January 9 Born –
Dick Jurgens (1910) – swing bandleader.
Domenico Modugno (1928) – Italian singer ("Volare").
Jimmy Boyd (1939) – American singer.
"Big" Al Downing (1940) – singer/songwriter ("Mr. Jones").
Joan Baez (1941)
Jerry Yester (1943) – New Christy Minstrels and Modern Folk Quartet.
Scott Walker (aka Noel Engel, 1943) – The Walker Brothers.
Roy Head (1943) – American singer ("Treat Her Right").
Dick Yount (1943) – guitarist for Harper's Bizarre.
Ken "Wally" Kelley (1943) – The Manhattans.
Jimmy Page (1944)
Cassie Gaines (1948) – backing singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Bill Cowsill (1948) – The Cowsills.
Tim Hart (1948) – singer/guitarist for Steeleye Span.
Paul King (1948) – Mungo Jerry.
David Johansen (1950)
Steve McRay (1950) – keyboardist for .38 Special.
Crystal Gayle (aka Brenda Webb, 1951)
Eric Erlandson (1963) – guitarist for Hole.
Rocky George (1964) – guitarist for Suicidal Tendencies.
Haddaway (aka Nestor Haddaway, 1965) – singer (“What Is Love”).
Carl Bell – guitarist for Fuel.
Dave Matthews (1967)
Steve Harwell (1967) – singer for Smash Mouth.January 9 R.I.P. – Cozy Cole (1981) – cancer. Age 71. Jazz drummer. Dave Dee (2009) – prostate cancer. Age 65. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. Jon Hager (2009) – died in his sleep. Age 67. Country music singer, The Hager Twins. January 9 album releases – The Young Rascals – Collections (1967) The Monkees – More Of The Monkees (1967) Badfinger – Magic Christian Music (1970) The Jeff Beck Group – Rough And Ready (1972) UK Van Halen – 1984 (1984) Rush – A Show Of Hands (1989) The Specials – The Singles Collection (1991) January 9 events – 1941 – Sammy Kaye and his orchestra records “Until Tomorrow” for Victor Records. 1956 – Still unknown, Buddy Holley and The Two Tones start a two week tour of the South, opening for George Jones and Hank Thompson. 1956 – Frank Sinatra records “You Make Me Feel So Young” at KHJ Studios in Hollywood. 1958 – Pat Boone records "A Wonderful Time Up There" and "It's Too Soon To Know" at the Annex in Hollywood. 1959 – Dion and The Belmonts debut their hit, "Teenager In Love," on American Bandstand. 1960 – Eddie Cochran departs for England and his ill-fated tour. 1960 – Patsy Cline joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1961 – Brenda Lee records "You Can Depend On Me" at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in Nashville. 1961 – Connie Francis is the surprise “honoree” on NBC's This Is Your Life. 1962 – Sam Cooke releases his single "Twistin' The Night Away" b/w "You Send Me" in the U.S. 1962 – Roy Orbison records "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" at RCA Studio B in Nashville. 1963 – Charlie Watts quits Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated to join The Rolling Stones. 1964 – The Temptations record "The Way You Do The Things You Do." 1965 – The U.S. Beatles album, Beatles '65, jumps from #98 to #1 in one week on the Billboard chart, where it will stay for 9 weeks. 1965 – Porter Wagoner’s singing partner, Norma Jean, joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1966 – Roger Miller records "Husbands And Wives" at Columbia in Nashville. 1968 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Guitar Man” b/w “High Heeled Sneakers.” 1968 – George Harrison begins recording the Wonderwall Music album in India. 1970 – Led Zeppelin appears at the Royal Albert Hall on Jimmy Page’s 26th birthday. The show is recorded and filmed. 1970 – The Originals release their single, “The Bells” b/w “I’ll Wait For You.” 1971 – Elvis Presley is voted Outstanding Man of the Year by the U.S. Jaycees. 1973 – Mick Jagger is refused a Japanese visa due to a 1969 drug conviction, causing The Rolling Stones to cancel their forthcoming tour there. 1973 – Lou Reed marries a waitress named Betty. 1975 – The Beatles are officially dissolved as a group. 1977 – Singer Emmylou Harris marries record producer Brian Ahern in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1979 – The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song is held at the United Nations General Assembly, featuring Rod Stewart, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Olivia Newton-John and others. 1981 – Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall of The Specials are fined in London for inciting violence at a concert the previous fall. 1997 – David Bowie celebrates his 50th birthday with a concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Foo Fighters, Lou Reed, and Billy Corgan and Placebo. Proceeds from the concert go to the Save The Children fund. 1998 – Sonny Bono's funeral is held in Palm Springs, and is televised live on CNN. 2002 – Elton John is honored in London by the UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS, presenting him with their Hero Award. 2003 – A white Knabe grand piano once owned by Elvis Presley is sold at an auction for $685,000. 2005 – On what would have been Elvis' 70th birthday, the song "Jailhouse Rock" is re-released in the UK. 2005 – 44-year old Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil marries his fourth wife, Playboy Playmate Lia Gherardini in Las Vegas. The ceremony is officiated by ordained minister MC Hammer. 2007 – Britain’s Royal Mail issues a set of stamps commemorating The Beatles. 2008 – Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah is arrested after launching a frenzied attack on a woman's car in Aldershot, Hampshire. Charges are later dropped. 2008 – Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is named the worst dressed celebrity in the annual list of fashion disasters by fashion critic Richard Blackwell. Amy Winehouse's trademark beehive and tattoos helps earn her second place on the list.
