January 22nd Born on this day in Music History Sam Cooke (1931), Addie Harris - The Shirelles (1940), Malcolm Mclaren (1946), Nigel Pegrum - Steeleye Span (1949), Steve Perry - Journey (1949), Nigel Glockler - Saxon (1954), Michael Hutchence - INXS (1960), DJ Jazzy Jeff (1965), Roachford (1965), Steven Adler - Guns N'Roses (1965), Ben Taylor (1977), Lizz Wright (1980), Benjamin Moody - Evanescence (1981), Angel Olsen 1987
Chart News
1959 Jane Morgan at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Day The Rains Came'
1963 The Shadows at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Dance On'
1972 Don McLean at No.1 on the US album chart with 'American Pie'
1977 Stevie Wonder at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Wish'
1977 Wings at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wings Over America'
1980 Michael Jackson at No.1 on the US chart with 'Rock With You'
1987 Steve 'Silk' Hurley at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Jack Your Body'
1994 Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting at No.1 on the US and Australian singles chart with 'All For Love'
1994 D:Ream at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Things Can Only Get Better'
2000 Savage Garden at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Knew I Loved You'
2006 Hard-Fi at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Stars of CCTV',
2006 Arctic Monkeys at No.1 on the UK chart with 'When The Sun Goes Down'
2011 Bruno Mars at No.1 on the UK and US chart with ‘Grenade’
2022 Adele at No.1 in the US with 'Easy on Me'
Gig News
1964 The Yardbirds featuring Eric Clapton appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England
1965 The Rolling Stones played at the Manufactures' Auditorium in Sydney with Roy Orbison, The Newbeats and Ray Columbus and the Invaders
1967 The Monkees performed live for the first time at The Cow Palace, San Francisco
1968 The Who played at Sydney Stadium with The Small Faces and Paul Jones
1970 Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) opened for The Elvin Bishop Band at The Matrix in San Francisco, California
1988 Faith No More made their live UK debut at Dingwalls, London
1993 Metallica played at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Music News
1983 The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America