We start the week with another outstanding selection of songs as we celebrate birthdays and recall recording sessions and record releases from January 22.

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January 22 Birthdays

Sam Cooke (1931)
Addie Harris of The Shirelles (1940)
Steve Perry of Journey (1949)
Michael Hutchence of INXS (1960)

What Happened on January 22?

Gerry & The Pacemakers recorded their first hit in 1963
The Drifters recorded a song in 1963
The First Edition recorded a song in 1968
Elvis Presley recorded a song in 1969
ABBA released a song in 1979
Huey Lewis & The News released a song in 1982