playback through a TV set. Where is it now?

1968 Frankie Lymon of the Teenagers is found dead of a Heroin OD In New York City. He was 25.
1974 Bobby Bloom, age 28,famed for "Montego Bay" commits suicide.
1978 Bob Dylan''s concert in Tokyo is recorded and eventually released as the LP, "Bob Dylan at Budokan".
1979 In Bournemouth, UK, an excited fan at a Cure concert pulls her boyfriend's ear off.
1981 Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart leave the Tourists, later becoming the Eurythmics.
1985 David Byron, vocalist and co-founder of British Rock band Uriah Heep (71-76), dies at age of 38.
1989 In Milwaukee G.G.Allin of the Toilet Rockers, deficates on stage and hurls the best parts into the audience. The jury later convicts him ... of?