This Day in Rock & Roll History for February 18

Yoko Ono is born. (1933)

Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, is born. (1941)

Dennis DeYoung of Styx is born. (1947)

Robbie Bachman, drummer with Bachman Turner Overdrive, is born. (1953)

The Platters hit "The Great Pretender" peaks at #1 on the pop chart. (1956)

Pat Boone's cover version of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" hits #12 on the pop chart. (1956)

Guitarist Dave Gilmour joins Pink Floyd replacing founder Syd Barrett, who checks into a psychiatric hospital before going into seclusion. (1968)

Pop stars Lulu and Bee Gee Maurice Gibb are wed at St. James' Church, Gerrard's Cross, Buchs, England. Three thousand uninvited guests turn out for the affair. (1969)

Yoko Ono celebrates her 37th birthday and to mark the occasion, John Lennon throws a party at the London offices of Apple Records. (1970)

Neil Young receives a gold record for "Harvest," the only Number One record of his lengthy career. The album includes the Number One single "Heart of Gold." (1972)

Yes play the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden. What's remarkable about the engagement is the first date sold out without any advertising. Fans learned of the show from listings at ticket outlets and bought out the house within a few days. (1974)

Kiss, a New York heavy-metal group, release their debut album, "Kiss." It will take the band three more attempts to establish itself. "Kiss" barely cracks the Hot 100. (1974)

Ringo Starr releases the third hit single from his "Ringo" LP, "Oh My My," which climbs to #5 in April. (1974)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Breakdown" peaks at #40 on the chart. (1978)

Bill Wyman announces that he will leave the Rolling Stones in 1983. He is persuaded not to and stays 9 more years, eventually leaving in 1992. (1980)

Vince Neil quits as lead singer of Motley Crue, after 11 years with the group. He says he wants to spend more time on his career as a race car driver. 5 years later, it seems he has changed his mind as he reunites with his bandmates on the "American Music Awards." (1992)

Hootie and the Blowfish's "Hold My Hand" peaks at #10 on the pop chart. (1995)

Bob Stinson, a founding member of The Replacements dies in Minneapolis of complications from drug and alcohol abuse. (1995)

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