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.

Musician Birthdays: Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter, famous for hits: “I Shot the Sheriff”, “No Woman, No Cry”, “Redemption Song”, and more, born in 1945), Natalie Cole (US Singer famous for hit, “Miss You Like Crazy”, also famous as the daughter of Nat King Cole, born in 1950), Axl Rose (Singer of Guns N’ Roses, famous for hits, “Welcome to the Jungle”, “Paradise City”, “November Rain”, “Patience”, and more, born in 1962)

– In 1958: George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen. The group who were named after Lennon’s school featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe.

– In 1965: The Righteous Brothers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Phil Spector produced ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’. The song was also No.1 in the UK for the duo (who were not related in any way).

– In 1971: Led Zeppelin announced a small UK club tour which would see the group playing Universities and small venues with ticket prices at 12 shillings (60p). Zeppelin manager Peter Grant said ‘We decided to do the clubs and forget about the bread and the big concert halls’.

– In 1982: The J Geils Band started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Centrefold’, the bands only US No.1. A No.3 hit in the UK. The bands album ‘Freeze- Frame’ started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart on the same day.

– In 1988: Tiffany started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Could’ve Been’, a No.4 hit in the UK. Tiffany had recorded the song 5 years ago when she was 13.

– In 1990: Billy Idol suffered serious injuries when he failed to pull up at a stop sign and crashed from his Harley-Davidson motorbike into a car.

– In 1990: Over 200 women filed court actions against Chuck Berry after it was alleged that he had been secretly filming them in the toilets of the restaurant he owned.

– In 1998: American singer and guitarist Carl Wilson from The Beach Boys died aged 51 after a long battle with lung cancer, (Wilson was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer in early 1997). He sang lead vocal on ‘God Only Knows’, ‘Good Vibrations,’ and ‘I Can Hear Music.’ Wilson sang backing vocals on Elton John’s ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me.’

– In 2001: Guitarist Don Felder was fired from The Eagles. He would later launch a $50 million law suit against drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glen Frey, alleging wrongful termination and breach of implied-in-fact contract. Henley and Frey then countersued Felder for breach of contract, alleging that Felder had written and attempted to sell the rights to a “tell-all” book. Both parties settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.

– In 2008: A Los Angeles judge issued a restraining order against Britney Spears’ manager, after her mother made the request to the court. Lynne Spears claimed Sam Lutfi, 33, had drugged the troubled pop star and interfered with her finances. In a six-page declaration, Lynne Spears said Mr Lutfi “moved into Britney’s home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances”. Her declaration focused on the night of 28 January, a few days before the Grammy-winning superstar was admitted to hospital for a mental evaluation.