Date: January 15, 1942

1942 : The Glen Gray Orchestra records "It’s the Talk of the Town"

Date: January 15, 1958

1958 : Elvis Presley records "Hard Headed Woman," "Trouble," "New Orleans," "King Creole," "Crawfish"

Date: January 15, 1958

1958, The Everly Brothers made their debut on British TV appearing on The Perry Como Show.

Date: January 15, 1961

Motown Records signs The Supremes to their first recording contract after the girl group changes its name from The Primettes

Date: January 15, 1961

1961 : The Supremes sign with Motown Records.

Date: January 15, 1961

1961, The Supremes signed a world-wide recording contract with Motown Records.

Date: January 15, 1964

1964 : In Chicago, Capitol records obtains an injuction which prohibits Vee-Jay Records from manufacturing or distributing any further Beatles records. Vee-Jay files suit against Capitol and Swan, which owned the rights to "She Loves You."

Date: January 15, 1964

1964 : The King and I soundtrack album is certified gold.

Date: January 15, 1964

1964, The Beatles performed live at the Cinema Cyrano, Versailles, France, before an audience of 2,000. The show was a warm-up for a three-week engagement at the Olympia Theatre that would start the next day in Paris.

Date: January 15, 1965

1965 : The Who's first single "I Can't Explain" is released in the UK.

Date: January 15, 1965

1965, The Who released their first single 'I Can't Explain'. With Jimmy Page on guitar and The Ivy League on backing vocals, it went on to reach No.8 on the UK chart.

Date: January 15, 1965

1965 - The Who had their first hit when they released "I Can't Explain" in the UK.

Date: January 15, 1966

1966 : The Supremes' "My World is Empty Without You" enters the pop charts.

Date: January 15, 1966

1966 : The Rolling Stones' December's Children album is certified gold.

Date: January 15, 1967

1967 : Mick Jagger does as he's told and sings "Let's Spend The Night Together" as "Let's Spend Some Time Together" when The Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Jagger rolls his eyes derisively when he sings the altered line.

Date: January 15, 1967

1967 : Mick Jagger does as he's told and sings "Let's Spend The Night Together" as "Let's Spend Some Time Together" when The Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Jagger rolls his eyes derisively when he sings the altered line.

Date: January 15, 1967

1967 : The Buckinghams record "Don't You Care"

Date: January 15, 1967

1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Lets Spend The Night Together' to 'Lets Spend Some Time Together' when appearing on the US TV's The Ed Sullivan Show after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics.

Date: January 15, 1967

Today in 1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of "Let's Spend The Night Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together" when appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. (Sullivan had previously freaked out after the Stones' first appearance on his show when they showed up with "greasy hair" and with Mick wearing a "sweatshirt;" he demanded that if they were ever to return to his stage, they'd have to be shampooed and properly attired). Once again, the Stones complied, although in the footage from the performance, Mick can clearly be seen dramatically rolling his eyes as he sings the altered line.

Date: January 15, 1967

1967 : The film The Fastest Guitar Alive, starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, premieres in New York City.

Date: January 15, 1967

1967, Donovan appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London, Paul McCartney and George Harrison both attended the show.

Date: January 15, 1968

1968 : John Fred and the Playboy Band's "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" is certified gold.

Date: January 15, 1969

1969 : Elvis Presley records "A Little Bit of Green," "Gentle On My Mind"

Date: January 15, 1969

1969, George Harrison had a five-hour meeting with John, Paul and Ringo where he made it clear that he was fully prepared to quit The Beatles for good. Harrison wasn’t happy with plans for live performances and the Let It Be film project.

Date: January 15, 1971

1971 : Chase record "Get It On"

Date: January 15, 1971

1971 : George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"

Date: January 15, 1972

Don McLean's "American Pie" was selected as one of the five greatest songs of the 20th century in a poll by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.

Date: January 15, 1972

1972, Don McLean's 'American Pie' started a four week run at No.1 in the US singles chart.

Date: January 15, 1972

1972 : Don McLean's "American Pie" hits #1 US for the first of four weeks. The single runs 8:36 - you have to flip the 45 over to hear all of it.

Date: January 15, 1972

1972, Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog' made its debut on the US singles chart. The group's third single peaked at No.15 and spent 8 weeks on the chart. The song's title is a reference to a nameless, black Labrador retriever that wandered around the Headley Grange studios during recording.

Date: January 15, 1972

In 1972, Don McLean's "American Pie," an epic poem in musical form, hit number one on the Billboard charts.

Date: January 15, 1974

1974 : With '50s nostalgia trending, Happy Days premieres on ABC with "Rock Around The Clock" as its theme song.

Date: January 15, 1974

1974 : Brownsville Station's "Smokin' In The Boys' Room" is certified gold.

Date: January 15, 1976

1976, Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here was on the UK album chart. The album's packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, featured an opaque black sleeve inside which was hidden the album artwork. Thorgerson had noted that, in the US, Roxy Music's Country Life was sold in an opaque green cellophane sleeve - censoring the cover image - and he adopted the idea, concealing the artwork for Wish You Were Here in a dark-coloured shrink-wrap (making the album art 'absent').

Date: January 15, 1976

1976 : Joe Walsh replaces Bernie Leadon on guitar for Eagles.

Date: January 15, 1976

1976 - Bassist Paul Simonon auditioned for The London SS, the band went on to become The Clash.

Date: January 15, 1976

1976, Paul Simonon auditioned for The London SS, the band went on to become The Clash.

Date: January 15, 1977

1977 : Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" hits #1.

Date: January 15, 1977

1977 : The Eagles' Hotel California album hits #1, taking over the top spot from Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life.

Date: January 15, 1977

1977, Abba scored their second UK No.1 album when 'Arrival' went to the top of the charts.

Date: January 15, 1977

1977, The Eagles went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hotel California' the group's third US No.1 album.

Date: January 15, 1977

1977, UK singer Leo Sayer went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing', it was the first of two US No.1's for the singer.

Date: January 15, 1977

1977 : David Bowie releases Low. It the first of three albums produced with the help of Brian Eno in which Bowie explores electronic music. Much of the album is instrumental.

Date: January 15, 1980

1980, The Ramones appeared live on UK BBC TV music show The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Date: January 15, 1981

1981 : Stevie Wonder leads a rally in Washington to get Martin Luther King's birthday declared an official holiday. He performs his song "Happy Birthday," written for King, which becomes a rallying call for the movement.

Date: January 15, 1982

1982, The Police kicked off the North American leg of their 119-date Ghost In The Machine world tour at Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, supported by The Go-Go's.

Date: January 15, 1982

1982 : Harry Casey (the KC in KC and the Sunshine Band) is partially paralyzed in a Miami car crash. His recovery takes the better part of a year.

Date: January 15, 1982

1982 - Harry Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band was seriously injured in a head-on car crash.

Date: January 15, 1982

1982, Harry Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band was seriously injured in a head-on car crash.

Date: January 15, 1983

1983, A new pop music show was launched by Channel 4 TV called 'Gastank' hosted by ex Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman and Tony Ashton from Ashton Gardner & Dyke.

Date: January 15, 1983

1983, Phil Collins had his first UK No.1 single with his version of 'You Can't Hurry Love,' a hit for The Supremes in 1966. Collins' version was the first track on the very first Now That's What I Call Music CD.

Date: January 15, 1983

1983, Men At Work started a four week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Down Under' the Australian act group's second US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.

Date: January 15, 1985

1985, Singer Sheena Easton married record company executive Rob Light.

Date: January 15, 1991

1991, Sean Lennon's updated version of his father John's 'Give Peace A Chance' was released to coincide with the United Nation's midnight deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.

Date: January 15, 1992

1992 : Johnny Cash, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Booker T. & the MG's, The Isley Brothers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sam & Dave, and The Yardbirds are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Date: January 15, 1992

1992 : On an episode of the TV variety show Entertainment Tonight, pop star Brenda Lee criticizes the selections for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, noting the lack of female talent - such as The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick, and Connie Francis. She calls them "the women who pioneered rock and roll" and points out that they're just as important as the men. Lee's remarks and others like her do eventually break the "glass ceiling" of rock recognition and Lee herself goes on to be included in several halls of fame recognizing her music talents. It never hurts to ask, does it?

Date: January 15, 1992

1992, Dee Murray bass player with the Elton John band died after suffering a stroke aged 45. He first appeared with Elton on the 1970 album Tumbleweed Connection and the milestone albums Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.

Date: January 15, 1994

1994, American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio. He recorded 'Everybody's Talkin' from the film 'Midnight Cowboy' and wrote hits for Three Dog Night and The Monkees. Had the UK & US No.1 single with his version of Badfinger Evans & Ham song 'Without You.' When John Lennon and Paul McCartney held a press conference in 1968 to announce the formation of Apple Corps, John was asked to name his favorite American artist. He replied, "Nilsson". Paul was then asked to name his favorite American group. He replied, "Nilsson".

Date: January 15, 1994

1994 : Counting Crows are the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here." The appearance sparks sales of their debut album and sends radio stations scrambling to add the songs to their playlists. Despite this breakthrough appearance, the band was never asked back for the show.

Date: January 15, 1994

1994 - Singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio.

Date: January 15, 1996

1998, Harmonica player Junior Wells died, (born Amos Blakemore). Worked with Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt and The Rolling Stones.

Date: January 15, 1998

1998 : James Brown is admitted to a South Carolina hospital for addiction to painkillers.

Date: January 15, 2002

2002, 1980's British pop legend Adam Ant was admitted to a mental ward 24 hours after being charged by police with pulling a gun on staff in a London pub.

Date: January 15, 2002

2002 - 1980's British pop legend Adam Ant was admitted to a mental ward 24 hours after being charged by police with pulling a gun on staff in a London pub.

Date: January 15, 2003

2003 : In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lou Rawls is arrested on one count of battery against his girlfriend.

Date: January 15, 2004

2004, It was announced that album sales in the UK rose by 7.6% in 2003 to a record high. Almost 121 million artist albums were sold, according to Official UK Charts Company. The Top five albums of 2003: 1. Dido, 'Life For Rent'. 2. Justin Timberlake, 'Justified', 3. Christina Aguilera, 'Stripped', 4. Daniel Bedingfield, 'Gotta Get Thru This', 5. Norah Jones, 'Come Away With Me'. UK singles sales continued to drop, down 30% on the previous year. The Black Eyed Peas had the biggest selling single of 2003 with sales over 625,000.

Date: January 15, 2005

2005 : Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Tim McGraw participate in a benefit for victims of the tsunami in Southern Asia.

Date: January 15, 2006

2006, James Blunt was at No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut album and biggest selling UK album of 2005 'Back To Bedlam.'

Date: January 15, 2008

2008, Ronnie Wood was recovering following an operation for a hernia after he sustained the injury during the band's recent Bigger Bang tour. The 60-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist was told to rest for two months after the procedure.

Date: January 15, 2010

2010 : Charlie Daniels is rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. Daniels will recover and be released from the hospital two days later.

Date: January 15, 2010

2010, N-Dubz were dropped as ambassadors of anti-bullying charity Beatbullying after band member Dappy sent a woman threatening text messages. Chloe Moody texted The Chris Moyles Radio 1 Show while the band were being interviewed, calling them "losers" and labelling Dappy "repulsive", Dappy had sent a text back to her the following day saying "Your gonna die".

Date: January 15, 2015

2015, American record producer, singer and musician Kim Fowley died of bladder cancer in Hollywood, California at the age of 75. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and for managing the Runaways in the 1970s. He wrote 'Nut Rocker' for B. Bumble and the Stingers, which became a No.1 hit in the UK in 1962.