SEPTEMBER 13, 1965 – The Beatles released the Paul McCartney ballad “Yesterday” (credited to Lennon & McCartney on the group’s 1965 “Help!” album). According to biographers of McCartney and the Beatles, McCartney composed the entire melody in a dream one night in his room at the Wimpole Street home of his then girlfriend Jane Asher…
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…
AUGUST 23, 1962 – John Lennon married Cynthia Powell at Liverpool’s Mount Pleasant register office with Brian Epstein as the best man. George Harrison and Paul McCartney were also in attendance. Absent was John’s aunt Mimi, who disapproved of the union, although Cynthia’s half-brother and his wife were there. As soon as the ceremony began,…
AUGUST 25, 2010 – A selection of previously unseen photographs of The Beatles went on display in Liverpool at the Victoria Gallery and Museum. The images were taken by Astrid Kirchherr the former girlfriend of original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, who took pictures of the band’s early years after meeting them in Hamburg, Germany in…
AUGUST 25, 1965 – Two female Beatles fans hired a helicopter to fly over the house The Beatles were renting in Beverly Hills, California and jumped from the helicopter into the swimming pool. This was The Beatles’ third rest day in Los Angeles. They were halfway through a five-day break in their 1965 tour of…
AUGUST 15, 1966 – During a US tour, The Beatles appeared at the DC Stadium in Washington DC to over 32,000 fans. Tickets cost $3. Five members of the Ku Klux Klan, led by the Imperial Wizard of Maryland, picketed the concert.“More popular than Jesus” was part of a longer remark made by John Lennon…
AUGUST 15, 1980 – George Harrison became the first ex-Beatle to release his life story when his book “I Me Mine” was published. Titled after his 1970 song of the same name, it features George in conversation with The Beatles’ spokesperson Derek Taylor, discussing everything from early Beatlemania to his love of gardening. It is…
JULY 13, 1965 – Paul McCartney was presented with five Ivor Novello Awards at a lunch party at The Savoy Hotel on the Strand in London. Paul was 40 minutes late after he had forgotten about the engagement. The ceremony was presented by David Frost, and the awards were given to McCartney by Sir Billy…
JULY 13, 1999 – Paul McCartney displayed 73 paintings at the Kunstforum Lyz gallery in the German town of Siegen. According to McCartney, he did not begin painting until 1982, as he had always been reluctant to put brush to canvas because he didn’t feel qualified. “Someone said life begins at forty, and I wanted…
JULY 14, 1962 – The Beatles’ first performance in Wales took place at the Regent Dansette Ballroom in Rhyl. Admission cost just five shillings (then 60 pence), and the night lasted from 8 pm to 11.30 pm. The Beatles were paid £4 for their performance, and shared the bill with a local group called The…