This Day in Music History: January 9
January 9, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: January 9.
1963: Drummer Charlie Watts joined The Rolling Stones. after he left Blues Incorporated and also his day job, working as a graphic designer.
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1965: The Beatles started a nine week run at the top of the US album chart with 'Beatles 65', the band's fourth No.1. Beatles '65 includes eight of the fourteen songs from the album 'Beatles for Sale' and also includes 'I'll Be Back' from 'A Hard Day's Night' and also the single 'I Feel Fine'/'She's a Woman'.
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1970: Led Zeppelin appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London during their UK tour. It was also Jimmy Page's 26th birthday. Some of the people that attended the concerts were John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. The two and a quarter hour show was recorded and filmed but shelved for several decades. Eventually, it was released on a 2003 official DVD.
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1973: Mick Jagger was refused a Japanese visa on an account of a 1969 drug conviction. Due to this incident, The Rolling Stones had to cancel a forthcoming tour.
1976: Queen topped the UK singles chart with 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. The single stayed nine weeks on the chart, and sold more than a million copies by the end of the month. It reached the No.1 spot again in 1991 and stayed there for five weeks, following Freddie Mercury's death. Eventually, it became UK's third best selling single of all time.
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1988: Whitney Houston scored her sixth consecutive No.1 in the US with the song 'So Emotional'. The song became her sixth consecutive No.1 in the US.
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