May 15 – Today in Beatles History

1963 : Please Please Me’ LP, 8th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

Concert at the Royalty, Chester.

1964 : Gerry and the Pacemakers (Films) Limited, film production company, is incorporated, with Epstein one of its opening directors

1965 – The Beatles single “Yes It Is” hit #46 in the U.S.

1967 – Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman met each other.

1967 - Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman met each other.

1968 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC-TV’s “The Tonight Show.” Joe Garagiola was sitting in for Johnny Carson. During the show the establishment of the Apple record label was announced.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pny3YPXxTlY

1969 : Failure of a possible meeting of the Beatles and minor Northern Songs Ltd. share owners, to avoid ATV’s control over the company.

1971 – Two short films by John Lennon were shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

1981 – George Harrison’s single for “All Those Years Ago” was released in the U.K. The recording of the song featured all three remaining Beatles (Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney).

1982 – Paul McCartney’s duet with Stevie Wonder, “Ebony and Ivory,” hit #1 in the U.S.

1996 : British television broadcasts for the first time footage of the Beatles playing at the Casanova club (filmed 14 February 1961).

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