Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: February 23
Maple Heights native Henry Mancini’s “Music from Peter Gunn” stays at number one for ten weeks and gets the first Grammy for Album of the Year.
Akron’s Ruby and the Romantics score a #1 hit with “Our Day Will Come”.
NBC’s Laugh-In is the hottest show on TV and on this date the cast gets a visit from Ringo Starr
A Judiciary Juvenile Justice Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, focuses on rap recording lyrics. Chaired by Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, the committee considers whether rap lyrics are pornography (as described by Dionne Warwick) or poetry.
Big night for Ravi Shankar’s daughter. Norah Jones wins five Grammys at the 2003 ceremony including Album of the Year, Record of the Year Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female .
2022
Progressive metal at Akron’s Goodyear Theater with Dream Theater.
Poster courtesy of Raw Sugar Studio
