On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 10:22:23 AM UTC-5, Eidem wrote:
>
> *January 10 –*
>
> Born –
>
> Buddy Johnson (aka Woodrow Wilson Johnson, 1915) – Jazz pianist/bandleader.
>
> Jerry Wexler (1917) – music journalist/producer.
>
> Max Roach (1924) – Jazz drummer/percussionist with Charlie Parker and
> Miles Davis.
>
> Gisèle MacKenzie (1927) – singer on Your Hit Parade ("Hard To Get"), The
> Gisele MacKenzie Show.
> Johnny Ray (1927) – singer.
>
> Lyle Ritz (1930) – session bassist with the Wrecking Crew.
> Ronnie Hawkins (1935) – Rockabilly singer/songwriter/musician.
>
> Bobby Relf (1937) – R&B singer, Bob & Earl (“Harlem Shuffle”).
>
> Scott McKenzie (1939) – singer (“San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In
> Your Hair)”).
>
> Sal Mineo (1939) – actor/singer ("Start Movin' (In My Direction)").
> Jim Croce (1943) – singer/songwriter.
>
> Frank Sinatra, Jr. (1944) – singer/entertainer.
> Rod Stewart (1945) – The Jeff Beck Group, Faces.
>
> Ronny Light (1945) – producer.
> Aynsley Dunbar (1946) – drummer for Frank Zappa and Journey.
> Bob Lang (1946) – bassist for The Mindbenders.
>
> Fayette Pinkney (1948) – The Three Degrees ("When Will I See You Again").
> Cyril Neville (1948) – The Neville Brothers.
> Donald Fagen (1948) – Steely Dan.
> Pat Benatar (1953) – singer/songwriter.
>
> Michael Schenker (1955) – guitarist for UFO.
>
> Luci Martin (1955) – Chic.
> Shawn Colvin (1956) – singer/songwriter (“Sunny Came Home”).
>
> Curt Kirkwood (1959) – guitarist/songwriter for The Meat Puppets.
>
> Brad Roberts (1964) – singer/guitarist for Crash Test Dummies.
>
>
>
> R.I.P. –
>
> Howlin' Wolf (aka Chester Burnett, 1976) – kidney disease. Age 65. Blues
> musician.
>
> Joe Farrell (1986) – bone cancer. Age 48. Jazz saxophonist for Chick
> Corea’s Return To Forever.
>
> Marion Hutton (1987) – cancer. Age 67. Singer with Glenn Miller and His
> Orchestra.
>
> Kenny Pickett (1997) – heart attack. Age 54. Singer for The Creation.
>
> Ken Forssi (1998) – brain tumor. Age 54. Bassist for Love.
>
> Sonny Forriest (1999) – Age 64. Guitarist for The Coasters.
>
> Bryan Gregory (2001) – multiple systems failure. Age 49. Guitarist for The
> Cramps.
> Rod Allen Bainbridge (2008) – liver cancer. Age 63. Singer/guitarist for
> The Fortunes.
>
> Margaret Whiting (2011) – natural causes. Age 86. Singer ("That Old Black
> Magic").
>
> Claude Nobs (2013) – skiing accident. Age 76. Founder of the Montreux
> Jazz Festival.
>
>
>
> Album releases –
>
> The Beatles – Introducing…The Beatles (1964) U.S.
>
> Faces – Coast To Coast: Overture And Beginners (1974)
> The Ramones – Leave Home (1977)
>
> Muddy Waters – Hard Again (1977)
>
> Dire Straits – ExtendedancEPlay (1983) (EP)
>
> Chris Isaak – Silvertone (1985)
>
> Lou Reed – New York (1989)
>
> Brenda Lee – The Definitive Collection (2006)
>
>
>
> Events –
>
> 1945 – The Erskine Hawkins Orchestra records “Tippin’ In” for Victor
> Records.
>
> 1948 – Atlantic Records is launched by Herb Abramson & Ahmet Ertegun.
>
> 1948 – 15-year-old Loretta Webb marries Oliver “Mooney” Lynn. Loretta Lynn
> will have four of her six children by the age of 18, and will become a
> grandmother at age 29. Loretta and Mooney will stay married for 48 years,
> until his death in 1996.
>
> 1949 – RCA introduces the 7" 45 RPM record.
>
> 1950 – Hank Williams, recording under the name “Luke the Drifter,” records
> the religious-themed “Everything’s OK.” Williams chose the pseudonym to
> protect his Country image, and will go on to record 14 other
> religious-based “talking blues” songs as Luke the Drifter.
>
> 1952 – Nat “King” Cole and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra records “Somewhere
> Along The Way” at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
>
> 1956 – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers release their single, “Why Do Fools
> Fall In Love” b/w “Please Be Mine,” on Gee Records.
>
> 1956 – Elvis holds his first session under his new RCA contract, recording
> "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Got A Woman" and "Money Honey."
>
> 1958 – The Quarrymen – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Rod Davis, Len Garry,
> Eric Griffiths and Colin Hanton – appear at the New Clubmoor Hall in
> Liverpool.
>
> 1960 – Frankie Avalon sings “Why” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the
> show are Birgit Nilsson, Peter Palmer, Susan Barrett, and Earl Grant.
>
> 1963 – Cliff Richard’s musical film, Summer Holiday, premieres in London
> and in South Africa.
>
> 1964 – The Rolling Stones record "Not Fade Away" at Olympic Studios in
> London.
>
> 1965 – Promoter Sid Bernstein contacts Beatles manager Brian Epstein about
> doing a concert at Shea Stadium in New York.
>
> 1966 – Peter and Gordon release their single, “Woman” b/w “Wrong From The
> Start,” in the U.S.
>
> 1967 – The Beatles At Shea Stadium, a 50-minute documentary of the group’s
> August 15, 1965 concert, airs for the first time in the U.S. on ABC-TV.
>
> 1969 – George Harrison quits The Beatles after a blow out argument with
> John Lennon (and two days after an argument with McCartney, which was
> caught on film) during recording sessions at Twickenham Studios. Harrison
> leaves Twickenham, telling the group, “See around the clubs,” and drives
> straight to his parents’ house in Liverpool. He will return in a week.
>
> 1971 – Court proceedings officially get under way in the lawsuit to
> dissolve The Beatles as a group.
>
> 1971 – Bob Dylan appears on an NBC bluegrass documentary, performing "East
> Virginia Blues" and "Nashville Skyline Rag" with Earl Scruggs.
>
> 1973 – Cliff Richard appears on The Cilla Black Show, singing the six
> entries chosen to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest. TV
> viewers pick “Power To All Our Friends.”
>
> 1978 – The Sex Pistols make their U.S. television debut on the show,
> Variety. In the evening, the group plays the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas,
> Texas.
>
> 1979 – Richard Carpenter enters rehab in Topeka, Kansas, for sleeping pill
> addiction.
>
> 1984 – Ozzy Osbourne plays the first night of his Bark At The Moon Tour in
> Portland, Maine, with opening act Mötley Crüe.
>
> 1985 – Cyndi Lauper becomes the first female recording artist since
> Bobbie Gentry in 1967 to be nominated for five Grammy Awards: Album of the
> Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), Record of the
> Year, and Song of the Year.
>
> 1990 – Bon Jovi plays the first of seven sold-out nights at the
> Hammersmith Odeon in London.
>
> 1991 – Clint Black joins the Grand Ole Opry, becoming its 66th member.
>
> 1995 – Country music singer Johnny Rodriguez marries the second of his
> three wives, Willie Nelson's oldest daughter, Lana. The marriage lasts
> seven months.
>
> 1997 – James Brown gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
>
> 2000 – Melissa Etheridge announces that David Crosby is the sperm donor of
> her two children with girlfriend Julie Cypher.
>
> 2003 – British and Dutch police working together recover 500 reel-to-reel
> tapes of The Beatles' Get Back/Let It Be sessions, stolen 30 years earlier
> in London and Amsterdam.
>
> 2003 – Bee Gee Maurice Gibb is hospitalized in critical condition after
> suffering a heart attack in his Miami home.
>
> 2005 – Georgeann Walsh Ward of New York sues KISS’s Gene Simmons for
> slander, claiming a documentary made her out to be a "sex-addicted
> nymphomaniac." Ms. Walsh Ward, who dated Simmons for three years when he
> was a student, chose to sue when her photo was flashed on screen as Simmons
> talked about his past sexual encounters.
>
> 2006 – An Australian woman appears in a Perth courtroom on charges of
> stabbing her boyfriend with a pair of scissors because he played Elvis
> Presley’s song “Burning Love” over and over and over. The man survived his
> injuries.
>
> 2007 – Fire destroys the Clio, Michigan, home of Rudy Martinez, singer for
> ? and The Mysterians. Martinez, who has no insurance, loses all of his
> memorabilia and possessions.
>
> 2009 – Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie marries actor Josh Duhamel at the
> Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu, California. They are still married.
>
>
>
>
>
> *January 11 –*
>
> Born –
>
> Laurens Hammond (1895) – inventor of the Hammond organ.
>
> Slim Harpo (aka James Moore, 1924) – Blues harmonica player.
>
> Goldie Hill (1933) – Country music singer ("I Let The Stars Get In My
> Eyes").
>
> Bill Reed (1936) – The Diamonds (“Little Darlin’”).
>
> Jody Payne (1936) – guitarist for Willie Nelson.
>
> Fred Imus (1942) – radio talk show host/songwriter (“I Don’t Want To Have
> To Marry You”).
>
> Clarence Clemons (1942) – saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E
> Street Band.
>
> Tony Kaye (aka Anthony John Selvidge, 1946) – keyboardist for Yes.
>
> Naomi Judd (1946) – The Judds.
> Terry Williams (1948) – drummer for Dire Straits.
>
> Frederick "Dennis" Greene (1949) – Sha Na Na.
>
> Vicki Peterson (1958) – guitarist for The Bangles.
>
> Mary Hansen (1966) – guitarist/singer for Stereolab.
>
> Tom Dumont (1968) – guitarist for No Doubt.
>
> Mary Jane Blige (1971) – R&B singer/songwriter/producer.
>
> Tom Rowlands (1971) – The Chemical Brothers.
>
>
>
> R.I.P. –
>
> Barry Pritchard (1999) – heart attack. Age 54. Guitarist/singer for The
> Fortunes.
> Mickey Finn (2003) – alcohol-related liver problems. Age 55. Percussionist
> for T. Rex.
> James Griffin (2005) – cancer. Age 61. Singer/songwriter/guitarist
> for Bread.
>
> Spencer Dryden (2005) – colon cancer. Age 66. Drummer for Jefferson
> Airplane.
>
> Mick Green (2010) – heart failure. Age 65. Guitarist for Johnny Kidd and
> The Pirates and The Dakotas.
>
> John Wilkinson (2013) – cancer. Age 67. Tour guitarist for Elvis Presley.
>
>
>
> Album releases –
>
> Howlin' Wolf – Howlin' Wolf (1962)
> Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971)
> Chicago – Chicago III (1971)
>
> The Temptations – Solid Rock (1972)
>
> Bobby Womack – Lookin’ For A Love Again (1974)
>
> The Waitresses – Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful? (1982)
>
> Genesis – The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs (1993)
>
> Iron Savior – Unification (1999)
>
> Badfinger – BBC In Concert 1972-1973 (2000) (re-issue)
>
> Chuck Berry – Live! (2000)
>
> Jethro Tull – Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 (2000) U.S.
>
> Events –
>
> 1928 – Bing Crosby and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra record “Ol’ Man River.”
>
> 1950 – Frankie Laine records “Cry Of The Wild Goose.” The song will prove
> to be his last #1 hit on the American charts.
>
> 1954 – Patti Page releases her single, “Cross Over The Bridge” b/w “My
> Restless Lover.”
>
> 1956 – Elvis Presley records "I Was The One" in Nashville.
>
> 1956 – The Coasters record the songs for their first single, "Down In
> Mexico" and "Turtle Dovin'."
>
> 1963 – 17-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu visits Elvis in Memphis for a week's
> stay.
>
> 1963 – The Beatles release their single, "Please Please Me" b/w "Ask Me
> Why," in the UK. The single will be the group’s first #1 record.
>
> 1964 – Roger Miller records "Dang Me" at Columbia Studios in Nashville.
>
> 1964 – Billboard magazine publishes the first Country Album chart, with
> Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire at the #1 spot.
>
> 1965 – The Beach Boys record “Do You Wanna Dance” at Gold Star in
> Hollywood.
>
> 1966 – Dean Martin records “Somewhere There’s A Someone.”
>
> 1967 – Johnny Cash and June Carter record “Jackson” in Nashville.
>
> 1967 – The Hollies begin recording “On A Carousel” at EMI Studios in
> London.
>
> 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience records "Purple Haze" and “The Wind
> Cries Mary” at De Lane Lea Studios in London. In the evening, they play the
> Bag O’ Nails club in London. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are in
> attendance.
>
> 1968 – London's Daily Mirror reports that Jimi *Hendrix* has moved into
> the London t*ownhouse *where *Handel* is believed to have composed his
> famous "Water Music."
>
> 1970 – The Ike & Tina Turner Revue appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on
> the show are Sonny James and Tiny Tim.
>
> 1975 – Led Zeppelin plays their first concert in 18 months when they
> appear at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Holland, playing one of two warm-up shows
> for their forthcoming North American tour.
>
> 1977 – Keith Richards is found guilty of cocaine possession in Aylesbury
> Crown Court and is fined £750, as well as £250 for court fees. The drugs
> were found in Richards' car after he was involved in a traffic accident the
> previous May.
> 1985 – The first Rock In Rio festival takes place in Rio de Janeiro. The
> 10-day event features acts Queen, Rod Stewart, Yes, Ozzy Osbourne,
> Scorpions, AC/DC and many others.
>
> 1986 – Mel McDaniel joins the Grand Ole Opry.
>
> 1987 – Frankie Goes To Hollywood starts what will become their final tour
> at the G-Mex Centre in Manchester, England.
>
> 1990 – Paul McCartney plays the first of 11 sold-out nights at Wembley
> Arena in London.
> 1992 – Nirvana is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
>
> 1992 – Paul Simon opens his tour in South Africa: the first major star to
> play in the country since the lifting of the cultural boycott.
>
> 1996 – In an ominous preview of his demise, *Sonny Bono collides* with
> another *skier*, causing a chin injury that requires eleven stitches.
>
> 1998 – Rolling Stone magazine readers’ poll picks Be Here Now by Oasis as
> Album of the Year.
>
> 1999 – Former Mighty Wah singer Pete Wylie appears in a Liverpool c
> ourtroom, charged with making threats to kill his ex girlfriend.
>
> 1999 – Former Monkee Peter Tork appears as a band director on the CBS
> sitcom, King Of Queens.
>
> 2000 – Gary Glitter is released from a British prison after serving two
> months on child pornography charges.
>
> 2000 – Airport security agents in Kona, Hawaii, find marijuana in the
> luggage of Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown. Before authorities
> arrive, the pair board their plane and leave, but are arrested at the San
> Francisco airport when they land.
>
> 2001 – *Neil Sedaka* undergoes *emergency* angioplasty at New York
> Presbyterian Hospital.
>
> 2002 – Rosemary Clooney undergoes successful lung cancer surgery at the
> Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
>
> 2002 – Drummer Alan White quits Oasis due to chronic tendonitis.
>
> 2003 – Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy is arrested for attacking and
> punching a lavatory attendant in a nightclub in Guildford.
>
> 2003 – Pete Townshend issues a public statement denying being a pedophile
> after his name is linked to a police Internet porn inquiry, although he
> does admit to studying child pornography for research into a campaign
> against it.
>
> 2004 – Ted Nugent requires 40 stitches when he cuts his leg open with a
> chain saw while filming his reality TV show.
>
> 2006 – The Beach Boys file a law suit seeking millions of dollars in
> damages from two California men, claiming they stole a collection of
> photos, recordings and memorabilia from a warehouse with the intention of
> selling the items.
>
> 2008 – Former Take That singer Robbie Williams' manager tells The Times
> newspaper that the singer refuses to make another album for EMI, saying he
> is unhappy with the label.
>
> 2008 – Ringo Starr opens the Capital of Culture celebration in Liverpool.
>
> 2010 – Leon Russell undergoes brain surgery to stop leakage of fluid from
> his brain.
>
> 2010 – The PBS series American Masters airs the episode Sam Cooke:
> Crossing Over.
>
>
>
>
>
> *January 12 –*
>
> Born –
>
> Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904) – Blues singer/guitarist (“You Gotta
> Move”).
>
> Tex Ritter (aka Woodward Maurice Ritter, 1905) – Country music singer,
> actor.
>
> Jay "Hootie" McShann (1916) – Blues/jazz/swing bandleader.
>
> Ray Price (1926) – Country music singer/songwriter ("For The Good Times").
>
> Ruth Brown (aka Ruth Weston, 1928) – R&B singer, “The Queen of R&B.”
>
> Glenn Yarbrough (1930) – Folk singer/songwriter.
>
> Roland Alphonso (1931) – saxophonist for The Skatalites.
>
> William Lee Golden (1939) – The Oak Ridge Boys.
>
> Long John Baldry (1941) – British blues singer.
>
> Maggie Bell (1945) – Scottish singer.
>
> Abrim Tilmon (1945) – The Detroit Emeralds.
> Cynthia Robinson (1946) – trumpet/vocals for Sly & The Family Stone.
>
> George Duke (1946) – Jazz keyboardist for Frank Zappa and Jean-Luc Ponty.
>
> Chris Bell (1951) – Big Star.
>
> Larry Hoppen (1951) – vocalist/guitarist for Orleans (“Dance With Me”).
>
> Ricky Van Shelton (1952) – Country music singer/songwriter.
>
> Felipe Rose (1954) – “Indian” for The Village People.
>
> Tom Ardolino (1955) – drummer for NRBQ.
>
> Blixa Bargeld (aka Hans Christian Emmerich, 1959) – guitarist for Nick
> Cave and The Bad Seeds.
>
> Per Gessle (1959) – Swedish singer/songwriter/guitarist for Roxette.
>
> Rob Zombie (aka Robert Cummings, 1965) – singer/songwriter for White
> Zombie.
>
> Zack de la Rocha (1970) – singer for Rage Against The Machine.
>
> Raekwon (aka Corey Woods, 1970) – rapper for Wu Tang Clan.
>
> Melanie Chisholm (aka Mel C, aka Sporty Spice, 1974) – The Spice Girls.
>
>
>
> R.I.P. –
>
> Anthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah (1983) – cerebral hemorrhage. Age 38.
> Percussionist for Traffic.
>
> Richard “Dimples” Fields (2000) – stroke. Age 57. R&B singer ("If It
> Ain't One Thing, It's Another").
> Maurice Gibb (2003) – heart attack. Age 53. The Bee Gees.
> Randy VanWarmer (2004) – leukemia. Age 48. Singer/songwriter (“Just When I
> Needed You Most”).
>
> Brain Damage (aka Brian Keats, 2010) – colon cancer. Age 46. The Misfits.
>
> Charlie Collins (2012) – complications from a stroke. Age 78. Guitarist
> for Roy Acuff’s Smoky Mountain Boys.
>
>
>
> Album releases –
>
> Johnny Cash – Greatest! (1959)
>
> The Kinks – Live At Kelvin Hall (1968) UK
>
> Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1969) UK
>
> Alice Cooper – Love It To Death (1971)
>
> Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser – Wanted!
> The Outlaws (1976)
>
> April Wine – The Nature Of The Beast (1981)
>
> Deep Purple – The House Of Blue Light (1987)
>
> Triumph – Edge Of Excess (1993)
>
> The Black Crowes – By Your Side (1999)
>
> Ringo Starr – Y Not (2010)
>
>
>
> Events –
>
> 1928 – Pianist Vladimir Horowitz makes his debut performance with the New
> York Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
>
> 1939 – The Ink Spots record “If I Didn’t Care.” Released the following
> month, the record will go on to sell more than 19 million copies worldwide.
>
> 1955 – Etta James releases her single, “The Wallflower (Roll With Me,
> Henry)” b/w “Hold Me, Squeeze Me,” on Modern Records.
>
> 1956 – Frank Sinatra records “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” at KHJ Studios
> in Los Angeles.
>
> 1957 – Elvis Presley records "All Shook Up," “Got A Lot Of Livin’ To Do,”
> “I Believe” and “Tell Me Why” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
>
> 1957 – Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper join the Grand Ole Opry.
>
> 1958 – Eddie Cochran records "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie."
>
> 1959 – Berry Gordy borrows $800 from his family and rents an eight room
> house at 2648 W. Grand Blvd. in Detroit and starts Tamla Records.
>
> 1961 – Brenda Lee releases her single, “Emotions” b/w “I’m Learning About
> Love,” on Decca Records.
>
> 1963 – Charlie Watts plays his first show with The Rolling Stones at the
> Ealing Blues Club.
>
> 1964 – Elvis Presley records “Memphis, Tennessee” at RCA in Nashville.
>
> 1964 – The Beatles appear for the second time on Sunday Night At The
> London Palladium.
>
> 1965 – Hullabaloo premiers on NBC-TV, with guests The New Christy
> Minstrels, The Zombies, Gerry and The Pacemakers and Joey Heatherton.
> Singer Jack Jones is the host.
>
> 1965 – The Supremes appear as three nuns in an episode of NBC’s Tarzan.
>
> 1966 – The Isley Brothers release their single, “This Old Heart Of Mine
> (Is Weak For You)” b/w “Behind A Painted Smile,” on Tamla.
>
> 1968 – George Harrison records "The Inner Light" at EMI Studios in India.
>
> 1969 – The Chambers Brothers perform a medley of their hits on The Ed
> Sullivan Show, which is being broadcast from Circus Circus in Las Vegas.
> Also performing on the show are Gina Lollobrigida and Jerry Vale.
>
> 1975 – "The Warner Brothers Music Show" begins a nine city, 18-show tour
> of Europe. The tour includes Little Feat, Tower Of Power, The Doobie
> Brothers, Bonaroo, Montrose, and Graham Central Station.
>
> 1977 – EMI issues a statement explaining the reason for dropping The Sex
> Pistols, saying they were unable to promote the group’s records in view
> of the adverse publicity generated over the last two months.
>
> 1977 – The Police - Sting, Andy Summers, Stuart Copeland and Henri
> Padovani - hold their first rehearsal at drummer Copeland's London flat.
>
> 1979 – Drummer Aynsley Dunbar replaces Johnny Barbata in Jefferson
> Starship.
> 1983 – Frank Zappa begins recording with the London Symphony Orchestra,
> spending $300,000 of his own money to do so.
>
> 1991 – Johnny Paycheck is released from prison after serving only two
> years of a seven-year sentence for a barroom shooting.
>
> 1992 – Bob Geldof is arrested and removed from a Boeing 727 which has
> been grounded for 5 hours at Stansted Airport when passengers start to
> complain about the wait. Despite the fact that all the passengers are
> rebelling, only Geldof is arrested and taken away. Geldof is later released
> and no charges are filed.
>
> 1993 – Cream reunites and performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
> induction concert in Los Angeles. A reunited Creedence Clearwater Revival
> is also scheduled to perform, but John Fogerty refuses to take the stage
> with the other members, causing a fiasco. Also, Van Morrison chooses not to
> attend, forcing the cancellation of his set.
>
> 1996 – AC/DC plays the first night of their Ballbreaker World Tour at the
> Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina.
>
> 2001 – A British Airways stewardess files a complaint with the airlines
> after Oasis singer Liam Gallagher grabs her bottom, refuses to stop
> smoking, and throws objects around the cabin during a flight from London to
> Rio de Janeiro.
>
> 2002 – Adam Ant is arrested for possession of firearms after the singer
> starts waving a fake gun around at the Prince of Wales pub.
>
> 2005 – Liverpool's Strawberry Fields orphanage announces they are closing
> their doors for good.
>
> 2007 – Singer Toni Braxton files a lawsuit in U.S District Court in
> Manhattan against her former manager, Barry Hankerson, for $10 million,
> alleging "fraud, deception and double dealing," and using "double-talk" to
> compromise the relationship between Braxton and her former recording label,
> Arista Records.
>
> 2009 – A 1979 full-frontal black and white nude photo of 20-year old,
> pre-fame Madonna sells at a Christie’s auction for $37,500.
>
> 2010 – Shakin' Stevens is found guilty of hitting a press photographer
> with a microphone stand during a concert at a hotel in Ballymena, and is
> fined £300 for assault and criminal damage, and £479 to compensate for his
> damaged camera lens.
>
>
>
>
>
> *January 13 –*
>
> Born –
>
> Sophie Tucker (aka Sonya Kalish, 1886) – singer/actress.
>
> Quentin "Butter" Jackson (1909) – Jazz trombonist.
>
> Lester Sill (1918) – record executive, Philles Records, Colgems Records.
>
> Joe Pass (aka Joseph Passalaqua, 1929) – Jazz guitarist for Ella
> Fitzgerald.
>
> Liz Anderson (1930) – Country music singer/songwriter.
>
> Bobby Lester (aka Robert Dallas, 1930) – The Moonglows.
>
> John Lees (1947) – founder, singer/guitarist for Barclay James Harvest.
>
> Trevor Rabin (1954) – keyboardist for Yes.
>
> Fred White (1955) – drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire.
> Don Snow (1957) – multi-instrumentalist for Squeeze.
>
> Suggs (aka Graham McPherson, 1961) – Madness.
> Wayne Coyne (1961) – singer/guitarist for The Flaming Lips.
>
> David McCluskey (1964) – drummer for The Bluebells.
>
>
>
> R.I.P. –
>
> Donny Hathaway (1979) – suicide. Age 33. Soul singer (“Where Is The Love”).
>
> André Kostelanetz (1980) – Age 78. Russian conductor/arranger.
>
> Stan Freeman (2001) – emphysema. Age 80. Session keyboardist, band leader.
>
> Michael Brecker (2007) – leukemia. Age 57. American saxophonist.
> Teddy Pendergrass (2010) – respiratory failure. Age 59. R&B/Soul singer.
>
> Phil Kraus (2012) – Age 93. Prolific session percussionist.
>
>
>
> Album releases –
>
> Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
>
> Manfred Mann – Soul Of Mann (1967)
>
> The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (1969) U.S.
>
> Poco – Deliverin’ (1971)
>
> Aerosmith – Aerosmith (1973)
>
> Elton John – Empty Sky (1975) U.S.
>
> Peter Frampton – Premonition (1986)
>
> Sloan – Smeared (1993) U.S.
>
> Against All Authority – All Fall Down (1998)
>
> King Crimson – Night Watch (1998)
>
>
>
> Events –
>
> 1938 – Allan Jones records “The Donkey Serenade” for Victor Records.
>
> 1941 – Vocal group The Modernaires join the Glenn Miller Orchestra on a
> permanent basis.
>
> 1948 – Country music singer Buck Owens, age 18, marries the first of four
> wives: 15-year-old Bonnie Campbell, who is four months pregnant. They stay
> married for five years.
>
> 1958 – Little Richard releases his single, “Good Golly Miss Molly” b/w
> “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey,” on Specialty Records.
>
> 1962 – Gene Chandler's "Duke Of Earl" debuts on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
>
> 1962 – Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” hits #1 for the second time in the
> U.S., for a two-week stay. The song initially went to #1 for one week on
> September 19, 1960.
>
> 1963 – The Beatles, seventh on the bill of seven acts, travel to the Alpha
> Television Studios in Aston, Birmingham, to film an appearance on the ITV
> music show Thank Your Lucky Stars, playing only one song, “Please Please
> Me.” The show airs on January 19.
>
> 1963 – BBC-TV airs the play The Madhouse Of Castle Street, which features
> Bob Dylan as a folk singer. In the play, Dylan performs an early version of
> "Blowin' In The Wind," and the only known performance of "Swan On The
> River."
>
> 1963 – Brenda Lee sings “Just Because” and “Alone Am I” on The Ed Sullivan
> Show. Also on the show are Robert Goulet and Sophie Tucker.
>
> 1965 – Sessions begin for Bob Dylan’s next album, Bringing It All Back Home,
> at Columbia Studios in New York City, with Dylan running through demos.
>
> 1965 – Johnny Cash, Herman’s Hermits, The Righteous Brothers, Dick and Dee
> Dee, The Detergents, Paul Peterson, and The Paris Sisters all appear on
> Shindig!
>
> 1966 – George Harrison and his girlfriend Patti Boyd meet up with Mick
> Jagger and Chrissie Shrimpton for a night out at Dolly's nightclub on
> Jermyn Street in London's West End.
>
> 1968 – Johnny Cash performs at Folsom State Prison in California, and
> records the show for album release.
>
> 1968 – Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100,
> where it will stay for 26 weeks.
>
> 1969 – Elvis Presley records “Long Black Limousine,” beginning 11 days of
> sessions (stretched over a three-month period) at American Sound Studios in
> Memphis.
>
> 1970 – John and Yoko cut their hair and donate it to a charity auction.
>
> 1970 – New Jersey band Steel Mill, featuring Bruce Springsteen, appears at
> The Martix in San Francisco, scheduled as the opening act for Boz Scaggs,
> but when Scaggs cancels due to illness, Steel Mill carries the show,
> garnering rave reviews from critics.
>
> 1972 – Weather Report appears at Shibuya Philharmonic Hall in Tokyo, and
> records the show for a live album release.
>
> 1973 – Eric Clapton plays the first of two nights - making his first stage
> appearance after kicking a heroin habit - at the Pete Townshend organized
> "Rainbow Concert" at the Rainbow Theatre in London. Artists performing with
> Clapton include Townsend, Ron Wood, Stevie Winwood, Rebop, Jim Capaldi
> and The Average White Band.
>
> 1975 – Minnie Ripperton releases her single, “Lovin’ You” b/w “The Edge Of
> A Dream,” on Epic Records.
>
> 1976 – The trial begins for seven employees of Brunswick Records and
> Dakar Records for withholding more than $184,000 in artist royalties. The
> case is eventually thrown out, but the careers of the accused seven are
> destroyed.
>
> 1977 – Queen, with opening act Thin Lizzy, begin their 59-date A Day At
> The Races World Tour at Dane County Coliseum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
>
> 1978 – With a budget of only £1,500 - borrowed from Stuart Copeland's
> brother, Miles - The Police begin recording their debut album at Surrey
> Sound Studios with producer Nigel Gray.
>
> 1979 – The YMCA sues The Village People for copyright infringement, but
> drops the suit after memberships dramatically increase.
>
> 1980 – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band appears at the Birmingham Odeon.
>
> 1984 – BBC radio and television bans “Relax” by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
> after DJ Mike Read calls it “obscene.” Despite the ban, the song goes on to
> be a #1 hit in the UK, spending a total of 48 weeks on the chart.
>
> 1986 – Former Sex Pistols members John Lydon, Steve Jones and Paul Cook,
> as well as the mother of Sid Vicious, sue former manager Malcolm McLaren
> for £1 million for unpaid revenues. They will settle out of court.
>
> 1997 – Actress/singer Debbie Reynolds receives a star on the Hollywood
> Walk of Fame.
>
> 2003 – Diana Ross appears in a Tucson, Arizona, courtroom and pleads not
> guilty to three charges of drunk driving. A trial date is set for January
> 31.
> 2003 – Pete Townshend is arrested on child pornography charges two days
> after publicly denying that he’s a pedophile when his name is linked to a
> police sting investigation. He is later cleared of all charges.
>
> 2009 – Country music singer Little Jimmy Dickens undergoes brain surgery
> to repair of a subdural hematoma.
>
>
>
>
>
> *January 14 –*
>
> Born –
>
> Russ Columbo (aka Ruggiero Colombo, 1908) – singer/violinist (“Prisoner Of
> Love”).
>
> Billy Butterfield (1917) – Jazz trumpeter/cornetist with Artie Shaw
> ("Stardust").
>
> Billy Walker (1929) – Country music singer.
>
> Johnny Grande (1930) – keyboardist for Bill Haley and His Comets.
>
> Caterina Valente (1931) – Italian singer (“The Breeze And I”).
>
> Clarence Carter (1936) – R&B singer (“Slip Away”).
>
> Billie Jo Spears (1937) – Country music singer (“Blanket On The Ground”).
>
> Allen Toussaint (1938) – R&B singer/songwriter/producer.
>
> Jack Jones (1938) – singer.
>
> Hubert Johnson (1941) – The Contours.
> T-Bone Burnett (aka Joseph Henry Burnett, 1948) –
> songwriter/guitarist/producer.
>
> Tim Harris (1948) – The Foundations.
>
> Lamar Williams (1949) – bassist for The Allman Brothers Band.
>
> Bob Bradbury (1956 – singer/guitarist for Hello.
>
> Chas Smash (aka Cathal Joseph Patrick Smyth, 1959) – singer/trumpeter for
> Madness.
>
> Geoff Tate (aka Jeffrey Wayne Tate, 1959) – vocalist for Queensrÿche.
>
> Mike Tramp (1961) – vocalist for White Lion.
>
> Patricia Morrison (1962) – bassist/vocalist for The Gun Club and The
> Sisters Of Mercy.
>
> Zakk Wylde (aka Jeff Wielandt, 1967) – guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.
>
> Steve Bowman (1967) – drummer for Counting Crows.
>
> LL Cool J (aka James Todd Smith, 1968) – rapper/actor.
>
> Dave Grohl (1969) – drummer for Nirvana, singer/guitarist for Foo Fighters.
>
> Anthony Followill (1982) – singer/guitarist for Kings Of Leon.
>
>
>
> R.I.P. –
>
> Jeanette MacDonald (1965) – heart disease. Age 61. Actress/singer
> (Rose-Marie).
>
> Jerry Nolan (1992) – stroke. Age 45. Drummer for The New York Dolls.
>
> Ruby Starr (1995) – brain tumor. Age 44. Singer with Black Oak Arkansas.
>
> Solly McElroy (1995) – Age 61. The Flamingos.
>
> Bobby Charles (2010) – natural causes. Age 71. Songwriter ("See You Later,
> Alligator").
>
>
>
> Album releases –
>
> Billy Preston – I Wrote A Simple Song (1972) UK
>
> Paul Simon – Paul Simon (1972)
>
> David Bowie – Low (1977)
>
> Nena – Nena (1983)
>
> Smokey Robinson – Smoke Signals (1986)
>
> Lou Reed – Magic And Loss (1992)
>
> Eric Clapton – Rush (1992) (soundtrack)
>
> Björk – Telegram (1997)
>
> Enigma – The Screen Behind The Mirror (2000)
>
> Ringo Starr – Liverpool 8 (2008)
>
>
>
> Events –
>
> 1936 – Harriet Hilliard records “Get Thee Behind Me Satan” for Brunswick
> Records.
>
> 1955 – Alan *Freed* puts on his first *Rock* 'N' *Roll Ball* at the St.
> Nicholas Arena in Harlem, featuring Joe Turner, Fats Domino, The Drifters,
> The Harptones, and The Clovers.
>
> 1957 – Tommy Sands records “Teen-Age Crush” at the Capitol Studios in
> Hollywood.
>
> 1960 – U.S. Army Corporal Elvis Presley, #53310761, is promoted to
> Sergeant.
>
> 1963 – The Rolling Stones appear at the Flamingo Jazz Club in Soho.
>
> 1964 – The New Christy Minstrels perform at the White House for President
> and Mrs. Johnson.
> 1964 – The Beatles travel to Paris for a three week run at the Olympia
> Theatre.
>
> 1964 – Chuck Berry records “Nadine (Is It You?)” and “You Can Never Tell”
> at Chess in Chicago.
>
> 1965 – Jr. Walker and The All-Stars release their single, “Shotgun” b/w
> “Hot Cha,” on Motown.
>
> 1966 – David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid confusion with
> the Monkee.
>
> 1967 – Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100
> chart.
>
> 1967 – The Human Be-In, also known as The Gathering of the Tribes, takes
> place in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Counter-culture figures Timothy
> Leary, Dick Gregory, Richard Alpert and poet Alan Ginsburg (among others)
> preside over the event, with music provided by The Grateful Dead, Jefferson
> Airplane, and Big Brother and The Holding Company.
>
> 1967 – Cliff Richard informs the New Musical Express that he is retiring
> from show biz to be a religious studies teacher.
>
> 1967 – The Rolling Stones release their single, “Let’s Spend The Night
> Together” b/w “Ruby Tuesday,” in the U.S.
>
> 1968 – Vanilla Fudge performs “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” on The Ed Sullivan
> Show. Also performing on the show are Duke Ellington, Buddy Greco, and
> Tammy Grimes.
>
> 1969 – The film Monterey Pop premieres at the Fine Arts Theater in Los
> Angeles.
>
> 1970 – John Lennon's erotic "Bag One" lithographs go on exhibit in London.
> 1970 – Diana Ross performs for the last time with The Supremes at the
> Frontier
> Hotel in Las Vegas.
>
> 1971 – The Temptations release their single, “Just My Imagination (Running
> Away With Me)” b/w “You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth,”
> on Gordy Records.
>
> 1972 – Stevie Wonder kicks off a 15-date UK tour at London's Hammersmith
> Odeon.
>
> 1973 – Elvis Presley's "Aloha From Hawaii" concert is held at the Honolulu
> International Center and airs via satellite in over 40 countries across
> Europe and Asia.
>
> 1973 – Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh is arrested for drug possession in
> California.
>
> 1973 – Paul Gadd (aka Gary Glitter) lowers a coffin filled with recordings
> by his stage persona, Paul Raven, into the Thames River, drowning and
> killing off his Raven character.
>
> 1978 – The Sex Pistols play their last live gig at the Winterland
> Ballroom in San Francisco.
>
> 1984 – Madonna appears on American Bandstand, lip-synching to her hit,
> “Holiday.” During her interview afterward with host Dick Clark, she kisses
> his ring.
>
> 1986 – CBS-TV broadcasts The 60th Anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry: taped
> on November 21, 1985 in Nashville.
>
> 1997 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, “Wannabe” b/w “Bumper
> To Bumper,” in the U.S.
>
> 1997 – The Beach Boys appear on the television sitcom Home Improvement.
>
> 1999 – Model Jerry Hall files for divorce from Mick Jagger.
>
> 2002 – Adam Ant is committed to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation
> after his January 12 arrest for gun possession.
>
> 2003 – Linda Gail Lewis, sister of Jerry Lee Lewis, drops her sexual
> discrimination lawsuit against Van Morrison after discussions with her
> lawyer. Lewis claimed that Morrison had “publicly humiliated” her on stage
> and had tried to ruin her life by asking her for sex. Morrison denied all
> the allegations.
>
> 2005 – An eight-foot, $100,000 bronze statue of late Ramones guitarist Johnny
> Ramone is unveiled at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles by
> Johnny's wife, Linda.
>
> 2006 – After being divorced for five years, Eminem re-marries his ex-wife
> Kim. It lasts three months.
>
> 2010 – The BBC admits their coverage of the launch of U2's album No Line
> On The Horizon in 2009 went too far, giving "undue prominence" to the band,
> after Radio Centre, the trade body for commercial radio companies, files a
> formal complaint over the coverage, saying the BBC had given U2 "the sort
> of publicity money can't buy.”
>
Don't know if this is the kind of stuff you want...Jan 10, Gisele
MacKenzie...was a Canadian. Jan 10 was my birthday too. I didn't see me
on your list Steve..:)
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