VVN Music Almanac: Music Almanac: January 8

David Bowie

Birthdays

1904 - Tampa Red (born Hudson Woodbridge) (d. 1981)
1928 - Luther Perkins (Tennessee Three) (d. 1968)
1931 - Bill Graham (d. 1991)
1935 - Elvis Presley (d. 1977)
1937 - Shirley Bassey (76)
1940 - Little Anthony (born Jerome Gourdine) (Little Anthony & the Imperials) (73)
1940 - Cristy Lane (born Eleanor Johnston) (73)
1942 - John Petersen (Beau Brummels, Harpers Bizarre) (d. 2007)
1943 - Lee Jackson (Nice) (70)
1943 - Marcus Hutson (Whispers) (d. 2000)
1946 - Robbie Krieger (Doors) (67)
1947 - David Bowie (66)
1947 - Terry Sylvester (Hollies) (66)
1955 - Mike Reno (Loverboy) (58)
1959 - Paul Hester (Split Enz, Crowded House) (d. 2005)
1960 - Paul King (53)
1962 - Chris Marion (Little River Band) (51)
1966 - Andrew Wood (Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990)
1967 - R. Kelly (46)
1969 - Jeff Abercrombie (Fuel) (44)
1971 - Karen Poole (songwriter) (42)
1973 - Sean Paul (40)
1975 - DJ Clue? (born Ernesto Shaw) (38)
1976 - Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) (37)
1978 - Stove King (born Steven King) (Mansun) (35)
1988 - Adam T. Siska (The Academy is...) (25)

Deaths

1979 - Sara Carter (Carter Family) (80)
1991 - Steve Clark (Def Leppard) - Overdose (30)
2001 - Laura Webb Childers (Bobbettes)
2008 - Clyde Otis (producer, songwriter (It's Just a Matter of Time, Kiddio) (83)

On This Day

1957 - Elvis Presley went through his Army per-induction physical.
1958 - The Everly Brothers started a U.S. tour in Charlotte, NC. Also with them were Buddy Holly, the Rays, the Royal Teens, the Shepherd Sisters, Paul Anka, Margie Rayburn and  Danny & The Juniors.
1960 - Dick Clark conducted a phone interview with Elvis Presley while he was stationed in Germany.
1961 - Elvis Presley signed with Hal Willis for five films over the next five years.
1974 - KISS signed with Casablanca Records.
1979 - Rush was named Canada's official “Ambassador's of Music.”
1993 - The U.S. Postal Service issued a 29-cent stamp of Elvis with a picture from his early days in music.
1996 - Madonna could once again rest easy as stalker Robert Hoskins was found guilty of stalking, assault and terrorist threats.
2000 - A $1.7 million kidnap plot was stopped by police to kidnap Victoria Beckham and her infant daughter.
2002 - The Black Crowes announced that Chris Robinson and Steve Gorman had left the group.
2004 - Mel C of the Spice Girls said she would release music through her own label after being dropped by Virgin.
2006 - Harry Belafonte shocked the press when he called then President Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world.”

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