This Day in Music History – January 29th

1962 – Warner Bros. Records signed Peter, Paul & Mary.

1966 – The Bobby Fuller Four’s “I Fought The Law” was released.

1969 – The “Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour” debuted on CBS-TV.

1972 – David Bowie performed as “Ziggy Stardust” for the first time.

1972 – Smokey Robinson left The Miracles.

1979 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer disbanded.

1983 – Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac married Kim Anderson at her Los Angeles home. They were divorced the following year.

1989 – Billy Joel sang the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XXIII.

1994 – Mary Wilson, formerly with the Supremes, was injured when her jeep hit a freeway median and flipped over while driving outside of Los Angeles. Her 14-year old son was killed in the accident.


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