... and more January 16 birthdays - Ray Phillips (1939) - The Nashville Teens William Francis (1942) - Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show Barbara Lynn (1942) Ronnie Milsap (1943) Sade (aka Helen Folasade Adu) (1959) Brendan O'Hare (1970) - Teenage Fan Club ____________________
Birthday corrections - Bob Bogle was born in 1934. Sandy Denny was born on January 6, 1947. ____________________ January 16 R.I.P. - Will "Dub" Jones (2000) - diabetes. Age 71. Bass vocalist for The Coasters. James "Pookie" Hudson (2007) - cancer. Age 72. Lead vocalist for The Spaniels. January 16 album releases - ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album (1971) Wang Chung - Points On The Curve (1984) U.S. Events - 1964 - The Beatles play two shows at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. 1969 - Fleetwood Mac, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Albert Collins all appeared at the Fillmore West. 1970 - John Lennon's London Art Gallery exhibit of erotic lithographs, "Bag One," was closed by Scotland Yard. 1978 - Sid Vicious fell through a glass door at a San Francisco hotel, took a drug overdose and was rushed to hospital. 1979 - Cher's divorce from Gregg Allman was finalized. 1984 - Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested in Barbados for drug possession and were each fined $200 (£117). 1985 - David Bowie's schizophrenic half-brother, Terry Burnes, killed himself by laying down on the railway lines at Coulsdon South Station, London. 1990 - Ike Turner was convicted of driving under the influence of cocaine and sentenced to a four year prison sentence in California. 1992 - Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session for MTV. 1996 - Jamaican authorities opened fire on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono was also on the plane. Neither singer was injured in the incident. 2000 - Mick Jagger lost the chance of a knighthood because of his errant ways. British Prime Minister Tony Blair had second thoughts about the message it would give about family values. 2004 - Michael Jackson appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to seven charges of child molestation. 2009 - Boy George was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort.
