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

[t bedford]

Jan 20 (a year from today, we in the USA have a presidential inauguration!)
 
Born
George Grantham (Poco) (1947)
Paul Stanley (Kiss) (1952)
 
Died
Allan Freed (DJ - popularized the phrase "rock and roll", 1st in Cleveland, 
then in NYC) 1965
Jackie Wilson (who collapsed from a heart attack on stage in 1975, 
immediately fell into a coma & never regained conciousness) 1984
Correction: Jackie passed on the 21st (Wikipedia) 
 
Events
Meet the Beatles is released (USA) 1964
Ozzie Osbourne bites the head off a dead bat on stage in Des Moines, has to 
cancel his tour and get painful Rabies shots. 1982