Oldies Daysheet: Friday, January 29

MUSIC HISTORY:


1955: The Crew-Cuts' "Earth Angel" broke into the Top 40.

1958: The Champs' released the single "Tequila."

1962: Peter, Paul and Mary signed with Warner Brothers Records.

1964: The Beatles recorded "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" in German.

1966: The Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann" peaked at number two on the pop singles charts.

The song "As Tears Go By" by the Rolling Stones peaked at number six on the charts.

The Supremes' "My World Is Empty Without You" and the Marvelettes' "Don't Mess With Bill" broke into the Top 40.

The Bobby Fuller Four's song "I Fought The Law" was released.

1967:  The Who and Jimi Hendrix shared the bill at a concert at the Saville Theater in London.

1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Who paired up for a show at London's Marquee Club. The concert was a tribute for the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, who had died the previous year.

1969: The "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" debuted on CBS-TV.

1972: T. Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)," Robert John's "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," and The Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River" broke into the Top 40.

1974: Grand Funk recorded "The Loco-Motion."

1977: Aerosmith's single "Walk This Way" peaked at number ten on the pop singles chart.

1977: 10cc's "The Things We Do For Love" broke into the Top 40.

1977: Kenny Rogers officially transitioned from pop to country music with his hit "Lucille," which broke into the country charts.

1983: Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks married Ken Anderson.

1983: Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.

1989: Billy Joel sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

1990: Paul McCartney debunked the myth that The Beatles were anti-materialistic, telling "Newsweek," quote, "John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now let's write a swimming pool.'"

1994: Former Supreme Mary Wilson was hurt and her son was killed in a car crash in California.

1996: The Eagles were among the winners at the 23rd annual American Music Awards.

1998: Paul Simon's musical "The Capeman" opened in New York to bad reviews.

2003: Diana Ross was honored at a benefit event for the We Are Family Foundation in New York. Patti LaBelle and Ashford & Simpson led the musical tribute. Ross wasn't at the event, but phoned in a thank you. The former Supremes frontwoman was reportedly in a rehab facility, which kept her from attending.

2004: James Brown was in court for a bond hearing in connection with an arrest on criminal domestic violence charges. The singer had allegedly pushed Tomi Rae Brown to the ground during an argument in which he learned that while they were married, she still hadn't finalized her divorce from her previous husband. A few hours after the hearing, he filed for an annulment.

DISTANT REPLAY:

1958: Actor Paul Newman married actress Joanne Woodward.