AUGUST 12, 1971 – John Lennon & Yoko Ono donated £1,000 to the union Fighting Fund for the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Scottish Union who were refusing to stop work at the Glasgow site after being made redundant. Lennon sent roses, the check, and a card in support of a rally for the workers, as they were…
JULY 6, 1964 – A charity premiere of the Beatles’ first film “A Hard Day’s Night” was held at London’s Pavilion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus with crowds lining up a full twelve hours early to buy tickets. The band themselves attend the premiere (on the eve of Ringo Starr’s 24th birthday and seven years to the…
JULY 3, 1967 – After finishing up and releasing the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album, the Beatles were ready to blow off some steam and threw a private party at the Speakeasy Club in London, England for the members of The Monkees who were in town for three sold out concert dates at the…
JULY 6, 1957 – John Lennon was introduced to Paul McCartney when Lennon’s skiffle group called The Quarrymen played at the garden fete of St Peter’s Church in Woolton, Liverpool, England.The performance took place on a stage in a field behind the church. In the band were John Lennon (vocals, guitar), Eric Griffiths (guitar), Colin Hanton…
JULY 4, 1966 – The Beatles played two shows at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila, in the Philippines to over 80,000 fans. The Beatles failed to appear at a palace luncheon reception hosted by President Marcos’ family, who were not informed that the Beatles had declined their invitation. President Ferdinand Marcos, feeling the band has snubbed…
According to disc jockey Jimmy Savile, McCartney wrote “Paperback Writer” in response to a request from an aunt who asked if he could “write a single that wasn’t about love”. Savile said, “With that thought obviously still in his mind, he walked around the room and noticed that Ringo was reading a book. He took one…
MAY 26, 2008 – In New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University awarded Sir Paul McCartney an honorary Doctorate of Music. In granting the honorary degree to McCartney the university said no one compares with the legendary songwriter.A band played “Hey Jude,” a Beatles hit, as McCartney walked on stage to accept the honorary degree. Yale University President…
MARCH 11, 1997 – Sir Paul McCartney was knighted for his “services to music” after he was listed in the Queens New Year’s Honors List. The ceremony took place at London’s Buckingham Palace, and McCartney dedicated the honor to his Beatles bandmates, stating that he was “Proud to be British, wonderful day and it’s a long way from a…
George Harrison and his wife Pattie Boyd were arrested after a raid by the notorious Sgt Norman Pilcher of the Drugs Squad at the Harrisons’ bungalow in Esher, Surrey, England called Kinfauns turned up marijuana.Harrison commented in Beatles Anthology: “They chose Paul’s wedding day to come and do a raid on me, and to this day…
MARCH 12, 1974 – John Lennon (who was separated from Yoko Ono and staying in Los Angeles) and Harry Nilsson made the headlines after they got drunk and disorderly at a Smothers Brothers comedy show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Lennon hurled insults at the performing Smothers Brothers and punched their manager before being forcibly…