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What happened in history on this day: January 4?
On January 4 in ...
- 1881 - Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau.
- 1928 - NBC radio debuts one of radio's first variety shows, "The Dodge Victory Hour" starring Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman, and his Orchestra and singer Al Jolson.
- 1932 - NBC Red network radio debuts "The Carnation Contented Hour".
- 1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales is published by Billboard magazine. Joe Venuti, jazz violinist, is at the top of the chart with a song called "Stop! Look! Listen!".
- 1967 - The No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit is "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees. At seven weeks, this became the longest-running No. 1 song since the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
- 1970 - Final studio appearance of The Beatles, as three of the group (without John Lennon) re-record vocals and a new guitar solo on "Let It Be' at Studio Two, EMI Studios, London.
- 1979 - The No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit is "Too Much Heaven" by the Bee Gees. The group donated all proceeds from sales of the single to UNICEF, the United Nations agency dedicated to helping the world's children.
Births on January 4
- 1874 - Birth of Josef Suk; Czech violinist/composer (Asrael).
- 1918 - Birth of Norman Dale Baker AKA Buddy Baker in Missouri, USA; musician, composer for hundreds of Disney attractions, movies, TV shows, The Mickey Mouse Club, The Monkey's Uncle, named a Disney Legend in 1998.
- 1919 - Birth of Albert Richard Collins AKA Jazzbo in Rochester, New York, USA; radio personality (created the Purple Grotto program on WNEW New York, talk shows at KGO San Francisco), disk jockey (Tonight! America After Dark).
- 1937 - Birth of Grace Bumbry in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; mezzo-soprano ("Venus in Tannhäuser").
- 1941 - Birth of John Bennett Perry in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; singer/actor (Falcon Crest).
- 1942 - Birth of John McLaughlin; rock guitarist ("Sentimental Journey" / "Clouds of Joy").
- 1944 - Birth of Volker Hornback; rocker (Tangerine Dream).
- 1945 - Birth of Jay Dee Maness in Loma Linda, California, USA; singer (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited").
- 1946 - Birth of Bernard Sumner; rocker (New Order - "Round and Round").
- 1955 - Birth of Kathy Forester in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, USA; country singer (The Forester Sisters - "Men").
- 1955 - Birth of Mark Hollis; English pop musician ("Talk Talk", "Dum Dum Girl").
- 1956 - Birth of Bernard Sumner; rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order - "Blue Monday", Joy Division).
- 1956 - Birth of Bernard Albrecht; English pop guitarist (Joy Division).
- 1957 - Birth of Patty Loveless [Ramey] in Pikeville, Kentucky, USA; singer ("Blue Side of Town").
- 1960 - Birth of Michael Stipe; US rock vocalist (REM - "Losing My Religion", "Stand").
- 1962 - Birth of Martin McAloon; rocker (Prefab Sprout - "2 Wheels Good").
- 1965 - Birth of David Glasper; rocker (Breathe - "All I Need").
- 1966 - Birth of Deana Carter; country singer ("Strawberry Wine").
- 1967 - Birth of Benjamin Darvill; rock musician (Crash Test Dummies).
- 1975 - Birth of Jill Marie Jones; actress-singer (Girlfriends).
Deaths on January 4
- 1986 - Death of Phil Lynott of drug overdose at age 34; lead singer and bassist (Thin Lizzy) (born 1949).
- 1991 - Leo N Wright, US saxophonist ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"), dies at age 57.
- 1995 - Leonard Hirsch, British violinist/conductor (BBC Empire Orchestra), dies at age 92.
- 1998 - Death of John Gary of cancer at age 65 in Richardson, Texas, USA; singer ("The Nearness Of You" (1965)).
- 2001 - Death of Les Brown at age 88 of lung cancer; bandleader (Band of Renown, Bob Hope, "Sentimental Journey", "My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time", "Leap Frog", "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"), musical director (Dean Martin).
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