Beatles and music events on Jan. 30:
Featured:
- Jan. 30, 1969: The Beatles play a concert on the rooftop of their Apple Records building on Savile Row. The resulting music brings the police to the building. It is the Beatles' last live performance.
Also:
- Jan. 30, 1928: Singer Ruth Brown ("Lucky Lips") born.
- Jan. 30, 1942: Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane born.
- Jan. 30, 1947: Steve Marriott of the Small Faces and later Humble Pie born.
- Jan. 30, 1951: Phil Collins born. Collins was in the audience for the concert scenes of the movie "A Hard Day's Night."
- Jan. 30, 1956: Elvis Presley begins recording his first RCA album.
- Jan. 30, 1964: Vee Jay Records re-releases "From Me To You" for the second time in the U.S.
- Jan. 30, 1972: Paul McCartney records "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" after 13 Catholics are killed by British paratroopers.
- Jan. 30, 1982: Paul McCartney is the week's guest star on BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs."
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