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What happened in history on this day: February 19?
On February 19 in ...
- 1878 - Thomas Alva Edison receives a patent for a music player (phonograph) at in Menlo Park, New Jersey, USA.
- 1923 - Jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres.
- 1972 - Donny Osmond song "Puppy Love" released.
- 1976 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 18th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Captain and Tennille for "Love Will Keep Us Together";
- Album of the Year: Paul Simon and Phil Ramone for "Still Crazy After All These Years";
- Song of the Year: Stephen Sondheim for "Send In The Clowns";
- Best New Artist of the Year: Natalie Cole;
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Mike Post and Pete Clarence Carpenter for "The Rockford Files";
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Ray Stevens for "Misty";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander, and Russ Payne for "Between The Lines";
- Best Album Package: Jim Ladwig for "Honey";
- Best Album Notes: Pete Hamill for "Blood On The Tracks";
- Best Album Notes, Classical: Gunther Schuller for "Footlifters";
- Best Producer of the Year: Arif Mardin;
- Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist: Dizzy Gillespie for "Oscar Peterson And Dizzy Gillespie";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Group: Chick Corea and Return To Forever for "No Mystery";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band: Michel Legrand and Phil Woods for "Images";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Janis Ian for "At Seventeen";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Paul Simon for "Still Crazy After All These Years";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: The Eagles for "Lyin' Eyes";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Van McCoy for "The Hustle";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Natalie Cole for "This Will Be";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Ray Charles for "Living For The City";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Earth, Wind and Fire for "Shining Star";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Silver Convention for "Fly, Robin, Fly";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Betty Wright, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, and Willie Clarke for "Where Is The Love";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: Andrae Crouch and The Disciples for "Take Me Back";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Linda Ronstadt for "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Willie Nelson for "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain";
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge for "Lover Please";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Chet Atkins for "The Entertainer";
- Best Country Song: Chips Moman and Larry Butler for "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song";
- Best Inspirational Performance: The Bill Gaither Trio for "Jesus, We Just Want To Thank You";
- Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel): The Imperials for "No Shortage";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording: Muddy Waters for "The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album";
- Best Latin Recording: Eddie Palmieri for "Sun Of Latin Music";
- Best Recording for Children: Richard Burton for "The Little Prince";
- Best Comedy Recording: Richard Pryor for "Is It Something I Said?";
- Best Spoken Word Recording: James Whitmore for "Give 'Em Hell Harry";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Michel Legrand for "Images";
- Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: John Williams for "Jaws";
- Best Cast Show Album: Charlie Smalls and Jerry Wexler for "The Wiz";
- Album of the Year, Classical: Georg Solti and Raymond Minshull for "Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete";
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Pierre Boulez for "Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet)";
- Best Opera Recording: Colin Davis for "Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte";
- Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera): Michael Tilson Thomas and Robert Page for "Orff: Carmina Burana";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Artur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng, and Pierre Fournier for "Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 In B Flat, Op. 99 And 2 In E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)";
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Alicia De Larrocha for "Ravel: Concerto For Left Hand And Concerto For Piano In G/Faure: Fantaisie For Piano And Orchestra";
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Nathan Milstein for "Bach: Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Unaccompanied";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Janet Baker for "Mahler: Kindertotenlieder";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Edward T. Graham, Milton Cherin, and Ray Moore for "Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet)";
- 1978 - Coleman, Comden and Green's musical premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1979 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 21st Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Billy Joel for "Just The Way You Are";
- Album of the Year: The Bee Gees, David Shire, K.C. And The Sunshine Band, Kool And The Gang, MFSB, Ralph MacDonald, The Tavares, The Trammps, Walter Murphy, Yvonne Elliman, Albhy Galuten, Arif Mardin, Bill Oakes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie, Freddie Perren, Harry Wayne Casey, K.G. Productions, Karl Richardson, Richard Finch, Ron Kersey, Thomas J. Valentino, and William Salter for "Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack";
- Song of the Year: Billy Joel for "Just The Way You Are";
- Best New Artist: A Taste Of Honey;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Anne Murray for "You Needed Me";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Barry Manilow for "Copacabana (At The Copa)";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Bee Gees for "Saturday Night Fever";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Chuck Mangione for "Children Of Sanchez";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Donna Summer for "Last Dance";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: George Benson for "On Broadway";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Earth, Wind and Fire for "All 'n All";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Earth, Wind and Fire for "Runnin'";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Paul Jabara for "Last Dance";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Dolly Parton for "Here You Come Again";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Willie Nelson for "Georgia On My Mind";
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson for "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Asleep At The Wheel for "One O'Clock Jump";
- Best Country Song: Don Schlitz for "The Gambler";
- Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational: Larry Hart for "What A Friend";
- Best Gospel Performance, Traditional: The Happy Goodman Family for "Refreshing";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: Andrae Crouch and The Disciples for "Live In London";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional: Mighty Clouds Of Joy for "Live And Direct";
- Best Inspirational Performance: B.J. Thomas for "Happy Man";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording: Muddy Waters for "I'm Ready";
- Best Latin Recording: Tito Puente for "Homenaje a Beny More";
- Best Recording for Children: Jim Henson for "The Muppet Show";
- Best Comedy Recording: Steve Martin for "A Wild And Crazy Guy";
- Best Spoken Word Recording: Orson Welles for "Citizen Kane";
- Best Instrumental Composition: John Williams for "Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind";
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: John Williams for "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind";
- Best Cast Show Album: Thomas Z. Shepard for "Ain't Misbehavin'";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Al Jarreau for "All Fly Home";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist: Oscar Peterson for "Montreaux '77 - Oscar Peterson Jam";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: Chick Corea for "Friends";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: Thad Jones and Mel Lewis for "Live In Munich";
- Best Instrumental arrangement: Quincy Jones and Robert Freedman for "The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One";
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): Maurice White for "Got To Get You Into My Life";
- Best Arrangement for Voices: Bee Gees for "Stayin' Alive";
- Best Album Package: Johnny B. Lee and Tony Lane for "Boys In The Trees";
- Best Album Notes: Michael Brooks for "A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I and II";
- Best Historical Repackage Album: Michael Brooks for "The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Al Schmitt and Roger Nichols for "FM (No Static At All)";
- Producer of the Year: Bee Gees, Albhy Galutin, and Karl Richardson;
- Best Classical Album: Carlo Maria Giulini, Itzhak Perlman, and Christopher Bishop for "Brahms: Concerto For Violin In D";
- Best Classical Orchestral Performance: Herbert von Karajan, conductor for "Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)";
- Best Opera Recording: Julius Rudel for "Lehar: The Merry Widow";
- Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera): Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis for "Beethoven: Missa Solemnis";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy for "Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano";
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 In D Minor For Piano (Horowitz Golden Jubilee)";
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "The Horowitz Concerts 1977/78";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Luciano Pavarotti for "Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln Center";
- Best Engineered recording, classical: Arthur Kendy, Edward T. Graham, and Ray Moore for "Varese: Ameriques/Arcana/Ionisation (Boulez Conducts Varese)".
- 1992 - Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You" premieres at the Shubert Theater in New York City, New York for 1622 performances.
Births on February 19
- 1743 - Birth of [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini Italian composer, cellist (Minuet).
- 1912 - Birth of Stan Kenton [Newcomb] in Wichita, Kansas, USA; jazz musician/orchestra leader (Music 55).
- 1940 - Birth of Bobby Rogers; American vocalist (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - "You Really Got a Hold on Me").
- 1940 - Birth of William "Smokey" Robinson in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - "Being With You", "Tears of a Clown").
- 1943 - Birth of Lou Christie AKA Lugee Sacco in Pennsylvania, USA; rock vocalist ("Lightning Striking Again").
- 1946 - Birth of Paul Dean; rock guitarist/vocalist (Loverboy).
- 1946 - Birth of Pierre van der Linden; Dutch drummer (Brainbox).
- 1948 - Birth of Mark Andes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rock bassist ("Spirit", "Heart", "Fireball").
- 1948 - Birth of Tony Iommi; rock guitarist (Black Sabbath - "Paranoid", "Iron Man").
- 1949 - Birth of Edward Hardin in New York City, New York, USA; rocker (Spencer Davis Group).
- 1950 - Birth of Andy Powell; rocker (Wishbone Ash).
- 1954 - Birth of Frances Bucholz; rocker (Scorpions - "Wind of Change").
- 1954 - Birth of Jamie West-Oram; rock guitarist (Fixx).
- 1956 - Birth of Dave Wakeling; rock singer, guitarist (General Public, English Beat).
- 1956 - Birth of Peter Holsapple; rocker (Continental Drifters).
- 1957 - Birth of Falco [John Hoelcel]; rock vocalist ("Rock Me Amadeus").
- 1960 - Birth of Holly Johnson in England; rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Relax").
- 1963 - Birth of Seal; English vocalist/songwriter ("Killer", "Crazy", "Kiss by a Rose").
- 1965 - Birth of Jon Fishman; drummer (Phish).
- 1966 - Birth of Prince Markie D [Mark Morale]; rocker (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rock").
- 1968 - Birth of Frank Watkins; US heavy metal bassist (Obituary, Cause of Death).
- 1975 - Birth of Daniel Adair; drummer (3 Doors Down).
- 1985 - Birth of Haylie Duff; American actress and singer (Seventh Heaven).
Deaths on February 19
- 1980 - Death of Ronald Belford (Bon) Scott at age 33 by choking on vomit after heavy drinking in London, England; Scottish-born Australian singer (AC/DC - "Whole Lotta Rosie").
- 1984 - Ina Ray Hutton, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at age 66.
- 1998 - Death of Louis Marshall Jones AKA Grandpa Jones at age 84 following a series of strokes; country musician and comedian (Hee-Haw, Grand Ole Opry).
- 2003 - Death of Ty Longley in nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA; guitarist (Great White).
- 2022 - Death of Gary Brooker at age 76; singer, songwriter (Procol Harum band - "A Whiter Shade of Pale").
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