Musician Birthdays: Garth Brooks (US country singer, famous for hits: “Friends In Low Places”, “Rodeo”, “Ain’t Going Down ‘Til The Sun Comes Up”, “The Thunder Rolls”, etc. Born in 1962), Sully Erna (singer, guitarist of Godsmack, famous for hit, “I Stand Alone”, born in 1968), Wes Borland (guitarist for Limp Bizkit, famous for hit, “Rollin”, born in 1975)

– In 1959: Buddy Holly was buried in Lubbock, Texas. His tombstone reads “Holley”, the correct spelling of his given surname and includes pictures of a guitar.

– In 1963: The first Beatles single ‘Please Please Me’ was released in the US on the Vee Jay label.

– In 1964: Pan Am flight 101 was greeted by over 5,000 Beatles fans as it arrived at New York’s JFK airport, bringing The Beatles to the US for the first time and causing riotous scenes as they touched down.

– In 1967: Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees returned to the UK after living in Australia for nine years.

– In 1969: John and Yoko were featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents, (2/6). John was named as Rolling Stones Man Of The Year.

– In 1969: The Who recorded ‘Pinball Wizard’ at Morgan Studio’s, London, England.

– In 1969: Doors singer Jim Morrison was arrested for drunk driving and driving with no license in Los Angeles, California.

– In 1970: Led Zeppelin scored their first UK No.1 album with ‘Led Zeppelin II’. Released in November 1969, and featuring the US No. 4 single ‘Whole Lotta Love’, it went on to stay on the UK chart for 136 weeks. Also reaching No. 1 in the US, the RIAA in the US has now certified it as having sold over 12 million copies in the US alone.

– In 1976: Paul Simon started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ’50 Ways To Leave Your Lover’, the singers first solo US No.1.

– In 1979: Stephen Stills became the first rock performer to record on digital equipment in Los Angeles’ Record Plant Studio.

– In 1987: Madonna went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Open Your Heart’, her 5th US No.1, a No.4 hit in the UK.

– In 1994: Blind Melon’s lead singer Shannon Hoon was forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony for his loud and disruptive behavior. Hoon was later charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station phone.

– In 2003: Courtney Love arrived at a benefit concert at London’s Old Vic Theatre dressed as Donald Duck. Courtney joined Elton John on stage for a version of ‘The Bitch Is Back’.

– In 2004: Queen’s single ‘We Will Rock You’ topped a poll of music fans to find the greatest rock anthem of all time. The 1977 song beat the band’s classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ into second place in a survey of 1,000 people carried out for the UCI cinema chain. The poll was carried out to mark the release of new Jack Black comedy ‘School of Rock.’

– In 2008: Amy Winehouse was told she could not perform at this year’s Grammy awards ceremony because her US visa application has been rejected by the embassy in London. The singer was arrested for marijuana possession in Norway last year. Winehouse has been nominated for six Grammy awards ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.