1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarry Men were appearing. As The Quarry Men were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney eager to impress Lennon picked up a guitar and played ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (Eddie Cochran) and ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’ (Gene Vincent). Lennon was impressed, and even more so when McCartney showed Lennon and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars, something they’d been paying someone else to do for them.
1967 – Pink Floyd made their first appearance on BBC TV music show Top Of The Pops to promote their new single “See Emily Play”. A badly damaged home video recording recovered by the British Film Institute of this show was given a public screening in London on 9th January 2010 at an event called “Missing Believed Wiped” devoted to recovered TV shows. It was the first time any footage was seen of the performance since its original broadcast.
1972 – David Bowie appeared on the UK music show Top Of The Pops playing his new
single “Starman”, his first hit since 1969’s “Space Oddity” three years before. The single peaked at No.10 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks.
1984 – The Jacksons kicked off their North American Victory tour at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City. Over 2 million people attended the 55 concerts which grossed over $75 million. Michael Jackson donated $5 million to various charities.
1985 – Phil Collins went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Sussudio”, his third US No.1,
it made No.12 in the UK. The track was taken from his third solo studio album, No Jacket Required.
2003 – Beyonce featuring Jay-Z started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart
with “Crazy In Love.” The track features a sample from The Chi-Lites’ 1970 hit “Are You
My Woman (Tell Me So)”. It also spent eight weeks at No.1 on the US chart.
