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1968 - The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine achieved gold status.
1981 - Joni Mitchell was inducted into Canada’s Juno Hall of Fame by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
1998 - Slaughter guitarist Tim Kelly died at the age of 34 after suffering injuries in a car accident in Arizona. The guitarist was driving on a remote highway when an 18-wheeler jackknifed, colliding with his vehicle.
2006 - At the Super Bowl XL halftime show, The Rolling Stones served up a smattering of hits. The show’s producers, weary after the infamous Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” incident, used a “dump button” to edit racy lyrics from the songs “Start Me Up” and “Rough Justice.”
Birthdays:
1942 Cory Wells of Three Dog Night
1944 Al Kooper of Blood, Sweat & Tears
1964 Duff McKagan of Guns N'Roses
1968 Chris Barron of Spin Doctors
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