Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image | ||||||
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| BTD Jan22,1931 | Sam Cooke | #BTD Jan22,1931 #SamCooke (Samuel Cook) RIP singer, songwriter known as the 'King of Soul' 1957 US #1, US R&B #1 & UK #29 "You Send Me", 1960 US #2 & UK #9 "Chain Gang", 1962 US #9, US R&B #1 & UK #6 "Twistin' the Night Away", +25 US, 10 UK and 25 US R&B Top40 singles with 3 #1s | |||||||
| BTD Jan22,1940 | Addie Harris | #BTD Jan22,1940 #AddieHarris "Micki" (later Addie Harris McFadden) RIP vocals, original member of The #Shirelles 1961 US #1 & UK #4 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", 1962 US #1 "Soldier Boy", +9 other US Top40 singles | |||||||
| BTD Jan22,1947 | Malcolm McLaren | #BTD Jan22,1947 #MalcolmMcLaren RIP impresario, manager the #SexPistols @pistolsofficial & a solo artist 1983 UK #3 single "Double Dutch" | |||||||
| BTD Jan22,1949 | Nigel Pegrum | #BTD Jan22,1949 #NigelPegrum record producer, drummer The #SmallFaces & #SteeleyeSpan @steeleye_span 1975 UK #5 single "All Around My Hat" | |||||||
| BTD Jan22,1953 | Steve Perry | #BTD Jan22,1953 #StevePerry singer, songwriter & record producer. Former lead singer of #Journey from 1977-87 & 1995-98 @JourneyOfficial 1982 US #2 single "Open Arms" and solo artist 1984 US #3 single "Oh, Sherrie" #HBday @StevePerryMusic | |||||||
| BTD Jan22,1960 | Michael Hutchence | #BTD Jan22,1960 #MichaelHutchence RIP founding member, lead singer, lyricist of rock band #INXS @INXS 1988 UK #2 & US #1 "Need You Tonight" 1987 LP "Kick" which features 4 Top10 singles | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1949 | Evelyn Knight | #OTD Jan22,1949 #EvelynKnight and The #Stardusters start a 7wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "A Little Bird Told Me" written by #HarveyOliverBrooks | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1959 | Buddy Holly | #OTD Jan22,1959 #BuddyHolly made his last recordings in his New York apartment. He would die in a plane crash less than a month later | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1961 | Bert Kaempfert | #OTD Jan22,1961 #BertKaempfert is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Wonderland By Night" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Jan22,1964 The #Beatles perform two shows at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1964 | Yardbirds | #OTD Jan22,1964 The #Yardbirds featuring #EricClapton appears at The #CavernClub, Liverpool, England @cavernliverpool | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1966 | Simon and Garfunkel | #OTD Jan22,1966 Simon and Garfunkel #SimonandGarfunkel are back at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart "The Sound of Silence" #PaulSimon and #ArtGarfunkel were at #1 on Jan1,1966 then fell to #2 for 2wks. This would be their last week at #1 with "The Sound of Silence" | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1966 | Beach Boys | #OTD Jan22,1966 The #BeachBoys in studio 2 recording "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Written by #BrianWilson, #TonyAsher and #MikeLove. The song is the opening track of @TheBeachBoys next album "Pet Sounds" | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Jan22,1967 The #Monkees perform live for the 1st time at The Cow Palace in #SanFrancisco to a sell-out crowd @TheMonkees | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1968 | Australian Tour | #OTD Jan22,1968 1st #Australian tour for The #Who. The Who plays the 1st of 2 nights at Sydney Stadium @TheWho is with the #SmallFaces & #PaulJones | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Jan22,1968 The #Beatles open offices at 95 Wigmore St., London, to house their record company #AppleRecords and its subsidiaries | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1968 | Monkees | #OTD Jan22,1968 The #Monkees TV series S2 E18 "The Monstrous Monkee Mash" The Monkees attempt to rescue #DavyJones from his girlfriend Lorelei, Count Batula, a Wolfman, Mummyman, and a Frankenstein-looking monster in a creepy castle @TheMonkees | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1968 | Rowan & Martin LaughIn | #OTD Jan22,1968 TV sketch comedy Rowan & Martin #LaughIn debuts on #NBC TV. Hosted by comedians #DanRowan and #DickMartin | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Jan22,1969 The #Beatles move from Twickenham Film Studios to #AppleRecords studios to start recording the "Get Back" LP | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1970 | Steel Mill | #OTD Jan22,1970 #SteelMill featuring #BruceSpringsteen open for the #ElvinBishop Band at The Matrix in #SanFrancisco, CA | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1977 | Stevie Wonder | #OTD Jan22,1977 #StevieWonder is at to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Wish" written and produced by Stevie Wonder, his 5th US #1 single | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1977 | Wings | #OTD Jan22,1977 #Wings is at #1 on the US Album chart with the LP "Wings Over America" It's #PaulMcCartney 6th US #1 after the #Beatles breakup @PaulMcCartney | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1978 | Fleetwood Mac | #OTD Jan22,1978 #FleetwoodMac is at #1 on the UK album chart with "Rumours" The Fleetwood Mac album is also a #1 in the US. The LP will spend 715wks on the UK Top100 Album charts and is their 1st of 4 #1 albums in the UK @fleetwoodmac | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1978 | Wings | #OTD Jan22,1978 #Wings with #PaulMcCartney are still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mull Of Kintyre" for the final week of a 9wk run at #1 | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1983 | Men At Work | #OTD Jan22,1983 #MenAtWork are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles chart with "Down Under" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run. The single will fall to #2 on Feb5 but return to #1 for an additional 1wk on Feb12. #MenAtWork will spend a total of 4wks at #1 | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1983 | MTV | #OTD Jan22,1983 A new 24hr music video network #MTV starts broadcasting to the West Coast via Group W Cable LA @MTV | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1984 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Jan22,1984 #MichaelJackson's LP "Thriller" returns to #1 on the UK Album Charts for 1wk & for the 4th time. On May22,1983 @michaeljackson was at #1 the 1st time for a 5wk run; at #1 on Feb27,1983 for 1wk and Mar13,1983 for 1wk a total of 8wks at #1 and 259wks in the Top100 | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1989 | Marc Almond, Gene Pitney | #OTD Jan22,1989 #MarcAlmond featuring special guest star #GenePitney starts a 4wk run at #1 on the UK chart with "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" original written by #RogerGreenaway and #RogerCook in 1967 @MarcAlmond | |||||||
| OTD Jan22,1989 | Roy Orbison | #OTD Jan22,1989 #RoyOrbison is still at #1 on the UK Album chart with "The Legendary Roy Orbison" Orbinson's 2nd week of a posthumous 3wk run at #1 @ROYORBISON | |||||||
| 1960s | Odds & Ends | 1960s The #OddsandEnds Odds & Ends a local band out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, #Canada; The #Soo @CitySSM |