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January 27

2012: Atmosphere headline the first-ever winter show at Red Rocks for the inaugural Icelantic Winter On The Rocks.

1984: Michael Jackson suffers second and third-degree burns to his head and neck after his hair catches fire from sparks from pyrotechnic effects during the filming of a Pepsi commercial

1968: Six weeks after his death in a plane crash, Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is released

January 28

1985: “We Are The World” is recorded

January 30

1969: The Beatles perform together for the last time atop the roof of Apple Records’ headquarters in London

January 31

1979: The Clash begin their first U.S. Tour with Bo Diddley as their opening act

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