From the pages of classic rock history, the 15th of January:
• 1965 - The first single by The Who, "I Can't Explain" is released
• 1976 - Joe Walsh replaces Bernie Leadon on guitar for Eagles
• 1976 - Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive is released
• 1992 - Dee Murray, bass player in Elton John's band, dies of skin cancer at age 45
• 1994 - Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson ("Everybody's Talkin'") dies of heart failure at age 52
Today's Birthdays:
Captain Beefheart - Magic Band - 1941
Ronnie Van Zant - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1948
Melvyn Gale - Electric Light Orchestra - 1952
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