On This Day in Rock: January 11
10 moments in rock history on January 11.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on January 11, 2026 (4 posts)
This Day In Rock History: January 11th 2017 Rockabilly guitarist Tommy Allsup, who narrowly avoided boarding the plane that killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, died aged 85. The musician famously lost a coin toss for a seat on the plane. His place was taken by teen star Ritchie Valens, who also perished when...
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1971
Janis Joplin released Pearl
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1971
Chicago released Chicago III
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1973
Bruce Springsteen released The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
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- 1980 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released the single "Refugee" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1988 AC/DC released the single "Heatseeker" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1993 Genesis released The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Forum threads Wikipedia
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1945
Tony Kaye of Yes was born
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Photo: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1948 Terry Williams of Dire Straits was born Forum threads Wikipedia
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1968
Tom Dumont of No Doubt was born
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2005
Spencer Dryden of Jefferson Airplane died
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Photo: Grunt Records, Public domain
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