Almanac: January 27, 2011
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Artist:
Birthdays:- Bobby "Blue" Bland (81)
- Buddy Emmons (74)
- Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) (66)
- Nedra Talley (Ronettes) (65)
- Seth Justman (J.Geils Band) (60)
- Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy) (60)
- Janick Gers (Iron Maiden) (54)
- Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) (50)
- Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik) (50)
- Gillian Gilbert (New Order) (50)
- Mike Patton (Faith No More) (43)
On This Day in:- 1956 - Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel is released by RCA.
- 1958 - Little Richard entered the Oakwood Theological College in Huntsville to become an ordained Seventh Day Adventist minister.
- 1959 - Johnny Horton recorded The Battle of New Orleans.
- 1961 - Frank Sinatra played a benefit for Martin Luther King at Carnegie Hall.
- 1962 - Joey Dee & the Starlighters hit number 1 in the U.S. with Peppermint Twist.
- 1967 - The Beatles sign a new 9-year contract with EMI.
- 1968 - The Bee Gees made their concert debut in the U.S. in Anaheim, CA.
- 1968 - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding is released, six weeks after his death.
- 1971 - David Bowie came to the U.S. for the first time to promote his latest album. He wasn't allowed to perform because of work permit issues.
- 1972 - Mahalia Jackson passed away from heart failure and diabetes at the age of 60.
- 1973 - Stevie Wonder was at number 1 in the U.S. with Superstition.
- 1976 - David Bowie sued his attorney Michael Lippman on the grounds that he took a fee of 15%, 5% more than was customary.
- 1977 - The Clash signed with CBS Records in Britain.
- 1979 - Ian Dury and the Blockheads had their only number 1 in the U.K. with Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.
- 1984 - Madonna made her first appearance on British TV.
- 1984 - The Eurythmics start a 175-date world tour.
- 1985 - Producer Bumps Blackwell (Little Richard's Tutti Frutti, Sam Cooke's You Send Me) passes away.
- 1989 - James Brown is charged with marijuana possession and unlawful use of a firearm.
- 1990 - It was Tom Petty Day in his hometown of Gainesville, Florida.
- 1991 - Whitney Houston sang the Star Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XXV.
- 1997 - Pat Boone surprised the crowd at the American Music Awards with his new "metal" persona.
- 2005 - R.E.M. cancel their first show in ten years when their equipment was held at the Estonia/Russia border.
- 2006 - Gene McFadden of McFadden & Whitehead died of cancer at 56.
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