This Day in Music History – February 22nd

1956 – Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel.”

1965 – Filming for the Beatles’ second movie, “HELP!” began in the Bahamas.

1968 – Genesis released its first single “The Silent Sun.”

1977 – The Eagles released the single for “Hotel California.”

1978 – Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.

1986 – A Fine Young Cannibals concert in Boston was delayed until 2AM because somebody had thrown tear gas into the club.

1989 – Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for Best New Artist. It was admitted later that they were not the vocalists on the album.

1989 – Metallica performed the song “One” on the Grammy Awards.

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