February 27th

1998: Motley Crue singer Vince Neil reached an agreement with Vivid Video & the Internet Entertainment Group to distribute a sex tape featuring Neil & two adult film models during a 1992 vacation in Hawaii.

1991: James Brown was released from prison on an early parole in Columbia, SC after serving two years of a six year sentence for a high-speed car chase through two states.

1980: At the 22nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the big winners were The Doobie Brothers & Billy Joel. The Doobie Brothers won four grammys including Record of the Year & Song of the Year for What a Fool Believes & Joel won two grammys including Album of the Year for 52nd Street.

1977: Keith Richards was arrested at the Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto & was arrested on charges of possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking, which was later reduced to simple possession of heroin & given a suspended sentence, probation for a year & orders to continue rehab & perform a concert on behalf of the CNIB.

Led Zeppelin had to postpone the start of their North American tour in Dallas after Robert Plant came down with laryngitis.

1971: Janis Joplin posthumously reached the topped of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of nine consecutive weeks with her album Pearl.

1970: Jefferson Airplane was fine $1,000 for obscenity during a concert in Oklahoma City for using profanity onstage.

1967: Pink Floyd completed recording of their debut single Arnold Layne with producer Joe Boyd at EMI Studios in London.

Birthdays:
Neal Schon-guitarist for Journey born in 1954
Adrian Smith-guitarist for Iron Maiden born in 1957
Johnny Van Zant-singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd born in 1957