Today In Music History - February 28

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Not a happy day.

1968 - Frankie Lymon died of a heroin overdose.
1974 - Bobby Bloom shot himself to death at the age of 28.
1977 - Ray Charles was attacked by an audience member onstage.

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1959 - "Cash Box" magazine began using a red 'bullet' on its record charts to indicate the records that have the strongest upward movement each week.

You would have thought that the "bullet" was originated by Billboard, but it was one of their two chief rivals back in the day. The other was 'Record World.'