This Date In Music History-January 14

Birthdays:

Dave Grohl- Foo Fighters, Nirvana (1969)

T-Bone Burnett (1948)

Clarence Carter ("Patches") turns 73.

Jack Jones is 71.

Allen Toussaint, the master of New Orleans funk piano, was born in 1938.

LL Cool J (1968)


They Are Missed:

Jerry Nolan drummer with The New York Dolls died from a stroke in 1992. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums.

Solly McElroy, lead singer with the doo-wop group the Flamingoes, died in Chicago in 1995 (age 61).

Ruby Starr, vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas on their 1974 hit "Jim Dandy," died of cancer in 1995 (age 45).

Linda Jones, US soul singer was born in 1944. She died on March 14, 1972 (age 26), after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem's Apollo Theatre.


History:

Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army in 1960.

Over 25,000 people attended The Human Be-In - A Gathering Of The Tribes at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1967. The event was a forerunner of major, outdoor rock concerts and featured The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother And The Holding Company.

In 1970, Diana Ross performed for the last time with The Supremes at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. During the show, Diana introduced her replacement, Jean Terrell.

In 1973, Elvis Presley's "Aloha From Hawaii" concert was broadcast live to a billion people around the world (but not in the U.S., where it will air on TV two months later). The soundtrack was later released as a two record set and became one of the King's best selling LPs of the '70s, hitting #1 later that same year.

In 1963, the Rolling Stones performed for the first time with new recruit Charlie Watts on drums at London's Flamingo Jazz Club.

In 1966, David Jones changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, "Can't Help Thinking About Me.” He would later say that he chose "Bowie" because he liked that "big American bear-killin' knife."

In 2003, the Who's Pete Townshend was arrested at his London home on suspicion of a number of offenses connected with child pornography, including the making of indecent images. He was later released without being formally charged.

Paul McCartney released his album "Back In The U.S.S.R." exclusively in Russia in 1989.

In 1978, the Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up.

In 1978, a group called Player had the top tune in the US with "Baby Come Back.” The song was written by band members Peter Beckett and John Crowley after both had broken up with their respective girl friends.

Paul McCartney was at #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pipes Of Peace' in 1984. McCartney made history by becoming the first artist to have a #1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder), in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.

In 2007, Amy Winehouse started a two week run at #1 on the UK album chart with 'Back To Black’ (which went on to become the biggest-selling album of 2007 with sales over 1.5m copies).

In 2006, actor and stand-up comic Jamie Foxx started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with his second album ‘Unpredictable.’