NOVEMBER 10, 1967 – The Beatles filmed three promotional films for their new single “Hello Goodbye” at the Saville Theatre in London. Each of the three film clips featured different costumes and zany Beatle antics. At the time the theatre was still leased by NEMS Enterprises, despite the recent death of …
Read More »November 9, 1966 – John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time
NOVEMBER 9, 1966 – John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time when he visited her art exhibition “Unfinished Paintings and Objects” at John Dunbar’s Indica Gallery in London.He climbed a ladder that led to a small note on the ceiling that when viewed with a magnifying glass read simply “yes” and …
Read More »November 12, 2001 – The three living Beatles met for the last time at ailing George Harrison’s hotel in New York City for lunch.
Paul was the first to arrive after flying in from London with fiancee Heather Mills. Drummer Ringo drove over from a hotel nearby after jetting in a few days earlier. Frail, George was on medication and ate a vegetarian meal and drank only water. According to the British tabloid, Sunday …
Read More »Berlin police confiscate John Lennon’s stolen diaries
The diaries and other items were stolen from Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono’s home in 2006. Now they are arresting police officers as part of a preliminary investigation. A man who allegedly tried to sell diaries and other stolen objects from the estate of John Lennon has been arrested in Berlin. …
Read More »The 1964 breakthrough: The Beatles at the height of their fame in pictures
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 …
Read More »How did the Beatles get their name?
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 …
Read More »Story of Ringo Starr
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. …
Read More »Story of George Harrison
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 …
Read More »Story of James Paul McCartney
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 …
Read More »Story of John Winston Lennon
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 …
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