1968, Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles recorded ‘Good Night’, John Lennon’s lullaby for his 5-year-old son Julian with Ringo singing the lead vocal. The track appeared on the White Album.
1969, Henry Mancini started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet'.
1975, The Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'.
1975, Wings went to No.1 on the UK chart with the album 'Venus And Mars', featuring the US No.1 single 'Listen What The Man Said'.
1975, American singer songwriter Tim Buckley completed the last show of a tour in Dallas, Texas, playing to a sold-out crowd of 1,800 people. This was Buckley’s last ever show, he died the following day of a heroin and morphine overdose aged 28.
1977, Elton John achieved a life long ambition when he became the Chairman of Watford Football Club.
1980, Roxy Music scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Flesh And Blood'.
1980, Paul McCartney's ‘Coming Up’ became one of the few 'live' recordings to reach the top of Billboard's Hot 100. American disc jockeys preferred it to the studio version on the flip side of the record.
1986, Wham! were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their fourth and final UK No.1 'The Edge Of Heaven'. Also on this day Wham! played their farewell concert in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, London.
1997, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'll Be Missing You'. Released in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist Notorious B.I.G. who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The song sampled the melody of The Police's 'Every Breath You Take' 1983 hit.
1997, Radiohead went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their third album 'OK Computer'.
1997, The classic Pink Floyd album ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ spent its 1056th week on the US album chart. It was rumoured at the time that if the album was played while watching The Wizard of Oz movie, and started exactly when the MGM lion roared the third time during the movie’s intro, very interesting connections could be made between the two.
2005, 2 Pac feat Elton John was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Ghetto Gospel. Written by Tupac Shakur and produced by Eminem. The song uses samples from the Elton John song 'Indian Sunset' from his 1971 album Madman Across the Water.
2009, Three days after his death Michael Jackson was at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Number Ones’. The Essential Michael Jackson went to No.1 the following week for seven weeks.
1945, Born on this day, David Knights, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
1948, Born on this day, John Martyn, singer, songwriter, guitarist, (1973 album 'Solid Air'). Died in hospital on 30th Jan 2009 in Ireland at the age of 60. The folk, blues and funk artist was widely regarded as one of the most soulful and innovative singer-songwriters of his generation and had been cited as an influence by artists as varied as U2, Portishead and Eric Clapton.
1954, Born on this day, Steven J. Morse, guitarist, Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple since 1994.
1959, Born on this day, Clint Boon, keyboards, Inspiral Carpets, (1990 UK No.14 single 'This Is How It Feels'). The Clint Boon Experience.
1963, Born on this day, Andy Couson, bass, All About Eve, (1988 UK No.10 single 'Martha's Harbour'). The Mission, The Lucy Nation.
1965, Born on this day, Saul Davis, guitar, violin, James, (1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down').
1977, Born on this day, Mark Stoermer, bass guitarist, The Killers, (2005 UK No.1 with their debut album 'Hot Fuss').
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