Celebrating 27 January
Birthdays
1944 – Nick Mason, drummer, Pink Floyd
1946 – Nedra Talley, singer, The Ronettes
1951 – Brian Downey, drummer, Thin Lizzy
1951 – Seth Justman, keyboardist, The J. Geils Band
1957 – Janick Gers, guitarist, Iron Maiden
1961 – Gillian Gilbert, keyboardist, New Order
1961 – Martin Degville, lead singer, Sigue Sigue Sputnik
1961 – Margo Timmins, lead singer, Cowboy Junkies
1964 – Migi Drummond, drummer, Curiosity Killed The Cat
1968 – Tricky (Adrian Thaws), trip-hop pioneer
1968 – Mike Patton, lead singer, Faith No More
1972 – Mark Owen, singer, Take That
Died on this day
1972 – Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel Music (born 1911)
2006 – Gene McFadden, McFadden & Whitehead (born 1949)
2014 – Pete Seeger, folk singer, activist (born 1919)
And on this day in...
1956 – Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis released by RCA in the US
1970 – John Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed Instant Karma - it was on sale ten days later