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
January 18
1973: Pink Floyd begins recording Dark Side of the Moon
1991: Three people are killed at a Salt Lake City AC/DC concert when the audience rushes the stage
January 19
1981: Chris Wright, the chairman of the British Phonograph Industry, predicts the new cassette format will cause the death of vinyl
1943: Janis Lynn Joplin is born
January 20
1964: Meet The Beatles, the group’s U.S. debut, is released
1982: Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a live bat
