It all started with this trip: In January 1964, the photographer Harry Benson was commissioned to accompany the band The Beatles, which was extremely popular in Europe at the time, to Paris. The photographer and the musicians got along well from the start – and the result was pictures that document the extent of the…
As with so many questions about the Beatles, there are several theories in this case. The funniest of them was brought into circulation by John Lennon himself. In an interview he once said that he had the vision of a man on a burning cake who said: “You are Beatles – with an” A “in…
Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940 in a small two-story house in a Liverpool area called Dingle. This makes him the oldest Beatle before John, who is three months younger. Ringo’s father, also called Richard, was originally a Liverpool dockworker and later worked in a bakery. There he met Ringo’s mother,…
Instruments: melody guitar, electric guitar, piano, sitar Parents:Harold Harrison (1909-1978) & Louise French (1911-1970)Marriage: May 20, 1930 in Brownlow Hill Brothers and sisters:Louise, born: 1931Harold, born: 1934Peter, born: 1940 School career:Dovedale Primary SchoolLiverpool Institute High School George Harrison was born in Liverpool on February 25, 1943, the youngest Beatle and the last of four siblings.He…
born on 06/18/1942 at 2:00 p.m. in Liverpool-Anfield Instruments: bass guitar, guitar, drums, piano, banjo Parents:James McCartney (1902-1976) & Mary Patricia Mohin (1909-1956) Marriage: April 15, 1941 in Liverpool Brothers and sisters: Peter Michael, born 07.01.1944 in Liverpool Ruth, born: 1959 (half-sister) Fiancée: Jane Asher, born April 5th, 1946 in ActonEngagement on January 1st, 1968…
born: 09.10.1940 at 6:30 p.m. in Liverpool-Woolton,died: December 8th, 1980 at 11:07 pm in New York Instruments: rhythm guitar, harmonica, piano Parents:Alfred Lennon (1912-1976) & Julia Stanley (1914-1958) Married: December 3rd, 1938 in Liverpool, separation: 1945 Brothers and sisters: Victoria Elizabeth, born on June 19, 1945 in Liverpool Julia was born on March 5th, 1947…
A lost song has emerged in an attic in Birmingham, which was recorded by Beatles musicians George Harrison and Ringo Starr in the late 1960s. According to the Beatles Museum in Liverpool, the piece of music has the title “Radge Shaam” and was written by the journalist Suresh Joshi. He introduced the Beatles to the…
Paul McCartney, 79, ex-Beatle, rejects any guilt. The musician again contradicted rumors that he was responsible for the band’s breakup in 1970. “I didn’t initiate the break. That was our Johnny,” said McCartney, referring to his co-songwriter John Lennon. If Lennon hadn’t left the band, their career could have lasted even longer. The group had…
OCTOBER 10, 1939 – Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. But according to songwriter Paul McCartney, the 1966 Beatles’ song that featured her name wasn’t written about her. In fact, McCartney’s first draft of the song’s melody came to him as he experimented with his piano, and he…
OCTOBER 14, 1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on ABC-TV’s “The Dick Cavett Show” to promote John’s new album “Imagine”, Yoko’s new book, and their art exhibition that opened on John’s 31st birthday (October 9th) at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York, and ran until October 27th.”This Is Not Here”…