Rock and metal history, January 21
1944: Chris Britton (lead guitarist for The Troggs) is born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
1945: Peter Kircher (drummer for Status Quo) is born in Folkestone, Kent, England.
1963: The Beatles recorded "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" at EMI House for the program The Friday Spectacular on Radio Luxembourg. The program was broadcast January 25.
1965: The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man."
1967: "I'm A Believer" by the Monkees continued to outdistance the competition, remaining at #1 for a fourth week.
1975: Earth, Wind & Fire released the single "Shining Star".
1979: Lynyrd Skynyrd reunite at the Volunteer Jam in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the first time the band have played since the 1977 plane crash that killed three of their members. Lynyrd Skynyrd perform an instrumental version of "Free Bird" alongside The Charlie Daniels Band.
1984: The Pretenders released the album Learning To Crawl.Learning to Crawl is their third studio album.Learning to Crawl was a critical and commercial success, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, it peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, making it the band's highest-charting album in the US.
1984: Bon Jovi's debut self-titled album was released in the U.S. It remains the only Bon Jovi album with a song that was not written or co-written by a band member.
1984: Yes earned their only Top 10 hit when “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” went started a two-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
1987: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, B.B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams and Jackie Wilson.
2002: Peggy Lee ("Fever" from 1958) died at age 81 from complications of diabetes and a heart attack in Bel Air, California.
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