Celebrating 22 January
Birthdays
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1949 – Nigel Pegrum, drummer, Steeleye Span
1949 – Steve Perry, singer, Journey
1965 – DJ Jazzy Jeff
1965 – (Andrew) Roachford, singer
1965 – Steven Adler, drummer, Guns N' Roses
1981 – Ben Moody, guitarist, Evanescence
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Died on this day
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1982 – Tommy Tucker, blues singer/songwriter (born 1933)
1994 – Telly Savalas, actor and singer (born 1922)
1994 – Rhett Forrester, singer, Riot (born 1956)
1997 – Billy MacKenzie, singer, The Associates (born 1957)
2002 – Peter Bardens, keyboardist, Camel (born 1944)
2017 – Pete Overend Watts, bassist, Mott The Hoople (born 1947)
2017 – Jaki Liebezeit, drummer, Can (born 1938)
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And on this day in...
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1967 – The Beach Boys started recording Pet Sounds
1969 – The Beatles started recording Get Back
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