THIS DATE IN MUSIC HISTORY (January 27th): 1930: Bobby Bland was born 1945: Nick Mason (Pink Floyd, drums, percussion and tape effects) was born and is the only member to play on all Pink Floyd albums since the band formed in 1965 1951: Seth Justman (J. Geils Band, keyboards and vocals) was born 1956: RCA Records released Heartbreak Hotel, by Elvis Presley, shortly after securing Presleys contract from Sun Records for $35,000 -- the records sold 300,000 copies in the first week and eventually becomes Elvis first gold record 1962: Peppermint Twist, Part 1 begins a three week run at #1 on the US singles charts for Joey Dee & The Starlighters -- it only reached #33 in the UK 1971: David Bowie wore a dress at his first promotional event in the US
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:15:05 +0000
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