Celebrating 2 January
Birthdays
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1946 – Chick Churchill, keyboardist, Ten Years After
1963 – Keith Gregory, bassist, The Wedding Present
1967 – Robert Gregory, drummer, Babybird
1975 – Doug Robb, lead singer, Hoobastank
1975 – Chris Cheney, guitarist, The Living End
1993 – Bryson Tiller, US rapper
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Died on this day
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1974 – Tex Ritter, country & western singer (born 1905)
1981 – David Lynch, singer, The Platters (born 1929)
1997 – Randy California, guitarist, Spirit (born 1951)
2012 – Larry Reinhardt, guitarist, Iron Butterfly (born 1948)
2014 – Jay Traynor, singer, The Mystics (born 1943)
2018 – Rick Hall, record producer, FAME studios (born 1932)
2019 – Daryl Dragon, Captain & Tennille (born 1942)
2020 – Lorraine Chandler, soul singer/songwriter (born 1946)
2023 – Alan Rankine, keyboardist, The Associates (born 1958)
2023 – Ted Taylor, Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes (born 1939)
2024 – Christopher Karrer, guitarist, Amon Düül II (born 1947)
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And on this day in...
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1926 – The first issue of Melody Maker went on sale in the UK
1969 – The Beatles started recording Let It Be at Abbey Road Studios
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Page last updated 30 January 2026