January 30

Events

 * 1917 - recorded. (Considered by some to be the earliest Jazz record ever recorded.)
 * 1928 - 1st radio connection between Netherlands and US
 * 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
 * 1971 – Carole King's Tapestry album is released, it would become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide.

Births

 * 1861 -, German-born composer (d. 1935)
 * 1911 -, American musician (d. 1989)
 * 1936 -, German popular pianist (d. 1998)
 * 1942 -, American musician
 * 1947 -, English musician (The Small Faces) (d. 1991)
 * 1959 -, American singer and musician (American Music Club)
 * 1959 -, American singer
 * 1967 -, American musician
 * 1968 -, American musician (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3)
 * 1972 -, Mexican singer
 * 1975 -, Japanese singer (Puffy Amiyumi)
 * 1981 -, American musician
 * 1986 -, British singer-songwriter
 * 1990 -, Mexican actress/singer

Deaths

 * 1963 –, French composer (b. 1899)
 * 1980 –, American musician (b. 1918)
 * 1982 –, American musician (b. 1912)
 * 1984 –, Irish singer (The Dubliners) (b. 1940)
 * 2005 –, Canadian musician (b. 1971)
 * 2005 –, American musician (b. 1971)
 * 2011 –, English film score composer (b. 1933)