January 26
On this day in 1968, Pink Floyd played their first show without Syd Barrett at Southampton University. They decided on the way to the gig not to stop and pick up their increasingly undependable front man.
On this day in 1980, the Pretenders had their first #1 hit, when “Brass In Pocket” topped the British charts.
And virtuoso guitarist Eddie Van Halen, who passed away last October, would have turned 66 today.
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