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
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:43:47 +0000
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