SEPTEMBER 17, 1964 – During a US tour, The Beatles were paid $150,000 for an appearance at the Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, which was more than any other act had ever been paid for a live show at the time.The band wasn’t originally scheduled to perform on that date, but their day off was…
NOVEMBER 13, 2012 – The original collage that was photographed for the cover of The Beatles’ 1967 classic “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album (taken on March 30, 1967 by Michael Cooper at Chelsea manor Photo Studios) sold for $87,720. The piece, which was designed by Peter Blake, was sold to an unnamed bidder as…
The Beatles September 9th 1963. They were photographed at 28 Maitland Court . The home address of Donald Zec . A journalist for The Daily Mirror Newspaper who interviewed them. All photos taken that day were published September 10th
The Beatles had secretly made the decision to stop touring three months earlier on a rainy night in Cincinnati, Ohio.There had been talk amongst the band members about going off the road for some time, especially from George and John, but Paul thought it best to continue.“I’d been trying to say, ‘Ah, touring is good…
Beatles America First Visit Photographs
June 1977. Lennon was in Hong Kong during a trip to Japan – and Bowie was in town on tour with his band. They met up in Hong Kong (where Bowie was touring along with Iggy Pop). While there, a tourist approached John and said, “Aren’t you John Lennon?” John replied, “No, but I wish…