... and more January 23 birthdays - Django Reinhardt (1910) Anita Pointer (1948)
January 23 R.I.P. - Allen Collins (aka Larkin Allen Collins Jr.) (1990) - chronic pneumonia due to his paralysis. Age 37. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny Funches (1998) - emphysema. Age 62. Singer for The Dells. January 23 album releases - The Supremes - The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland (1967) Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry The VIII (1973) David Bowie - Station To Station (1976) Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust (1981) David Crosby - Oh Yes I Can (1989) Events - 1956 - Rock 'n' Roll fans in Cleveland under 18 years of age were banned from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult. 1986 - Ray Charles was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the first induction dinner. 1991 - John Sebastian, owner and general manager of KLSK FM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, played Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" for twenty-four solid hours to inaugurate a format change to Classic Rock.
