January 6

On this date in 1993 Dizzy Gillespie died of pancreatic cancer

 

Today in 2006, Lou Rawls died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles

 

Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) was born on this date in 1946. He passed away in 2006

 

Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention) was born on this day in 1947 in London

 

Bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs (The Bluegrass Boys, The Foggy Mountain Boys) was born on this day in 1924 near Boiling Springs, NC

 

Malcolm Young (AC/DC) was born today in 1953

 

Frampton Comes Alive! Was released today in 1976