January 1

1989: Nirvana signs a deal with Sub Pop Records

1958: Johnny Cash performs at San Quentin State Prison

January 3

1945: Steven Stills of Crosby, Stills, and Nash is born

1946: John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is born

1953: Hank Williams dies at 29 years old

January 2

1975: The Allman Brothers Band are named “Outstanding Community Organization” by the Georgia Department of Corrections

January 3

1964: The Beatles make their first appearance on U.S. television in a clip shown on the “Jack Paar Show”

January 4

1950: RCA Victor announces that it will begin manufacturing long-playing (LP) records

1964: Leo Fender sells the Fender Guitar Company to CBS for $13 million

January 6

1957: Elvis Presley makes his third and final appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” but is only shown from the waist up

1958: Gibson patents the Flying V guitar

January 8

1925: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky appears in his first American concert

1935: Elvis Presley is born