Tuesday, January 10, 2012

January 10: Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lennon/Yoko Ono, and ? and the Mysterians: The Best of Times & The Worst of times in the EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…




January 10, 1959: Jerry Lee Lewis has his only UK #1 single with "Great Balls Of Fire".


January 10, 1981: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy" LP goes Platinum a little over a month after Lennon's assassination. The album would be number one in the US for eight weeks.


January 10, 2007:  A fire razed the Clio, Michigan home of ? and The Mysterians leader Rudy Martinez, destroying all of his priceless memorabilia. He did not have insurance on the house and was forced into living at a nearby mobile home.

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