TODAY IN HISTORY – JANUARY 12th
1941 - Born on this day, Long John Baldry, vocals, Bluesology and solo artist, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Let The Heartaches Begin'). Baldry died of a chest infection on 21st July 2005.
1959 - Born this day, Per Gessle, musician, guitar, singer, (group: Roxette).
1974 - Jim Croce started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with You Don't Mess Around With Jim.
1974 - The Rolling Stones released the single Brown Sugar, the first on the bands own label. The track was lifted from the Sticky Fingers album.
1974 - The Steve Miller Band were at No.1 on the US singles chart with The Joker, the groups first of three No.1's. It reached No.1 on the UK chart in 1990.
1974 - Born this day, Melanie Chisholm [Mel C - Sporty Spice], singer, Spice Girls, 1996 UK and 1997 US No.1 single Wannabe and also as a solo artist, 2000 UK No.1 single Never Be The Same Again.
1977 - The Police had their first rehearsal, held at drummer's Stewart Copeland's London flat, with Henri Padovani on guitar.
1977 - EMI Records issued a statement saying it felt unable to promote The Sex Pistols records in view of the adverse publicity generated over the last two months.
1977 - Rolling Stone Keith Richards was fined £750 ($1,275) for possession of cocaine found in his car after the guitarist had been involved in a car crash.
1981 - It was reported that the White House had expanded its record library by including albums by Bob Dylan, Kiss and The Sex Pistols.
1985 - After a record 24 weeks as the number 1 album in America, Prince (now known as The Artist Previously Known as Prince) slipped to the No.2 spot with Purple Rain. Replacing Prince at the top spot: ‘The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen’s Born In the USA, which spent 24 weeks waiting for Purple Rain to fall.
1991 - Born on this day, Pixie Lott, British singer, 2009 UK No.1 with her debut single 'Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)'.
1992 - Bob Geldof was arrested after a disturbance on a Boeing 727 which had been grounded for 5 hours at Stansted Airport.
1993 - Van Morrison failed to turn up at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction dinner, making him the first living inductee not to attend.
1993 - Born on this day, Zayn Malik from English-Irish pop boy band One Direction who formed after finishing third in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Scored the 2011 UK No.1 single 'What Makes You Beautiful' and the 2013 No.1 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)'.
1996 - AC/DC played the first date on their Ballbreaker World Tour in Greensboro, North Carolina. The world tour would last for 11 months finishing on November 30, 1996 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
1996 - Born on this day, Ella Henderson, British singer-songwriter. She was a finalist on the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. Her debut single, 'Ghost' went to No.1 in 2014.
1998 - At a ceremony in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria, Carlos Santana became the first Hispanic to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Santana said he was pleased about the honour, and felt a little like Jackie Robinson. Also inducted that day were The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas and the Papas, and Jelly Roll Morton.
2000 - Teenage diva Charlotte Church sacked her manager Jonathan Shalit, he had won her a five album deal with Sony Records.
2001 - British Airways staff complained about Oasis singer Liam Gallagher after he had grabbed a stewardess' bottom, refused to stop smoking and thrown objects around the cabin during a flight from London to Rio De Janeiro.
2003 - Died this day, Maurice Gibb, singer, Bee Gees, in Miami following a heart attack during abdominal surgery. He was 53.
2004 - American songwriter and guitarist Randy VanWarmer died from leukaemia aged 48. (1979 US No.4 & UK No.8 single 'Just When I Needed You Most'). Also wrote The Oak Ridge Boys No.1 US Country hit 'I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes.' VanWarmer's had arranged for a space burial and his cremated remains were sent into space in 2007.
2005 - It was announced that the Strawberry Field children's home immortalised by The Beatles was to close. The home in Woolton, Liverpool was made famous when John Lennon wrote 'Strawberry Fields Forever' after playing there as a child.
2009 - A full frontal nude photo of Madonna, taken in 1979 before she became famous, sold at auction for $37,500. The black and white picture was taken at a time when Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was a 20-year-old dancer trying to make ends meet in New York.
2010 - Shakin' Stevens was found guilty of hitting a press photographer with a microphone stand during a concert at a hotel in Ballymena. The Welsh singer who scored No.1's in the 80's was fined £300 for assault and criminal damage and ordered to pay the photographer £479 to compensate for his damaged camera lens.
2011 – Most popular song played on NZ radio this past week is “Grenade” by Bruno Mars.
1941 - Born on this day, Long John Baldry, vocals, Bluesology and solo artist, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Let The Heartaches Begin'). Baldry died of a chest infection on 21st July 2005.
1959 - Born this day, Per Gessle, musician, guitar, singer, (group: Roxette).
1974 - Jim Croce started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with You Don't Mess Around With Jim.
1974 - The Rolling Stones released the single Brown Sugar, the first on the bands own label. The track was lifted from the Sticky Fingers album.
1974 - The Steve Miller Band were at No.1 on the US singles chart with The Joker, the groups first of three No.1's. It reached No.1 on the UK chart in 1990.
1974 - Born this day, Melanie Chisholm [Mel C - Sporty Spice], singer, Spice Girls, 1996 UK and 1997 US No.1 single Wannabe and also as a solo artist, 2000 UK No.1 single Never Be The Same Again.
1977 - The Police had their first rehearsal, held at drummer's Stewart Copeland's London flat, with Henri Padovani on guitar.
1977 - EMI Records issued a statement saying it felt unable to promote The Sex Pistols records in view of the adverse publicity generated over the last two months.
1977 - Rolling Stone Keith Richards was fined £750 ($1,275) for possession of cocaine found in his car after the guitarist had been involved in a car crash.
1981 - It was reported that the White House had expanded its record library by including albums by Bob Dylan, Kiss and The Sex Pistols.
1985 - After a record 24 weeks as the number 1 album in America, Prince (now known as The Artist Previously Known as Prince) slipped to the No.2 spot with Purple Rain. Replacing Prince at the top spot: ‘The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen’s Born In the USA, which spent 24 weeks waiting for Purple Rain to fall.
1991 - Born on this day, Pixie Lott, British singer, 2009 UK No.1 with her debut single 'Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)'.
1992 - Bob Geldof was arrested after a disturbance on a Boeing 727 which had been grounded for 5 hours at Stansted Airport.
1993 - Van Morrison failed to turn up at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction dinner, making him the first living inductee not to attend.
1993 - Born on this day, Zayn Malik from English-Irish pop boy band One Direction who formed after finishing third in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Scored the 2011 UK No.1 single 'What Makes You Beautiful' and the 2013 No.1 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)'.
1996 - AC/DC played the first date on their Ballbreaker World Tour in Greensboro, North Carolina. The world tour would last for 11 months finishing on November 30, 1996 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
1996 - Born on this day, Ella Henderson, British singer-songwriter. She was a finalist on the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. Her debut single, 'Ghost' went to No.1 in 2014.
1998 - At a ceremony in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria, Carlos Santana became the first Hispanic to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Santana said he was pleased about the honour, and felt a little like Jackie Robinson. Also inducted that day were The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas and the Papas, and Jelly Roll Morton.
2000 - Teenage diva Charlotte Church sacked her manager Jonathan Shalit, he had won her a five album deal with Sony Records.
2001 - British Airways staff complained about Oasis singer Liam Gallagher after he had grabbed a stewardess' bottom, refused to stop smoking and thrown objects around the cabin during a flight from London to Rio De Janeiro.
2003 - Died this day, Maurice Gibb, singer, Bee Gees, in Miami following a heart attack during abdominal surgery. He was 53.
2004 - American songwriter and guitarist Randy VanWarmer died from leukaemia aged 48. (1979 US No.4 & UK No.8 single 'Just When I Needed You Most'). Also wrote The Oak Ridge Boys No.1 US Country hit 'I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes.' VanWarmer's had arranged for a space burial and his cremated remains were sent into space in 2007.
2005 - It was announced that the Strawberry Field children's home immortalised by The Beatles was to close. The home in Woolton, Liverpool was made famous when John Lennon wrote 'Strawberry Fields Forever' after playing there as a child.
2009 - A full frontal nude photo of Madonna, taken in 1979 before she became famous, sold at auction for $37,500. The black and white picture was taken at a time when Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was a 20-year-old dancer trying to make ends meet in New York.
2010 - Shakin' Stevens was found guilty of hitting a press photographer with a microphone stand during a concert at a hotel in Ballymena. The Welsh singer who scored No.1's in the 80's was fined £300 for assault and criminal damage and ordered to pay the photographer £479 to compensate for his damaged camera lens.
2011 – Most popular song played on NZ radio this past week is “Grenade” by Bruno Mars.