On this day: January 29, 1962

Three relatively unknowns were signed to Warner Bros Records on January 29, 1962. The three artists were; Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers and together they formed Peter, Paul and Mary one of the best known folk acts of the 60's

Over the span of their career they had 19 hit singles including; If I Had a Hammer, Puff the Magic Dragon, Blowin' in the Wind, and Leaving on a Jet Plane.

The trio eventually fell by the wayside as hard rock began to replace the mellow soft sounds of folk. But their influence still lives on even to this day.

Other notable events for January 29:
-Men at Work top  the US and UK singles and album charts at the same time on Jan. 29, 1983 with their hit Down Under and their album Business as Usual
-Two top independent British labels; Island and Still merge on Jan. 29, 1984
-We Are the Word is recorded Jan. 29, 1985 in LA as a response to Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas
-Brenda Spencer opens fire on her classmates, killing 11 of them Jan. 29, 1979. The act inspired Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats to write the song I Don't Like Mondays