Oldies Daysheet: Thursday, January 28

BIRTHDAYS

Box Tops bassist Rick Allen is 64.


Mountain drummer Corky Laing is 62.

Pretty Things bassist Dick Taylor is 67.

MUSIC HISTORY:
1956: Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance, on "The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show." He sang "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Heartbreak Hotel."

1961: Bobby Darin was featured in "TV Guide."

1963: The Rolling Stones recorded five songs in the group's first session at the IBC Studios in London. At the time, the band didn't have a label on which to release the songs.

1965: The Who made its first appearance on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go."

1965: The Moody Blues' "Go Now" hit number one on the UK pop singles chart.

1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed its first concert at London's Saville Theater.

1967: The Monkees' "I'm A Believer" hit number one in the UK and Holland. The band was also featured in "The Saturday Evening Post."

1967: Aaron Neville's "Tell It Like It Is" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart.

1967: The Lovin' Spoonful's "Nashville Cats" peaked at number eight on the pop singles chart.

1967: Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On," Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'," and The Casinos' "The You Can Tell Me Goodbye" broke into the Top 40.

1967: New single releases included The Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together" backed with "Ruby Tuesday," Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," The Rascals' "I've Been Lonely Too Long," and The Supremes' "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone."

1968: The Supremes and Tom Jones were among the guests on the British TV show "Sunday Night at the London Palladium."

1970: Blood, Sweat, and Tears; Jimi Hendrix; Richie Havens; Peter, Paul, and Mary; and The Rascals were among the performers at a benefit concert for the Vietnam Memorial Committee. The concert raised nearly 150-thousand-dollars for the group, which organized protests of America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

1975: Neil Sedaka's "Laughter In The Rain" hit number one on the pop singles chart.

1976: Gary Glitter announced his retirement.

1978: The Doobie Brothers appeared on the sitcom "What's Happening."

1982: Jackson Browne and wife Lynne Sweeney became parents to a son, Ryan Daniel Brown.

1984: Elton John's "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.

1985: Numerous stars gathered to record the fundraising single "We Are The World." Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, and Lionel Richie were among those participating in the project.

1989: "Shining Time Station," starring Ringo Starr, debuted on PBS.

1990: Aaron Neville sang the national anthem before Superbowl 24 in New Orleans.

2002: Paul McCartney received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Amnesty International USA's Media Spotlight Awards ceremony.

2002: The Swingin' Medallions' Steve Caldwell died of pancreatic cancer. He sang and played saxophone with the group, and is on the band's 1966 hit "Double Shot (of My Baby's Love.)" He was 55.

2002: Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman Gerry Marsden arrived in South Florida to be with his daughter, who had been in a car accident the day before.

2002: The rerelease of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" hit number one on the Canadian pop singles chart.

2003: Beach Boy Mike Love won a lawsuit against former band mate Al Jardine giving him the sole rights to the use of the name The Beach Boys.

2004: James Brown was arrested and charged with domestic violence following an incident in which he allegedly pushed his wife to the floor during an argument.

2004: Art Garfunkel made a court appearance in connection with an arrest in upstate New York on marijuana possession.

2006: Wilson Pickett's funeral took place at Canaan Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Little Richard was among those who participated in the service.

2007: Joni Mitchell was among the honorees at the 4th annual Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala in Toronto.

2008: Israeli officials offered formal apologies to The Beatles, expressing their regrets for the government's refusal to allow the band to perform in the country back in 1965.

2009: Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died of a suspected heart attack at his Jacksonville, Florida-area home. He was 56.

DISTANT REPLAY:

1965: General Motors reported the biggest profit of any company in U.S. history. The automaker made over one-point-seven-billion dollars in 1964.