Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

January 19 |  

On this day in 1976, Promoter and Pay TV Pioneer Bill Sargent offered The Beatles $50 million for a reunion concert. They turned him down.  

Today in 1980, Pink Floyd ’s The Wall hit #1 in America, where it’s stay for 15 weeks. It’s gone on to sell 23 million copies in the US alone.  

And today is the birthday of the late Janis Joplin, born on this day in 1943.