Billy Preston, who the Beatles first met in Hamburg in the early 1960s when he was touring with Little Richard’s band, dropped by the studio to say “hello.” He was in London to take part in a BBC television program. He was invited to play piano and keys at this session and his involvement was…
Monday 29 August 1966, The Beatles and Joan Baez (with sister Mimi Farina and Naomi Marcus, a10 year-old neighbor ) , doodling backstage at Candlestick Park – By Jim Marshall.
January 15, 1969. After George Harrison announced that he was leaving The Beatles and did not show up for the recording sessions on January 13, 14 or 15, the band held a meeting at Ringo Starr’s house, where they urged Harrison to return. George agreed to rejoin the band with the provision that they drop…
The photo below, taken in recent days, shows a man sitting on a train from London to Liverpool.No bodyguards or escorts of any kind.HIS NAME IS PAUL MCCARTNEY!Just SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY..A common person
They rented a villa called Benclare at Gibbs Beach, which was perched on a hill with a sweeping lawn to the main road with views of the sea and a full staff. George and Pattie explored the island, played in the sea and enjoyed romantic dinners at night. “It was bliss to have George to…
On March 18, 1965, while the Beatles were filming “Help!” in Austria, John and Paul dropped in to the Marietta Hotel in Obertauern where Jacky and the Strangers were performing. John and Paul joined the band on stage with John playing “Jenny”, Jacky’s Fender Jazzmaster guitar, and Paul on drums. As the story goes, John…
The idea for a costume ball was John’s and the invitation to all cast and crew of the film read “Magical Mystery Tour Fancy Dress Party.” It was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. All of the Beatles and their partners attended the costume ball. John was an Elvis-style rocker while Cynthia Lennon…
In late December 1974, the Beatles were in the midst of finalizing the band’s break up and John was supposed to appear in New York to sign the final dissolution papers. The other three Beatles had already signed the documents. Instead, John blew off the meeting and traveled with May Pang and 11-year-old Julian to…
Below is a rare photo of John with Julian and Sean near the Lennon’s Palm Beach, Florida home on April 8, 1979. The family would celebrate Julian’s 16th birthday together on April 14 in Palm Beach, which would be the last time Julian would see his father. During March and April 1979, John and Yoko…
On February 8th, 1964, the Beatles were in New York City to rehearse for their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”On this same day, Francis C.Hall, head of Rickenbacker Guitars, invited the Beatles to his suite at the Savoy Hotel in New York to see his newest invention, the electric twelve-string guitar. George, who…