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Today in Rock (Jan 28)

• 1956 - Elvis Presley appears on Stage Show. It`s Presley`s first national T.V. appearance. Program producer, comedian Jackie Gleason, flatly predicts Elvis won’t last.
• 1965 - The Who make their TV debut on Ready Steady, Go. They play “I Can’t Explain” on the British pop program
• 1968 - Jim Morrison (The Doors) gets busted in Vegas on charges of vagrancy and public drunkenness. All because he taunted a security guard.
• 2004 - According to a Guitar World tally of the “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time” it’s Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi.
• 2006 - Live’s lead guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer and rhythm guitarist Adam Kowalczyk are passengers on an airplane that makes an emergency landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport following reports of smoke in the cabin. No injuries are reported.
• 2008 - Dave Grohl’s bout with the flu forces the cancellation of the first of two Foo Fighters’ shows. “Anyone who knows this band knows we rarely ever cancel gigs,” writes Grohl on the group’s official site. “Unfortunately, in my current condition, you wouldn’t be getting the show you guys deserve.” The concerts were scheduled for Fayetteville, AR, and Oklahoma City, the following evening.
• 2008 - The reunited Police top Forbes magazine’s list of ’07’s top musical earners, bringing in more than $140 million in U.S. music sales and concert tickets.
• 2009 - Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist Billy Powell dies at his residence in Orange Park, FL. He was 56. Powell, who joined Skynyrd in ’72, survived the band’s tragic ’77 plane crash