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2/20/2003 Fire claims 100 lives at Great White club concert fire in Rhode Island

 

A fire that started when pyrotechnics used during the first song of Great White's set at a Warwick, Rhode Island club ignited acoustic materials near the stage on this night in 2003 claimed the lives of 100 people.  Among those unable to escape the inferno was Great White guitarist Ty Longley.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on February 20  include...

 

1950 Steely Dan’s Walter Becker born.

1951 Spirit’s Randy California born.

1960 Jimi Hendrix does his first public performance when he plays at his Seattle high school.

1967 Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain born.

1969 Goodbye Cream concert film recorded during the trio's farewell concert premieres.

1970 John Lennon releases Instant Karma as a single.

1976 Kiss members embed their footprints in sidewalk concrete outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

1979 George Harrison releases self-titled album.

1982 Pat Benatar marries guitarist & producer Neil Geraldo in Hawaii.

1991 Bob Dylan is given Lifetime Achievement award during the Grammys.

1993 Sting plays Saturday Night Live.

2003 Allman Brothers Reunite during memorial service for Butch Trucks at Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia...