January 9
2014: With Gov. John Hickenlooper on hand, Poco, Firefall, Manassas, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Nathaniel Rateliff is featured in a tribute to Stephen Stills/Manassas
1944: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is born
January 11
1964: Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire becomes the first country album to top the U.S. pop album chart
1967: Jimi Hendrix records “Purple Haze”
1992: Paul Simon begins a concert tour of South Africa. Simon is the first international performer to play in the country following the end of the U.N. Cultural boycott
January 12
1969: Led Zeppelin’s debut album is released in the U.S.
January 14
1993: Black Francis tells the BBC that The Pixies are breaking up
January 15
1967: The Rolling Stones appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and, at Sullivan’s request, change the lyrics from “Let’s spend the night together” to “Let’s spend some time together”
January 16
1996: Jamaican authorities open fire on a seaplane carrying Jimmy Buffet and Bono, after mistaking the aircraft for a drug trafficker’s plane. No injuries are reported.