Entertainment History
On Feb. 27, 1967, Pink Floyd recorded its first single, “Arnold Layne.”
In 1971, Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for using profanity onstage at a concert in Oklahoma City.
In 1977, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones was arrested in Toronto for drug possession. He later was found guilty.
In 1980, “What A Fool Believes” by the Doobie Brothers won the record and song of the year Grammy Awards. The album of the year winner was “52nd Street” by Billy Joel. Rickie Lee Jones was named best new artist.
In 1991, James Brown was granted parole and set free in Columbia, South Carolina. He had been serving time for leading police on a high-speed chase through two states.
In 1993, silent film actor Lillian Gish died at her New York home at the age of 99. Her movie career spanned 75 years.
In 2003, Fred Rogers, better known as children’s entertainer Mr. Rogers, died of stomach cancer in Pittsburgh. He was 74.
In 2015, actor Leonard Nimoy died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Los Angeles at the age of 83.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Joanne Woodward is 94. Actor Barbara Babcock is 87. Actor Debra Monk is 75. Guitarist Neal Schon of Journey is 70. Guitarist Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden is 67. Actor Timothy Spall (“Sweeney Todd,” ″Enchanted”) is 67. Keyboardist Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is 64. Singer Johnny Van Zant (Van Zant, Lynryd Skynyrd) is 64. Percussionist Leon Mobley of Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals is 63. Actor Adam Baldwin (TV’s “Chuck”) is 62. Actor Grant Show (“Devious Maids,” ″Melrose Place”) is 62. Actor Noah Emmerich is 59. Actor Donal Logue is 58. Singer Chilli of TLC is 53. Keyboardist Jeremy Dean of Nine Days is 52. Singer Roderick Clark (Hi-Five) is 51. Actor Brandon Beemer (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 44. Drummer Cyrus Bolooki of New Found Glory is 44. Singer Bobby V (Mista) is 44. Singer Josh Groban is 43. Banjoist Noam Pikelny of Punch Brothers is 43. Drummer Jared Champion of Cage The Elephant is 41. Actor Kate Mara (“American Horror Story”) is 41. Reality show star JWoww (Jenni Farley) (“Jersey Shore”) is 38. Actor Lindsey Morgan (“The 100”) is 34.
