Celebrating 29 January
Birthdays
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1943 – Tony Blackburn, radio DJ
1944 – Andrew Loog Oldham, manager
1950 – Max Carl, multi-instrumentalist, Grand Funk Railroad
1953 – Louie Pérez, guitarist, Los Lobos
1953 – Peter Baumann, keyboardist, Tangerine Dream
1953 – Charlie Wilson, vocalist, The Gap Band
1954 – Rob Manzoli, guitarist, Right Said Fred
1954 – Richard Manitoba, vocalist, The Dictators
1961 – Dave Baynton-Power, drummer, James
1961 – Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensrÿche
1961 – Pauline Henry, lead singer, The Chimes
1962 – Marcus Vere, keyboardist, Living In A Box
1964 – Roddy Frame, guitarist, Aztec Camera
1985 – Rag'n'Bone Man (Rory Graham), singer
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Died on this day
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1992 – Willie Dixon, bluesman (born 1915)
2009 – John Martyn, folk singer/songwriter (born 1948)
2015 – Rod McKuen, poet, singer/songwriter, translator (born 1933)
2019 – James Ingram, singer/songwriter (born 1952)
2021 – Grady Gaines, jazz/blues saxophonist (born 1934)
2021 – Hilton Valentine, guitarist, The Animals (born 1943)
2021 – Jeremy Lubbock, producer/songwriter (born 1931)
2022 – Sam Lay, drummer, Bob Dylan (born 1935)
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And on this day in...
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1979 – 16-year-old Brenda Spencer killed two people and wounded nine others when she fired from her house into Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego. When asked why she did it, she said 'I don't like Mondays.' Bob Geldof wrote a song of that title based on the event, a hit for the Boomtown Rats.
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Page last updated 29 January 2026
Page last updated 29 January 2026