Today in Music History for Feb. 20:

In 1941, Quebec singer and songwriter La Bolduc died in Montreal. She was 46. Her songs, detailing the life of ordinary Quebecers in the 1920s and '30s, were very popular at the time, and had a great influence on later Quebec singers.

In 1951, Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe), guitarist for the 1960s rock band ``Spirit,'' was born in Los Angeles. ``Spirit'' had a top-25 single in 1968, ``I Got a Line on You,'' but were known primarily for their critically acclaimed albums, which blended hard rock, blues, country, folk and jazz. He drowned while swimming with his 12-year-old son off Molokai, Hawaii, on Jan. 2, 1997. California was apparently caught in a riptide after pushing his son to shore.

In 1965, ``Stop! In the Name of Love'' by ``The Sup

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