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What happened in history on this day: February 8?
On February 8 in ...
- 1940 - Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1942 - Stravinsky's "Danses Concertantes" premieres in Los Angeles.
- 1946 - Béla Bartòks, third Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
- 2004 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Coldplay for "Clocks";
- Album of the Year: Outkast for "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below";
- Song of the Year: Luther Vandross and Richard Marx for "Dance With My Father";
- Best New Artist: Evanescence;
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Christina Aguilera for "Beautiful";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Justin Timberlake for "Cry Me A River";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: No Doubt for "Underneath It All";
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Sting and Mary J. Blige for "Whenever I Say Your Name";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: George Harrison for "Marwa Blues";
- Best Pop Instrumental Album: Ry Cooder and Manuel Galbán for "Mambo Sinuendo";
- Best Pop Vocal Album: Justin Timberlake for "Justified";
- Best Dance Recording: Kylie Minogue for "Come Into My World";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett and k.d. lang for "A Wonderful World";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Pink for "Trouble";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Dave Matthews for "Gravedigger";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Warren Zevon and Bruce Springsteen for "Disorder In The House";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Evanescence Featuring Paul McCoy for "Bring Me To Life";
- Best Metal Performance: Metallica for "St. Anger";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck for "Plan B";
- Best Rock Song: Jack White for "Seven Nation Army";
- Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters for "One By One";
- Best Alternative Music Album: The White Stripes for "Elephant";
- Best Female Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Beyonce for "Dangerously In Love 2";
- Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Luther Vandross for "Dance With My Father";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Beyoncé and Luther Vandross for "The Closer I Get To You";
- Best Traditional Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Aretha Franklin for "Wonderful";
- Best Urban/Alternative Performance: OutKast for "Hey Ya!";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z for "Crazy In Love";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Album: Luther Vandross for "Dance With My Father";
- Best Contemporary Rhythm and Blues Album: Beyonce for "Dangerously In Love";
- Best Female Rap Solo Performance: Missy Elliott for "Work It";
- Best Male Rap Solo Performance: Eminem for "Lose Yourself";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee for "Shake Ya Tailfeather";
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z for "Crazy In Love";
- Best Rap Song: Eminem for "Lose Yourself";
- Best Rap Album: OutKast for "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: June Carter Cash for "Keep On The Sunny Side";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Vince Gill for "Next Big Thing";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "A Simple Life";
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: James Taylor and Alison Krauss for "How's The World Treating You";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Cluck Old Hen";
- Best Country Song: Don Rollins and Jim Brown for "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere";
- Best Country Album: Carl Jackson for "Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Live";
- Best New Age Album: Pat Metheny for "One Quiet Night";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Randy Brecker for "34th N Lex";
- Best Jazz Vocal Album: Dianne Reeves for "A Little Moonlight";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Chick Corea for "Matrix";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Wayne Shorter for "Alegría";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Michael Brecker Quindectet for "Wide Angles";
- Best Latin Jazz Album: Michel Camilo With Charles Flores and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez for "Live At The Blue Note";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: Audio Adrenaline for "Worldwide";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Michael W. Smith for "Worship Again";
- Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Randy Travis for "Rise And Shine";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: The Blind Boys Of Alabama for "Go Tell It On The Mountain";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Donnie McClurkin for "...Again";
- Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album: Bishop T.D. Jakes and The Potter's House Mass Choir for "A Wing And A Prayer";
- Best Latin Pop Album: Alejandro Sanz for "No Es Lo Mismo";
- Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album: Café Tacuba for "Cuatro Caminos";
- Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: Ibrahim Ferrer for "Buenos Hermanos";
- Best Salsa/Merengue Album: Celia Cruz for "Regalo Del Alma";
- Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album: Joan Sebastian for "Afortunado";
- Best Tejano Album: Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz for "Si Me Faltas Tu";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: Buddy Guy for "Blues Singer";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Etta James for "Let's Roll";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: June Carter Cash for "Wildwood Flower";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Warren Zevon for "The Wind";
- Best Native American Music Album: Black Eagle for "Flying Free";
- Best Reggae Album: Sean Paul for "Dutty Rock";
- Best Traditional World Music Album: The Monks Of Sherab Ling Monastery for "Sacred Tibetan Chant";
- Best Contemporary World Music Album: Cesaria Evora for "Voz D'Amor";
- Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr for "Let's Polka 'Round";
- Best Musical Album for Children: Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer for "Bon Appétit!";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sophia Loren for "Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks";
- Best Spoken Word Album: Al Franken for "Lies And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair And Balanced Look At The Right";
- Best Comedy Album: Weird Al Yankovic for "Poodle Hat";
- Best Musical Show Album: Jay David Saks for "Gypsy";
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Spendlove and Ric Wake for "Chicago";
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Howard Shore for "The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers";
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and Michael McKean for "A Mighty Wind";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Wayne Shorter for "Sacajawea";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Michael Brecker Quindectet for "Timbuktu";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Joni Mitchell for "Woodstock";
- Best Recording Package: Ani DiFranco for "Evolve";
- Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Howard Fritzson, Julian Alexander and Seth Rothstein for "The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions";
- Best Album Notes: Tom Piazza for "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey";
- Best Historical Album: Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie, Jerry Rappaport and Steve Berkowitz for "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey";
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Darrell Thorp and Nigel Godrich for "Hail To The Thief";
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: The Neptunes;
- Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Maurice Joshua for "Crazy In Love (Maurice's Soul Mix)";
- Best Engineered Album, Classical: Richard King and Todd Whitelock for "Obrigado Brazil";
- Producer of the Year, Classical: Steven Epstein.
- Best Classical Album: Michael Tilson Thomas and Michelle DeYoung for "Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Kindertotenlieder";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Pierre Boulez for "Mahler: Symphony No. 3";
- Best Opera Recording: Bernard Haitink, K. Mattila, J. Silvasti, E. Randová, A. Silja and J. Hadley for "Janácek: Jenufa";
- Best Choral Performance: Paavo Järvi, Ants Soots and Tiia-Ester Loitme for "Sibelius: Cantatas";
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra): Maxim Vengerov and Mstislav Rostropovich for "Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): Emanuel Ax for "Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35 and 49";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Kronos Quartet and Dawn Upshaw for "Berg: Lyric Suite";
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor): Jeff von der Schmidt and Southwest Chamber Music for "Chávez: Suite For Double Quartet";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Anne Sofie von Otter and Thomas Quasthoff for "Schubert: Lieder With Orchestra";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Frederica von Stade for "Argento: Casa Guidi";
- Best Classical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma for "Obrigado Brazil";
- Best Short Form Music Video: Johnny Cash for "Hurt";
- Best Long Form Music Video: Mary Wharton, Mick Gochanour and Robin Klein for "Legend"
Births on February 8
- 1906 - Birth of Artur Balsam; Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein).
- 1919 - Birth of Buddy Morrow; orchestra leader (The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Jimmie Rodgers Show).
- 1932 - Birth of John Towner Williams in Flushing, New York, USA; composer/conductor (Boston Pops).
- 1933 - Birth of Elly Ameling in Rotterdam, Holland; soprano (Ilya - Idomeneo).
- 1934 - Birth of Elly Ameling in Rotterdam, Holland; soprano (Ilya - Idomeneo).
- 1936 - Birth of Larry Verne; singer (Custer).
- 1937 - Birth of Joe Raposa; composer/songwriter (Sesame Street).
- 1941 - Birth of Tom Rush in New Hampshire, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (Circle Game, Urge For Going).
- 1943 - Birth of Creed Bratton in California, USA; rock guitarist (Grass Roots - "Sooner or Later").
- 1944 - Birth of Jim Capaldi; rocker (Traffic).
- 1946 - Birth of "Fito" Adolpho De La Parra in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Canned Heat - "Hot Money").
- 1946 - Birth of Paul Wheatbread; rocker (Gary Puckett and Union Gap - "Young Girl").
- 1948 - Birth of Dan Seals in McCamey, Texas, USA; vocalist (England Dan and John Ford Coley - "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", "Nights Are Forever Without You", "Meet Me in Montana").
- 1950 - Birth of Michael Goodroe; rock bassist (Motels - "Only the Lonely").
- 1950 - Birth of Ted Turner; rocker (Wishbone Ash).
- 1952 - Birth of Hans Van de Lubbe; Dutch bassist/singer (Dike).
- 1961 - Birth of Sammy Llanas; singer, guitarist (The Bodeans).
- 1961 - Birth of Vince Neil [Wharton] in California, USA; rock vocalist (Mötley Crüe - "Girls Girls Girls").
- 1969 - Birth of Keith Nelson; guitarist (Buckcherry).
- 1977 - Birth of Phoenix; bassist (Linkin Park).
Deaths on February 8
- 1990 - Death of Del Shannon AKA Charles Westover at age 50 in Santa Clarita, California, USA, of self-inflicted rifle shot in the head; singer ("Runaway" (1961), "Hats Off to Larry", "Little Town Flirt", "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)").
- 2023 - Death of Burt Bacharach at age 94 of natural causes; singer-songwriter ("Walk On By" (1964), "What's New Pussycat" (1965), "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (1969), "Close To You" (1970), 73 Billboard hits, six Grammy awards, three Oscar awards).
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