This Day February 24 In Music History
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (74146)
Daytona Beach, Florida
February 24, 2021 7:59pm CST
In 1968 Fleetwood Mac released their debut album
In 1973 Roberta Flack was at number one on the US charts with "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and stayed at the top for 5 weeks. The inspiration for this song came from a poem Lori Lieberman wrote about her strong reaction to "Empty Chairs" a song by Don McLean.
In 1975 Led Zeppelin came out with their sixth album Physical Graffiti in the UK
In 1982 The Police won for Best British Group at the first annual Brit Awards in London. Best Album for Kings Of the Wild Frontier went to Adam and the Ants, Cliff Richards won British Male Solo Artist and Randy Crawford British Female Solo Artist. Outstanding Contribution went to John Lennon.
In 1982 at the Grammy Awards for Album of the Year Double Fantasy John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Kim Carnes for Song of the Year "Bette Davis Eyes," Producer Of the Year Quincy Jones and Best New Act Sheena Easton
In 2000 Carlos Santana won eight awards at the Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album
Kim Carnes' distinctively raspy, throaty voice graced one of the biggest hits of the '80s, the Grammy-winning smash "Bette Davis Eyes," which spent nine week...
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb 21
@rebelann the debut album was also known as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, and included blues covers and originals
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@FourWalls (62735)
• United States
25 Feb 21
@rebelann -- here I am, laughing at the your comment because one of Fleetwood Mac's classic songs from their early period is called "Oh Well." Then I thought, "Nash, she probably didn't mean it that way." Silly me!
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@FourWalls (62735)
• United States
25 Feb 21
For the record, Roberta Flack did not write "Killing Me Softly With His Song." Lori Lieberman did.
Did you know "Bette Davis Eyes" was a cover of a song by Jackie DeShannon?
Provided to YouTube by Music Video Distributors Inc.Bette Davis Eyes · Jackie DeshannonWhen You Walk In the Room? RockBeat RecordsReleased on: 2011-09-27Arti...
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@FourWalls (62735)
• United States
27 Feb 21
@RasmaSandra — don’t sweat it. Lots of people think that someone wrote a song because they sang it. I was in the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and they had Toni Tennille listed as the writer of “Love Will Keep Us Together.” I do not expect that kind of mistake from a place with historians and scholars on staff. The web? Anyone can put something on here. 
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 21
@FourWalls well just for the record I did correct it. I at least like to have my facts straight. you know I sometimes triple check things when I have to send in my writing because the things I write about come off the web and you would have your hair standing on end what is out there
you know I sometimes triple check things when I have to send in my writing because the things I write about come off the web and you would have your hair standing on end what is out there1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 21
Thank you for the information. I did not know about the song so thanks for the link.I will correct that mistake someone made online and I wrote about.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
25 Feb 21
Such great songs..today they are rubbish all the music
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 21
I believe today singers are like on a factory line and they just keep pumping out more but the music loses in translation @RebeccasFarm
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Feb 21
"In 1973 Roberta Flack was at number one on the US charts with "Killing Me Softly With His Song"" One of my most favorite tunes!!
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Feb 21
Did Kim Carnes have any other songs? I sure remember that one.
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 21
@spiderdust she came out with a lot of other songs you can catch up with her on YouTube if you like
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
25 Feb 21
Her two big anthems - I need a hero and Bette Davis Eyes, were go to for many years when running!
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 21
She gets to me every time she hits those really high notes @BelleStarr
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@LindaOHio (158581)
• United States
25 Feb 21
1982 was another great Grammy year.
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