THIS DAY IN HISTORY OF MUSIC
THIS DAY IN HISTORY OF MUSIC
JANUARY 22
BIRTHS
1924: J.J. Johnson
1931: Sam Cooke
1940: Addie Harris (The Shirelles)
1949: Steve Perry (Journey)
DEATHS
1987: Tommy Tucker
1997: Ron Holden
EVENTS
1889: The Columbia Phonograph Company is formed in Washington, DC. The record label would eventually morph into the Columbia Broadcast System, better known today as CBS.
1959: In his New York City apartment, Buddy Holly sits alone with an acoustic guitar and records what would be his last songs -- "Peggy Sue Got Married," "Crying, Waiting, Hoping," "That's What They Say," "What to Do," "Learning the Game" and "That Makes it Tough." After his tragic death, these recordings would be overdubbed to become the Holly songs we know today.
1960: Sam Cooke leaves the tiny Keen label to sign with RCA Records.
1962: Gene Chandler makes his television debut on ABC's American Bandstand.
1966: After a rare four-inch snowfall in Memphis, Elvis Presley and members of his "Memphis Mafia" build a snowman in front of Graceland (and have a snowball fight as well).
1967: Breaking with a British television tradition, the Rolling Stones refuse to appear on the revolving stage during the finale of ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
1968: Apple Corps (home of the boutique and the label) opens its offices at 5 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London.
1969: The Beatles' George Harrison, meeting Billy Preston at the Apple offices, persuades him to join the Get Back sessions (later released as Let It Be).
1971: The Joe Cocker film Mad Dogs and Englishmen, featuring performances by Cocker, Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, and others, premieres in London.
1981: The John Lennon obituary issue of Rolling Stone is published, featuring a naked photo of John embracing a fully-clothed Yoko Ono. The photo was taken hours before his death.
1984: Barry Manilow sings the national anthem at Superbowl XVIII in Tampa, FL.
1989: KISS' Gene Simmons and Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed become the proud parents of son Nicholas.
1998: Sonny Bono's widow, Mary, announces that she will run for her late husband's 44th Congressional District seat in California.
2001: Chubby Checker guest stars on Fox's Ally McBeal.
RECORDINGS
1931: Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra, "Sugar Blues"
1963: The Drifters, "On Broadway"
1963: Gerry and the Pacemakers, "How Do You Do It"
1963: Elvis Presley: "Bossa Nova Baby," "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here," "Mexico," "The Bullfighter Was a Lady," "Marguerita," "Vino, Dinero y Amor"
1966: The Beach Boys, "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
1969: The Beatles: "Dig A Pony," "I've Got A Feeling," "Don't Let Me Down"
1969: Elvis Presley: "I'm Movin' On," "Long Black Limousine," "Don't Cry Daddy," "Poor Man's Gold," "From a Jack to a King"
CERTIFICATIONS
1974: Carly Simon's album Hotcakes is certified gold
CHARTS
1966: Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" enters the pop charts
1972: Don MacLean's album American Pie hits #1
1977: Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" hits #1
1977: Wings' album Wings Over America hits #1
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EVENTS
1575 - English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly
1910 - Opera "Germania," premieres in NYC
1934 - Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady MacBeth," premieres in Leningrad
1969 - Billy Preston becomes 5th Beatle
1990 - 17th American Music Award: Milli Vanilli
BIRTHS
1649 - Pascal Collasse, composer
1707 - Carl Hockh, composer
1709 - Joseph Reipel, composer
1727 - Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer
1729 - Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi, composer
1748 - Lewis Edson, composer
1753 - Peter Fuchs, composer
1756 - Vincenzo Righini, composer
1779 - Stefano Pavesi, composer
1781 - Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer
1815 - Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer
1824 - Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer
1842 - Charles Henri Marechal, composer
1855 - Ernst Kullak, composer
1861 - Karel Stecker, composer
1870 - Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer
1871 - Leon Jessel, composer
1882 - Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1956)
1886 - John Joseph Becker, composer
1890 - Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (d. 1976)
1897 - Josef Stanislav, composer
1897 - Rosa Ponselle, opera diva (Casta Diva, La Forza del Destino)
1898 - Alexander Abramsky, composer
1898 - Gustaf Paulson, composer
1900 - Franz Salmhofer, composer
1901 - Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica)
1903 - Robin Humphrey Milford, composer
Ballet choreographer George BalanchineBallet choreographer George Balanchine (1904)
1904 - George Balanchine [Giorgi Balanchivadze], ballet composer/choreographer, (d. 1983), [OS=Jan 9]
1911 - Bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83)
1911 - Roberto Garcia Morillo, composer
1913 - Verdina Shlonsky, composer
1914 - Dimitri Dragatakis, composer
1914 - Suzanne Danco, Belgian singer
1916 - Henri Dutilleux, Angers France, composer
1917 - Albert "Pud" Brown, clarinetist/saxophonist
1920 - William Warfield, singer (Show Boat)
1921 - Andre Hodeir, composer
1923 - Friedrich Zehm, composer
1923 - Leslie Bassett, composer
1924 - J J Johnson, composer/jazz trombonist
1924 - Margaret Whiting, big band singer
1931 - Sam Cooke, American singer (d. 1964)
1935 - Sam Cooke, Chicago Ill, soul singer (You Send Me)
1940 - Addie "Micki" Harris, Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy)
1940 - Tilo Medek, German composer
1945 - Oliver, rocker
1948 - Gilbert Levine, American conductor
1949 - James P Pennington, rocker (Exile)
1949 - Steve Perry, Hanford California, vocalist (Journey-Open Arms, Oh Sherry)
1952 - Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne Ala, country music star (Alabama-Mt Music)
1953 - Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul South Korea, pianist/conductor
1956 - Steve Riley, American drummer
INXS rocker Michael HutchenceINXS rocker Michael Hutchence (1960)
1960 - Michael Hutchence, Australia, rock vocalist/actor (INXS-Dogs in Space)
1965 - Jazzy Jeff Townes, rapper (Parents Just Don't Understand)
1965 - Ray Mayhew, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
1965 - Steven Adler, Cleveland Ohio, drummer (Guns & Roses-Sweet Child)
1968 - Heath, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan)
1980 - Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence)
1981 - Willa Ford, American singer
DEATHS
1599 - Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51
1700 - Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39
1781 - Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66
1796 - Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78
1847 - Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71
1852 - George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51
1868 - Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61
1893 - Vincenz Lachner, composer, dies at 81
1895 - Edward Solomon, composer, dies at 39
1900 - David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831)
1914 - Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60
1916 - Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63
1936 - Louis Glass, composer, dies at 71
1945 - Carlo Felice Boghen, composer, dies a day before 76th birthday
1951 - Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71
1964 - Marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58
1994 - Rhett Forrester, American singer (Riot) (b. 1956)
1997 - Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58
1997 - Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster, dies at 66
1997 - Ron Holden, American singer (b. 1939)
1997 - Billy Mackenzie, Scottish musician (Associates) (b. 1957)
2004 - Billy May, American composer and musician (b. 1916)
2004 - Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (b. 1923)
2005 - Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican songwriter (b. 1924)
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EVENTS
1959, Alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder in his New York City apartment Buddy Holly made his last recordings, including ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’, ‘Crying, Waiting, Hoping’, ‘That's What They Say’, ‘What To Do’, ‘Learning The Game’ and ‘That Makes It Tough’. The recordings would be overdubbed posthumously and were later released by Coral Records.
1963, The Shadows were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Dance On', the group's fourth UK No.1.
1963, The Beatles appeared on three UK radio programs. First The Beatles recorded a session for the show Pop Inn at the BBC Paris studio, they then went to the Playhouse Theatre also in London, to tape a radio appearance on Saturday Club, recording five songs. Then the Beatles went back to the BBC Paris studio to record an appearance on The Talent Spot recording 'Please Please Me', 'Ask Me Why' and 'Some Other Guy' before a live audience.
1964, The Yardbirds featuring Eric Clapton appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England.
1965, The Rolling Stones began a 16-date tour of Australia and New Zealand at the Manufactures' Auditorium in Sydney with Roy Orbison, The Newbeats and Ray Columbus and the Invaders.
1966, The Beach Boys went into the studio to record 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', which would be the opening track on their forthcoming album 'Pet Sounds.'
1967, The Monkees performed live for the very first time at The Cow Palace, San Francisco to a sell-out crowd.
1968, During the bands first Australian tour The Who played the first of two nights at Sydney Stadium with The Small Faces and Paul Jones.
1969, The Beatles moved from Twickenham Film Studios to Apple studios in London to start recording the "Get Back" LP. Billy Preston was brought into the sessions (John, Paul, and George knew Preston from 1962, when he was a member of Little Richard's backing group). The Beatles were determined to record the album "live", flaws and all.
1970, Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) opened for The Elvin Bishop Band at The Matrix in San Francisco, California. Steel Mill were paid only $5 for the gig, The Elvin Bishop Band received $90 as headliner.
1972, David Bowie 'came out' as bisexual during an interview in the British music weekly Melody Maker.
1972, Don McLean's album 'American Pie' started a seven week run at No.1 in the US album chart.
1977, Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Wish', his 5th US No.1, it made No.5 in the UK.
1977, Wings went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wings Over America', Paul McCartney's sixth US No.1 after The Beatles.
1980, This week's US Top 5 singles: No.5, Rupert Holmes, 'Escape, (The Pina Colada Song)', No.4, Smokey Robinson, 'Crusin', No.3, Kenny Rogers, 'Coward Of The County', No.2, Captain and Tennille, 'Do That To Me One More Time', and No.1, Michael Jackson, 'Rock With You.'
1983, The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los Angeles.
1987, One hit wonder Steve 'Silk' Hurley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Jack Your Body', the first 'House' record to top the UK chart.
1988, Faith No More made their live UK debut at Dingwalls, London at the start of a 13-date tour.
1992, Mariah Carey's stepfather went to court seeking damages, claiming that he had paid for her Manhattan apartment, a car and dental work in her early years on the understanding that she would repay him when she became successful.
1993, Metallica kicked off their 77-date Nowhere Else To Roam world tour at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1994, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All For Love', a No.2 hit in the UK. Taken from the film 'The Three Musketeers'.
1994, D:Ream had their first UK No.1 single with 'Things Can Only Get Better', it stayed at No.1 for four weeks. In 1997 the track was adopted by the UK Labour Party as their theme for the 1997 UK General Election. Keyboard player Brian Cox became a renowned physicist and science broadcaster on the BBC.
2000, Savage Garden went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Knew I Loved You'.
2001, The Strokes released their first record 'The Modern Age EP' on Rough Trade records in the UK.
2001, Former rubbish collector Mark Oliver was found guilty by a London court of stealing luggage belonging to Victoria Beckham from Heathrow Airport. Police issued a list of the £23,000 ($39,100) worth of clothes, which included 14 pairs of shoes and a miniskirt worth £2,000 ($3,400).
2004, Ryan Adams broke a wrist after falling during a gig at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Adam's fell from the stage and suffered a fractured wrist. A fan said, 'One minute he was on the stage and the next he had disappeared. He went down with a thud and we couldn't believe he was trying to continue singing'.
2006, Hard-Fi went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut album 'Stars of CCTV', the album had been nominated for the Mercury Music prize in 2005.
2006, Arctic Monkeys scored their second UK No.1 single with 'When The Sun Goes Down', from their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. The song contains the line, "and he told Roxanne to put on her red light," a reference to The Police song, Roxanne.
2012, Adele broke an American chart record that has stood for years after being set by The Beatles and Pink Floyd. The singers second album '21' clocked up 16 weeks at number one on the US chart matching the success of the Titanic original soundtrack. '21', released last January had now beaten The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's and Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', which had previously held the accolade with runs of 15 weeks at Number 1. The London-born singer had now sold over 6 million copies of '21' in America bringing her sales to over 17 million copies worldwide to date.
BIRTHS
1931, Born on this day, Sam Cooke, US soul singer (1957 US No.1 & UK No.29 single with 'You Send Me' and a 1986 UK No.2 single with 'Wonderful World', which was first released in 1960). Cooke died on December 11th 1964.
1940, Born on this day, Addie Harris, vocals, The Shirelles, (1961 US No.1 & UK No. 4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'). She died on 10th June 1982.
1947, Born on this day, Malcolm Mclaren, manager of the Sex Pistols and solo artist, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Double Dutch'). Died aged 64 from cancer on 8th April 2010.
1949, Born on this day, Nigel Pegrum, Steeleye Span, UK folk group, (1975 UK No.5 single 'All Around My Hat').
1953, Born on this day, Steve Perry, vocals, Journey, (1982 US No.2 single 'Open Arms', solo 1984 US No.3 single, Oh, Sherrie').
1960, Born on this day, Michael Hutchence, vocals, INXS, (1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight').
1987 album 'Kick' has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside', 'New Sensation,' and 'Never Tear Us Apart.' Hutchence was found dead in his hotel suite in Sydney on 22nd Nov 1997 age 37. Hutchence body was found naked behind the door to his room, he had apparently hanged himself.
1965, Born on this day, DJ Jazzy Jeff, (1993 UK No.1 single 'Boom! Shake The Room').
1965, Born on this day, Roachford, UK singer, (1989 UK No.4 single 'Cuddly Toy').
1965, Born on this day, Steven Adler, drums, Guns N' Roses, (1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.6 single 'Sweet Child O' Mine').
DEATH
1994, American actor and singer Telly Savalas died of prostrate cancer aged 72. He scored the 1975 UK No.1 single 'If'. Played Lt. Theo Kojak a bald New York City detective in the television series Kojak, with a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was "Who loves ya, baby?"