15 February

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15 FEBRUARY

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2019 The superhero series The Umbrella Academy, based on a comic by former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, premieres to positive reviews on Netflix. The show, starring Ellen Page, also features Mary J. Blige as an assassin.

2011 A stunned Laura Marling accepts the Brit Award for Best British Female at the O2 Arena in London. In an interview later that year Marling says she was "terrified" at the awards ceremony, clarifying that she's "been around people for whom [winning a Brit] has changed things and it is uncomfortable to watch. I'm not built for that."

2006 Anna Marly, composer of "Chant des Partisans," dies at age 88.

2006 Kaiser Chiefs take home three trophies to dominate the BRIT Awards, held at London's Earls Court.

2006 The gravesite of AC/DC singer Bon Scott in Fremantle Cemetery in Western Australia is classified with a heritage listing.

2005 French singer Pierre Bachelet dies of lung cancer at age 60.

2005 The Norah Jones album Come Away With Me is certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million in America. A mellow, jazzy set, it's an outlier on the list of Diamond-certified albums, which are dominated by pop, rock and country.

2003 With war in Iraq imminent, millions march for peace around the world, including System Of A Down, who shoot the video for their song "Boom" at the protests with Michael Moore directing.

2003 Good Charlotte's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" peaks at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest they would get on the chart.

2001 George Harrison enters the cyber age with an online chat on MSN Live.

1998 Backstreet Boys appear on the TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch in "The Band Episode."

1998 Fans of Japanese rock act Glay cause the Tokyo area phone system to break down as they try to reserve tickets for an upcoming concert by the band. Chaos ensues at the Nagano Winter Olympics main pressroom as long distance lines go down during the ski-jumping event.

1995 Megan Thee Stallion is born Megan Pete in San Antonio, Texas. She earns the nickname "Thee Stallion" in high school, a tribute to her size and shape.

1995 ASCAP honors songwriter Diane Warren with the Voice of Music Award.

1995 The Los Angeles, California, heavy metal radio station KNAC goes off the air and is replaced by the Spanish radio station KBUE on the same channel - 105.5FM. The station signs off at approximately 1:59PM after playing Metallica's "Fade to Black." Three years, later KNAC goes back on the air, this time on the internet at KNAC.com.

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Linda Ronstadt Breaks Through With #1 Album And Single

1975

Linda Ronstadt finally breaks through when her album Heart Like a Wheel and single "You're No Good" both hit #1 in America, establishing her as one of the biggest stars of the '70s. It took a while: none of her first four solo albums charted higher than #45, no single higher than #25.

In 1968, Ronstadt wowed listeners with "Different Drum," recorded with her group The Stone Poneys. When she went solo in 1969, it seemed a sure bet she'd be America's next singing sensation, but despite her undeniable talent, her songs couldn't find much of an audience. By the beginning of 1973, she had released three albums with little impact, although she did appear on a #1 hit, singing backup on Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold." Young brought her along as the opening act of his 1973 Time Fades Away tour, which put Ronstadt on stage at Madison Square Garden, the Montreal Forum, Boston Garden and other storied arenas, exposing her to huge crowds under challenging circumstances - they were there to see Young, and most recognized Linda only from "Heart Of Gold." Ronstadt did a little better with her fourth album, Don't Cry Now, released later in 1973. That one contains a cover of "Desperado," an Eagles song written by former members of her backing band Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Finally, on her fifth album, Heart Like a Wheel, Ronstadt fulfills her promise - and then some. It's her first album entirely produced by Peter Asher, James Taylor's longtime producer. Asher makes two key contributions: 1) Suggesting she record "You're No Good," a song from 1963 that had been recorded by Dee Dee Warwick and Betty Everett. 2) Valuing her opinion. "I may have listened to her with a bit more attentiveness than others had in the past," says Asher. Released as the first single, "You're No Good" hits #1 on February 15, 1975, the same day Heart Like a Wheel tops the albums chart. Ronstadt spends the rest of the '70s as one of pop music's biggest stars. The next decades she spends exploring other genres with remarkable success, taking on show tunes, standards, and Mariachi music.

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