Today in Rock History – 23rd JANUARY:

BIRTHDAYS
1888: Huddie Ledbetter a.k. a. Lead Belly
1910: Jean-Baptiste “Django” Reinhardt
1921: Murray Marbeck
1953: Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)

EVENTS
1971: George Harrison became the first solo Beatle to have a No.1 with “My Sweet Lord”.
1973: Rick Wakeman released his album, ‘The Six Wives of Henry VIII’.
1976: David Bowie released his album, ‘Station to Station’.
1977: Patti Smith broke her vertebra when she fell off the stage at a gig in Tampa, Florida.
1978: Death of guitarist, Terry Kath of Chicago [aged 31].
1988: Nirvana recorded a 10-song demo with Seattle producer Jack Endino.
1990: Death of guitarist, Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd [aged 37].
1990: David Bowie announced his ‘Sound & Vision’ tour, to perform his fan-voted hits for the final time.
2016: Death of bassist, Jimmy Bain of Rainbow, Phil Lynott, Wild Horses & Dio [aged 68].
2023: Death of Anthony “Top” Topham, founding guitarist for The Yardbirds [aged 75].

Can you believe, it’s been 48 years since David Bowie masterpiece, ‘Station to Station‘ LP hit the shelves? And 34 years ago, Bowie asked his fans to vote for their favourite songs from his catalogue, so he could perform them on the ‘Sound & Vision’ tour. It probably was the last time he played some of these songs.