On January seventh, 1950, country performer Hank Snow made his Grand Ole Opry debut.

In 1954, Muddy Waters recorded “Hoochie Coochie Man” in Chicago.

In 1955, singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

In 1962, “The Twist” by Chubby Checker hit number one on the pop charts for a second time. It had previously hit number one in 1960 for seven weeks.

In 1963, singer Gary “U.S.” Bonds sued Chubby Checker for $100,000, claiming that Checker plagiarized his hit “Quarter To Three” for Checker’s song “Dancin’ Party.” The suit was settled out of court.

In 1970, neighbors of New York land owner Max Yasgur sued him for $35,000 for property damage caused by people who attended the Woodstock festival. An estimated 450,000 people attended the three-day event.

In 1974, James Taylor and Carly Simon had their second child, Sarah Martin, in New York.

In 1992, singer Debbie Gibson made her Broadway debut in “Les Miserables”.  She played the part of Eponine.

In 1994, Nirvana played their last U.S. show, at the Seattle Arena.

In 1997, Lionel Hampton’s New York apartment caught fire and burned nearly everything he owned. Hampton escaped the fire unhurt.

Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Jack Greene is 83. Keyboardist Paul Revere of Paul Revere and the Raiders is 75. “Rolling Stone” publisher Jann Wenner is 67. Singer Kenny Loggins is 65. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 64. Actress Erin Gray (“Silver Spoons,” ”Buck Rogers in the 25th Century”) is 63. Actor David Caruso is 57. TV personality Katie Couric is 56. Country singer David Lee Murphy is 54. Bassist Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s is 54. Actress Hallie Todd (“Lizzie McGuire”) is 51. Actor Nicolas Cage is 49. Singer John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting is 48. Actor-rapper Doug E. Doug is 44. Actor Kevin Rahm (“Judging Amy”) is 43. Country singer John Rich of Big and Rich is 39. Actor Dustin Diamond (“Saved By The Bell”) is 36. Actress Lauren Cohen (“The Walking Dead”) is 31. Actor Liam Aiken (“Lemony Snicket”) is 23.