Celebrating 25 January
Birthdays
1929 – Benny Golson, bebop tenor saxophonist
1949 – John Cooper Clarke, punk poet, the Bard of Salford
1950 – Michael Cotten, synthesizers, The Tubes
1953 – Malcolm Green, drummer, Split Enz
1956 – Andy Cox, guitarist, The Beat
1958 – Gary Tibbs, bassist, Adam and the Ants
1962 – Pete Coyle, lead singer, The Lotus Eaters
1963 – Carl Fysh, lead singer, Brother Beyond
1977 – Christian Ingebrigtsen, singer, A1
1981 – Alicia Keys, singer/songwriter
1996 – Calum Hood, bassist, 5 Seconds of Summer
Died on this day
1986 – Albert Grossman, manager of folk-rock acts (born 1926)
2005 – Ray Peterson, pop singer (born 1939)
2015 – Demis Roussos, singer, Aphrodite's Child (born 1946)
And on this day in...
1964 – The Beatles had their first US Number 1 with I Want To Hold Your Hand
1978 – Joy Division made their live debut in Manchester