On Feb. 27, 1967, Pink Floyd recorded its first single, “Arnold Layne.”
In 1971, Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for using profanity onstage at a concert in Oklahoma City.
In 1977, …
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On Feb. 27, 1967, Pink Floyd recorded its first single, “Arnold Layne.”
In 1971, Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for using profanity onstage at a concert in Oklahoma City.
In 1977, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones was arrested in Toronto for drug possession. He later was found guilty.
In 1980, “What A Fool Believes” by the Doobie Brothers won the record and song of the year Grammy Awards. The album of the year winner was “52nd Street” by Billy Joel. Rickie Lee Jones was named best new artist.
In 1991, James Brown was granted parole and set free in Columbia, South Carolina. He had been serving time for leading police on a high-speed chase through two states.
In 1993, silent film actor Lillian Gish died at her New York home at the age of 99. Her movie career spanned 75 years.
In 2003, Fred Rogers, better known as children’s entertainer Mr. Rogers, died of stomach cancer in Pittsburgh. He was 74.
In 2015, actor Leonard Nimoy died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Los Angeles at the age of 83.
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