Today (January 29) In Music History: Stevie Nicks’ Wedding, ‘We Are The World’ Sessions, More—The Daily Earworm

January 29 has been an eventful day in music history. Today’s Daily Earworm looks back through the years at Stevie Nicks’ only wedding, a marathon “We Are the World” recording session, a Suge Knight car “accident,” a young Bob Dylan’s big day, a blues prodigy is born, and much more. Fire up the DeLorean, and let’s go back in time to…

January 29, 1933

Ron Townson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Townson went on to be one of the founding members of The Fifth Dimension. The vocal group was responsible for hits like “Up, Up and Away,” the medley “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” from the 1967 musical “Hair,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All,” and “Never My Love.”

January 29, 1949

Original Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone (born Tamás Erdelyi) was born in Budapest, Hungary. The infamous punk band recorded hits like “Rock and Roll High School,” “Blitzkrieg Bop,” and “I Wanna Be Sedated.” The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

January 29, 1961

Queensrÿche bassist Eddie Jackson was born in Robstown, Texas. The metal band’s backbone and only bassist through their 46-year history has played a major part in hits like “Jet City Woman” (featured above), “Silent Lucidity,” “Another Rainy Night (Without You),” and “Real World.”

Also on that day, a 20-year-old Bob Dylan met his hero, Woody Guthrie, for the first time. Five days after Dylan arrived in New York, he tracked Guthrie down through his 13-year-old son, Arlo Guthrie. This first visit to the folk legend was one of many, which Guthrie appreciated immensely as he lived out the last few years of his life with Huntington’s Disease. Dylan wrote a song for Guthrie called “Song to Woody,” which appeared on Dylan’s debut album the following year.

January 29, 1962

Folk legends Peter, Paul and Mary signed with Warner Brothers Records. A few short months later, they watched their self-titled debut album hit #1 on the charts. The group had a string of gold and platinum records and was a big part of the American folk music revival. They are best remembered for hits like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Lemon Tree,” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane.”

January 29, 1969

Peggy Lee recorded “Is That All There Is?” The song topped the Adult Contemporary charts in Canada and the United States, and earned Lee the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

January 29, 1970

Johnny Cash‘s album “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) just three days after it was released. The album quickly topped the Country charts and peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200. The album, his 33rd, included the Top 5 country hits “Blistered,” “See Ruby Fall,” and “If I Were a Carpenter.” The latter, a duet with his wife (June Carter Cash), earned the couple a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

January 29, 1981

Blues, rock, and gospel musician Jonny Lang (Jon Gordon Langseth Jr.) was born in Fargo, North Dakota. Lang started out as a blues guitarist before converting to Christianity and focusing more on gospel and Contemporary Christian Music. The guitar prodigy has been nominated for three Grammys, winning a 2006 award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.

January 29, 1982

Singer Adam Lambert was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was runner-up on Season 8 of “American Idol.” He followed that up with a Grammy nomination and a #1 album. Lambert also tours frequently with the legendary rock band Queen as their semi-regular guest vocalist.

January 29, 1983

Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks married Kim Anderson, the widower of her best friend. The idea was to help raise her late best friend’s son following her death. Nicks later said it was a terrible mistake. The wedding only lasted three months.

January 29, 1985

Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Diana Ross leave a recording studio after pulling an all-nighter with Quincy Jones, recording their solo parts for “We Are the World.” The charity single has sold over 20 million copies and is one of the best-selling singles of all-time.

January 29, 1989

Billy Joel sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXIII in Miami’s Joe Robbie Stadium.

January 29, 2015

Bodyguard turned record producer Suge Knight is involved in a hit-and-run incident that killed his friend Terry Carter and injured Cle “Bone” Sloan. Suge Knight reached a plea deal three years later and was sentenced to 28 years in state prison.

Also on that day, Latin singer Shakira gave birth to her second child, Sasha.