JANUARY 21
ON THIS DAY IN 1968, JIMI HENDRIX HIT OLYMPIC STUDIOS IN LONDON TO RECORD “ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER.” HIS VERSION OF THE DYLAN TRACK BECAME A ROCK STANDARD.
TODAY IN 1984 THE BAND ‘YES’ HIT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 WITH THEIR ONLY TOP TEN HIT, “OWNER OF A LONELY HEART”
AND IN 1989, METALLICA’S FIRST-EVER MUSIC VIDEO — FOR THE SONG “ONE” — PREMIERED ON MTV, BRINGING METAL TO THE MAINSTREAM IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.