Birthdays on the Tube: 21-27 February

21 February 1893: Andrés Segovia plays Frederico Moreno Torroba’s Suite Castellana Fandango.

22 February 1961: Akira Takasaki is the metal guitarist’s guru as a member of the top Japanese band Loudness. Here he shows his impressive axe credentials.

26 February 1932: The Man in Black, Johnny Cash, sings “Ring of Fire” from a 1963 TV special.

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25 February 1943: George Harrison’s guitar weeps, as ever, gently.

22 February 1968: Nusrat Parsa was a great Afghan singer who went into exile in India, then moved to Hamburg. But he was murdered after a confrontation with a group of fans who wanted him to play more up-tempo numbers.

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23 February 1685: George Frederic Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba conducted by Harry Christophers. How many music lovers consider him the greatest composer who ever lived?

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