January 19 Born – Ish Kabibble (aka Merwyn Bogue, 1908) – cornetist with Kay Kyser. Ray Eberle (1919) – singer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Bob Wooler (aka Frederick James Wooler, 1926) – DJ at The Cavern Club. Shirley Ellis (1929) – singer (“The Name Game”). Russ Hamilton (aka Ronald Hulme, 1932) – British singer (“Rainbow”). Johnny “The Wild One” O'Keefe (1935) – Australian rock and roll singer. Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (1936) – singer/drummer/harmonica player. Phil Everly (1939) – The Everly Brothers. Michael Crawford (1942) – actor/singer (The Phantom Of The Opera). Janis Joplin (1943) Lawrence “Laurie” London (1944) – British child singer (“He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”). Shelley Fabares (aka Michele Ann Marie Fabares, 1944) – singer/actress (“Johnny Angel”). Dolly Parton (1946) Rod Evans (1947) – singer for Deep Purple and Captain Beyond. Harvey Hinsley (1948) – guitarist for Hot Chocolate. Robert Palmer (1949) – singer, Power Station. Martha Davis (1951) – singer for The Motels. Dewey Bunnell (1952) – America. Eric Leeds (1952) – sax player for Prince. Clive Edwards (1953) – session and tour drummer for UFO and Pat Travers. Michael Boddicker (1953) – session musician. Desi Arnaz, Jr. (1953) – drummer for Dino, Desi & Billy. Francis Bucholz (1954) – bassist for The Scorpions. Tony Mansfield (1955) – songwriter/musician/producer. Mickey Virtue (1957) – keyboardist for UB40. Caron Wheeler (1963) – vocalist for Soul II Soul.
January 19 R.I.P. – Don Costa (1983) – heart attack. Age 57. Producer/arranger for Frank Sinatra. Gene MacLellan (1995) – suicide. Age 56. Songwriter (“Put Your Hand In The Hand”). Carl Perkins (1998) – throat cancer. Age 65. Joe Stubbs (1998) – heart disease. Age 56. The Falcons (“You’re So Fine”). Wilson Pickett (2006) – heart attack. Age 64. Denny Doherty (2007) – abdominal aneurysm. Age 66. The Mamas & The Papas. John Stewart (2008) – brain aneurysm. Age 68. The Kingston Trio, writer of "Daydream Believer." January 19 album releases – The Manhattan Transfer – Pastiche (1978) Frank Zappa – Sleep Dirt (1979) The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) U.S. Styx – Paradise Theater (1981) Megadeth – So Far, So Good… So What! (1988) Peter Murphy – Deep (1989) Rosanne Cash – The Wheel (1993) Fairport Convention – Jewel In The Crown (1995) Extreme – Waiting For The Punchline (1995) January 19 events – 1953 – Marty Robbins makes his debut appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. 1957 – Pat Boone sings at President Eisenhower's inaugural ball. 1957 – Elvis Presley records "It Is No Secret," "Blueberry Hill," "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," and "Is It So Strange" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. 1958 – The Rock Party Tour stops at the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, New York, featuring performances by The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Jimmie Rodgers, Danny and The Juniors, The Royal Teens, Eddie Cochran, The Tune Weavers, Paul Anka, The Shepherd Sisters, The Rays and others. 1959 – TV’s Arbitron ratings system lists Dick Clark’s American Bandstand as the most popular daytime television program. 1963 – The Beatles makes their national television debut, performing “Please Please Me” on Thank Your Lucky Stars (filmed on January 13). 1964 – Bobby Vinton sings a medley of his hits on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Kate Smith. 1967 – Leslie Gore makes her first of two consecutive appearances as Pussycat in the “That Darn Catwoman” episode of Batman, lip-synching to her new song “California Nights.” 1967 – The Beatles begin recording John Lennon’s new song “In The Life Of…,” which will ultimately be re-titled “A Day In The Life.” 1967 – Pink Floyd and Marmalade appear at the Marquee in London. 1968 – Creedence Clearwater Revival records “Suzie Q” at Coast Recorders in San Francisco. 1971 – Prosecutors play tracks from The Beatles' white album, including “Helter Skelter,” at Sharon Tate's murder trial to show how Charles Manson was influenced by, and interpreted, the music. 1971 – During court proceedings to dissolve The Beatles' partnership, Ringo Starr testifies under oath that, "Paul behaved like a spoiled child.” 1974 – Black Oak Arkansas performs at the Student Center Ballroom at Kent State University in Ohio, with opening act Bruce Springsteen. 1974 – Bob Dylan and The Band perform two shows at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The concert causes a nine mile traffic jam, which leaves many ticket holders stuck. 1976 – Concert promoter Bill Sargent offers The Beatles $30 million to reunite for a concert tour. They decline, leaving Sargent stunned. 1978 – Johnny Rotten is fired from The Sex Pistols for “not being weird enough anymore.” 1988 – Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe manager, Doc McGheep, pleads guilty to importing more than 40,000 lbs. of marijuana into the U.S. from Colombia via a shrimp boat, and receives a five-year suspended prison sentence, a fine of $15,000, and is ordered to set up an anti-drugs foundation. 1990 – Country singer Reba McEntire makes her movie debut in the horror/comedy Tremors, which opens in theaters across the U.S. 1993 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Tom Waits can keep all of the $2.5 million awarded him by a lower court in a failed appeal attempt by the Frito-Lay chip company, who was sued by Waits for using a sound- alike in their commercials. 1993 – Fleetwood Mac reunites to perform “Don’t Stop” at President Clinton’s inaugural gala in Washington DC. 1997 – Madonna wins a Golden Globe for Best Leading Actress in a Musical/Comedy for her portrayal of Eva Peron in the movie Evita. 1998 – Joey Ramone is hospitalized in serious condition for testing to determine the nature of an undiagnosed blood-related illness. 2000 – Tourism officials in Liverpool are prevented from erecting signs saying “Liverpool, the Birthplace Of The Beatles” because the Highways Agency believes the signs will distract motorists. 2001 – Reports begin circulating that Paul McCartney is set to become the first pop star billionaire. 2010 – Singer Phoebe Snow suffers a cerebral hemorrhage and slips into a coma. She will remain in a coma until her death 15 months later. 2011 – R&B singer Gwen McCrae undergoes successful gallbladder surgery.
