This Day in Rock & Roll History for February 11

Early Rock & Roll pioneer Gene Vincent is born. (1935)

Gerry Goffin, one-time husband and songwriting partner of Carole King is born. (1939)

Singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow is born. (1962)

The Beatles record "I Saw Her Standing There," "Boys," "Do You Want to Know a Secret," "There's a Place," "Twist and Shout" and other songs for their first British album, "Please Please Me" at EMI's Abbey Road studios in London. The session lasts 14 hours despite John Lennon's cold. (1963)

The Beatles play ther first U.S. concert for a general audience at the outdoor Washington D.C. That evening they attend a masked ball as guests of the British ambassador to the United States, Sir David Ormsby-Gore, Lord Harlech. The British prime minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, was to have attended the ball, but postpones his arrival in Washington so as not to be upstaged by the Beatles. (1964)

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox in London, with John Lennon, his wife Cynthia and George Harrison attending. Paul McCartney is away on vacation in Tunisia. (1965)

In what probably was inevitible, the Monkees announce they'll play their own instruments on all future recordings. This is, of course, the beginning of the end. (1967)

The Turtles' "Happy Together" is released. (1967)

The film "The Magic Christian," featuring Ringo Starr debuts in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, featuring Badfinger's "Come and Get It," (which is written and produced by Paul McCartney), is released on Apple the same day. (1970)

John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds in fines for protesting the South African rugby team playing in Scotland. (1970)

David Bowie performs as "Ziggy Stardust" for the first time in Tollworth, England. (1972)

The Rolling Stones concert flick "Let's Spend the Night Together" opens in New York during the city's heaviest snow storm this century. (1983)

Genesis' "That's All" peaks at #6 on the pop chart thus becoming their first top-10 hit. (1984)

John Cougar Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" peaks at #8 on the pop chart. It came from his top-10 album, "Uh-Huh." And it had a pretty cool video too!! (1984)

"Middle of the Road" by the Pretenders peaks at #19 on the pop chart. It was a track off their platinum album "Learning to Crawl." (1984)

Culture Club lead singer Boy George guest-stars on an episode of "The A-Team." Boy plays a singer mistakenly booked into a country dance hall. (1986)

The Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" is certified gold. (1986)

U2's "Angel of Harlem" peaks at #14 on the pop chart. It was a track from their concert/documentary LP "Rattle and Hum" which went to #1 for 6 weeks. (1989)

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