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    • Oct 14, 1969
    A story in the  University of Michigan's newspaper reports on the underground myth that Paul McCartney is dead, propelling the rumor to greater prominence. The story's author will become a founding member of Riders In The Sky: Fred "Too Slim" LaBour
    Oct 22, 1969
    "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" songwriter Paul McCartney issues a statement insisting that, contrary to a popular rumor, he is very much alive
    Nov 25, 1969
    The Beatles' John Lennon returns his Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to the queen in protest of the nation's international policies. Some 20 years later, he's listed as a co-writer on the country hit "I Feel Fine"
    Feb 23, 1970
    Twenty years before earning a country Grammy nomination, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr appears on NBC's "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
    Mar 1, 1970
    "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" welcomes jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who joins the show's host on a version of The Beatles' "Hey Jude." Also appearing: Raymond Burr and Neil Diamond
    Apr 10, 1970
    Paul McCartney announces he is leaving The Beatles, folding the Fab Four. Several of the band's songs are remade as country hits, including the McCartney co-writes "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Nov 11, 1970
    Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, have a daughter, Lee Starkey, in London. Nearly two decades later, Starr is a Grammy nominee in the country field for a duet with Buck Owens on "Act Naturally"
    Nov 2, 1974
    George Harrison becomes the first ex-Beatle to launch a solo concert tour. Earlier in the year, Johnny Rodriguez had turned his composition "Something" into a country hit
    Jun 9, 1977
    George Harrison divorces Patti Boyd. During their 11-year marriage, he wrote "Something," which became a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
    Jul 21, 1978
    The Bee Gees movie "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" debuts. Hank Williams Jr. appears in the all-star closing sing-along with Steve Martin, Billy Preston, George Burns, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, Anita Pointer, Peter Allen, John Stewart and others
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