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What happened in history on this day: February 28?
On February 28 in ...
- 1904 - Vincent d'Indy's second Symphony in B, premieres.
- 1984 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Michael Jackson for "Beat It";
- Album of the Year: Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones for "Thriller";
- Song of the Year: Sting for "Every Breath You Take";
- Best New Artist: Culture Club;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Irene Cara for "Flashdance - What A Feeling";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Jackson for "Thriller";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police for "Every Breath You Take";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: George Benson for "Being With You";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Pat Benatar for "Love Is A Battlefield";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Jackson for "Beat It";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police for "Synchronicity";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: The Police for "Brimstone And Treacle";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Chaka Khan for "Chaka Khan";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Jackson for "Billie Jean";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Rufus and Chaka Khan for "Ain't Nobody";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Herbie Hancock for "Rockit";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Michael Jackson for "Billie Jean";
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: Pat Metheny Group for "Travels";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Anne Murray for "A Little Good News";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Lee Greenwood for "I.O.U.";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Alabama for "The Closer You Get...";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: The New South for "Fireball";
- Best New Country Song: Mike Reid for "Stranger In My House";
- Best Gospel Performance, Female: Amy Grant for "Ageless Medley";
- Best Gospel Performance, Male: Russ Taff for "Walls Of Glass";
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group: Sandi Patti and Larnelle Harris for "More Than Wonderful";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female: Sandra Crouch for "We Sing Praises";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: Al Green for "I'll Rise Again";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group: Barbara Mandrell and Bobby Jones for "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today";
- Best Inspirational Performance: Donna Summer for "He's A Rebel";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Jose Feliciano for "Me Enamore";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble for "On Broadway";
- Best Mexican-American Performance: Los Lobos for "Anselma";
- Best Traditional Blues Recording: B.B. King for "Blues 'N' Jazz";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording: Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band for "I'm Here";
- Best Recording for Children: Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones for "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial";
- Best Comedy Recording: Eddie Murphy for "Eddie Murphy: Comedian";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording: William Warfield for "Copland: A Lincoln Portrait";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Giorgio Moroder for "Love Theme From Flashdance";
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: Craig Krampf, Dennis Matkosky, Douglas Cotler, Duane Hitchings, Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, Jerry Hey, Keith Forsey, Kim Carnes, Michael Boddicker, Michael Sembello, Phil Ramone, Richard Gilbert, Ronald Magness, and Shandi Sinnamon for "Flashdance";
- Best Cast Show Album: Andrew Lloyd Webber for "Cats";
- Best Video, Short Form: Duran Duran for "Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf";
- Best Video Album: Duran Duran for "Duran Duran";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "The Best Is Yet To Come";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male: Mel Tormé for "Top Drawer";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group: The Manhattan Transfer for "Why Not!";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist: Wynton Marsalis for "Think Of One";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: The Phil Woods Quartet for "At The Vanguard";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass for "All In Good Time";
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: Dave Grusin for "Summer Sketches '82";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): Nelson Riddle for "What's New";
- Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices: Arif Mardin and Chaka Khan for "Be Bop Medley";
- Best Album Package: Robert Rauschenberg for "Speaking In Tongues";
- Best Album Notes: Orrin Keepnews for "The Interplay Sessions";
- Best Historical Album: Allan Steckler and Stanley Walker for "The Greatest Recordings Of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I";
- Best Engineered Recording - non-classical: Bruce Swedien for "Thriller";
- Producer of the Year (non-classical): Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones;
- Best Classical Album: Georg Soltin and James Mallinson for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D";
- Best Orchestral Recording: Georg Solti and James Mallinson for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D";
- Best Opera Recording: Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kurt Moll, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Thomas Allen, Georg Solti, and Christopher Raeburn for "Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro", and Cornell MacNeil, Placido Domingo, Teresa Stratas, James Levine, Jay David Saks, and Max Wilcox for "Verdi: La Traviata";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis for "Haydn: The Creation";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin for "Brahms: Sonata For Cello And Piano In E Minor, Op. 38 And Sonata In F, Op. 99";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Wynton Marsalis for "Haydn: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat/L. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto In D/Hummel: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Glenn Gould for "Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 12 and 13";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Marilyn Horne and Leontyne Price for "Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: James Lock for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz;
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Chuck Berry, Arturo Toscanini, and Charlie Parker.
- 1996 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 38th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Seal for "Kiss From A Rose";
- Album of the Year: Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard for "Jagged Little Pill";
- Song of the Year: Seal for "Kiss From A Rose";
- Best New Artist: Hootie and The Blowfish;
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Annie Lennox for "No More 'I Love You's'";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Seal for "Kiss From A Rose";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Hootie and The Blowfish for "Let Her Cry";
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: The Chieftains and Van Morrison for "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Los Lobos for "Mariachi Suite";
- Best Pop Album: Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein for "Turbulent Indigo";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Frank Sinatra for "Duets II";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Alanis Morissette for "You Oughta Know";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Tom Petty for "You Don't Know How It Feels";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Blues Traveler for "Run-Around";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Pearl Jam for "Spin The Black Circle";
- Best Metal Performance: Nine Inch Nails for "Happiness In Slavery";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: The Allman Brothers Band for "Jessica";
- Best Rock Song: Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard for "You Oughta Know";
- Best Rock Album: Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard for "Jagged Little Pill";
- Best Alternative Music Performance: Nirvana for "MTV Unplugged In New York";
- Best Female Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance: Anita Baker for "I Apologize";
- Best Male Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance: Stevie Wonder for "For Your Love";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: TLC for "Creep";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Stevie Wonder for "For Your Love";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Album: TLC for "Crazysexycool";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: Coolio for "Gangsta's Paradise";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Method Man Featuring Mary J. Blige for "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By";
- Best Rap Album: Naughty By Nature for "Poverty's Paradise";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Alison Krauss for "Baby, Now That I've Found You";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Vince Gill for "Go Rest High On That Mountain";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Mavericks for "Here Comes The Rain";
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Shenandoah and Alison Krauss for "Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Béla Fleck and Johnny Gimble for "Hightower";
- Best Country Song: Vince Gill for "Go Rest High On That Mountain";
- Best Country Album: Shania Twain and Robert John Lange for "The Woman In Me";
- Best Bluegrass Album: The Nashville Bluegrass Band for "Unleashed";
- Best New Age Album: George Winston for "Forest";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: Pat Metheny Group for "We Live Here";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Lena Horne for "An Evening With Lena Horne";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Michael Brecker for "Impressions";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: McCoy Tyner Trio and Michael Brecker for "Infinity";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: Tom Scott for "All Blues";
- Best Latin Jazz Performance: Jobim for "Antonio Brasileiro";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: Ashley Cleveland for "Lesson Of Love";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Michael W. Smith for "I'll Lead You Home";
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Bill Hearn for "Amazing Grace - A Country Salute To Gospel";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Shirley Caesar for "Shirley Caesar Live - He Will Come";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: CeCe Winans for "Alone In His Presence";
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir for "Praise Him - Live!";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Jon Secada for "Amor";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Gloria Estefan for "Abriendo Puertas";
- Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance: Flaco Jimenez for "Flaco Jimenez";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: John Lee Hooker for "Chill Out";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Buddy Guy for "Slippin' In";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: Ramblin' Jack Elliott for "South Coast";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Emmylou Harris for "Wrecking Ball";
- Best Reggae Album: Shaggy for "Boombastic";
- Best World Music Album: Deep Forest for "Boheme";
- Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr for "I Love To Polka";
- Best Musical Album for Children: Barbara Bailey Hutchison, David R. Lehman, and J. Aaron Brown for "Sleepy Time Lullabys";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Patrick Stewart, Dan Broatman, and Martin Sauer for "Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album: Maya Angelou for "Phenomenal Woman";
- Best Spoken Comedy Album: Jonathan Winters for "Crank Calls";
- Best Musical Show Album: Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for "Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs Of Leiber and Stoller";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Bill Holman for "A View From The Side";
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: Hans Zimmer for "Crimson Tide";
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for "Colors Of The Wind";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Robert Farnon for "Lament";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s): Rob McConnell for "I Get A Kick Out Of You";
- Best Recording Package: Joni Mitchell and Robbie Cavolina for "Turbulent Indigo";
- Best Recording Package - Boxed: Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa for "Civilization Phaze III";
- Best Album Notes: Rob Bowman for "The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975";
- Best Historical Album: J.J. Stelmach, John Pfeiffer, Anthony Salvatore, David Satz, James P. Nichols, Jon M. Samuels, Ray Hall and Thomas MacCluskey, Brooks Smith, Erick Friedman, Gabriel Banat, George Jellinek, Grant Beglarian, Harris Goldsmith, Irving Kolodin, Jacob Lateiner, John Anthony Maltese, John Maltese, John Pfeiffer, Josefa Heifetz, Laurence Lesser, Leonard Pennario, Mortimer W. Frank, Myra C. Livingston, Richard Freed and Robert Cowan for "The Heifetz Collection";
- Best Engineered Album - Non-classical: David Bianco, Jim Scott, Richard Dodd and Stephen McLaughlin for "Wildflowers";
- Producer of the Year: Babyface;
- Best Classical Engineered Recording: Jonathan Stokes and Michael Mailes for "Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; 'Kossuth' - Symphonic Poem";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Steven Epstein;
- Best Classical Album: Pierre Boulez and Karl-August Naegler for "Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Pierre Boulez for "Debussy: La Mer";
- Best Opera Recording: Charles Dutoit, conductor; Gary Lakes, Francoise Pollet, Gino Quilico and Deborah Voigt for "Berlioz: Les Troyens";
- Best Choral Performance: Herbert Blomstedt and Vance George for "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem";
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra): Itzhak Perlman for "The American Album - Works Of Bernstein, Barber, Foss";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra): Radu Lupu for "Schubert: Piano Sonatas (B Flat Major And A Major)";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma and Richard Stoltzman for "Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Sylvia McNair for "The Echoing Air - The Music Of Henry Purcell";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Myung-Whun Chung for "Messiaen: Concert A Quatre";
- Best Music Video, Short Form: Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Mark Romanek, and Cean Chaffin for "Scream";
- Best Music Video, Long Form: Peter Gabriel, Francois Girard, and Robert Warr for "Secret World Live";
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Dave Brubeck, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye.
Births on February 28
- 1882 - Birth of Geraldine Farrar; US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer).
- 1895 - Birth of Guiomar Novaes in Brazil; pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit).
- 1934 - Birth of Willie Bobo in New York City, New York, USA; jazz drummer (Cos).
- 1939 - Birth of John Fahey; singer ("Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death").
- 1940 - Birth of Joe South in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; guitarist/songwriter/singer ("Games People Play").
- 1942 - Birth of Brian Jones; rock guitarist (The Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar").
- 1943 - Birth of Barbara Acklin [Allen] in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rhythm and blues singer ("Love Makes a Woman").
- 1945 - Birth of Ronnie Rosman; rocker (Tommy James and the Shondells - "Crystal Blue Persuasion").
- 1955 - Birth of Randy Jackson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; guitarist (Zebra - "Tell Me What You Want").
- 1957 - Birth of Cindy Wilson in Athens, Georgia, USA; rock vocalist (B-52's - "Love Shack").
- 1967 - Birth of Marcus Lillington; rock guitarist (Breathe - "All I Need").
- 1969 - Birth of Elisa Fiorillo; singer ("Forgive Me For Dreaming").
Deaths on February 28
- 1968 - Death of Frankie Lymon of heroin drug overdose at age 25; singer (Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1955)).
- 1968 - Death of Juanita Hall due to diabetes at age 66; singer/actress (Bloody Mary - South Pacific Broadway show (Tony Award) and movies, Capt Billy's Mississippi Music Hall TV show (1948)).
- 1993 - Death of Ruby Keeler of cancer at age 82; Canadian singer, dancer, actress (42nd Street, Dames) (born 1910).
- 2007 - Death of Billy Thorpe, Australian musician (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs) (born 1946).
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