On This Day in Music: January
January opens the musical year — a month of fresh starts, landmark debuts, and the births of artists who would go on to define whole genres. Explore the releases, chart moments, and milestones recorded on every day of January.
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Standout moments of January
- Franz Beckenbauer January 7 Franz Beckenbauer died
- Sidney Poitier January 6 Sidney Poitier died
- David Lynch January 16 David Lynch died
- Catherine O'Hara January 30 Catherine O'Hara died
- Glynis Johns January 4 Glynis Johns died
- Jeff Beck January 10 Jeff Beck died
- Meat Loaf January 20 Meat Loaf died
- Acid Black Cherry January 16 "Donny & Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV
- Alban Berg January 14 Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck," premieres in Berlin
- Alberto Franchetti January 22 Franchetti's Opera "Germania," premieres in NYC