January 21
Beatles romance blossomed today in 1966 when George Harrison married model Patti Boyd at Leatherhead Register Office in Surrey, beginning the union that would inspire "Something" and "Layla" before Eric Clapton's pursuit of her destroyed the friendship and the marriage… Soul music lost one of its most electrifying performers today in 1984 when Jackie Wilson died at 49 after spending eight years in a coma following a 1975 heart attack on stage, the tragic end for "Mr. Excitement" whose influence on James Brown and Michael Jackson outlived him… Folk harmony mourned its eldest voice today in 2017 when Maggie Roche died from breast cancer at 65, ending the life of the Roche Sisters' matriarch whose distinctive vocals and quirky songwriting made the trio one of folk music's most original acts… Elvis's empire lost its controversial architect today in 1997 when Colonel Tom Parker died of a stroke in Las Vegas at 87, ending th...
