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What happened in history on this day: February 18?
On February 18 in ...
- 1968 - David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd.
- 1978 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 20th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: The Eagles for "Hotel California";
- Album of the Year: Fleetwood Mac for "Rumours";
- Song of the Year: Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams for "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)", and Joe Brooks for "You Light Up My Life";
- Best New Artist of the Year: Debby Boone;
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Barry De Vorzon, Harry Betts, and Perry Botkin for "Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless)";
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Ian Freebairn-Smith for "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)";
- Best Arrangement for Voices: The Eagles for "New Kid In Town";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, and Roger Nichols for "Aja";
- Best Album Package: John Kosh for "Simple Dreams";
- Best Album Notes: George T. Simon for "Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer";
- Producer of the Year: Peter Asher;
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Al Jarreau for "Look To The Rainbow";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist: Oscar Peterson for "The Giants";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Group: Phil Woods for "The Phil Woods Six - Live From The Showboat";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band: Count Basie for "Prime Time";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Barbra Streisand for "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: James Taylor for "Handy Man";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group: Bee Gees for "How Deep Is Your Love";
- Best Pop Instrumental Recording: John Williams for "Star Wars";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Thelma Houston for "Don't Leave Me This Way";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Lou Rawls for "Unmistakably Lou";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Emotions for "Best Of My Love";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Brothers Johnson for "Q";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Leo Sayer and Vini Poncia for "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing";
- Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Insprirational: The Imperials for "Sail On";
- Best Gospel Performance, Traditional: The Oak Ridge Boys for "Just A Little Talk With Jesus";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: Edwin Hawkins and The Edwin Hawkins Singers for "Wonderful!";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional: James Cleveland for "James Cleveland Live At Carnegie Hall";
- Best Inspirational Performance: B.J. Thomas for "Home Where I Belong";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Crystal Gayle for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Kenny Rogers for "Lucille";
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: The Kendalls for "Heaven's Just A Sin Away";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Hargus Robbins for "Country Instrumentalist Of The Year";
- Best Country Song: Richard Leigh for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording: Muddy Waters for "Hard Again";
- Best Latin Recording: Mongo Santamaria for "Dawn";
- Best Recording for Children: Christopher Cerf and Jim Timmens for "Aren't You Glad You're You";
- Best Comedy Recording: Steve Martin for "Let's Get Small";
- Best Spoken Word Recording: Julie Harris for "The Belle Of Amherst";
- Best Instrumental Composition: John Williams for "Star Wars - Main Title";
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: John Williams for "Star Wars";
- Best Cast Show Album: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Larry Morton for "Annie";
- Best Classical Album: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, Lyndon Woodside, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, Thomas Frost for "Concert Of The Century";
- Best Classical Orchestral Performance: Carlo Maria Giulini for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D";
- Best Opera Recording: John De Main for "Gershwin: Porgy And Bess";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis for "Verdi: Requiem";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: The Juilliard String Quartet for "Schoenberg: Quartets For Strings (Complete)";
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Itzhak Perlman for "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons";
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Artur Rubinstein for "Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat/Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 12";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Janet Baker for "Bach: Arias";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Kenneth Wilkinson for "Ravel: Bolero".
Births on February 18
- 1914 - Birth of Pee Wee King in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; country singer ("Pee Wee King Song").
- 1915 - Birth of David van de Woestijne; Flemish pianist/composer (Les Aéronautes).
- 1926 - Birth of Harry "Little" Caesar; blues singer/actor (City Heat, Homer and Eddie).
- 1927 - Birth of Tabe Bas; actor/opera vocalist (Leiser Wolf in Anatevka).
- 1933 - Birth of Yoko Ono in Tokyo, Japan; singer, Mrs John Lennon.
- 1934 - Birth of Aldo Ceccato in Milan, Italy; conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1973-77).
- 1941 - Birth of David Blue [Cohen] in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; rocker (Cupid's Arrow).
- 1941 - Birth of Herb Santiago; vocalist (Frankie Lymon and Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall").
- 1941 - Birth of Irma Thomas [Lee]; American vocalist ("It's Raining").
- 1947 - Birth of Dennis De Young in Chicago, Illinois, USA; vocalist (Styx - "Grand Illusion", "It's Raining Again").
- 1952 - Birth of Juice Newton [Judy Cohen] in Virginia, USA; singer ("Angel of the Morning").
- 1952 - Birth of Veronica "Randy" Crawford; American vocalist ("One Day I'll Fly Away").
- 1953 - Birth of Derek Pellicci; rock drummer (Little River Band - "Help Is On It's Way").
- 1953 - Birth of Nico Arzbach; rock guitarist/singer (Stampei, Dike).
- 1953 - Birth of Robin Bachman in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; guitarist (Bachman Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet").
- 1968 - Birth of Tommy Tallarico; co-creator, executive producer, host of Video Games Live, musician, host of Electric Playground.
Deaths on February 18
- 1995 - John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, US jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at age 83.
- 1998 - Robert Merrill, songwriter ("Funny Girl"), commits suicide at age 76.
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