1966 : ‘Rubber Soul’, 26th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). 1967 – The Beatles album “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was released in the U.K. and around the world. 1969 – In Montreal, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded “Give Peace a Chance” with Tommy and Dick Smothers, Derek Taylor, Murray…
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 –…
APRIL 14, 1969 – The recording of “The Ballad Of John and Yoko” took place, with just two Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul played bass, drums and piano with John on guitars and lead vocals. The song was banned from many radio stations as being blasphemous. On some stations, the word “Christ” was…
APRIL 11, 1991 – Ringo Starr guest starred as himself on Fox-TV’s “The Simpsons”. In the plot of the episode titled “Brush With Greatness”, Bart stumbles upon several old paintings of Ringo Starr that Marge made as a student in high school, when she had a crush on Starr. Marge tells Lisa that she was…
APRIL 11, 1967 – While flying back to England after participating in the Beach Boys’ aborted “Smile” sessions, Paul McCartney came up with the idea for the Beatles film and album “Magical Mystery Tour.” Inspired by the tradition of London’s “Mystery Tours” of the city for tourists, and an LSD-drenched real life cross-country (in the…
APRIL 13, 2007 – Julian Lennon sold a significant stake of his share of the publishing royalties in the songs his father John wrote for The Beatles to the US music publishing company Primary Wave in exchange for an undisclosed sum with an agreement that the purchasing company would market and promote his new material….
APRIL 14, 2009 – Former Beatle George Harrison was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Sir Paul McCartney attended the unveiling outside the landmark Capitol Records building, joining Harrison’s widow Olivia and son Dhani. Former Monty Python comic and actor Eric Idle, Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, and…
John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England’s port city. Her mother, Julia, was a worker, and her father, Alfred, was a sailor Julia’s trail in her son, in her songs John saw his father only twice until he was 20 years old. He recognized his mother when he was in high…
FEBRUARY 28, 1972 – George and Pattie Harrison were injured in a car crash that almost proved fatal for Pattie. She broke several ribs, suffered a concussion, was unconscious for several hours, and spent weeks in the hospital.In the late evening the couple left their Henley home (Friar Park) in their white Mercedes en route…
It’s hard to explain what makes the Beatles so wonderful because I Don’t completely understand why I think they are. Anti-Beatleites simply cannot understand why other people are crazy about the Beatles, who arrived here from London Friday. “Good heavens!” they exlaim. “They’re not even good looking” As if that should explain everything. A friend…