This week in rock history: bob dylan wins his first grammy and led zeppelin become the nobs

This week in rock history, Bob Dylan won his first Grammy, Paul and Linda McCartney got busted, Led Zeppelin were forced to change their name, the Police played their final concert and

Madonna released _Ray of Light_. FEBRUARY 27, 1980: BOB DYLAN WINS HIS FIRST GRAMMY In 1963 The Grammys could have given the Best New Artist award to Bob Dylan, but they went with Robert

Goulet. Three years later they could have given album of the year to _Highway 61 Revisited_, but they went with Frank Sinatra’s _September of my Years_. Thirty-one years ago this week Bob

Dylan finally won a Grammy when his born-again anthem “Gotta Serve Somebody” won Best Rock Male Vocal Performance.  He played the song during the show (watch below), and seemed shocked when

Ted Nugent called his name out as the winner. “I didn’t expect this,” he said. “I want to thank the lord for it.” Bob Dylan: The Rolling Stone Covers [embedded content] EDITOR’S PICKS  

FEBRUARY 28, 1970: LED ZEPPELIN (TEMPORARILY) CHANGE THEIR NAME Led Zeppelin’s 1970 European tour ran into a snag right as it started. Countess Eva von Zeppelin,  a descendent of Zeppelin

Aircraft founder Ferdinand von Zeppelin, was none too pleased that a rock & roll band was using her family name. “They may be world famous,” she said. “But a couple of shrieking monkeys

are not going to use a privileged family name without permission.” She threatened to sue them, putting their February 28, 1970 Copenhagen gig in jeopardy. Zeppelin manager Peter Grant talked

her into a meeting with the band, and she almost was appeased after discovering they were actually nice young men – until she caught a glimpse of the cover of their debut LP, which shows

the Hindenburg bursting into flames. Rather than attempt further damage control, Grant and Jimmy Page decided simply to change the group’s name to the Nobs for the one show. The show went

off without a hitch, a lawsuit never surfaced and the publicity around the incident actually helped the young band get their name out. Led Zeppelin Returns: Photos From The Reunion Show And

More MARCH 1, 1984: THE POLICE PLAY THEIR FINAL CONCERT On March 1, 1984 The Police played ended their epic _Synchronicity_ world tour in Melbourne, Australia. It was the last time they’d

play a full concert until their reunion tour in 2007. “I remember the backstage scene after the show like a kind of hallucination,” guitarist Andy Summers wrote in his 2006 memoir _One Train

Later_. “As we were accosted by one person after another raving about the band and the performance, gasping out how great it must be in the Police, I felt like I was drowning in a sea of

worship but could only smile back and say, ‘Yeah … great … Thanks,’ knowing the grim truth that they had just witnessed the final gig.”  Photo Gallery: The Police Take A Final Bow In New

York City TRENDING STORIES MARCH 2, 1975: PAUL AND LINDA MCCARTNEY BUSTED IN LOS ANGELES WITH POT Five years before Paul McCartney’s infamous bust in Tokyo, he was pulled over for running a

red light in Los Angeles. A cop searched the car and found eight ounces of marijuana. Linda said it was all hers and was arrested, though charges were later dropped. The bust didn’t make the

couple more cautious about traveling with drugs. In 1980 Paul had his infamous bust, getting caught with a half pound of pot in Japan, and in 1984 Paul and Linda were busted with pot in

Barbados and England. Linda McCartney’s Photographs MARCH 3, 1998: MADONNA RELEASES _RAY OF LIGHT_ Madonna had been going through a minor career slump before the release of _Ray of Light_ on

March 3, 1998. _Erotica_ (1992) and _Bedtime Stories_ (1994) hadn’t been the blockbusters she delivered in the Eighties, but the William Orbit-produced _Ray Of Light_ yielded the massive

hits “Frozen,” “Ray of Light,” “Nothing Really Matters” and “The Power of Good-Bye.” It was also one of the most acclaimed albums of her career. “Meet the latest brand-new Madonna, the

Chemical Mother,” _Rolling Stone_‘s Rob Sheffield wrote in his review. “_Ray of Light_ is her maternity album as well as her avant-dance album, riding the electronica wave with her new

collaborator, U.K. beat master William Orbit. She’s not exactly subtle about it, either. In just the first song, ‘Drowned World/Substitute for Love,’ Madonna throws in trip-hop drum loops,

jungle snares, string samples and pointless computer bleeps (lots of those). She shows off all these trinkets from her expensive collection of electronica gimmicks as if she’s unpacking her

shopping bags after a day at the outlet malls and she doesn’t even care if they clash.” Madonna: The Rolling Stone Covers