January 13, 1968
Against the advice of Columbia Records executives, Johnny Cash visits Folsom State Prison in California to record a live album.
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January 12, 1965
A Rock 'n' Roll variety show called Hullabaloo premieres on NBC TV.
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January 11, 1963
The now world famous Los Angeles night club, The Whiskey A-Go-Go, opened its doors.
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January 9, 1961
Orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert knocked Elvis Presley out of the number one spot on the US charts after six weeks with a sleepy instrumental called "Wonderland By Night". Later in the year, Kaempfert would hire The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on their first commercial recording, "My Bonnie".
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January 8, 1935
Elvis Aaron Presley is born at his parent's home, a two-room house that was built by his father at 306 Old Saltillo Road, East Tupelo, Mississippi. A twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley is stillborn.
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January 7, 1980
45 year old Larry Williams, who had hit songs with "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" and "Bony Maronie", was found dead in his Los Angles home of a gunshot wound to the head. The case has never been solved.
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January 6, 1975
After fans caused over $30,000 damage to the Boston Garden auditorium, Mayor Kevin White promptly cancels a scheduled performance by Led Zeppelin.
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January 5, 1998
62-year-old Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher was killed when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California.
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January 4, 2004
Ray Davies of The Kinks was shot in the leg during a robbery in New Orleans when two thieves stole a lady friend's purse at gunpoint. Davies gave chase and one of the men turned and shot him in the thigh.
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January 3, 1969
Thirty thousand copies of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Two Virgins" were seized at a New Jersey airport because the cover showed the couple naked. A vice squad in Chicago shut down a record store displaying the album, causing the distributor, Tetragrammaton Records to sell the L.P. in a plain brown paper wrapper.
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 13, 1968 Against the advice of Columbia Records executives, Johnny Cash visits Folsom State Prison in California to record a live album. #RockHistory #JohnnyCash @ROAtheBand @Martzician https://youtu.be/bDktBZzQIiU
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 12, 1965 A Rock 'n' Roll variety show called Hullabaloo premieres on NBC TV. #RockHistory @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 11, 1963 The now world famous Los Angeles night club, The Whiskey A-Go-Go, opened its doors. #RockHistory
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 9, 1961 Orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert knocked Elvis Presley out of the number one spot on the US charts after six weeks with a sleepy instrumental called "Wonderland By Night". Later in the year, Kaempfert would hire The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on their first commercial recording, "My Bonnie".
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 8, 1935 Elvis Aaron Presley is born at his parent's home, a two-room house that was built by his father at 306 Old Saltillo Road, East Tupelo, Mississippi. A twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley is stillborn.
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 7, 1980 45 year old Larry Williams, who had hit songs with "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" and "Bony Maronie", was found dead in his Los Angles home of a gunshot wound to the head. The case has never been solved. https://youtu.be/5725Xf1F090 @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 6, 1975 After fans caused over $30,000 damage to the Boston Garden auditorium, Mayor Kevin White promptly cancels a scheduled performance by Led Zeppelin. #RockHistory #LedZeppelin @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 5, 1998 62-year-old Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher was killed when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. #RockHistory #Sony&Cher @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 4, 2004 Ray Davies of The Kinks was shot in the leg during a robbery in New Orleans when two thieves stole a lady friend's purse at gunpoint. Davies gave chase and one of the men turned and shot him in the thigh. #RockHistory #TheKinks @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
January 3, 1969 Thirty thousand copies of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Two Virgins" were seized at a New Jersey airport because the cover showed the couple naked. A vice squad in Chicago shut down a record store displaying the album, causing the distributor, Tetragrammaton Records to sell the L.P. in a plain brown paper wrapper. #R#JohnLennon @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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