February 25
We remember the Quiet Beatle George Harrison on his birthday today in 1943, the guitarist whose spiritual seeking and songwriting growth from "Something" to "My Sweet Lord" proved he had been sitting in the shadows of Lennon-McCartney's brilliance before lung cancer claimed him in 2001… Musical genius received America's highest honor today in 2009 when President Obama awarded Stevie Wonder the Gershwin Prize, recognizing six decades of innovation from child prodigy to social conscience that made him one of popular music's most important voices… The Voice fell silent on this night in 1995 when Frank Sinatra sang before a live audience for the final time at a private party for 1,200 guests, the 79-year-old Chairman of the Board's farewell performance ending the most influential singing career of the 20th century… Southern rock lost its guitar poet on this day in 1993 when Marshall Tucker Band founder Toy Caldwell died at 45 from cocai...
