January 22

Births

1931: Sam Cooke (R&B Singer)

1946: Malcolm Mclaren (Manager of Sex Pistols & Bow Wow Wow)

1949: Steve Perry (Singer for Journey)

1960: Michael Hutchence (Singer for INXS)

1965: DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes)

1965: Steven Adler (Drummer for Guns ‘N’ Roses)

1981: Willa Ford (Pop Singer)

1981: Ben Moody (Lead Guitar for Evanescence)

Events

1955: Porter Wagoner makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.

1959: In his New York City apartment, Buddy Holly sits alone with an acoustic guitar and records what would be his last songs -- "Peggy Sue Got Married," "Crying, Waiting, Hoping," "That's What They Say," "What to Do," "Learning the Game" and "That Makes it Tough." After his tragic death, these recordings would be overdubbed to become the Holly songs we know today.

1966: After a rare four-inch snowfall in Memphis, Elvis Presley and members of his "Memphis Mafia" build a snowman in front of Graceland (and have a snowball fight as well).

1966: The Beach Boys went into the studio to record 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', which would be the opening track on their forthcoming album 'Pet Sounds.'

1967: Breaking with a British television tradition, the Rolling Stones refuse to appear on the revolving stage during the finale of ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

1969: The Beatles' George Harrison, meeting Billy Preston at the Apple offices, persuades him to join the Get Back sessions (later released as Let It Be).

1971: The Joe Cocker film Mad Dogs and Englishmen, featuring performances by Cocker, Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, and others, premieres in London.

1972: David Bowie 'came out' as bisexual during an interview in the British music weekly Melody Maker.

1977: Singers James Taylor & Carly Simon give birth to a son, Ben Taylor.

1981: The John Lennon obituary issue of Rolling Stone is published, featuring a naked photo of John embracing a fully-clothed Yoko Ono. The photo was taken hours before his death.

1984: Barry Manilow sings the national anthem at Superbowl XVIII in Tampa, FL.

1983: The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los Angeles.

1989: KISS' Gene Simmons and Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed become the proud parents of son Nicholas.

1998: Toni Braxton filed for Chapter 7 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles, listing liabilities of more than $1 million.

2001: Chubby Checker guest stars on Fox's Ally McBeal.

2004: Ryan Adams broke a wrist after falling during a gig at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Adam's fell from the stage and suffered a fractured wrist. A fan said, 'One minute he was on the stage and the next he had disappeared. He went down with a thud and we couldn't believe he was trying to continue singing'.

2012: Adele broke an American chart record that has stood for years after being set by The Beatles and Pink Floyd. The singers second album '21' clocked up 16 weeks at number one on the US chart matching the success of the Titanic original soundtrack. '21', released last January had now beaten The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's and Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', which had previously held the accolade with runs of 15 weeks at Number 1.