February 2 may be a memorable day for groundhogs but it hasn’t been a very busy day, historically, for music. Fear not, because we still have five events (and five great songs) tied to this date.

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What Happened On February 2?

1942 – Graham Nash (guitarist, singer with Crosby, Stills & Nash … and in the song above, lead singer with The Hollies) was born
1946 – Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) was born
1947 – Peter Lucia (drummer with Tommy James & The Shondells, and co-writer of the song above) was born
1959 – Frankie Avalon released his first #1 hit
1968 – Simon & Garfunkel recorded a classic #1 hit