January 5 Born –
Bob Keane (aka Robert Kuhn, 1922) – producer, owner of Del-Fi Records.
Sam Phillips (1923)
Jack Brokensha (1926) – Jazz vibraphonist for Motown.
Wilbert Harrison (1929) – R&B singer ("Kansas City").
Johnny Adams (1932) – Blues/jazz singer, The Tan Canary.
Athol Guy (1940) – bassist for The Seekers.
George Malone (1940) – The Monotones.
Grady Thomas (1941) – Parliament-Funkadelic.
George "Funky" Brown (1949) – Kool & The Gang.
Chris Stein (1950) – Blondie.
Peter “Biff” Byford (1951) – vocalist for Saxon.
Vincent Calloway (1957) – Midnight Star, and Calloway.
Philip Thornally (1960) – songwriter/producer, The Cure.
Grant Young (1963) – drummer for Soul Asylum.
Kate Schellenbach (1966) – drummer for The Beastie Boys and Luscious
Jackson.
Marilyn Manson (aka Brian Warner, 1969)January 5 R.I.P. – Mal Evans (1976) – shot to death by L.A. police. Age 40. Beatles roadie. Charles Mingus (1979) – Lou Gehrig's disease. Age 56. Burton Lane (1997) – Age 84. Broadway composer (Finian’s Rainbow). Sonny Bono (1998) – skiing accident. Age 62. Ken Forssi (1998) – brain tumor. Age 54. Bassist for Love. Alex St. Clair (2006) – heart attack. Age 64. Guitarist for Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. Willie Mitchell (2010) – cardiac arrest. Age 81. Producer, arranger, owner of Hi Records. January 5 album releases – The Kingston Trio – …From The Hungry I (1959) Loretta Lynn – Wings Upon Your Horns (1970) Laura Nyro – The First Songs (1973) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) Bob Dylan – Desire (1976) Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Armed Forces (1979) Joe Jackson – Look Sharp! (1979) Hüsker Dü – Warehouse: Songs And Stories (1987) They Might Be Giants – Flood (1990) Hawkwind – In Your Area (1999) January 5 events – 1940 – FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC. 1941 – Carmen Miranda records "Chica Chica Boom Chic" for Decca Records. 1955 – Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black begin a three day tour of Texas at the City Auditorium in San Angelo. 1957 – Pat Boone begins filming his movie, Bernadine. 1958 – Pat Boone is the celebrity “mystery guest" on the CBS quiz show What's My Line? 1959 – Buddy Holly releases his final single, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" b/w "Raining In My Heart." 1961 – The Beatles make their second appearance at the Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool since returning from Hamburg. The gig marks the debut of Paul McCartney on bass guitar. In the audience are Johnny Guitar and Ringo Starr from Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, having just returned from Hamburg themselves. 1963 – In an interview in Billboard magazine, Leonard Chess, co- founder of Chess Records, says, "As it stands today, there's virtually no difference between rock 'n' roll, pop and rhythm and blues. The music has completely overlapped.” 1964 – The Count Basie Orchestra, Keely Smith, Jane Powell and the Singing Nun all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1964 – The Rolling Stones appear at the Ricky Tick Club in Reading. 1965 – The Four Tops release their single, “Ask The Lonely” b/w “Where Did You Go” on Motown. 1965 – The Supremes begin recording "Stop! In The Name Of Love" at Hitsville U.S.A. 1967 – Pink Floyd and Eyes Of Blue appear at the Marquee Club in London. 1967 – Paul McCartney records his vocals for “Penny Lane,” after which The Beatles record an experimental instrumental piece called “Carnival Of Light.” The song has never been released. 1967 – Folk singer Jesse Winchester moves to Canada to avoid the draft. 1968 – Jimi Hendrix is jailed for one day on drunk and disorderly charges after going berserk and destroying everything in his hotel room in Stockholm, Sweden. 1969 – Diana Ross and The Supremes perform “Love Child” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show are Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini and his orchestra, and Shani Wallis. 1975 – The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical Wonderful Wizard of Oz opens at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. 1978 – The Sex Pistols begin their first U.S. tour at the Great Southeast Music Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. 1979 – The double-album soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever reaches sales of 25 million worldwide, making it the best-selling LP in history. 1979 – Prince makes his live stage debut at the Capri Theatre in Minneapolis. 1983 – Everything But The Girl makes their live debut as a duo at the ICA in London. 1984 – After nine years together, The Police announce they are disbanding following a farewell concert on March 2 in Australia. 1988 – CBS sells Columbia Records to Japan’s Sony Corporation. 2001 – A private funeral service is held for Kirsty MacColl in London. 2003 – Little Richard "appears" as himself in the "Special Edna" episode of The Simpsons. 2003 – Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is arrested and jailed in Berkeley for drunk driving after being pulled over for speeding.
