Today in Music History - Feb. 22 The Canadian Press 2021-02-22 Today in Music History for Feb. 22: In 1952, bass singer Don Gerrard, a native of Vancouver, made his debut with the Canadian Opera Company as the Speaker in "The Magic Flute." He moved to England in 1961 to become principal bass of the Sadler's Wells company, but continued to return to Canada to perform. In 1965, "The Beatles" began filming "Help," their second movie, in the Bahamas. Other scenes were shot in England and Austria. The film opened in North America in August. In 1969, British glitter-rock band "T. Rex" kicked off a British tour in Manchester. On the same bill, David Bowie, a friend of "T. Rex" leader Marc Bolan, performed a mime act about Tibetan Buddhist monks.