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February 23

1648: Composer John Blow was born.

1730: Composer Christian Joseph Lidarti was born.

1811: Composer George Washington Hewitt was born.

1873: Composer Dmitri Arakishvili was born.

1876: Composer Edgar Istel was born.

1886: Composer Albert Edward Sammons was born.

1924: Composer Lejaren Hiller was born.

1937: Bing Crosby sang with Lani McIntyre and his band as “Sweet Leilani” was recorded.

1970: Ringo Starr guest starred on “Laugh-In.” It was his first solo TV appearance.

1974: Columbia Records released Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.”

1993: Little Richard received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.

1995: Melvin Franklin (Temptations) died of heart failure.

1999: Garth Brooks attended spring training camp with the San Diego Padres as a non-roster player. The Padres Foundation agreed to contribute to the Touch ‘Em All Foundation in lieu of a salary to Brooks.

2000: Sean “Puffy” Combs was indicted on charges of bribing a witness. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Combs offered money and jewelry to his driver, and asked him to claim ownership of a gun that police recovered from the Comb’s car following a Dec. 27, 1999, shooting at a New York

2000: A cover of the Led Zeppelin classic “What Is And What Should Never Be” by Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes became available for free download exclusively from Musicmaker.com.

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