THIS DATE IN MUSIC HISTORY (January 23rd): 1910: Django Reinhardt (jazz guitarist with a classic two-fingered style) was born -- he died in 1953 1948: Anita Pointer was born -- shed get together with three of her sisters by 1972 and theyd eventually all be so excited 1950: Danny Federici (E Street Band, keyboards) was born -- he died in 2008 of cancer 1953: Robin Zander (Cheap Trick, vocals) was born 1965: Petula Clark is the first UK female singer with a #1 single in the US since 1952 with Downtown -- it only reached #2 in the UK 1969: The Beatles (with Billy Preston) recorded ten takes of Get Back at Apple Studios 1971: My Sweet Lord makes George Harrison the first solo Beatle to have a #1 single -- the song returned to #1 in 2002 following his death 1978: Terry Kath (Chicago, guitar) accidentally killed himself while cleaning what he believed to be an unloaded gun -- his last words were, Dont worry, its not loaded as he pulled the trigger with the gun aimed at his head 1991: To introduce a format change to Classic Rock for his station, John Sebastian, owner and general manager of KLSK FM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, played Stairway To Heaven continuously for 24 hour :) C
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:09:00 +0000
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