I was at my parents house on New Years’ day and we dug out the old family photo albums, as you do, and came across these snaps of some lads my aunt met on holiday in Newquay, Cornwall in 1967… It’s become folklore in our family that my aunt Frances, …
Read More »January 11, 1968: George records Wonderwall.
Mark Lewisohn (author of The Complete Chronicle of the Beatles): “EMI Studios, Bombay, India. Producer: George Harrison; Engineers: J.P. Sen and S.N. Gupta. Worked on the soundtrack for the film “Wonderwall”.Rita Tushingham (actress): “I left Liverpool just before the Beatles. They were still playing at the Cavern. I knew them …
Read More »January 10, 1969. George Harrison announces his intention to leave The Beatles
A year earlier at this time, the quiet Beatle had traveled to India, specifically to Bombay, to work on the soundtrack of the film Wonderwall. In 1969, about to start recording Get back, and after enduring the quarrels between Lennon and McCartney, Harrison announced to his bandmates his intention to …
Read More »January 12, 1969 – Meeting at Ringo’s home
On January 10, 1969, George Harrison left the “Get Back” sessions at Twickenham Studios. In addition, it had recently become apparent to Apple’s management team, and therefore to the Beatles, that the company was losing money and that the situation was becoming untenable.This Sunday, the four Beatles met at Ringo …
Read More »John Lennon and Brian Epstein
He is a full and generous person and I cannot think of anyone I admire or like better.’ – Brian Epstein ‘Lennon’s very image, his caustic wit, his attitude and his mentality is what attracted Brian. I know he found him attractive. It was more than a sexual attraction. It …
Read More »January 1963 The Beatles – Cavern photos
These January 1963 photos, taken by Les Chadwick, help illustrate just how cramped conditions were when The Beatles performed in The Cavern. Sitting with arms folded next to George in the top image was his girlfriend Bernadette Farrell. “It was no big, raging love affair, but George was my boyfriend,” …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne and Paul McCartney
“[She Loves You]…It had such an impact on me that I remember exactly where I was when I heard it: I was walking down Witton Road in Aston, I had a blue transistor radio and, when that song came on, I knew from then on what I wanted to do …
Read More »January 198 Paul, Linda and George Martin visit Friar Park to record backing vocals.
January 1981……To complete the song “All Those Years Ago”, Paul, Linda and George Martin visit Friar Park to record backing vocals.George Harrison initially composed the song (with different lyrics) for Ringo Starr to sing, but Starr felt the vocal range was too high for him, and he didn’t like the …
Read More »Paul McCartney surprised by his own role
In 1964, in the midst of Beatlemania, everything the Beatles touched turned to gold. Even Paul McCartney was surprised.There was a song written by the band’s bassist that they released as part of an album that was more successful than they expected.When The Beatles released A Hard Day’s Night, it …
Read More »Ronnie Spector with George and John
When the Ronettes’ record “Be My Baby” became a hit, the Beatles wanted to meet them. “They had seen us on Sunday Night at the London Palladium and they said, ‘We have got to meet these girls with the black long hair and slits up the side,’” said Spector. Both …
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