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 was "52nd Street" by Billy Joel. 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 actress 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: Actress Joanne Woodward is 86. Actress
Barbara Babcock is 79. Actor Howard Hesseman is 76. Actress Debra Monk
is 67. Singer-musician Neal Schon (Journey) is 62. Musician Adrian
Smith (Iron Maiden) is 59. Actor Timothy Spall is 59. Musician Paul
Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) is 56. Country singer
Johnny Van Zant (Van Zant) is 56. Musician Leon Mobley (Ben Harper and
the Innocent Criminals) is 55. Actor Adam Baldwin is 54. Actor Grant
Show is 54. Musician Mike Cross of Sponge is 51. Actor Noah Emmerich is
51. Actor Donal Logue (DOH'-nuhl LOHG) is 50. Singer Chilli of TLC is
45. Musician Jeremy Dean (Nine Days) is 44. Singer Roderick Clark
(Hi-Five) is 43. Bassist Shonna Tucker of Drive-By Truckers is 38.
Actor Brandon Beemer is 36. Drummer Cyrus Bolooki of New Found Glory is
36. Singer Bobby Valentino (Mista) is 36. Singer Josh Groban is 35.
Drummer Jared Champion of Cage The Elephant is 33. Actress Kate Mara is
33.
