Rocking50s Blog

Tuesday January 26
Huey "Piano" Smith (the original "Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu") is 76
Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff") is 67
The late Marshall Lieb of the Teddy Bears ("To Know Him Is To Love Him") is born in 1939
Tommy Dee ("Three Stars") dies, 2007
Patti Smith falls off a stage in Tampa, Florida, requiring 22 stitches, 1977
Rolf Harris is appointed a member of the Order of Australia, 1989
The British Invasion begins in America, as "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles goes to #1, 1964
The American Breed is signed by ACTA Records when the label president sees them perform while stuck in Chicago during a blizzard, 1967
"The Twist" is banned from the Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese for being "impure", 1962
B.B. King performs for President George W. Bush at the White House, 2006
Leo Sayer is naturalized an Australian citizen, 2009
Buddy Holly's first professional recording session is in Nashville (but yields no hits), 1956
John Lennon writes and records "Instant Karma", 1970

Tuesday January 26
Huey "Piano" Smith (the original "Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu") is 76
Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff") is 67
The late Marshall Lieb of the Teddy Bears ("To Know Him Is To Love Him") is born in 1939
Tommy Dee ("Three Stars") dies, 2007
Patti Smith falls off a stage in Tampa, Florida, requiring 22 stitches, 1977
Rolf Harris is appointed a member of the Order of Australia, 1989
The British Invasion begins in America, as "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles goes to #1, 1964
The American Breed is signed by ACTA Records when the label president sees them perform while stuck in Chicago during a blizzard, 1967
"The Twist" is banned from the Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese for being "impure", 1962
B.B. King performs for President George W. Bush at the White House, 2006
Leo Sayer is naturalized an Australian citizen, 2009
Buddy Holly's first professional recording session is in Nashville (but yields no hits), 1956
John Lennon writes and records "Instant Karma", 1970