Re: Rock & Roll History Dept. Jan 1st & more...

[t bedford]

Jan 15
Born
Gene Krupa (1909)
Chuck Berry (1926)
Don "Captain Beefheart" Van Vliet (1941)
Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (1948)
 
1965 The Who's first single (I Can't Explain) is released by Decca. They 
manufacture only 1,000. In the next six weeks, due to demand, they have to 
press 99,000 more!
1967 The Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show, performing the retitled 
"Let's Spend "Some Time" Together, due to Sullivan's insistance.