Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is born (1949).

A 17 year-old George Harrison is deported from Germany for being too young to play with The Beatles (1960).

CCR obtain an armload of gold records when 5 of the group’s singles (“Bad Moon Rising,” “Lookin’ out my Back Door,” “Travelin’ Band,” Up Around the Bend,” and “Down on the Corner”) and 5 of their albums ( Cosmo’s Factory, Willy and the Poor Boys, Green River, Bayou Country and Creedence Clearwater Revival) are certified gold (1970).

Billy Joel hits #1 on the US album chart with Storm Front (1989).

The Rolling Stones announce that Marianne Faithfull is the first signing to their “Mother Earth” label (1967).

Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and the surviving family members of George Harrison and John Lennon file a lawsuit against EMI to get royalties allegedly with £30 million, claiming that EMI owed record royalties to their company Apple Corps (2005).

Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor leaves the group (1974).

The Beatles’ “Day Tripper/We Can Work It out,” releases as a double A side, hits #1 in the UK making it their ninth #1 in the UK (1965).

The first single by Jimi Hendrix, “Hey Joe” is released on Polydor Records after being rejected by Decca (1966).