THIS DAY IN MUSIC: FRIDAY JANUARY 9 1963, Drummer Charlie Watts joined The Rolling Stones after leaving Blues Incorporated. 1970, During a UK tour Led Zeppelin appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London, the night of Jimmy Pages 26th birthday. (John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were all in the audience). The two and a quarter hour set was recorded and filmed but shelved for several decades, eventually seeing a release on a 2003 official DVD. 1976, Queen were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Bohemian Rhapsody. The single enjoyed a nine week run on the chart selling more than a million copies by the end of the month. It reached No.1 again in 1991 for five weeks following Mercurys death, eventually becoming the UKs third best selling single of all time. 1981, Terry Hall and Jerry Dammers from The Specials were both fined £400 after being found guilty of using threatening words during a gig in Cambridge. 2005, Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Jailhouse Rock. The single sold just 21,262 copies to reach No.1, the lowest sales ever for a UK chart topper since data began in 1969. The single was released to celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth, a previous Elvis chart topper was re-released each week. 2005, The Scissor Sisters went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their self-titled album. They went on to win Best International Album as well as best international Group and International Breakthrough act at the 2005 Brit awards. BIRTHDAY FILE: 1941, Joan Baez 1943, Scott Engel, The Walker Brothers 1944, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin 1951, Crystal Gayle 1965, Haddaway 1967, Dave Matthews, Dave Matthews Band 1973, Sean Paul 1978, A.J McLean, Backstreet Boys 1987, Paolo Nutini 1990, Ryan Fletcher, Lawson
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