The Beatles in 1964 in Los Angeles. Ringo Starr is at left. (Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times archives)
Bill Withers in 1985. (Mary Frampton / Los Angeles Times archives)
Lou Reed, circa 1970 (Michael Ochs / Getty Images archives)
Vocal group the “5” Royales and their 1958 single. (Lauren Carroll / Associated Press)
Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1983. (Penni Gladstone / Los Angeles Times archives)
Paul Butterfield in 1986. (Robert Gabriel / Los Angeles Times archives)
Green Day in 2006. (Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times )
