Beatles and music events on Jan. 22:
Featured:
- Jan. 22, 1981: Rolling Stone publishes its memorial issue to John Lennon featuring Annie Leibovitz's photo on the cover.
Also:
- Jan. 22, 1931: Sam Cooke born.
- Jan. 22, 1953: Steve Perry, long time lead singer with Journey, born.
- Jan. 22, 1959: Buddy Holly records his final songs with an acoustic guitar in his New York City apartment. Among the songs is "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" later covered by the Beatles on the BBC.
- Jan. 22, 1963: The Beatles tape sessions for three radio programs, "Pop Inn," "Saturday Club" and "The Talent Spot."
- Jan. 22, 1963: Gerry and the Pacemakers record "How Do You Do It?"
- Jan. 22, 1967: The Monkees perform their first live show at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
- Jan. 22, 1968: The Beatles' Apple Corps opens its first London office at 5 Wigmore St., London.
- Jan. 22, 1969: The Beatles move from Twickenham Film Studios to Apple for the "Get Back" sessions.
- Jan. 22, 1977: "Wings Over America" hits No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
- Jan. 22, 1983: MTV begins broadcasting on the West Coast.
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