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February 29

1935 Jerry Lee Lewis born. Called the Hawk and the Killer! The unsung hero of rock.
1904 Big Band leader Jimmy Dorsey born.
1960 The first Playboy Club open in Chicago, Illinois. Lots of swinging sessions there, mostly parlor jazz and rat-pack lounge acts.
1980 The glasses Buddy Holly was wearing when he died in a plane crash 21 years ago are found in police files in Mason City, Iowa.
1992 U2 plays their first American concert in 5 years when the begin their Zoo TV tour in Lakeland FLA>