THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY (January 21st): 1939: Robert Weston - TopicsExpress



          

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY (January 21st): 1939: Robert Weston Smith was born -- you probably knew him as Wolfman Jack and he died in 1975 1941: Richie Havens was born 1968: Jimi Hendrix recorded All Along the Watchtower at Olympic Studios in London -- Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Dave Mason (Traffic) played during the session 1972: Pink Floyd played, for the first time all the way through, the material that would become Dark Side Of The Moon, at The Guildhall in Portsmouth, England -- they had tried to play it the night before, in Brighton, but the performance was halted for technical reasons 1978: Saturday Night Fever began a 24 week run, as it was Stayin Alive, on the US album charts -- it would become the best selling soundtrack album in the world (more than 30 million copies) 1982: B.B. King donated his entire record collection to The University of Mississippis Study of Southern Culture Center (more than 20,000 records) 1983: Lamar Williams (The Allman Brothers, bass) died of lung cancer, believed to have been caused by his exposure to Agent Orange in Viet Nam, at age 34 -- he had replaced Berry Oakley in 1972 1984: Soul singer Jackie Wilson died at age 49 -- he had collapsed during a show at the Latin Casino (Cherry Hill, NJ) on 09-29-75 and remained in a coma for 8 years before death 1984: Owner Of A Lonely Heart begins a two-week run at #1 on the US singles chart for Yes 1987: Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- amazingly, he got in before Abba and The Beastie Boys! 1987: The Coasters were the first vocal group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- they also got in before Abba and The Beastie Boys 1987: Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame -- she also got in before Abba and The Beastie Boys 1989: Two Hearts becomes Phil Collins 7th #1 single in the US 1997: Andreas van Kuijk died, at age 87, in Las Vegas -- Elvis called him Colonel Tom Parker and he was...
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:47:26 +0000

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