Today In Music History: Feb 18th

1959 - Elvis Presley appeard after hours at the Lido Club in Paris while on leave from the U.S. Army.

1959 - Ray Charles recorded "What'd I Say."

1968 - David Gimour replaces Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. Barret had gone checked himself into a psychiatric hospital and then gone into seclusion.

1969 - Lulu and Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) were married in England.

1974 - KISS released their first album "KISS". 

1974 - Yes played their first show at Madison Square Garden.

1987 - The song "Sign O' The Times" was released by Prince.

1992 - Vince Neil quit 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. The band reunited on the "American Music Awards" 5 years later.

2006 - In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the Rolling Stones gave a free concert before a crowd of over 1 million people at Copacabana Beach.