OTHER STUFF FEB 1 1963, 17 year-old Neil Young performed his first professional date at a country club in Winnipeg. 1967, During a UK tour The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at The Cellar Club, South Shields. 1967, Pink Floyd spent the day recording parts for the Syd Barrett songs Arnold Layne and Candy And A Current Bun at Sound Techniques Studios, Chelsea, London. Floyd also turned professional on this day after signing a deal with EMI Records. 1968, The Who kicked off their third North American tour at the Civic Auditorium San Jose, California 1975, Neil Sedaka had his second US No.1 single with Laughter In The Rain, over 12 years after his last chart topper Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. 1988 : The Cars disband. 1995, Richey Edwards guitarist with the Manic Street Preachers vanished leaving no clues to his whereabouts. He left The Embassy Hotel in London at 7am, leaving behind his packed suitcase. His car was found on the Severn Bridge outside Bristol, England sixteen days later. Edwards has never been found, despite constant searching, and in November 2008 he was declared officially dead. 1999, Four hundred people were injured at an Australian concert by Marilyn Manson when he stormed off stage after being bombarded with missiles and abuse at the show in Perth. One of Mansons guitar technicians needed treatment for cuts to his head. 2013, Coldplays Clocks topped a list by BBC Radio 6 Musics top 100 tracks of the past 10 years. More than 100,000 votes were cast in the poll which looked back over the 10 years since the station began in 2002. Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor was voted into second place, and Elbows One Day Like This in third.
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