Pick a Day

9 JANUARY

In Music History

1965 The Beatles' Beatles 65 jumps from #98 to #1 on the Billboard albums chart in one week. The group has two other entries in the Top 10 as well: A Hard Day's Night (#6) and The Beatles' Story (#7).

1963 Charlie Watts joins The Rolling Stones, replacing Tony Chapman as their drummer.

1963 Eric Erlandson of Hole is born in Los Angeles, California.

1962 Sam Cooke releases "Twistin' the Night Away."

1960 Patsy Cline becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

1951 Crystal Gayle ("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue") is born in Paintsville, Kentucky. She's the younger sister of country singer Loretta Lynn.

1950 David Johansen, lead singer of New York Dolls, is born in Staten Island, New York.

1948 Paul King of Mungo Jerry is born in Dagenham, Essex, England.

1947 Frank Sinatra records the Irving Berlin ballad "Always."

1943 Kenneth "Wally" Kelly, tenor vocalist in The Manhattans, is born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1943 Scott Walker is born in Hamilton, Ohio. In the '60s, he has a number of UK hits as a solo artist and as a member of The Walker Brothers, who aren't actually brothers.

1941 Singer Roy Head is born in Three Rivers, Texas. Known for the 1965 soul song "Treat Her Right."

1941 Joan Baez is born in Staten Island, New York. An unrelenting activist, she lends her voice and music to the Civil Rights Movement, leads protests against the Vietnam War, and fights to abolish the death penalty.

1898 Music hall star Gracie Fields is born Grace Stansfield at Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

1839 Composer John Knowles Paine is born in Maine.