This Day in Music: January 25th

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Born on this day:
1915, Ewan MacColl, Folk singer, songwriter1931, Stig Anderson, ABBA producer1938, Etta James, singer1954, Robert finch, voice, KC and the sunshine bandIn 1955, Terry Chimes, drums, News1956, Andy Cox, guitarist, Beat, Fine Young Cannibals1981, Alicia keys, singer - pianist
1960, original cast recordings of music sound of a # 1 in the 16 - week run on the U.S. album charts.
1967, The Beatles and their next double A-sided single "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane." Both songs were originally intended for the upcoming album of Sgt before pressing the "Penny Lane" at the last minute remix. Lonely hearts club band and pepper.
1971, a daughter, Grace, born in Jefferson airplane's slick, and his name is God. He later re-named China. For more on this story, music, and see this day.
1975, Carpenters # 1 hit with their version of the Marvelettes '1961 was the U.S. single chart with "Please Mr. postman."
1978, Joy Division when they do their live debut in Manchester, England, performing the Pips.
1983, lung cancer, Allman Brothers Band's bassist Lamar Williams died at age 34. He joined the band in 1972 after the death of original bassist Barry Oakley.
1984, Yoko Ono-old man's home, Strawberry Fields, Liverpool £ 250,000 ($ 425,000) donation.
1986, manager Albert Grossman died of a heart attack while flying on Concorde to New York, London. The Bob Dylan (between 1962 and 1970), Peter, Paul and Mary, Band, Janis Joplin and directed by Todd Rundgren. Grossman 1969 Bearsville near Woodstock recording studio built, and in 1970 he founded Bearsville Records.
1992, inaugural Big Day Out festival in Sydney, Hordern pavilion has taken place. Acts appearing included, nirvana, Beasts bourbon, Jesuits of the box, unmarried Rifles, Cosmic Psychos, cloud, club, Hoy, well, beneath Joys, Henry Rollins Hellmen, Massappeal, Meanies, print, Sound Unlimited energy on the hard stone, Ratcat, the Village Idiots, violent Femmes and Yothu Yindi.
2008, British sea power of the keyboard and cornet player Phil Sumner at last being knocked unconscious when he attempted a stage dive and up. Leeds Irish Centre failed to flock to him when he jumped off a 12 - foot PA system is off, landing head first. A spokeswoman for the band said: "The impact knocked him out in three minutes he was unconscious and blood of many .."