This Day in Music History
January 20

What happened in history on this day: January 20? On January 20 in ... 1941 - Béla Bartók's 6th string quartet premieres in New York City, New York. 1954 - Dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres. 1965 - Death of Alan Freed AKA Moon Doggy at age 42 in a hospital in Palm Springs, California, USA; radio disc jockey (WJW Radio in Cleveland, WABC in New York), coined the phrase "rock 'n' roll". 1965 - The Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV). 1991 - Shogun - The Musical closes at Marquis Theater in New York City, New York after 72 performances. 1998 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts The Mama and The Papas, The Eagles. Births on January 20 1855 - Birth of Amedee-Ernest Chausson in Paris, France; composer (Poème for Violin and Orchestra). 1889 - Birth of Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter in Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA; blues 12-string guitarist (Rock Island Line). 1895 - Birth of Eva A Jessye; US singer/actress/songwriter ("Hallelujah"). 1922 - Birth of Ray Anthony in Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme). 1933 - Birth of Earl Grant in Oklahoma City; singer and keyboardist ("At The End Of a Rainbow", "Ebb Tide", "Swinging Gently") (dies 1970). 1941 - Birth of Ron Townson in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; singer (The 5th Dimension - "Up Up and Away", "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "One Less Bell to Answer", "I Didn't Get to Sleep at All") (dies 2000). 1942 - Birth of Slim Whitman; yodeler/country singer ("Home on the Range"). 1945 - Birth of Eric Stewart; singer, guitarist (10CC - "I'm Not in Love", Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders). 1947 - Birth of George Grantham; rocker (Poco - "Crazy Eyes"). 1948 - Birth of Melvyn John Pritchard in England; rocker (Barclay James Harvest). 1950 - Birth of Henk Batenburgh; cabaret performer/singer (Waaldrecht). 1952 - Birth of Ian Hill; bass guitarist (Judas Priest - "Breakin the Law"). 1952 - Birth of Paul Stanley [Eisen]; rock guitarist (KISS - "Beth"). 1966 - Birth of Tracii Guns; rock guitarist (LA Guns - "It's Over Now"). 1967 - Birth of Joe Pasquale; rocker (Prey). 1972 - Birth of ?uestlove; drummer (The Roots). 1979 - Birth of Rob Bourdon; drummer (Linkin Park). Deaths on January 20 2022 - Death of Meat Loaf AKA Marvin Lee Aday at age 74 in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("Paradise by the Dashboard Light", "I'd do Anythying for Love", Grammy award). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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