Rock and Metal History, January 20

1952: Paul Stanley (real name: Stanley Eisen), guitarist for Kiss, was born in Manhattan, New York. 1958: Ian Hill, founding member and bassist for Judas Priest, was born in West Bromwich, England.

1959: American guitarist and singer-songwriter, Rusty Anderson, best known as the accompanying lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's tours since 2001. Anderson has also worked with Gwen Stefani, Steven Tyler, Richie Sambora, Regina Spektor, Dido, Cat Stevens, Miley Cyrus, Eros Ramazzotti, Nelly Furtado and Meat Loaf.

1959: HermanFrank former guitarist with Accept

1964: The Beatles released the album Meet the Beatles in the United States, their debut album. On the heels of their huge #1 "I Want To Hold Your Hand", the Beatles re-released the single "She Loves You" in the United States.

1967: The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. The series followed the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers.

1968: The "Magical Mystery Tour" Soundtrack by the Beatles was the top album for a third week.

1969: Led Zeppelin appeared at the Wheaton Youth Center, Wheaton, during their first North American tour. Some reports suggest that only 55 fans attended this show, (if so, this would make it the smallest audience they ever played to). This show was on a Monday and the night of Richard Nixon's inauguration. Zeppelin were paid $250 to appear.

1972: Oscar Dronjak guitarist and founder with Hammer Fall

1972: On the first date of a UK tour at The Dome, Brighton, England, Pink Floyd attempted to premiere their new album The Dark Side of The Moon but due to technical problems this was abandoned after a performance of the track 'Money'.

1979: Rob Bourdon, drummer of Linkin Park, was born in Calabasas, California.

1981: Nathan Connolly, guitarist of Snow Patrol, was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1981: Martin Skaroupka drummer with Cradle of Filth and Masterplan.

1982: During an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the audience threw a bat onto the stage. Stunned by the light, the bat lay motionless, and thinking it was a rubber fake, the singer picked it up and attempted to bite its head off. As he did this, the bat started to flap its wings and Ozzy soon realized it wasn't fake but in fact a living thing. After the show Ozzy was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for rabies shots.

1983: Def Leppard released their breakthrough album Pyromania, which featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album has now sold over 10 million copies in the US.

1984: Metallica released the single "Jump In The Fire". It was released as the last single from "Kill 'Em All"

1988: A stellar class in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame--The Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Supremes, Bob Dylan, the Drifters and Berry Gordy, Jr., along with Les Paul, Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.

2004: Terry Balsamo, guitarist of Cold, left the group to join Evanescence.

2022: Michael Lee Aday, ( born Marvin Lee Aday) Meat Loaf passed away at the age of 74.