February 24
Soul lost one of its most elegant voices on this day in 2025 when Roberta Flack died at 88, ending the life of the classically trained pianist whose interpretations of "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" showcased her ability to transform songs through emotional restraint and perfect phrasing… Grunge's most toxic romance was sealed today in 1992 when Kurt Cobain married Courtney Love in Waikiki, Hawaii, the troubled union producing daughter Frances Bean before Cobain's 1994 suicide ended one of rock's most dysfunctional and scrutinized relationships… Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage today in 2005, the double aneurysm leaving the Scottish singer unable to speak beyond a few words, though his eventual comeback proved that willpower could overcome even devastating neurological damage… Blues-rock's most reliable barroom brawler George Thorogood was born ...
