Music Almanac: January 10, 2018

Birthdays

• 1917 - Jerry Wexler (d. 2008)
• 1923 - Curly Ray Cline (Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Ralph Stanley) (d. 1997)
• 1927 - Johnnie Ray (d. 1990)
• 1930 - Byron "Wild Child" Gipson (d. 1994)
• 1935 - Ronnie Hawkins (83)
• 1935 - Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater (born Edward Harrington) (83)
• 1939 - Scott McKenzie (born Phillip Blondheim) (d. 2012)
• 1943 - Scott English (songwriter) (75)
• 1943 - Jim Croce (d. 1973)
• 1944 - Frank Sinatra, Jr. (d. 2016)
• 1945 - Rod Stewart (73)
• 1946 - Bob Lang (Mindbenders) (72)
• 1946 - Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Whitesnake) (72)
• 1947 - Neil Smith (Alice Cooper) (71)
• 1948 - Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) (70)
• 1948 - Cyril Neville (70)
• 1952 - Scott Thurston (Jackson Browne, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) (69)
• 1953 - Pat Benatar (65)
• 1955 - Michael Schenker (UFO, Scorpions) (63)
• 1956 - Shawn Colvin (62)
• 1956 - Don Letts (Big Audio Dynamite) (62)
• 1959 - Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) (56)
• 1964 - Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) (54)
• 1965 - Joey Santiago (Pixies) (53)
• 1965 - Nathan Moore (Brother Beyond) (53)
• 1978 - Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down) (40)
• 1978 - Brent Smith (Shinedown) (40)
• 1979 - Chris Smith (Kris Kross) (39)
• 1981 - Nasri (born Nasri Atweh) (Magic!) (37)

Deaths

• 1976 - Howlin' Wolf - Kidney disease (65)
• 1978 - Zeb Turner (62)
• 1997 - Kenny Pickett (Creation) - Heart attack (54)
• 2001 - Bryan Gregory (Cramps) - Heart attack (49)
• 2008 - Rod Allen (born Rod Bainbridge) (Fortunes) - Liver cancer (63)
• 2011 - Margaret Whiting (86)
• 2016 - David Bowie - Liver cancer (69)

On This Day

• 1949 - Vinyl records were introduced by RCA (45 RPM) and Columbia (33-1/3 RPM)
• 1969 - George Harrison announced he was leaving the Beatles. He was eventually back.
• 1971 - The trial to dissolve the Beatles started in a London court.
• 1978 - Litigation between the Beatles, Apple, Allen Klein and ABKCO is declared settled.
• 1979 - Richard Carpenter entered a chemical dependency program in Topeka, KS.
• 1981 - The Pirates of Penzance, with Linda Ronstadt, opened on Broadway.
• 1984 - Cyndi Lauper was nominated for five Grammys, the most since Bobby Gentry in 1967.
• 1991 - Clint Black became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1997 - James Brown received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 2000 - Melissa Etheridge announced that the father of her and Julie Cypher's children was David Crosby.
• 2000 - Marty Friedman announced he was leaving Megadeth. He was replaced by Al Pitrelli.
• 2003 - While cracking a bootleg ring, U.K. police recovered over 500 tapes by the Beatles, known as the Get Back Tapes, which were stolen in the 70's.
• 2003 - Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees was rushed to a hospital in Florida with a stomach emergency. He had a heart attack during surgery.
• 2003 - Tommy Mottola resigned as head of Sony.
• 2004 - Courtney love won custody of daughter Frances Bean Cobain.
• 2006 - The White Stripes canceled a tour of Japan after doctors told Jack White to rest his voice for two weeks.

Marriages

• 1948 - Loretta (Webb) Lynn and Oliver “Mooney” Lynn
• 1995 - Johnny Rodriguez and Lana Nelson
• 2009 - Fergie and Josh Duhamel

Divorces

• 1981 - James Brown and Deidre Jenkins

Recorded

• 1956 - Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (first session for RCA)
• 1964 - Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones

Released

• 1956 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
• 1962 - She's Got You - Patsy Cline
• 1964 - Introducing...The Beatles - Beatles

Awards

• 2006 - People's Choice Awards
• Female Musical Performer - Kelly Clarkson
• Male Musical Performer - Tim McGraw
• Musical Group or Band - Green Day
• Tour - U2

Broadcasts

• 1965 - Not Only But Also (U.K.) - John Lennon
• 1973 - Cilla Black Show (U.K.) - Cliff Richard
• 1978 - Variety - Sex Pistols (U.S. TV debut)
• 1985 - Miami Vice - Ted Nugent
• 2009 - Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Taylor Swift

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1953 - Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como
• 1976 - Convoy - C.W. McCall (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1948 - Al Jolson Souvenir Album - Al Jolson (1 week (9 previous weeks)
• 2004 - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - OutKast (2 weeks (3 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1970 - I Want You Back - Jackson 5 (4 weeks)
• 1976 - Sing a Song - Earth, Wind & Fire (1 week)
• 1987 - Control - Janet Jackson (1 week)
• 1998 - My Body - LSG (2 weeks (5 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1953 - Midnight - Red Foley (1 week)
• 1981 - I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink - Merle Haggard (1 week)
• 1987 - Give Me Wings - Michael Johnson (1 week)
• 1998 - A Broken Wing - Martina McBride (1 week)
• 2015 - Something in the Water - Carrie Underwood (4 weeks (3 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1976 - Fly Away - John Denver (1 week)
• 1987 - This is the Time - Billy Joel (3 weeks)
• 2004 - Drift Away - Uncle Kracker (2 weeks (25 previous weeks))
• 2009 - The Time of My Life - David Cook (4 weeks)
• 2015 - Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (5 weeks (4 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1958 - Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (2 weeks)
• 1981 - Imagine - John Lennon (4 weeks)
• 1998 - Perfect Day - Various Artists (1 week (2 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1976 - 40 Greatest Hits - Perry Como (1 week (5 previous weeks))
• 2004 - Friday's Child - Will Young (1 week (1 previous week))
• 2015 - Wanted On Voyage - George Ezra (1 week)