Today in Oldies Music History: January 19

Births

1908: Ish Kabibble
1917: John Raitt
1939: Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)
1943: Janis Joplin
1944: Shelley Fabares, Laurie London
1945: Rod Evans (Deep Purple)
1946: Dolly Parton
1948: Harvey Hinsley (Hot Chocolate)
1949: Robert Palmer
1951: Dewey Bunnell (America)
1953: Desi Arnaz Jr.

Deaths

1998: Carl Perkins

Events

1953: Marty Robbins makes his stage debut at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
1957: Pat Boone performs at the inaugural ball for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1957: Johnny Cash makes his first national television appearance on CBS' Jackie Gleason Show.
1959: Arbitron ratings reveal that ABC's American Bandstand is now the nation's most popular daytime show.
1967: Lesley Gore appears on an episode of ABC's Batman series, playing Catwoman's sidekick, Pussycat. Gore also sings "California Nights," her recent single, on the show.
1971: Prosecutors at Charles Manson's murder trial play a recording of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter," in deference to the rumor that Manson saw the band's "White Album" as a blueprint for violent revolution.
1974: Two Miami shows featuring Bob Dylan and the Band prove so popular that they cause a nine-mile-long traffic jam. Many ticket holders only get to see half of the show(s).
1976: Rock promoter Bill Sargent offers thirty million dollars to the members of the Beatles to reunite (and is shocked when they decline).
1977: Charlie Daniels and the Marshall Tucker Band perform for President Jimmy Carter's inauguration ceremonies.
1993: The US Supreme Court rules that Tom Waits can keep all of the $2.5 million awarded him by a lower court. Waits had sued Frito-Lay for using a soundalike of him in a 1988 snack commercial.
1993: Fleetwood Mac reunites to perform for President William Jefferson Clinton's inauguration ceremonies. (Clinton had used the band's 1977 hit "Don't Stop" as his campaign theme song.)
1994: The Ninth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Rod Stewart.

Releases

1975: Minnie Ripperton, "Lovin' You"

Recording

1957: Elvis Presley: "It Is No Secret," "Blueberry Hill," "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Is It So Strange"
1967: The Beatles, "A Day In The Life"

Certifications

1970: The Easy Rider soundtrack is certified gold

Charts

1959: The Platters' "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" hits #1
1974: Al Wilson's "Show and Tell" hits #1