MAY 24
IN 1969 THE BEATLES STARTED A 5-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE AMERICAN SINGLES CHARTS WITH “GET BACK.” FAMOUS FOR BEING PART OF THE “ROOFTOP CONCERT” ON THE APPLE OFFICES, THE SONG FEATURES A KEYBOARD SOLO BY BILLY PRESTON, WHO BECAME THE ONLY NON-GROUP MEMBER EVER CREDITED ON A BEATLES SINGLE
VAN HALEN’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM FEATURING THE CLASSIC TRACKS “YOU REALLY GOT ME” AND “RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL” IS CERTIFIED GOLD IN 1978. IT WENT ON TO SELL 10 MILLION COPIES IN THE U.S.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOB DYLAN, BORN ROBERT ZIMMERMAN, 84 YEARS AGO TODAY IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA