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January, 10

  • 2000 Longtime Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman announces his departure from the veteran heavy metal group. Friedman will be replaced by Al Pitrelli, who has previously played with Asia, Alice Cooper, and Savatage.
  • 2000 Melissa Etheridge ends speculation about the paternity of the children the rock star shares with partner Julie Cypher, when she announces that David Crosby is the children’s father.
  • 1985 Ted Nugent appears on TV’s “Miami Vice.”
  • 1978 Bluesman Howlin’ Wolf dies in a hospital near Chicago following brain surgery. His biggest hit is the 1951 song “How Many More Years,” which featured Ike Turner on piano.
  • 1956 Elvis Presley starts his first recording session for RCA. The result includes “Heartbreak Hotel.”
  • 1952 Pat Benatar (Pat Andrzejewski) is born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her first six albums all go platinum, selling more than 1 million copies. The 1981 album “Precious Time” tops Billboard’s pop chart for one week.
  • 1948 Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is born in Passaic, N.J. The pop/jazz group has three top 10 albums, including “Aja,” which goes to No. 3 on Billboard’s pop chart.
  • 1945 Roderick (Rod) Stewart is born in London. His biggest hit, “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for eight weeks.
  • 1939 Scott McKenzie (Philip Blondheim) is born in Jacksonville, Fla. His biggest hit is the 1967 song “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” which reaches No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100. He writes the Beach Boys’ 1988 No. 1 hit, “Kokomo.”