This Day in Rock & Roll History for February 8

Vince Neil of Motley Crue is born. (1961)

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and the Teen Queens' "Eddie, My Love" enter the R&B chart. (1956)

The House of Representatives Special Subhcommittee on Legislative Oversight opens hearings on disc jockey "payola." DJs from Boston and Cleveland tesitify. (1960)

Motley Crue's Vince Neil is born. (1961)

Max Firetag, publisher of "Louie Louie" as recorded by the Kingsmen for Wand Records, denies Indiana Governor Matthew Welsh's claim that the song is "pornographic." Firetag offers $1,000 to anyone who can find anything "suggestive" in the song's lyrics. (1964)

Songs released today include the Temptations' "The Way You Do the Things You Do" on Motown, the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun Fun" is out on Capitol and the album "Beatlemania in the USA!" by the Liverpools is released on Wyngate Records. (1964)

The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" is released. (1965)

George Harrison's tonsils are removed at London's University College Hospital. The tonsils are destroyed so that they can not be sold. (1969)

Ex-Cream guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker and ex-Traffic keyboardist and singer Stevie Winwood announce they are forming a new band and auditioning for a bassist, with the addition of ex-Family bassist Rich Grech, the band will become the "supergroup" Blind Faith. (1969)

Bob Dylan's one-hour long documentary film, "Eat the Document," is screened at New York's Academy of Music. Much of the footage is from Dylan's 1966 U.K. tour. (1971)

Frank Zappa's concert at London's Royal Albert Hall is canceled because of obscene lyrics in the score of 200 Motels. (1972)

Carly Simon is awarded a gold record for her single "You're So Vain," the only Number One song of her career. Many speculate as to the identity of the song's subject. Many assume it's Mick Jagger, whose voice can be clearly heard singing behind Simon in the chorus. However, it turns out that the subject is actor Warren Beatty. (1973)

Queen's "Killer Queen" is released. (1975)

In London, David Bowie and his wife Angie are divorced after nearly ten years of marriage. David gets custody of their nine-year old son, Zowie. (1980)

Del Shannon dies of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. He was 50 years old. (1990)

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