Posted at 8:41 AM on January 5, 2009
by Barb Abney
Pitchfork's post-holiday catch up.
Today In Music History:
1923 - Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records) was born.
1964 - Grant Young (Soul Asylum) was born.
1969 - Marilyn Manson was born.
1970 - Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age) was born.
1973 - Bruce Springsteen's debut album Greetings from Asbury Park was released.
1979 - Charles Mingus died
1979 - Prince made his live debut at the Capri Theatre.
1997 - Sonny Bono was killed in a skiing accident.
2001 - Kirsty MacColl was laid to rest.
2003 - Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
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