Pattie Boyd’s divorce was finally here on June 9, 1977 and the wedding was planned for May 1978, then postponed due to George’s father’s death. At that point they decided to wait for the birth of Dhani (born August 1, 1978) and marry four weeks later, secretly, in a ceremony where Olivia’s parents arrived by…
Paul was walking with Brian’s assistant, Alistair Taylor, on Primrose Hill conversing about the existence of God when a mysterious man suddenly appeared and disappeared again. This prompted Paul to write the song, which became one of Paul’s most widely recorded ballads.“Now that’s Paul. Another good lyric,” said John in 1980. Below are the Beatles…
While in Melbourne in June 1964, George borrowed a sports car and drove up to the nearby mountains, the Dandenongs (where I live). He lunched at Kenloch, a restaurant and reception centre housed in an Edwardian mansion, surrounded by ten acres of manicured English-style gardens. “Eve Martin-Grey, the daughter of Kathleen, who became the most…
August 18, 1964. Press conference, location unknown but possibly on arrival at San Francisco Airport. Next day, first concert at Cow Palace, San Francisco. Photo by a friend of my folk’s who was a lifestyle reporter for The Hayward Daily Review, Trudy Hertzog.
March 27, 1965 at John Lennon’s house in KenwoodBetween 1964 and 1968, Lennon moved to Kenwood, a house on St. St. George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey, where he lived with Cynthia and her son Julian…. Kenwood had pool, garden and even a recording studio.Photographs by Henry Grossman
George Harrison in Cannes in 1976 George Harrison in Cannes in 1976 / Michael Putland / Getty Images Alicia Sanchez gomez 31/08/2021-15:21 CET 4 ‘ George Harrison was baffled after hearing the guilty sentence. When he wrote My sweet lord he was unaware of the hell that would come all over him. ′′ Why didn’t…
John Lennon faced the recording of Imagine, his second solo album, with the aim of returning to the top spot in the rankings. He was the only Beatle who hadn’t had a number one, so he sought to show himself as the successful composer he had been with his band, the greatest ever, without letting…
In 1994, Paul, George and Ringo gathered to record background music for Anthology. They really wanted to instead compose and record new music but according to George, the Beatles had always agreed that if one of them was not in the band, the others would never replace them and “go out as the Beatles,” and…
She’s a Woman was one of Paul’s big personal triumphs. Not only was it a staple of the Beatles’ stage repertoire for the season of 1965, but as the “Unplugged Special” in 1991, it was clearly on the composer’s own short list of Beatles’ songs he’s proud to still play in public.At the time of…
An early take of The Beatles song “Oh! Darling,” along with a completely remixed version of the track: the two cuts appear on a 50th anniversary edition of the band’s penultimate studio album, Abbey Road.The released version of “Oh! Darling” is the band’s fourth take at recording the song, made at EMI Studios in the…