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January, 30

  • 1998 Elton John receives a knighthood in British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s first New Year’s Eve Honours List.
  • 1998 Magistrates in Derby, England, issue a warrant for the arrest of U.K. R&B star Mark Morrison for his failure to appear in court on charges of affray and obstructing a police officer.
  • 1995 Boyz II Men nail three awards at the 22nd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Ace of Base, Michael Bolton and Reba McEntire each score two victories.
  • 1995 Led Zeppelin receives the International Artists Award at the American Music Awards. Michael Jackson and Rod Stewart are the only others to have previously received the honor.
  • 1985 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “I Want to Know What Love Is,” Foreigner. Although Foreigner had its first top five single in 1977, this is the group’s first No. 1 song.
  • 1982 Bluesman Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins dies. Age 69.
  • 1974 Bob Dylan makes his first New York concert performance in eight years, playing Madison Square Garden.
  • 1973 Kiss gives its debut performance at the Coventry Club in Queens, N.Y.
  • 1969 The Beatles, with Billy Preston on organ, perform four songs on a London rooftop for the film “Let It Be.”
  • 1951 Phil Collins is born in London. He will start his artistic career as a child actor, including a role as the Artful Dodger in an English production of “Oliver.” He is the drummer and following the departure of Peter Gabriel becomes lead singer of the group Genesis.
  • 1942 Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Starship is born in Cincinnati.