On this day in music history - Distant Light, by Renée Fleming (2017):

Distant Light

Album by Renée Fleming,

was released on January 6, 2017.

Track list:

Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op.24; Hillborg: 1. Black Sea [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 2. Dark Harbor XX [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 3. Dark Harbor XXXV [The Strand Settings]; Hillborg: 4. Dark Harbor XI [The Strand Settings]; Sigurdsson, Guðmundsdóttir: Virus; Sigurdsson, Guðmundsdóttir: Joga; Guðmundsdóttir: All Is Full of Love.

On this day in movie history - Dillinger (1991):

Dillinger

directed by Rupert Wainwright,

written by Paul F. Edwards,

was released in the United States on January 6, 1991.
Music by David McHugh.

Cast:

Mark Harmon, Sherilyn Fenn, Will Patton, Bruce Abbott, Tom Bower, Patricia Arquette, Xander Berkeley, Yvonne Suhor, John Philbin, Amy Yasbeck, David Neidorf, Vince Edwards, Lawrence Tierney, Joe Guzaldo, Michael Krawic, Ramsay Midwood, Ralph Wood, Tom White, Malcolm Rothman, Kurt Naebig, Rod Sell, Peggy Roeder, Lucy Childs, Joe Greco, Will Zahrn, Larry Brandenburg, Tim Grimm, Laurel Cronin, Mike McKune, Bob O'Donnell, Greg Kinnear, Larry Gittelson, Rebecca Borter, Jim Ortlieb, Gary Houston, Lance Alberti, Bill Belongia, Ernest Capponi, Laurence S. Chess, Bart Heimburger, Michelle Radish, Tom Simons, Mark Smith, Steven Marcus Smith, Neil Willenson, Sam Younghans.

On this day in television history:

Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Ring Around the Moon.

Released January 6, 1976.

Directed by Ray Austin.

Written by Edward Di Lorenzo.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Prentis Hancock, Clifton Jones, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Max Faulkner, Tony Allyn, Andy Dempsey, Joe Dunne, Alan Harris, Robert Phillips, Quentin Pierre, Suzanne Roquette, Michael Stevens, Chris Williams.

Born on this day – Richard Norton:

Richard Norton

Actor

Stuntman

Producer

January 6, 1950 – March 30, 2025

Credits:

ABBA: Bang a Boomerang (2013); ABBA: The Movie (1977); Amazons and Gladiators (2001); Ambush (2023); American Ninja (1985); An Eye for an Eye (1981); Anti Bullying United Documentary (2021); Black Creek (2024); Black Thunder (1998); Blacklight (2022); Blood Makes Noise (2005); Blood Street (1988); Broken Superman (2012); China O'Brien (1990); China O'Brien II (1990); Cinema of Vengeance (1994); City Hunter (1993); Cyber Tracker (1994); Dancer (2016); Dead in Love (2009); Defensive Improvised Weapons: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Defensive Tactics: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Devil's Pond (2003); Digital Pictures: Behind the Scenes 1994 (1994); Direct Hit (1994); Dream Warrior (2003); Durch die Nacht mit... (2010); Earthrise (2022); Equalizer 2000 (1987); Fight to Win (1987); Fight Zone (1995); Final Objective (2025); For Life or Death (1996); Force: Five (1981); Forced Vengeance (1982); Fugitive X: Innocent Target (1996); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024); Future Hunters (1988); Game of Death - The six Doors to Hell (2024); Gamesmaster (1992); Ghost in the Shell (2017); Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell (2017); Guardian Angel (1994); Gymkata (1985); Honor and Glory (1992); Hyper Space (1989); Impulse (2023); Inside the Britannic (2002); Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019); Ironheart (1992); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1994–1995); John Wayne Parr: Blessed with Venom (2011); Jungle Heat (1988); Kapow! (2025); Kingdom of War: Part 1 (2007); Kingdom of War: Part 2 (2007); KNEKT®tv on the Carpet (2024); Kung Fu: A Legend Reborn (1992); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); Lady Dragon (1992); Lionheart (1990); Mad Max: Fury Road (2015); Magic Crystal (1986); Man of Blood (2008); Maximum Fury: Filming Fury Road (2015); Midnight Hustle (2025); Millionaires' Express (1986); Mind Games (2003); Modern Warriors (2002); Movie Nights (2010–2011); Mr. Nice Guy (1997); Nautilus (2000); Nomad: The Warrior (2005); Not Another Mistake (1989); Our Last Prayer (2025); Psychology of Conflict: The Magnificent Seven (2002); Rage (1993 / 2021); Rage and Honor (1992); Rage and Honor II (1993); Raging Jake (2025); Raiders of the Sun (1992); Redemption (2002); Return of the Kickfighter (1987); Rise of Heroes: The Legend of the Guardian (2025); Road House 2: Last Call (2006); Sacrifice (2025); Scar Tissue (2025); Secrets of the Shell (2001); Spartacus (2013); Stealth (2005); Stowaway to Nowhere (2024); Strategic Command (1997); Suicide Squad (2016); Suicide Squad Strength and Speed (2016); Supreme Warrior (1994); Tesla Effect (2014); Tex Murphy: Overseer (1998); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Art of Action (2020); The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990); The Blood of Heroes (1989); The Condemned (2007); The Fighter (1989); The Good, the Bad, and the Sequel (2019); The Green Hornet (2011); The Indie Escape Network (2021); The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997–1998); The Octagon (1980); The Path of the Dragon (2012); The Rage Within (2001); The Search for Weng Weng (2007); The Suicide Squad (2021); The Sword of Bushido (1990); The Tools of the Wasteland (2015); The Virgin of Juarez (2006); The Whack Job (2025); This Is Gonna Get Loud: The Epic Battles of 'Suicide Squad' (2016); Tiger Cops (2017); Tough and Deadly (1995); Triple Frontier (2019); Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985); Two Dollar Late Fee (2019); Under a Red Moon (2008); Under the Gun (1995); Underdog Kids (2015); Vinh Nguyen - At Empower Tactical (2024); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001); X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

Born on this day – Doris Troy:

Doris Troy

R&B singer

Songwriter

January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004

Credits:

Albums:

Another Look (2024); Doris Troy (1970); I'll Do Anything - The Doris Troy Anthology 1960-1996 (2011); Just One Look (1963); Sings Just One Look (2023); Soul Legend (2011); Stretchin' Out (1974).

Songs:

Ain’t That Cute; All That I’ve Got; But I Love Him; Can't Hold On; Dearest Darling; Don’t Call Me No More; Exactly Like You; Face Up to the Truth; Games People Play; Get Back; Give Me Back My Dynamite; Gonna Get My Baby Back; He Don't Belong to Me; Heartaches; Hurry; I'll Do Anything; Jacob’s Ladder; Just One Look; Lazy Days; One More Chance; Please Little Angel; So Far; Soul Legend; Special Care; Stretchin' Out; Tell Him I'm Not Home; Tomorrow Is Another Day; Trust in Me; What You Will Blues; What'cha Gonna Do; What'cha Gonna Do About It; You Give Me Joy Joy; You Tore Me Up Inside.

Movies and television:

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1970); A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988); American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017); Bandstand (1965); Blood Ties (2013); Buster (1988); Calendar Girl (1993); Caught (2018); Clickbait (2021); Cold Case (2005); Colour My Soul (1973); Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011); Festival of Entertainment (1974); Get Crazy (1983); Gossip Girl (2021); Hjälten (1990); In Concert (1974); Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971); Lift Off (1970); Loot (1970); Lost Girl (2012); Love Child (2014); Mama I Want to Sing (2011); Mermaids (1990); Murder Trial (1996); My Music: Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind (2010); Nashville (2016); Now! (1966); Radio Wonderful (1974); Ready, Steady, Go! (1965–1966); Redfern Now (2013); Ringo Starr: Sentimental Journey (1970); Shindig! (1964); Something from Tiffany's (2022); Sounds for Saturday (1972); That's the Way of the World (1975); The '70s (2000); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1961); The All Together (2007); The Flamingo Kid (1984); The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021); The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price (1969–1970); The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020); They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop (2008); Top of the Pops (1970); We Are Who We Are (2020); Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990); Where the Action Is (1966).

Born on this day – E. L. Doctorow:

E. L. Doctorow

Writer

January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015

Credits:

Welcome to Hard Times (1960); Big As Life (1966); The Book of Daniel (1971); Ragtime (1975); Drinks Before Dinner (1979); Loon Lake (1980); American Anthem (1982); World's Fair (1985); Billy Bathgate (1989); The Waterworks (1994); City of God (2000); The March (2005); Homer & Langley (2009); Andrew's Brain (2014); Lives of the Poets (1984); Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake (2003); Sweet Land Stories (2004); Poems for Life: A Special Collection of Poetry (2011); All the Time in the World (2011); Essays and Conversations (1983); Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution: Selected Essays, 1977-1992 (1993); Poets and Presidents: Selected Essays, 1977-92 (1994); Lamentation: 9/11 (2002); Reporting the Universe (2003); Creationists: Selected Essays, 1993-2006 (2006); Early Sorrow: Ten Stories of Youth (1986); Writing New York (1998); The Best American Short Stories 2000 (2000); The Good Parts (2000); Writers on Writing (2001).

Born on this day – Vic Tayback:

Vic Tayback

Actor

January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990

Credits:

MacGyver (1985); Horseplayer (1990); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Act Naturally (1989); Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989); Criminal Act (1989); Loverboy (1989); Tales from the Darkside (1983); The Under Achievers (1987); The Three Kings (1987); Adderly (1986); The Love Boat (1977); Treasure Island (1986); Weekend Warriors (1986); Crazy Like a Fox (1984); Murder, She Wrote (1984); Alice (1976); Finder of Lost Loves (1984); The Jesse Owens Story (1984); Hotel (1983); Fantasy Island (1977); Matt Houston (1982); Mysterious Two (1982); The Shape of Things (1982); T.J. Hooker (1982); The Time Crystal (1981); Flo (1980); The Night the City Screamed (1980); CHiPs (1977); Gridlock (1980); Rage! (1980); This Year's Blonde (1980); Portrait of a Stripper (1979); Time Express (1979); Supertrain (1979); Sweepstakes (1979); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); Vega$ (1978); The Cheap Detective (1978); Getting Married (1978); Hawaii Five-O (1968); James at 16 (1977); The Choirboys (1977); Little Ladies of the Night (1977); The Shaggy D.A. (1976); Mansion of the Doomed (1976); McCloud (1970); Special Delivery (1976); The Big Bus (1976); Family (1976); Bronk (1975); The Practice (1976); Medical Center (1969); No Deposit, No Return (1976); Dark Victory (1976); The Black Bird (1975); The Blue Knight (1975); Cannon (1971); Switch (1975); On the Rocks (1975); Insight (1960); Khan! (1975); Barney Miller (1975); Lepke (1975); Report to the Commissioner (1975); The Rookies (1972); Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974); The Gambler (1974); Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974); All in the Family (1971); Griff (1973); Maxie (1973); Papillon (1973); The Don Is Dead (1973); The Blue Knight (1973); The Alpha Caper (1973); Cops (1973); Emperor of the North (1973); Partners in Crime (1973); Emergency! (1972); The Partridge Family (1970); Honor Thy Father (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); Mod Squad (1968); Gunsmoke (1955); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969); The Super (1972); Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972); Arlene Golonka in Call Holme (1972); The F.B.I. (1965); Longstreet (1971); Ironside (1967); Death Follows A Psycho (1972); Arnie (1970); They Call It Murder (1971); Mannix (1967); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969); Columbo (1971); Blood and Lace (1971); Bewitched (1964); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970); The Young Lawyers (1969); The Silent Force (1970); Bonanza (1959); Here Come the Brides (1968); Lancer (1968); My World and Welcome to It (1969); Land of the Giants (1968); The Outsider (1968); The Good Guys (1968); The Felony Squad (1966); That Girl (1966); Mission: Impossible (1966); Bullitt (1968); With Six You Get Eggroll (1968); Star Trek (1966); Judd for the Defense (1967); The Monkees (1965); Cimarron Strip (1967); The Second Hundred Years (1967); Get Smart (1965); Captain Nice (1967); Occasional Wife (1966); Family Affair (1966); Gambit (1966); Daniel Boone (1964); Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966); Love on a Rooftop (1966); I Dream of Jeannie (1965); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); F Troop (1965); Rawhide (1959); The Lieutenant (1963); Arrest and Trial (1963); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); Dr. Kildare (1961); Saints and Sinners (1962); Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962); Surftide 77 (1962); Five Minutes to Live (1961); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); North to Alaska (1960); Hotel de Paree (1959); Gangster Story (1959); Lock Up (1959); T-Bird Gang (1959); The Power of the Resurrection (1958); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955); Buckskin (1958).