13 February

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13 FEBRUARY

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1975 Jefferson Starship records "Miracles."

1974 Robbie Williams is born in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

1972 Led Zeppelin is forced to cancel a gig in Singapore when local officials, seeing their long hair, refuse to let them off the plane.

1971 The Osmonds' "One Bad Apple" hits #1 in America for the first of five weeks.

1969 The Doors' "Touch Me" is certified gold.

1967 The Beatles release "Strawberry Fields Forever" as a single in the US, with "Penny Lane" on the flip side.

1966 Freedom Williams (of C+C Music Factory) is born Frederick Williams in Brooklyn, New York.

1966 The Rolling Stones appear in color on US TV for the first time when they make their third Ed Sullivan Show appearance.

1965 The Rolling Stones release their third American studio album, The Rolling Stones, Now!, including the hit "Heart Of Stone."

1961 Henry Rollins (frontman for Black Flag) is born Henry Garfield in Washington, DC.

1961 Les Warner (drummer for The Cult) is born in London, England.

1961 Lawrence Welk's "Calcutta" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

1957 Tony Butler (bassist for Big Country) is born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.

1957 Filming is completed on the UK's first rock and roll movie, Rock You Sinners.

1956 Peter Hook (bassist for New Order) is born Peter Woodhead in Broughton, Salford, England.

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Marvin Gaye Popularizes The Expressive Anthem

1983

Marvin Gaye performs a very memorable national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, doing a sultry version with a beat.

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