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Noteworthy Then

1/201975 & 1978 Blood on the Tracks and Infinity released

 

A slew of good albums dropped on this day through the years, including...
The US release of Meet The Beatles in 1964,
Jerry Garcia's self titled solo in 1972,
Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks in 1975,
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes from Jimmy Buffett in 1977,
Journey's Infinity in 1978.

Def Leppard's Pyromania 1n 1983.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on January 20 include...

1945 Mindbenders and 10cc singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eric Stewart is born.

1951 Judas Priest  bassist Ian Hill born.

1952 Paul Stanley of KISS born.
1965 Byrds record Mr. Tambourine Man.

1965 Alan Freed dies.

1966 First Trips Festival staged at Longshoreman’s Hall in San Francisco.

1972 Pink Floyd premieres tracks that would appear on Dark  Side of the Moon during a Brighton, England concert.

1973 Bob Dylan starts recording Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid.

1982 Ozzy Osbourne hospitalized after biting a bat during his Des Moines concert.
1986 Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder perform at the first Martin Luther King Jr. official holiday commemoration.

1988 The Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, the Drifters, the Supremes, Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly are inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame.

1993 Don Henley plays for Bill Clinton at Presidential Inaugural Ball sponsored by MTV.

2017 Bob Weir, Matt Sorum, Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, Robert Randolph and Gene Cornish perform together as D'angelico Guitars presents an all star jam during VIP event at National Association of Music Retailers unveiling of Bob Weir custom guitars.

2018 Founding Zombies bassist and later era Kinks member Jim Rodford dies after a fall down the stairs of his home...