JANUARY 29
1972 THE TRIPLE ALBUM ‘THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH’ TOPPED THE U.K. ALBUM CHART. ORGANIZED BY GEORGE HARRISON TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE PEOPLE CAUGHT UP IN THE WAR AND FAMINE FROM THE AREA. IT FEATURED SUCH ARTIST AS BOB DYLAN, RINGO STARR, BILLY PRESTON, ERIC CLAPTON, AND MEMBERS FROM BADFINGER.
TODAY IN 1983 ‘MEN AT WORK’ TOP BOTH THE U.K. AND U.S. SINGLES CHARTS WITH “DOWN UNDER” AND THE U.K. AND U.S. ALBUM CHARTS WITH “BUSINESS AS USUAL”.
ON THIS DAY IN 1992, BLUES LEGEND WILLIE DIXON DIED OF HEART FAILURE IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA. ONE OF THE MAIN WRITERS AT CHESS RECORDS, HE WAS A HUGE INFLUENCE ON THE STONES, CREAM, AND LED ZEPPELIN AND MANY OTHERS.
