... and more January 29 birthdays - Sacha Distel (1933) - French singer/guitarist. James Jamerson (1936) - bassist for Motown. Tony Blackburn (1943) - British "pirate" radio DJ for Radio Caroline and Radio London. Andrew Loog Oldham (1944) - manager for The Rolling Stones. Tommy Ramone (aka Thomas Erdelyi, 1952) - drummer for The Ramones. Louie Pérez (1953) - percussionist for Los Lobos. Eddie Jackson (1961) - bassist for Queensrÿche. Roddy Frame (1964) - guitarist for Aztec Camera.
January 29 R.I.P. - Willie Dixon (1992) - heart failure. Age 76. John Martyn (2009) - double pneumonia. Age 60. British singer/ songwriter and guitarist. January 29 album releases - Huey Lewis and The News - Picture This (1982) Events - 1942 - BBC radio first aired "Desert Island Discs," presented by Roy Plomley, which went on to become the longest running UK radio show. 1961 - Bob Dylan met his idol Woody Guthrie when Guthrie was on weekend release from the hospital where he was being treated for Huntington's Chorea. 1964 - The Beatles recorded German versions of "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris. They also recorded a rough version of their next single, "Can't Buy Me Love." 1968 - The Doors appeared at The Pussy Cat A Go-Go in Las Vegas. After the show, Jim Morrison taunted a security guard in the parking lot by pretending to smoke a joint, resulting in a fight. The police arrived and arrested Morrison and charged him with vagrancy, public drunkenness and failure to possess sufficient identification. 1979 - 16-year-old Brenda Spencer killed two people and wounded nine others when she fired from her house across the street onto the entrance of San Diego's Grover Cleveland Elementary School. Spencer fired the shot's from a .22-caliber rifle her father had given her for Christmas. When asked why she did it, she answered, "I don't like Mondays." The Boomtown Rats went on to write and recorded a song based on the event. 2010 - Sly Stone filed a $50 million legal claim against his former manager, alleging fraud and 20 years of stolen royalties. The 66-year- old funk musician claimed in Los Angeles Superior Court that Jerry Goldstein diverted millions in royalties to fund a lavish lifestyle.
