There have been some good posts in in Don Barrett's now-occasional posted "L.A. Radio People" blog the last week of January that relate back to my high school days but all the work in putting this together was on Don's part, not mine. And with that credit given, check the news of older times and consider where we were and where we are now. And it seems that time really flies.
From the Friday LARP Rewind:
"January 27. On this day in 2002, Brian Wilson played the first of four sold-out shows at Royal Festival Hall in London. On this day in 1991, Whitney Houston sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium. The Giants beat the Bills, 20-19, in the only Super Bowl to be decided by a single point. On this day in 1984, sparks from pyrotechnics set Michael Jackson's hair on fire while he was filming a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium. On this day in 1968, the Bee Gees made their US concert debut at Anaheim Convention Center. On this day in 1961, Mitch Miller's Sing Along With Mitch debuted on NBC/tv. On this day in 1948, the first magnetic tape recorder, the Wireway, went on sale for $149.50. On this day in 1927, New York talent agent Arthur Judson formed a 16-station radio network, United Independent Broadcasters. Near bankruptcy eight months later, the company was purchased by Columbia and renamed Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting Company. In 1928, a group of investors led by William S. Paley bought a controlling interest in the company and renamed it Columbia Broadcasting System. Today CBS owns 14 tv stations and 130 radio stations and operates many more.
Today, January 27, 2012, r&b/blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland is 82, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is 68, Ronettes vocalist Nedra Talley is 66, ballet dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov is 64, Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey is 61, J. Geils Band lead singer/keyboardist Seth Justman is 61, actress Mimi Rogers is 56, actress Bridget Fonda is 48, country singer Tracy Lawrence is 44, Sister Hazel drummer Mike Trojanowski is 42, Take That keyboardist/guitarist Mark Owen is 40.
On January 27, 1967, 45 years ago today, the Monkees' I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone was in its eighth week at number one on the KHJ Boss 30. The Rolling Stones' Ruby Tuesday climbed from #8 to #2 and would reach number one the following week. The Blues Magoos' We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet jumped from #26 to #6. Highest debut at #21 was a remake of the Troggs' Wild Thing by "Senator Bobby" (Robert Kennedy impersonator Bill Minkin). The survey touted KHJ's new Boss Jock, Humble Harve, who would start on February 1.
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