Music Almanac: January 13, 2018

Birthdays 

• 1915 - Jenny Lou Carson (first woman to write a #1 country song) (d. 1978)
• 1918 - Lester Sill (partner with Phil Spector in Philles Records) (d. 1994)
• 1927 - Liz Anderson (d. 2011)
• 1930 - Bobby Lester (Moonglows) (d. 1980)
• 1946 - Bill Easley (George Benson, Isaac Hayes) (72)
• 1947 - John Lees (Barclay James Harvest) (71)
• 1947 - Chris Thomas (producer) (71)
• 1954 - Trevor Rabin (Yes) (64)
• 1955 - Fred White (Earth, Wind and Fire) (63)
• 1955 - Paul Kelly (63)
• 1956 - Malcolm Foster (Pretenders) (62)
• 1957 - Don Snow (Squeeze) (61)
• 1957 - Jim Paris (Carmel) (61)
• 1959 - James LoMenzo (White Lion, Megedeth) (59)
• 1961 - Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) (57)
• 1961 - Suggs (born Graham McPherson) (Madness) (57)
• 1962 - Trace Adkins (56)
• 1963 - Tim Kelly (Slaughter) (d. 1998)
• 1964 - David McClusky (Bluebells) (54)
• 1981 - Jason James (Bullets For My Valentine) (37)

Deaths

• 1979 - Donny Hathaway - Suicide (33)
• 2007 - Michael Brecker (Brecker Brothers) - Leukemia (57)
• 2010 - Teddy Pendergrass - Respiratory failure (59)
• 2010 - Jay Retard (born Jimmy Lindsey, Jr.) - Cocaine toxicity (29)
• 2016 - Giorgio Gomelsky (early Rolling Stones manager) - Cancer (81)

On This Day

• 1962 - Chubby Checker pulled off a still never duplicated feat of returning a record, The Twist, to the top of the U.S. charts more than a year after it had originally attained the spot. To this day, Billboard still considers The Twist to be the biggest record of the rock n' roll era. 
• 1969 - Elvis Presley entered a Memphis recording studio for the first time in 14 years. 
• 1970 - Steel Mill, featuring a young Bruce Springsteen, became the headliner at The Matrix in San Francisco when Boz Scaggs had to drop off the bill.
• 1976 - Seven employees of Brunswick and Dakar Records went on trial for allegedly defrauding artists out of $184,000 in royalties. 
• 1979 - The YMCA organization sued the Village People over their song of the same name. 
• 1980 - A benefit for the people of Kampuchea was held in Oakland with the Grateful Dead, the Beach Boys and the Jefferson Airplane.
• 1984 - The BBC announced they were banning Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, deeming it to be obscene.
• 1986 - The remaining Sex Pistols and the mother of Sid Vicious sued manager Malcolm McClaren for $1.7 million pounds.
• 1993 - ABBA: The True Story, a Swedish musical, opens in Stockholm.
• 1993 - Bobby Brown was arrested in Augusta, GA for simulating sex on stage. It's the second time he's received such a charge.
• 1996 - Terri Clark made her Grand Ole Opry debut.
• 1998 - Anni-Frid Lyngstad's (ABBA) daughter was killed in a car accident. 
• 2000 - Sean "Puffy" Combs was indicted in Manhattan on criminal possession of a weapon charges. 
• 2003 - Diana Ross was arrested for DUI. Her blood alcohol level was measured at twice the legal limit.
• 2003 - Pete Townshend of the Who was arrested for alleged child pornography offences. 
• 2004 - The NFL turned down Bono's request that U2 be able to perform their new song An American Prayer with Jennifer Lopez.
• 2004 - The Beastie Boys put their label, Grand Royal, up for sale.
• 2013 - The "soulmate" of Mindy McCready, David Wilson, was found dead in McCready's home from a self inflicted gunshot wound. 

Recorded

• 1957 - That's When the Heartaches Begin - Elvis Presley
• 1965 - Subterranean Homesick Blues, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan (first day of recording on Bringing it All Back Home)
• 1968 - Live at Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
• 1973 - Rainbow Concert - Eric Clapton
• 1978 - The Police - The Police (first day of recording on their debut album)

Released

• 1958 - Dedicated to the One I Love - Five Royals

Awards

• 2003 - American Music Awards
• Pop/Rock Male Artists - Eminem
• Pop/Rock Female Artist - Sheryl Crow
• Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group - Creed
• Pop/Rock Album - The Eminem Show - Eminem
• Pop/Rock New Artist - Ashanti
• Hip-Hop/R&B Male Artist - Eminem
• Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist - Ailiyah
• Hip-Hop/R&B Band/Duo/Group - Outkast
• Hip-Hop/R&B Album - The Eminem Show - Eminem
• Hip-Hop/R&B New Artist - Ashanti
• Country Male Artist - Tim McGraw
• Country Female Artist - Martin McBride
• Country Band/Duo/Group - Dixie Chicks
• Country Album - Home - Dixie Chicks
• Country New Artist - Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Adult Contemporary Artist - Celine Dion
• Alternative Artist - Creed
• Latin Artist - Enrique Iglasius
• Soundtrack - Spiderman
• Contemporary Inspirational Artist - Avalon
• Fan's Choice Award - Nelly

Broadcasts

• 1948 - Midwestern Hayride - First country TV show debuted on WLW in Cincinnati, OH.
• 1963 - Thank Your Lucky Stars (ABC-TV Birmingham, England) - Beatles
• 1967 - Ed Sullivan (CBS) - Rolling Stones (forced to change lyrics to "Let's Spend Some Time Together")
• 2002 - CMT Crossroads (CMT) - Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams (debut episode)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1962 - The Twist - Chubby Checker (2 weeks (1 previous week))

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1951 - South Pacific - Original Cast (9 weeks (55 previous weeks))
• 1958 - Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley (1 week (2 previous weeks))
• 1973 - No Secrets - Carly Simon (5 weeks)
• 1990 - Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli (1 week (7 previous weeks))
• 2007 - 21 - Omarion (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1968 - I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1 week)
• 1979 - September - Earth, Wind & Fire (1 week)
• 1990 - Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson (1 week)
• 2001 - I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me) - Jay-Z (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1979 - Lady Lay Down - John Conlee (1 week)
• 1990 - It Ain't Nothin' - Keith Whitley (1 week)
• 1996 - It Matters To Me - Faith Hill (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1962 - Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley (6 weeks)
• 1973 - Been to Canaan - Carole King (1 week)
• 2001 - This I Promise You - N'Sync (11 weeks)
• 2007 - What Hurts Most - Rascal Flatts (5 weeks (4 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 2001 - Touch Me - Rui Da Silva Featuring Cassandra (1 week) 

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1962 - The Young Ones Original Soundtrack - Cliff Richard & the Shadows (6 weeks)
• 1973 - Slayed? - Slade (1 week)
• 1996 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (6 weeks (1 previous week))