January 26

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 26
Corky Laing from Mountain is 61; Eddie Van Halen from Van Halen is 54; Tom Keifer from Cinderella is 48; Chris Hesse from Hoobastank is 35;

On this date in 1974 Ringo Starr is at number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart with You're Sixteen. In 1977 Fleetwood Mac's former guitarist, Peter Green, is committed after he had shot at a delivery boy. In 1995 the Rolling Stone magazine names Soundgarden Best Metal Band in their '95 Music Awards.