THIS DATE IN MUSIC HISTORY (January 10th): 1917: Jerry Wexler (co-owner of Atlantic records and VP of Warner Brothers) was born -- he died in 2008 1935: Ronnie Hawkins was born -- his band, The Hawks, went on to become The Band 1939: Scott McKenzie was born -- did he ever wear flowers in his hair ???? 1945: Rod Stewart was born 1946: Aynsley Dunbar (Journey and Whitesnake, drums) was born 1948: Cyril Neville (vocals and percussion, The Neville Brothers) was born 1948: Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) was born 1953: Pat Benatar was born 1955: Michael Schenker (Scorpions, guitar) was born 1958: Great Balls Of Fire is at #1 UK singles chart for Jerry Lee Lewis 1958: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton and Len Garry play in Liverpool as The Quarrymen 1964: Introducing The Beatles was released on Vee-Jay records -- after it sells 1.3 million copies, Vee-Jay is precluded from selling the album because of legal issues 1981: Imagine begins a 4-week run at #1 on the UK singles charts for John Lennon 2005: Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage, drums) died at age 66 (colon cancer) -- he was Charlie Chaplins nephew
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 11:34:33 +0000
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