Paul wrote the song after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the White Album recording sessions. Paul said the song’s reference to “Mother Mary” was not a biblical reference. Paul said that his mother, who died of cancer when he was fourteen, said in …
Read More »January 5 Beatles’ road manager and friend, Mal Evans, died
Mal befriended the Beatles while working part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club and was hired as the band’s assistant roadie. After the Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Mal carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. He also found work as a record producer (most notably with …
Read More »10 January 65 was a Leslie Bryce photo session with Ringo
OTD in ‘65 was a Leslie Bryce photo session with Ringo and his new Facel Vega luxury grand touring car. Ringo joined a list of famous celebrities to own a Facel Vega, including, Pablo Picasso,Joan Collins, Tony Curtis, Christian Dior, Max Factor Jr, Joan Fontaine, Ava Gardner (who bought three), …
Read More »January 12 1968 , George recorded “The Inner Light” in Bombay, India
The song is about Transcendental Meditation: “Without going out of your door / You can know all things on earth / Without looking out of your window / You can know the ways of heaven”. George used classical Indian musicians on the song and the other Beatles’ only contributions were …
Read More »January 16 1964, the Beatles have a photo session
The Beatles have a photo session with Dezo Hoffmann and French actress Sophie Hardy.
Read More »16 January 1964, the Beatles played the second show of their Paris run
They stayed at the prestigious George V Hotel during their residency.John and Paul shared a suite because they were required to write a number of songs during their stay for the “A Hard Day’s Night” film and album. In a move to promote productivity, a piano was installed in their …
Read More »31 Fantastic The Beatles Photos from History
Hello The Beatles fans we listed best, amazing, fantastic and special The Beatles photos from history, hope you like… Alfie Bass on the door at the Rajahama restaurant, filming scene from Help! London 1965 George and Paul, the Cashbah Club, February, 1961 Paul is missing some strings George Harrison & …
Read More »December 1966, “Penny Lane” was recorded.
Written by Paul, it was originally intended to be included on the Sgt. Pepper LP, but was instead released as a single to satisfy the record company demand for a new release. John’s original lyrics for “In My Life” included a reference to Penny Lane. Soon after the Beatles recorded …
Read More »January 1 1965, George’s new Aston Martin DB5 was delivered to his Surrey Estate
The iconic British luxury sports car was known for appearing in James Bond movies like Goldfinger, Thunderball and Cannonball. George’s purchase of the car was arranged through Bydor Cars, a company co-owned by Brian Epstein which supplied sportscars to many figures in the Swinging London era, including the Beatles and …
Read More »During the 1964 Christmas Show John accidentally dropped his Rickenbacker
During the 1964 Christmas Show run at the Hammersmith Odeon, John accidentally dropped his Rickenbacker 325 off the stage. He gave the guitar a quick once-over, and he decided it looked alright.But when he went to play the guitar the following night, he found the more he played it, the …
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