1966, The Mamas and the Papas started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monday Monday', it made No.3 in the UK. The group was reported, as saying they all hated the song except for its writer John Phillips.
1967, Pearls Before Swine begin recording an album called 'One Nation Underground'. The LP included a song called 'Miss Morse', which would be banned in New York when it was discovered that lead singer Tom Rapp was singing F-U-C-K in Morse code. After disc jockey Murray The K played the record on the air, local Boy Scouts correctly interpreted the chorus and phoned in a complaint.
1972, Reginald Dwight changed his name by Deed poll to Elton Hercules John.
1972, The Rolling Stones released the second album on their own label, 'Exile on Main Street' featuring two hit singles, 'Tumbling Dice' and 'Happy'. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 7 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the highest of any Stones album on the list.
1977, The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hotel California', the group's fourth US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards in 1978.
1978, 90,000 tickets were sold in eight hours for Bob Dylan's forthcoming London dates at Earls Court.
1983, Paul Weller unveiled his new group Style Council at an anti nuclear benefit gig in London.
1988, Terence Trent D'arby went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wishing Well', a No.4 hit in the UK.
1989, Ron Wilson, drummer with US Surf group The Surfaris died of a brain anueryism. (1963 US No.2 & UK No.3 single 'Wipe Out').
1992, Nigel Preston drummer with The Cult died in London, England aged 32. Was a founding member of The Death Cult, he also played and recorded with Sex Gang Children, Theatre of Hate and The Gun Club.
1998, Eddie Rabbitt, US singer, songwriter died of lung cancer aged 56. During his career, he scored over 20 No.1's on Billboard's country singles chart including
1981 'I Love A Rainy Night'. Elvis Presley, Dr Hook, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle and Lynn Anderson all recorded his songs.
2000, Britney Spears went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Oops!... I Did It Again'. Written and produced by hit-makers Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, who had previously collaborated with Spears on '...Baby One More Time'.
1939, Born on this day, Johnny Maestro, Brooklyn Bridge, (1969 US No.3 single, 'Worst That Could Happen').
1943, Born on this day, Rick Westwood, guitarist, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.11 single 'Silence Is Golden').
1943, Born on this day, Thelma Houston, US soul singer, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.13 single 'Don't Leave Me This Way').
1946, Born on this day, Bill Kreutzmann, drums, The Grateful Dead, (1970 UK No.69 and US No.127 album, 'Workingman's Dead').
1946, Born on this day, Jerry Nolan, drums, The New York Dolls, 1973 album 'New York Dolls'. Nolan died on 14th January 1992 from a fatal stroke.
1960, Born on this day, Anne Dudley, Art Of Noise, (1988 UK No.5 single with Tom Jones 'Kiss').
1986, Born on this day, Matt Helders, drummer, Arctic Monkeys, (2005, UK No.1 single ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, 2006 UK No.1 album ‘Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not’).
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