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This Day in Music History – January 25th

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1940 – Mary Martin recorded “My Heart Belongs to Daddy.”

1958 – Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” became the first single to ever enter the U.K. pop chart at Number One.

1963 – Cilla Black debuted as a vocalist at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival released the single “Proud Mary.”

1970 – Australia’s first rock festival began. The Ourimbah Rock Festival ended the next day.

1980 – Paul McCartney was released from a Tokyo jail where he had been imprisoned for nine days after trying to carry a half pound of marijuana through customs at the Tokyo airport.

1984 – Yoko One donated $375,000 to Liverpool’s Strawberry Fields retirement home.

1987 – Neil Diamond sang the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XXI.

1990 – Paul McCartney (Beatles) was profiled on CBS-TV’s “48 Hours”.

1990 – Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) appeared on NBC-TV’s “Cheers.”


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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