TODAY IN HISTORY – JANUARY 14th
1960 - Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the US Army.
1963 - Charlie Watts made his live debut with The Rolling Stones at The Flamingo Jazz Club, Soho, London.
1966 - David Jones changes his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, 'Can't Help Thinking About Me'. He would later say that he chose "Bowie" because he liked that "big American bear-killin' knife."
1967 - Cliff Richard told the music paper the NME that he was retiring from show business to teach religious education in schools.
1969 - Born this day, Dave Grohl, drums, Nirvana, 1991 UK No.7 single Smells Like Teen Spirit, from the album Nevermind which spent over 2 years on the UK album chart, Foo Fighters, 1995 UK No.5 single This Is A Call.
1970 - Diana Ross made her last appearance with The Supremes at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, she left the group the next day.
1978 - The Sex Pistols played their last ever live gig when they appeared at at Winterland, San Francisco, (they re-formed in 1996).
1982 - Born on this day, Caleb Followill, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, Kings of Leon, (2007 UK No.1 album ‘Because Of The Times’, 2008 UK No.1 single ‘Sex on Fire’, 2008 UK No.1 album ‘Only By The Night’).
1984 - Paul McCartney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pipes Of Peace.' With this release McCartney made chart history by becoming the first artist to have a No.1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder), in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.
1989 - Bobby Brown went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Prerogative.'
1992 - Jerry Nolan drummer with The New York Dolls died from a fatal stroke. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.
1995 - Rednex started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Cotton Eye Joe.
1996 - Oasis went to No.1 on the UK album chart with (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
1997 - The Beach Boys guest starred on an episode of ABC-TV's Home Improvement.
1999 - Jerri Hall filed for divorce from Mick Jagger.
2001 - Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing.' The track was taken from her album J.Lo.
2003 - The sister of Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Gail Lewis dropped a claim of sex discrimination against Van Morrison. Lewis had claimed that Morrison had ‘publicly humiliated’ her on stage and had tried to ruin her life by asking her for sex. She withdrew her claim after discussions with her lawyer. Morrison denied all the allegations.
2005 - A $100,000 (£58,823) statue honouring the late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone was unveiled by his widow Linda at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Johnny died from prostate cancer in September 2004 at the age of 55. Hundreds turned out for the ceremony, including Tommy Ramone the only surviving band member. Dee Dee Ramone died of a drugs overdose in 2002 and Joey died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer.
2006 - American actor and stand-up comic Jamie Foxx started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with his second album 'Unpredictable.'
2007 - Amy Winehouse started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Back To Black' (which went on to become the biggest-selling album of 2007 with sales over 1.5m copies). Nas was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hip Hop Is Dead.'
2010 - The BBC admitted coverage of the launch of U2's album 'No Line On The Horizon' in 2009 went too far - giving "undue prominence" to the band. RadioCentre, the trade body for commercial radio companies, had made a formal complaint over the coverage saying the BBC had given U2 "the sort of publicity money can't buy".
2013 – Red Hot Chilli Peppers play 1st of 2 sold out shows at Auckland’s Vector Arena.
2014 - Justin Bieber was questioned by police over the egging of his neighbour's house in Calabasas, California. Bieber spoke to police in relation to the incident, which saw him accused of throwing eggs at his neighbour's house while his neighbour and neighbour's daughter were on the balcony filming him. Billboard reports that a dozen vehicles arrived on Bieber's property with a search warrant, looking for evidence that Bieber was involved in the incident. Det. Dave Thompson commented: "We collected evidence related to that crime. Mr. Bieber was present and cooperative. He was not arrested."
1960 - Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the US Army.
1963 - Charlie Watts made his live debut with The Rolling Stones at The Flamingo Jazz Club, Soho, London.
1966 - David Jones changes his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, 'Can't Help Thinking About Me'. He would later say that he chose "Bowie" because he liked that "big American bear-killin' knife."
1967 - Cliff Richard told the music paper the NME that he was retiring from show business to teach religious education in schools.
1969 - Born this day, Dave Grohl, drums, Nirvana, 1991 UK No.7 single Smells Like Teen Spirit, from the album Nevermind which spent over 2 years on the UK album chart, Foo Fighters, 1995 UK No.5 single This Is A Call.
1970 - Diana Ross made her last appearance with The Supremes at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, she left the group the next day.
1978 - The Sex Pistols played their last ever live gig when they appeared at at Winterland, San Francisco, (they re-formed in 1996).
1982 - Born on this day, Caleb Followill, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, Kings of Leon, (2007 UK No.1 album ‘Because Of The Times’, 2008 UK No.1 single ‘Sex on Fire’, 2008 UK No.1 album ‘Only By The Night’).
1984 - Paul McCartney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pipes Of Peace.' With this release McCartney made chart history by becoming the first artist to have a No.1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder), in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.
1989 - Bobby Brown went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Prerogative.'
1992 - Jerry Nolan drummer with The New York Dolls died from a fatal stroke. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.
1995 - Rednex started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Cotton Eye Joe.
1996 - Oasis went to No.1 on the UK album chart with (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
1997 - The Beach Boys guest starred on an episode of ABC-TV's Home Improvement.
1999 - Jerri Hall filed for divorce from Mick Jagger.
2001 - Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing.' The track was taken from her album J.Lo.
2003 - The sister of Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Gail Lewis dropped a claim of sex discrimination against Van Morrison. Lewis had claimed that Morrison had ‘publicly humiliated’ her on stage and had tried to ruin her life by asking her for sex. She withdrew her claim after discussions with her lawyer. Morrison denied all the allegations.
2005 - A $100,000 (£58,823) statue honouring the late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone was unveiled by his widow Linda at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Johnny died from prostate cancer in September 2004 at the age of 55. Hundreds turned out for the ceremony, including Tommy Ramone the only surviving band member. Dee Dee Ramone died of a drugs overdose in 2002 and Joey died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer.
2006 - American actor and stand-up comic Jamie Foxx started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with his second album 'Unpredictable.'
2007 - Amy Winehouse started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Back To Black' (which went on to become the biggest-selling album of 2007 with sales over 1.5m copies). Nas was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hip Hop Is Dead.'
2010 - The BBC admitted coverage of the launch of U2's album 'No Line On The Horizon' in 2009 went too far - giving "undue prominence" to the band. RadioCentre, the trade body for commercial radio companies, had made a formal complaint over the coverage saying the BBC had given U2 "the sort of publicity money can't buy".
2013 – Red Hot Chilli Peppers play 1st of 2 sold out shows at Auckland’s Vector Arena.
2014 - Justin Bieber was questioned by police over the egging of his neighbour's house in Calabasas, California. Bieber spoke to police in relation to the incident, which saw him accused of throwing eggs at his neighbour's house while his neighbour and neighbour's daughter were on the balcony filming him. Billboard reports that a dozen vehicles arrived on Bieber's property with a search warrant, looking for evidence that Bieber was involved in the incident. Det. Dave Thompson commented: "We collected evidence related to that crime. Mr. Bieber was present and cooperative. He was not arrested."