This Day in Rock & Roll History for January 19

Phil Everly is born. (1939)

Janis Joplin of Big Brother and the Holding Company is born. (1943)

Singer Robert Palmer is born. (1949)

Dewey Bunnell of America is born. (1952)

The ARB TV ratings for December 1958 (last month) list Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" as the country's most popular daytime show. (1959)

At the Charles Manson murder trial, the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played. At the scene of one of his gruesome murders, Manson had written the words "helter skelter" on a mirror. (1971)

Two Bob Dylan/The Band shows, cause a nine-mile-long traffic jam in Miami that keeps many ticket holders from entering the Sportsatorium until the show is half over. (1974)

Promoter Bill Sargent makes his first offer to the Beatles to reunite, offering $30 million if the group would come together. (1976)

Aretha Franklin sings "God Bless America" at a special inaugural concert for President-elect Jimmy Carter. (1977)

Fleetwood Mac reunites to perform at Bill Clinton's inauguration. Clinton had used "Don't Stop" as the theme for his campaign. (1993)

Singer Tom Waits is allowed to keep the $2.5 million that a judge awarded him after he sued Frito-Lay for using a sound alike in a commercial. The Supreme Court refused to change the amount. (1993)

The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Rod Stewart are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. (1994)

Legendary rockabilly pioneer, Carl Perkins, dies in Nashville from complications following a recent series of strokes. Perkins songwriting and guitar work influenced Elvis Presley and The Beatles, to name two. He wrote and recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 and his version sold 2 million copies before Elvis' version became a hit. In 1987, Perkins was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (1998)

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